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MMRI receives $200,000 in funding for lupus research
UTICA, N.Y. — The Lupus and Allied Disease Association, Inc. (LADA) recently awarded the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) $200,000 for four research projects at
SU’s CPS to offer Google’s new cybersecurity certificate
SYRACUSE — Google’s new cybersecurity certificate is now among the offerings through Syracuse University’s (SU) College of Professional Studies (CPS). The Google career certificates prepare students for in-demand fields that include cybersecurity, data analytics, IT (information technology) support, project management and UX design — “with no experience required,” Syracuse said. The instruction will equip students
New York’s first utility-scale energy-storage system is operational in North Country
CHATEAUGAY, N.Y. — New York’s first state-owned, utility-scale battery-energy storage project is now operating in Chateaugay in Frankin County. The 20-megawatt (MW) facility connects into the state’s electric grid. The New York Power Authority (NYPA) installed and operates the system. It seeks to help “relieve transmission congestion and pave the way for the utility industry
Micron applies for federal aid for Clay semiconductor campus
CLAY — Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) is formally seeking federal assistance for its effort to build a semiconductor campus in the town of Clay. The Boise, Idaho–based Micron has submitted its application for U.S. government aid through the CHIPS & Science Act, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) said in an Aug. 21
L3Harris wins $39M Navy contract modification
L3Harris Technologies was recently awarded a $39.3 million adjustment to a previously awarded U.S. Navy contract to exercise options for the procurement of production hardware in support of new construction and in-service class submarines. Work on this cost-plus-incentive-fee and firm-fixed-price modification will be performed in Northampton, Massachusetts (72 percent) and Syracuse (28 percent). It is
CNY, Southern Tier manufacturing projects to use FuzeHub grants
ALBANY, N.Y. — Manufacturing projects based in both Central New York and the Southern Tier will use grant funding from FuzeHub and the Jeff Lawrence Innovation Fund. The Albany–based nonprofit FuzeHub provides small- to mid-sized manufacturers with “guided access to an extensive network of industry experts, programs, and resources to solve business growth challenges,” per
Nearly $250K grant supports supernova research at SUNY Poly
Shing Chi Leung, of SUNY Poly, will use the NSF Launching Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (LEAPS-MPS) grant to also help enhance student participation from historically excluded and currently underrepresented groups in mathematical and physical-sciences research. He will collaborate with the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) for developing research
EMPEQ secures $150K investment in HUSTLE Defense Accelerator
ROME, N.Y. — EMPEQ of Ithaca will use a $150,000 investment after it won the grand prize in the HUSTLE Defense Accelerator at the Griffiss Institute in Rome. EMPEQ, which is short for Empower Equity, Inc., was among the participants in HUSTLE’s Demo Day. HUSTLE stands for Helping Upstate Science and Technology Leaders and Entrepreneurs.
AIS partners with New Horizons Syracuse for professional-development training
ROME, N.Y. — Assured Information Security (AIS) and Logical Operations, owner and operator of New Horizons Syracuse, announced a strategic partnership to enhance professional-development opportunities
SUNY appoints new provost, president of research foundation
ALBANY, N.Y. — The SUNY board of trustees has appointed Melur (Ram) Ramasubramanian as executive vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost. Ramasubramanian’s appointment is
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