City of Ithaca to lower speed limit to 25 mph as 116 signs go up
The City of Ithaca will begin lowering its default citywide speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph the week of Sept. 21 as Public Works crews install 116 new signs as part of a ... more
New York moves toward one high school diploma, ending Regents exam requirement for graduation
New York is moving ahead with a major overhaul of high school graduation requirements that would eliminate the need for students to pass a prescribed set of Regents exams to earn a diploma beginning with ... more
MCC completes $69.6 million technology center in Brighton
Monroe Community College has completed a $69.6 million advanced technology center at its main campus in Brighton, Monroe County, moving training programs from an older West Henrietta Road facility and expanding space for optics and ... more
Cornell adds science, technology and society major
Cornell University is offering a new science, technology and society major with a curriculum that brings science, social science and humanities coursework together to examine problems that cannot be solved through technical work alone. The ... more
Wells ties stagecoach gift to campus rezoning
Wells College has linked its planned gift of a stagecoach and omnibus to Aurora rezoning its former campus for mixed use, according to The Citizen. President Susan Henking told Mayor Janet Murphy that current zoning ... more
Regents exams set to become optional for 2028 graduates
New York’s Board of Regents unanimously directed state education officials to make Regents exams optional for students graduating in 2028, according to the Times Union. Students graduating in 2027 must still pass the required exams, ... more
Cornell gets F in campus free-speech ranking
Cornell University ranked 219th among 261 schools in a national assessment of campus free speech, according to 14850 Today. The 2027 College Free Speech Rankings, which weigh campus policy choices and student responses, gave Cornell ... more
Ithaca school phone ban shows mixed results
Ithaca City School District recorded a 64% increase in disciplinary referrals after a statewide student phone ban took effect, according to The Ithaca Voice. Phone violations accounted for 29% of all referrals last school year, ... more
Cornell tests new hop varieties to help New York growers, brewers find next signature crop
Cornell researchers are testing dozens of commercial, experimental and heritage hop varieties in Geneva in an effort to determine which plants can succeed in New York fields and produce flavors brewers actually want to use ... more
Cornell device lets researchers track animal brain activity in natural settings
Cornell researchers have developed a lightweight wireless device that can record brain activity from animals moving freely in natural environments, giving scientists a new way to study behavior that has been difficult or impossible to ... more
University of Rochester study finds aging-linked protein may have protective role
University of Rochester researchers have found that a protein long associated with chronic inflammation and aging may also play an important protective role, complicating efforts to target it in therapies for age-related disease ... more
Audit finds $36 million in New York teacher-shortage grants went unawarded
New York's Education Department did not award about $36 million set aside for four teacher-shortage grant programs between July 2019 and August 2025, according to a state comptroller's audit. Auditors said weak outreach and oversight ... more
State audits find building access weaknesses at Waterloo, Groton schools
Separate August audits from the Office of the New York State Comptroller concluded that neither district properly managed and monitored all building access accounts and devices. Auditors said the deficiencies created a potential risk of ... more
Auburn schools reopen Tuesday with added focus on traffic and e-bike safety
As Auburn students return to class Tuesday, school officials are urging drivers, families and young riders to pay closer attention on city streets, with e-bike safety emerging as a particular concern after a series of ... more
Cornell-led project aims to bring AI-powered robots into U.S. orchards
Cornell University is leading a new $7.5 million national research effort aimed at developing robots that can handle some of the most labor-intensive jobs in fruit orchards, from pollination and thinning to harvesting and weed ... more
Central New York families weigh classroom AI use
Central New York parents and students said generative artificial intelligence can help with schoolwork but should not replace independent learning or teachers, according to CNY Central. Families interviewed at the New York State Fair cautiously ... more
State tax software errors disrupt school tax bills in Seneca, Schuyler counties
Property owners in parts of Seneca and Schuyler counties are dealing with incorrect or delayed school tax bills after problems with New York state’s Real Property System Online software produced calculation errors and, in several ... more
Hobart and William Smith remembers longtime professor Patrick McGuire
Patrick A. McGuire, a professor emeritus of economics who served Hobart and William Smith for more than five decades and held interim roles as president and provost, has died, the college announced Thursday. McGuire joined ... more
TC3, SUNY Oswego to sign new transfer agreements Sept. 9
Tompkins Cortland Community College and SUNY Oswego will sign new agreements Sept. 9 that establish an academic transfer policy for TC3 students continuing into bachelor's degree programs at Oswego. The agreements will cover TC3 students ... more
