Upstate Medical university Public Affairs
November 22, 2009
News from Upstate

June 2009 News Archive

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Top cancer researcher studying new drug treatments named pharmacology chair

SYRACUSE, 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 Upstate Medical... read more

Friday, June 26, 2009

New scholarship is named for Susan Stearns in honor of role in community outreach

SYRACUSE, 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 College of Medicine.... read more

Friday, June 26, 2009

SUNY Upstate Medical University announces appointments, honors and awards

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SUNY Upstate Medical University announces the following appointments, honors and awards: • Shawky Badawy, M.D., of DeWitt, was visiting professor and keynote speaker at the Residents’ Teaching Day of the Department of Obstetrics... read more

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Upstate offers respiratory therapy courses at Jefferson Community College

SUNY 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 will be taught at JCC by Upstate... read more

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Upstate Medical receives $1.96M grant from NIH to study blood cancers

SYRACUSE, 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... read more

Monday, June 15, 2009

EPA grant will fund study on impact of ‘daylighting’ on productivity

SYRACUSE, 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 Usha Satish, Ph.D.,... read more

Monday, June 15, 2009

Upstate Medical University student wins coveted minority scholar award

SYRACUSE, 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. Scales is the first Upstate... read more

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Upstate Council member John Murad Jr. named to SUNY Board of Trustees

SYRACUSE, 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. SUNY is the nation’s largest... read more

Thursday, June 4, 2009

National Cancer Survivors Day is June 7

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Nearly 500 cancer survivors and their families will celebrate life at the National Cancer Survivors Day celebration Sunday, June 7, from noon to 3:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, 441 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool, N.Y. The event , sponsored... read more

Monday, June 1, 2009

Cardiologist Dr. Harold Smulyan leads list of nearly 900 Upstate Medical employees honored for years of service

SYRACUSE, 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 June 4... read more

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