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April 2008 News Archive

Thursday, April 24, 2008

SUNY Upstate offers new nursing practitioner program in family psychiatric mental health

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SUNY Upstate Medical University will begin training nurses this fall to be certified as family psychiatric mental healthcare nurse practitioners in a move that officials say will bring mental healthcare to regions of rural New York where... read more

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Recently discovered photographs shed light on medical students in Syracuse in the 1880s

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — “Rediscovering the Class of 1885,” a new exhibit at SUNY Upstate Medical University’s Health Sciences Library, celebrates the recent discovery at SUNY Upstate of 25 19‑century portrait photographs—the earliest original class pictures... read more

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Alexandra C. Spadola, M.D., joins Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at SUNY Upstate Medical University

SYRACUSE, N.Y.—Alexandra C. Spadola, M.D., has been appointed assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at SUNY Upstate Medical University. Spadola provides high‑risk obstetrical consultations at SUNY Upstate’s Regional Perinatal Center... read more

Monday, April 21, 2008

Wait for kidney transplant in Central New York now more than four years, officials say

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — University Hospital transplant officials announced today, April 21, that the average wait for a kidney transplant in Central New York is now more than fours years, up from 18 months in 2000. Nine individuals out of 169 on the waiting... read more

Monday, April 21, 2008

Final beams put into place on Golisano Children’s Hospital and vertical expansion

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — One of the final steel beams for the Golisano Children’s Hospital and University Hospital’s Vertical Expansion project was put into place April 21 with all the fanfare of a traditional topping off ceremony. The ceremony marks the completion... read more

Monday, April 14, 2008

Researchers net $20,000 for lung cancer study

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A team of SUNY Upstate Medical University researchers has been awarded the first grant from the Michael E. Connolly Lung Cancer Research Endowment. The $20,000 award will fund a study to examine whether early stage lung cancer patients... read more

Monday, April 14, 2008

Former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher, benefactor Jules Setnor to earn honorary degrees

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D., and longtime SUNY Upstate Medical University benefactor and Jules R. Setnor, M.D. will address graduates and receive honorary during the 2008 SUNY Upstate Medical University Commencement... read more

Thursday, April 10, 2008

SUNY Upstate Medical University to develop former Kennedy Square site

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SUNY Upstate Medical University will obtain the former Kennedy Square site from the Empire State Development Corp. and plans to build the New York Biotechnology Research Center (BRC) at the site as well as classrooms and additional lab... read more

Thursday, April 10, 2008

State budget provides SUNY Upstate with $280M in bonding and capital project support

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SUNY Upstate Medical University is on target to accelerate its vision of regional growth through research, clinical care and education, thanks to more than $280 million earmarked in the 2008‑2009 state budget for key SUNY Upstate... read more

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Max Mozell is honored for more than 40 years as leader, scientist, mentor

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SUNY Upstate Medical University will present two free lectures and a reception April 10 as part of a celebration honoring a lifetime of service and outstanding accomplishments of Maxwell (Max) M. Mozell, Ph.D., a SUNY Distinguished Service... read more

Monday, April 7, 2008

SUNY Upstate Medical University provides edge to city’s attractiveness to small business

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SUNY Upstate Medical University is singled out in Fortune Small Business magazine as a key reason why Syracuse is among “100 best places to live and launch a business.” Syracuse is ranked 59. Another SUNY institution, SUNY College... read more

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Leading expert in female pelvic disorders joins SUNY Upstate from Cleveland Clinic

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SUNY Upstate Medical University has appointed Firouz Daneshgari, M.D., a leading urological physician, as chair of the Department of Urology. The appointment, effective April 1, sets in motion a three‑pronged approach at building... read more

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Admissions officer pens book providing 101 tips on getting into medical school

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The pressure, stress and anxiety students confront as part of the college admissions process can be overwhelming. Does my personal essay read well? Is my application worthy? What shall I wear to my admissions’ interview? What questions... read more

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