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News Archives of 2012

Upstate brings Zipcar ride-sharing program to campus

Upstate brings Zipcar ride-sharing program to campus

August 30, 2012

Based at the Upstate campus, Zipcars are available to faculty, staff, students and other Zipcar members from the local community


Upstate relocates bariatric surgery services to accommodate increased demand

Upstate relocates bariatric surgery services to accommodate increased demand

August 29, 2012

New location more than doubles the space dedicated to patient care. Upstate expects to perform more than 500 bariatric surgical procedures this year.


Welcome Back Student BBQ, 2012

Welcome Back Student BBQ, 2012

August 29, 2012

John Knack, a second-year Medical Imaging student, rides the mechanical bull during Upstate Medical University's Texas-themed Welcome Back Student BBQ, held in the Weiskotten Hall courtyard. Classes for some students began Aug. 27.


Advocates celebrate banner year in fundraising

Advocates celebrate banner year in fundraising

August 24, 2012

Upstate group provides donations to ALS treatment and research, as well as Upstate Golisano After Hours Care and the Upstate Cancer Center.


Chancellor visits the fair 2012

Chancellor visits the fair 2012

August 24, 2012

SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher talks with Dr. Alexander Garrard, a clinical pharmacologist with Upstate Medical University's Poison Center, outside Upstate's exhibit at the New York State Fair. Zimpher visited the fair as part of the fair's SUNY Day. Upstate's health experts will offer medical information and free health screenings through the run of the fair, which ends Sept. 3.


Upstate offers new treatment for painkiller addiction after back surgery

Upstate offers new treatment for painkiller addiction after back surgery

August 23, 2012

Neuropsychoanalytic treatment seeks to restore individual's natural ability to deal with pain, and break addiction to painkillers.


Upstate's New York State Fair exhibit to feature experts and free health screenings

Upstate's New York State Fair exhibit to feature experts and free health screenings

August 21, 2012

Upstate's exhibit in the Science and Industry Building will spotlight more than 25 of its newest healthcare services for people at all stages of life.


Inaugural class of Academy of Upstate Educators announced

August 17, 2012

The inaugural class of the Academy of Upstate Educators features a cross-section of faculty representing numerous academic and clinical specialties.


Upstate Medical University medical students receive their white coats during ceremony Aug. 9

Upstate Medical University medical students receive their white coats during ceremony Aug. 9

August 10, 2012

Incoming students at Upstate's College of Medicine received their white coats to symbolize the beginning of their medical education, during a ceremony Aug. 9. White coat ceremonies are a rite of passage at medical schools across the country. Upstate will hold white coat ceremonies for incoming students in the College of Nursing Aug. 22 and...


Upstate's bariatric surgery program honored for excellence

August 9, 2012

For the second year in a row, Upstate has been recognized by HealthGrades as having one of the top bariatric surgery programs in the nation. Only 48 hospitals in the nation received such a designation from the national organization. Upstate is expected to perform more than 500 procedues this year.


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