Community Foundation to Host Second-Annual 24-Hour Day of Giving to Support Nonprofits on September 20

The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties will host its second-annual 24-hour day of community giving, “Mohawk Valley Gives,” on Wednesday, September 20, to benefit local nonprofits serving the region.   More than 250 nonprofits are participating, using social media and other means of engagement to inspire and energize their donors. Support areas include…

Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) Recruits new Assistant Professor to Utica from University of California San Diego

Tongbin Wu, Ph.D., has been named assistant professor of biomedical research and translational medicine at MMRI. In this role, Wu will oversee a laboratory dedicated to heart development and cardiovascular medicine.   Specifically, his laboratory will research novel therapeutic targets and advance the development of treatments for left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC), a cardiac muscle disorder…

Announcing the Historical Hall of Fame and Living Legends Class of 2023!

The Oneida County Historical Hall of Fame has named four individuals to its 2023 inductee class: Robert Everett, Welsh preacher, abolitionist, and printer; Norman Hill, Utica’s first African-American real estate broker; Shirley Waters, pioneering newspaperwoman and arts advocate; and Colonel Marinus Willett, Revolutionary War hero. The Hall of Famers will be inducted alongside the 2023…

SUNY Board of Trustees and Chancellor King Announce Appointment of Dr. Winston Oluwole Soboyejo as President of SUNY Polytechnic Institute

American Materials Scientist and Provost of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Dr. Soboyejo brings 34 years of teaching, research, academic leadership and industry experience to SUNY Poly At the recommendation of State University of New York Chancellor John B. King, Jr., the SUNY Board of Trustees has appointed Winston Oluwole Soboyejo, Ph.D. as SUNY Polytechnic’s next president. The announcement…