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February 2008 News Archive

Thursday, February 28, 2008

SUNY Upstate, county medical society create scholarship for local high school graduates

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Graduates of Onondaga County high schools who will begin medical school at SUNY Upstate Medical University this fall will be eligible for a scholarship made available through a fund established by the Onondaga County Medical Society and... read more

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Joslin Center, Onondaga County pilot diabetes prevention workplace initiative

SYRACUSE, N.Y. —The Joslin Diabetes Center at SUNY Upstate Medical University and Onondaga County are collaborating on a pilot workplace program for county employees that may serve as a model to reduce the growing epidemic of type 2 diabetes in the... read more

Monday, February 18, 2008

Vice president for research and dean of the College of Graduate Studies named

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Steven R. Goodman, Ph.D., a leading researcher in sickle cell disease, has been appointed vice president for research and dean of the College of Graduate Studies at SUNY Upstate Medical University. The appointment, effective Sept.... read more

Friday, February 15, 2008

Eric Frost named associate vice president for human resources

SYRACUSE—Eric Frost, who has served in SUNY Upstate Medical University’s Department of Human Resources for the past ten years as benefits manager and most recently as interim director, has been named associate vice president of human resources. ... read more

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

SUNY Upstate Medical University receives $225,000 state grant to provide mental health services for people living with HIV

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SUNY Upstate Medical University has been awarded $225,000 from the state Health Department to provide mental health services for people living with HIV. SUNY Upstate was one of 20 health and research organizations—and the only one in... read more

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Chuck Simpson named director of College Union and campus activities at SUNY Upstate Medical University

SYRACUSE, N.Y.— Chuck Simpson has been named director of College Union and campus activities for the Division of Student Affairs at SUNY Upstate Medical University. The announcement was made by Julie White, Ph.D., dean of student affairs. As... read more

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Karen Richards and Winthrop Thurlow join University Counsel at SUNY Upstate Medical University

SYRACUSE, N.Y.— Syracuse residents Karen M. Richards, J.D., and Winthrop H. Thurlow, J.D., have joined the Office of University Counsel at SUNY Upstate Medical University as associates. Richards serves as counsel for University Hospital, focusing on... read more

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

SUNY Upstate announces appointments, honors and awards

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - SUNY Upstate Medical University announces the following appointments, honors and awards: • David Eck has been named manager of Clinical Engineering in the Department of Information, Management and Technology (IMT). Prior to SUNY Upstate,... read more

Friday, February 1, 2008

Students credited for ‘the greening of Upstate’

Credit some environmentally minded students with the greening of SUNY Upstate. While the university, especially the hospital, has been on the green bandwagon for several years with a concerted effort to use recycled products and a significant strategy... read more

Friday, February 1, 2008

SUNY Upstate surgical team travels to Vietnam to bring smiles to the faces of children

A goodwill trip to Southeast Asia by a contingent of nurses and doctors from SUNY Upstate Medical University and other medical institutions has literally brought smiles to the faces of young children. The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive... read more

Friday, February 1, 2008

Pre natal alcohol exposure shapes sensory preference

Pre natal alcohol exposure shapes sensory preference, upping the odds of later alcohol use and abuse, SUNY Upstate study shows Young people whose mothers drank when pregnant may be more likely to abuse alcohol because, in the womb, their developing senses... read more

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