News Archive for 2016
Upstate's Nicky Jennings speaks on HIV efforts in CNY
August 8, 2016
Upstate's Certified Health Education Specialist Nicky Jennings spoke at an Aug. 8 press conference at City Hall about the first-year accomplishments of Mayor Stephanie Miner's End the Epidemic Task Force. Jennings is a member of the task force and helps to run PrEP in CNY, an organization working to end new HIV infections with Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP).
Boston IVF, Upstate announce fertility care partnership
August 5, 2016
Partnership will benefit patients and play role in Upstate's residency program.
Upstate welcomes new students to campus
August 5, 2016
The arrival of first-year students to the Upstate Medical University campus Aug. 4 marks the start of a new academic year.
Ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrates opening of special unit to treat children's medical emergencies
August 4, 2016
New unit, separate from the adult emergency room, opens to patients Aug. 9.
First-year medical students in WSK courtyard
July 28, 2016
The Weiskotten Hall courtyard has been filled with people soaking up the sunshine, studying and eating lunch picnic-style this summer. This group of first-year medical students were doing all three of these things, but mainly studying (of course). While on your lunch or break, take a walk to the courtyard, snap a photograph and post it to our Upstate Medical University Facebook page. Show us how you are enjoying these glorious summer months on campus!
Upstate makes list of 'Most Wired' hospitals
July 28, 2016
Investments in technology strengthen patient safety and and health care and leads to greater operational efficiency.
SPD Chief Fowler and SWAT Commander Belgrader present Seth Dukes, MD, with service award
July 27, 2016
Upstate's Emergency Medical Services Instructor W. Seth Dukes, MD, closes out his yearlong fellowship with a service award for his work with the Syracuse Police Department's SWAT Team and Upstate's EMS and Disaster Medicine Physician Response Team.
Upstate receives Komen grant to support breast cancer education, awareness at Syracuse Housing Authority
July 26, 2016
The funding supports the She Matters program, which began in 2014 and has interacted with more than 470 women with nearly 200 undergoing mammograms.
Upstate researcher to participate in NIH grant research on epigenetic autism spectrum disorder diagnostic test
July 26, 2016
Upstate's Frank Middleton, PhD, is working with Upstate alumnus and former medical resident Steven Hicks, MD, PhD, on developing an autism diagnostic test for kids aged two to six.
College students learn about the biomedical sciences through SURF program
July 18, 2016
Students interested in the biomedical sciences spend the summer at Upstate through the College of Graduate Studies' Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program.