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

July 2009 News Archive

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Upstate offers ‘Virtual Iraq’ to help veterans overcome post traumatic stress disorder

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Veterans who suffer from combat‑related post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) now have the newest, research‑validated method of treatment available to them through Upstate Medical University’s Department of Psychiatry and... read more

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

University Hospital earns honors for stroke care from American Stroke Association

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — University Hospital has received the American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines—Stroke Silver Performance Achievement Award. The award recognizes University Hospital’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard... read more

Monday, July 27, 2009

Upstate joins with city and OCC to offer free workouts for Syracuse residents in local parks

SYRACUSE, N.Y.— Syracuse residents will be invited to get fit for free by enrolling in a unique workout program to be held outdoors in city parks. Upstate Medical University, Onondaga Community College and the City of Syracuse, with a $10,000 grant... read more

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Upstate gains 10‑year reaccreditation

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University has been reaccredited for 10 years by The Middle States Commission on Higher Education, effective June 25. The commission is the unit of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools that accredits... read more

Monday, July 20, 2009

University Hospital receives high praise for its cancer care from national medical group

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — University Hospital, the teaching hospital of Upstate Medical University, has been granted a three‑year (2009 to 2012) approval award with commendation by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons in recognition... read more

Thursday, July 16, 2009

University Hospital’s new East Tower opens with 138 spacious, private patient rooms

Syracuse, N.Y.—University Hospital’s new East Tower welcomed more than 100 patients and their families to spacious private patient rooms. The hospital opened three floors of the six‑story tower, which has been under construction since Fall 2006.... read more

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

SUNY Upstate, ESF break ground on $22M CNY Biotechnology Research Center

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The transformation of the former Kennedy Square property into the Central New York Biotechnology Research Center began Tuesday when officials broke ground on the 14‑acre site in Syracuse. Leading the ground‑breakers was... read more

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

SUNY Upstate Medical University announces appointments, honors and awards

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SUNY Upstate Medical University announces the following appointments, honors and awards: • Edgar Johnson, diversity initiatives, and Kathleen Carnes, graphic, received 2009 Awards of Excellence from the State University of New... read more

Friday, July 10, 2009

Simulator enables perfusion students to gain experience in critical cases

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Students in the Cardiovascular Perfusion Education Program at Upstate Medical University are among the first in the nation to use the world’s first fully interactive cardiac perfusion simulator — the Orpheus Perfusion Simulator. Housed... read more

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