Community Foundation Seeks Applications for Helpful Harvest Grant Round

The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties is seeking applications from human services organizations including, but not limited to, food pantries, soup kitchens, and/or shelters, for the Helpful Harvest Grant Round, supported by the Helpful Harvest Fund at the Community Foundation. “Each year, we support food pantries during the November-December holiday season, and we…

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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…

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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…

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