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September 2005 News Archive

Wednesday, September 28, 2005

SUNY Upstate Medical University employees win excellence awards

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - SUNY Upstate Medical University honored 19 area residents for outstanding service to the university. The awards were presented at SUNY Upstate's Fall Faculty Convocation Sept. 14. A listing of award winners is below. President's... read more

Friday, September 23, 2005

University Hospital now offers robot-assisted prostatectomy

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - University Hospital of SUNY Upstate Medical University now offers robot-assisted prostatectomy (RAP) with the daVinci surgical system. In July University Hospital became the first Syracuse area hospital to offer the minimally invasive... read more

Monday, September 19, 2005

SUNY Upstate drug study seeks people with ulcerative colitis

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - A clinical trial under way at SUNY Upstate Medical University is testing the effectiveness of a new drug therapy for people diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. Ulcerative colitis is a disease that causes inflammation and sores, called... read more

Friday, September 16, 2005

Partial opening of new lobby is Monday, Sept. 19

A portion of University Hospital's new lobby and main entrance will open Monday, Sept. 19, at approximately 6 a.m. This is only a partial opening, as work continues on many other parts of the lobby renovation project. Workstations for both Ambassador... read more

Thursday, September 15, 2005

In annual address, Eastwood says university holds 'remarkable promise for continued growth'

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - SUNY Upstate Medical University President Gregory L. Eastwood, M.D., took the opportunity of his final State of the Medical University Address Sept. 14 to showcase the university as an important player in the Central New York community... read more

Wednesday, September 14, 2005

New $10 million academic building planned for SUNY Upstate

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - SUNY Upstate Medical University has dedicated the future site of its new academic building-named for Jules and Rose Setnor and Rose's brother, Stanford-during a camus ceremony Sept. 14. The five-story, $10 million, 46,000 square foot... read more

Friday, September 2, 2005

SUNY Upstate creates Katrina Response Unit in case medical care, expertise is needed

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - SUNY Upstate Medical University has developed a Katrina Response Unit (KRU), as requested by the National Institutes of Health, to coordinate the university's participation in various relief efforts in the storm-ravaged Gulf Coast.... read more

Thursday, September 1, 2005

Gregory L. Eastwood, M.D., announces his intention to step down as president of SUNY Upstate in coming year

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - In a brief letter addressed to the people of SUNY Upstate Medical University, Gregory L. Eastwood, M.D., announced today his intent to step down from the presidency of SUNY Upstate about one year from now. In the letter, Eastwood,... read more

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