SUNY Upstate Medicalhttp://www.upstate.edu/The latest news from SUNY Upstate Medical Center.en-usThu, 05 Feb 2004 04:44:00 ESTCopyright SUNY Upstate Medical CenterWed, 01 Jul 2009 15:00:04 EDT Top cancer researcher studying new drug treatments named pharmacology chairhttp://www.upstate.edu/publicaffairs/public_media/?id=1365.htmSYRACUSE, N.Y.— Ziwei Huang, Ph.D., a leading cancer researcher from the Burnham Institute for Medical Research and the University of California at San Diego, has been named professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacology at SUNY... New scholarship is named for Susan Stearns in honor of role in community outreachhttp://www.upstate.edu/publicaffairs/public_media/?id=1364.htmSYRACUSE, N.Y. — The College of Medicine Alumni Foundation at Upstate Medical University has created an endowment fund for the Susan B. Stearns, Ph.D., Scholarship for Community Engagement to be awarded annually to a student in Upstate’s... Upstate offers respiratory therapy courses at Jefferson Community Collegehttp://www.upstate.edu/publicaffairs/public_media/?id=1361.htmSUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse is accepting applications now for its bachelor’s degree program in respiratory therapy to be offered for the first time at Jefferson Community College. Classes begin Aug. 24 and... Upstate Medical receives $1.96M grant from NIH to study blood cancershttp://www.upstate.edu/publicaffairs/public_media/?id=1359.htmSYRACUSE, N.Y. — Researchers at Upstate Medical University have been awarded a $1.96 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to better understand the cause and progression of a closely related group of blood cancers known as myeloproliferative... EPA grant will fund study on impact of ‘daylighting’ on productivityhttp://www.upstate.edu/publicaffairs/public_media/?id=1357.htmSYRACUSE, N.Y.—Upstate Medical University has been awarded a $299,011 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to study the impact of “daylighting on human decision making and productivity.” The study, which will be conducted by... Upstate Medical University student wins coveted minority scholar awardhttp://www.upstate.edu/publicaffairs/public_media/?id=1356.htmSYRACUSE, N.Y. — Kasandra Scales, a medical student at Upstate Medical University, has been selected as one of only 12 medical students nationwide to receive the American Medical Association Foundation Minority Scholar Award. <br... Upstate Council member John Murad Jr. named to SUNY Board of Trusteeshttp://www.upstate.edu/publicaffairs/public_media/?id=1354.htmSYRACUSE, N.Y. — Jamesville resident John L. Murad Jr., a partner with the Syracuse law firm Hancock & Estabrook LLP and a member of the Upstate Medical University Council, has been appointed to the SUNY Board of Trustees. <br... Cardiologist Dr. Harold Smulyan leads list of nearly 900 Upstate Medical employees honored for yearhttp://www.upstate.edu/publicaffairs/public_media/?id=1351.htmSYRACUSE, N.Y. — Cardiologist Harold Smulyan, M.D., who has served on the faculty of Upstate Medical University for 50 years, heads the list of nearly 900 Upstate employees who will be honored for their employment and service to the university... Dewan, Greenberg receive SUNY’s highest faculty honorhttp://www.upstate.edu/publicaffairs/public_media/?id=1350.htmSYRACUSE, N.Y.— Upstate Medical University professors Mantosh J. Dewan, MD, and Roger P. Greenberg, PhD, have been appointed to the rank of Distinguished Service Professor and Distinguished Teaching Professor, respectively, by the State University... Upstate Medical University awarded more than $300,000 for research into heart diseasehttp://www.upstate.edu/publicaffairs/public_media/?id=1349.htmSYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University has been awarded $341,280 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to advance research and treatment for heart‑related birth defects. The grant award, part of the...