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Binghamton University buys land for future School of Pharmacy
JOHNSON CITY — Binghamton University has plans to build a $60 million, 70,000-square-foot School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences on property near UHS Wilson Medical
USGBC head: OCC didn’t take the easy path in pursuing sustainable building
ONONDAGA — Onondaga Community College (OCC) didn’t take the easy way out when building its award-winning, sustainable Academic II building that spans a gorge, says
MedTech develops scholarship program
SYRACUSE — A new scholarship program introduced in September by MedTech will help students obtain hands-on experience with medical products as it also works to
Goodman Impress program aims to prepare Whitman students beyond the classroom
SYRACUSE — The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University is using a new program to help its students prepare for life after
Survey: health-care costs to edge up nationally rise more sharply in upstate New York
Early responses from a “major” Mercer survey indicate employers are predicting that their health-benefit cost per employee will rise 3.9 percent on average in 2015.
OSHA, NIOSH announce recommended practices to protect temporary workers’ safety and health
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently released recommended practices for staffing agencies and
Why Do Physicians Permit, If Not Encourage, Futile Medical Care?
The economics of health care are the awkward combination of cost and caring. In prior columns (see Sept. 5, 19, and 26 issues of The
Employer-Reporting Requirements Under the Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has not only redefined employee-benefit plan requirements, but also employer-reporting requirements. In 2015, CFOs and their human-resources managers will be
Career and Technical Diploma Approval By Regents Will Fill Thousands Of New York Jobs
New York state is in the midst of a middle-skills job crisis. When you look at help-wanted listings across our state, the positions being advertised
Cornell alum takes helm as new CEO of eCornell
ITHACA, N.Y. — eCornell, Cornell University’s wholly-owned online-education company, has a new CEO. Paul Krause, a 1991 graduate of Cornell, began his new duties on
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