One Week Left to Submit Ideas For Maternal Health Member and Community Health Improvement (MACHI) funding

A friendly reminder that if you have not already done so, please submit your ideas for the Excellus BlueCross BlueShield maternal health Member and Community Health Improvement (MACHI) funding opportunity by midnight Wednesday, May 25th.   As a reminder, your ideas must specifically target maternal health programs and access to comprehensive maternal care within our…

May 19, 2022 is ICANโ€™s Wear Green Day

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to act collectively to raise awareness, fight stigma, provide support, connect with one another and practice self care. We work with individuals with mental health challenges every day,as we strive toย Keep Families Together.ย    ICAN will once again be workingย Together for Mental Healthย with efforts happening throughout May…

Polar Express Tickets on Sale Now

– Once again, the Adirondack Scenic Railroad is bringing to life one of the most beloved Christmas stories of the same name. Live the magic of the classic Polar Expressโ„ข Train Ride story with the Adirondack Railroad Nov. 18th- Dec. 19th, 2022. Depart from Uticaโ€™s Union Station and travel north while being served hot chocolate…

Bairdโ€™s Flemma Named To Forbesโ€™ 2022 Top Wealth Advisors List

  Theresa Flemming     It was recently announced that Theresa Flemma, Managing Director with The Flemma Group in Bairdโ€™s Utica wealth management office has been named to Forbesโ€™ 2022 America’s Top Wealth Advisors List. โ€œTheresa’s appearance on this prestigious national list solidifies her position among the very best financial advisors in the industry and…

MMRI Receives $25K Gift Towards PTSD Research, Sparking New Research Opportunities

To better understand the cause and effect of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), The Battle Within Foundation (BWF) announced a first round $25,000 donation to the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI). This initial contribution will be used towards enabling the expansion of their neurocognitive disorder research. The funds garnered for the donation were collected from tributes…

SUNY Poly Undergraduate Justin Nhan awarded SPIE 2021 Jeffrey Byers Memorial Best Poster Paper Award

SUNY Poly senior Justin Nhan attended this year’s 2022 SPIE Advanced Lithography + Patterning Conference, which took place in San Jose, California. The experience was made possible by support from SUNY Polyโ€™s College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering and by the SPIE Student Conference Grant. At the conference, Justin was awarded the prestigiousย SPIE 2021 Jeffrey…

Virtual Job Fair Connects Women to Nontraditional Employment Opportunities and Apprenticeships

The Workforce Development Board, Herkimer, Madison, Oneida, Inc.โ€™s (WDB/HMO) Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) grant program is hosting a free women-focused virtual job fair on Wednesday, May 18th, from 11:00am to 1:00pm.   โ€œThe Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) grant is offering several opportunities this Spring/Summer for women to be placed…

IgniteU NY (powered by NYSTEC) Accepting Applications for Accelerator Program

IgniteU NY (powered by NYSTEC) is hosting an eight-week accelerator program to help founders grow and scale their operational companies. The program begins in June 2022, and participants will meet two evenings each week (hybrid model). Companies will focus on customer discovery, business modeling, pitching, marketing, branding, and finance. Through a combination of group sessions…