"The move that places Nano under Albany's umbrella doesn't remove Nano from the Marcy campus."

"As part of our program in the college of engineering there's a pretty significant Nano focus, semiconductor focus," Russell said. "We have a Nano minor. We have companies like Danfoss and Wolfspeed across the road and others coming into the area like Micron in Syracuse. We work with them every day to make sure our programs fit their needs."

"Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente said, "Now that transfer of the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering is officially complete, we can focus on SUNY Poly's vision of becoming the nation's premier public polytechnic institute."

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