Cornell to host free lecture on songbird migration Sept. 9
Cornell University will host a free public lecture Sept. 9 on lessons from more than three decades of songbird migration research. Sara Morris has studied migration at a long-term bird-banding station on Appledore Island, Maine, ... more
Cornell Law welcomes 218 students in record-selective J.D. class
Cornell Law School welcomed 218 first-year students in the J.D. Class of 2029 after receiving nearly 6,000 applications, a 29% increase from the previous year. The class entered with a median LSAT score of 173 ... more
Cornell Law welcomes 103 students to international LL.M. class
Cornell Law School welcomed 103 students representing 26 countries to orientation for its General Master of Laws Class of 2027. The incoming class has an average age of 25, and 56% of the students have ... more
Fall training in Canandaigua: What does Practice Time Sports have planned?
Cooler weather does not have to put player development on pause. Practice Time Sports is preparing a fall and winter lineup designed to give Canandaigua-area athletes more opportunities to practice, compete and remain active indoors ... more
URMC retina model reveals early damage in rare childhood disease
University of Rochester Medical Center researchers have developed a human retina model that may clarify how a rare inherited disease causes early vision loss in children. The three-dimensional, stem-cell-derived model mimics interactions between light-sensing photoreceptors ... more
Cornell ILR launches annual McKersie Labor Day lecture
Cornell ILR School Dean Alexander Colvin will deliver the inaugural Robert and Nancy McKersie Labor Day Lecture on Sept. 4 in Ithaca. The public event, titled "McKersie on Labor at America's 250th," begins at 1:30 ... more
HWS enrollment tops 2,000 as first-year class grows
Hobart and William Smith Colleges will welcome 552 first-year students and 28 transfers this fall, pushing total enrollment above 2,000 after a more than 20% increase in the incoming class. The Geneva colleges said they ... more
Keuka College opens 2026-27 academic year
Keuka College formally opened its 2026-27 academic year Aug. 21 with an academic convocation for more than 200 new students in Norton Chapel. The ceremony concluded several days of orientation for the Class of 2030 ... more
Cornell joins $27.9 million quantum hardware institute
Cornell researchers will help lead a new $27.9 million National Science Foundation institute focused on developing materials and manufacturing methods needed to build quantum processors at scale. The five-year MARQUIS institute, led by Princeton University, ... more
Schuyler Public Health plans 100th anniversary open house
Schuyler County Public Health will mark 100 years of service with an open house and student art show from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, at its new offices in Watkins Glen. The free ... more
Farley appointed assistant principal at Geneva High School
Benjamin Farley has been appointed assistant principal at Geneva High School, the Geneva City School District announced Tuesday. Farley joins the district from the Rochester City School District, where he worked as an English for ... more
Free quit-vaping support offered to college students this fall
College students trying to quit vaping can get free coaching, medication support and confidential text messages through the state's tobacco and nicotine quitline as campuses begin the fall semester. The DropTheVape texting program provides six ... more
Cornell’s MeatSuite helps consumers find local meat and calculate bulk savings
A free Cornell University program is helping consumers locate nearby meat producers and estimate the quantities, costs and potential savings involved in buying meat in bulk. MeatSuite lists more than 300 New York meat producers ... more
SUNY chancellor to visit TC3 for opening of adult learner center
State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. will visit Tompkins Cortland Community College on Thursday to open a new center dedicated to supporting adult students. The ribbon cutting for the Adult Learner ... more
Fun Ideas for Large Graduation Parties
Graduation is a major milestone in anyone's life, and a big graduation party is a wonderful way to celebrate. It's a time to gather friends and family and create lasting memories. If you're planning a ... more
Nick Langworthy to honor more than 50 Erie County community heroes in Hamburg
Congressman Nick Langworthy will honor more than 50 Erie County residents Monday at an America 250 Community Heroes Award Ceremony in Hamburg. The ceremony is scheduled for 3 p.m. Aug. 24 at the Hilbert College ... more
Lyons schools receive $2.25 million for after-school, summer programs
The Lyons Central School District has secured $2.25 million in state funding to continue after-school and summer programming through 2031, according to the Times of Wayne County. The Extended School Day/School Violence Prevention Program Grant ... more
HWS convocation to open academic year August 30 in Geneva
Hobart and William Smith Colleges will open the 2026-27 academic year with a convocation ceremony August 30 featuring faculty, alumni and student speakers whose work spans science, energy, philanthropy and public service. The ceremony will ... more
Cornell continuing education dean Mary Loeffelholz to step down in January
Mary Loeffelholz will step down as dean of Cornell University's School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions on January 1, 2027, and Vice Provost Steve Jackson will serve as interim dean. Loeffelholz has led the ... more
