News Archive for 2017
Upstate celebrates the Day of Service and Remembrance Sept. 10
September 7, 2017
More than 155 students and employees from Upstate Medical University will fan out across Syracuse and Central New York Sunday, Sept. 10 to assist six agencies with work ranging from gardening to participating in activities with refugee families, and patients at the Veterans Administration Medical Center.
Upstate to give away 800 free bicycle helmets to kids at New York State Fair Sept. 1.
August 30, 2017
All bicyclists under the age of 14 are required to wear approved bicycle helmets when bicycling or riding as passengers on bicycles in New York state.
Upstate wins $1.25 million state grant to fund lead poisoning prevention center
August 26, 2017
Upstate officials say the main source of lead exposure for children in the United States is access to lead paint in homes built prior to the 1970s.
Chancellor-elect Kristina Johnson, MS, PhD, visit SUNY Upstate
August 21, 2017
We were delighted to host SUNY - The State University of New York Chancellor-elect Kristina Johnson, MS, PhD, on her first visit to the Upstate campus. Led by President Danielle Laraque-Arena, MD, FAAP, Johnson toured Upstate's Academic Building, Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital, Upstate University Hospital, and Upstate Cancer Center. Johnson, a former Johns Hopkins University Provost, Duke University Dean of the Pratt School of Engineering, and U.S. Under Secretary of Energy, will serve as the 13th chancellor of SUNY when she begins Sept. 5. Welcome to SUNY!
Upstate calls on Ed Asner to help highlight Prostate Awareness Month
August 21, 2017
Asner will perform his one-man show, "A Man and His Prostate," Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. at del Lago Resort and Casino in Waterloo, N.Y.
Upstate goes to the Great New York State Fair Aug. 23 to Sept. 4
August 21, 2017
Upstate will offer a lineup of medical experts to answer fairgoer questions as well as highlight some of the unique services Upstate provides the region.
They're back: New and returning medical students arrive on campus
August 10, 2017
Upstate Medical University's colleges of Graduate Studies, Health Professions, Medicine and Nursing are welcoming more than 500 new students and 1,000 returning students to campus at two orientation sessions: Aug. 9 to 13, and Aug. 23 to 25.
Upstate increases number of certified lactation counselors to provide new moms with breastfeeding support
August 10, 2017
More than a dozen nurses at Upstate University Hospital have become certified lactation counselors through special training allowing nurses to provide new mothers with latching and feeding assistance and counseling.
Upstate makes Most Wired hospitals list for 2017
August 7, 2017
In the past year, Upstate has added new technology for radiology, infection control, dental and case management to its Electronic Medical Record system.
G. Randall Green named chief of cardiac surgery
August 4, 2017
He will also co-direct the Upstate Heart Institute, a priority in the Upstate strategic plan, that calls for strengthening and expanding cardiovascular services.