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Guthrie Health starts study of Marcellus Shale health effects
SAYRE, Pa. — Asthma, cancer, cardiac disease, and more will be researched as part of a study of the health impacts of gas drilling in
First year of StartFast program wraps with Demo Day
SYRACUSE — The first session of Syracuse’s StartFast Venture Accelerator wrapped up Aug. 16 with the program’s Demo Day. Eight teams pitched their businesses to an audience of venture capitalists, investors, and entrepreneurs at the Everson Museum of Art in downtown Syracuse. It was the culmination of work the startups have been doing since May
Report: Employees waste money on poor benefits choices
Aflac study reveals that employers fall short on educating workers about benefits options, which takes a significant toll on employees’ finances. A new survey report found that 56 percent of employees estimate they waste up to $750 because of mistakes they made with insurance-benefits elections. Nearly one of four respondents (24 percent) say
Upstate University Hospital relocates bariatric surgery center
ONONDAGA — Upstate University Hospital has moved its Central New York Bariatric Surgery Center to its Community Campus to keep up with ballooning patient demand.
Wireless Grids in talks with new potential clients
SYRACUSE — A Syracuse University (SU) technology spinoff is aiming to land contracts in a number of new markets in the coming months. Wireless Grids
Medical-device firms prepare for new tax
Sound bites erupted with such force after the Supreme Court’s decision on the national health-care reform law that it might have been easy to overlook a new challenge for a local industry. The law includes a 2.3 percent tax on the sale price of medical devices as part of its funding stream. Economic developers have
SYRACUSE — The CASE Center at Syracuse University and the Central New York Technology Development Organization (TDO) are planning a new conference for this fall that organizers hope will spark more innovation among attendees. NEXT will take place Nov. 8 at the Holiday Inn Syracuse-Liverpool. Organizers are expecting 300 to 400 people will attend. The
Conference aids educators in STEM fields
SYRACUSE — A conference that took place in July at Syracuse University could become an annual event focused on helping teachers train students in the STEM disciplines. Those disciplines — science, technology, engineering, and math — are critical to the nation’s future, says Margaret Ashida, director of the Empire State STEM Learning Network and co-chair
ESF wins grant for technology project
SYRACUSE — The State University of New York (SUNY) College of Environmental Science and Forestry will use a grant to launch a program to help
Clarkson becomes satellite of SU assessment center
POTSDAM — Clarkson University is now a satellite of the Syracuse University (SU) Industrial Assessment Center. SU’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science
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