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Driver hurt after vehicle flips on South Cayuga Street in Ithaca
A driver suffered minor injuries after striking a parked vehicle and flipping their vehicle on South Cayuga Street in Ithaca on Thursday night, police said. The Ithaca Police Department said officers, Ithaca firefighters and Bangs ... more
FL1 FORECAST: Sunny, pleasant Friday gives way to weekend showers and storms
Sunshine and comfortable temperatures will settle across the Finger Lakes and Central New York on Friday after patchy morning fog clears from the valleys. High pressure will keep the region dry through tonight, with afternoon ... more
Ithaca College opens 2026-27 performance season with free Founder’s Day concert
Ithaca College will open its 2026-27 performance season Sunday, Sept. 13, with a free Founder's Day Concert at DeWitt Park. The 2 p.m. program will feature the college's Wind Ensemble and Concert Band and celebrate ... more
Cornell scholar’s biography examines Jean Toomer’s vision of race and American identity
A new biography by Cornell literature scholar George Hutchinson examines how Harlem Renaissance writer Jean Toomer's ideas about race shaped his fiction, public identity and personal struggles. Hutchinson's book argues that Toomer sought an American ... more
Cornell Arts Quad installation turns shared prompts into changing digital images
A Cornell Arts Quad installation is inviting visitors to use their phones and artificial intelligence to create a shared digital image across blue and green fabric arranged on the lawn. “Vibe Coating,” created by architecture ... more
Cornell device tracks animal brain activity outside the lab
Cornell researchers have developed a wireless device that can record animals' brain activity as they move and interact in natural settings, allowing scientists to study behavior that has been difficult to reproduce in laboratories. The ... more
Cornell professor wins Balzan Prize for sustainable polymer research
Cornell University chemistry professor Geoffrey Coates has been named a co-winner of the Balzan Prize for research that turns renewable materials and recovered carbon dioxide into degradable and recyclable polymers. The international award carries about ... more
Cornell women’s soccer suffers late loss to Army
Cornell women's soccer was 85 seconds away from extending its scoreless streak to a program-record third consecutive match before Army found the breakthrough Thursday night, handing the Big Red a 1-0 loss at Malek Stadium ... more
Cornell rises to No. 4 in PitchBook entrepreneurship ranking
Cornell University moved up two places to No. 4 in PitchBook's latest ranking of entrepreneurial universities, which measures the number of alumni founders who raised venture capital during the past decade ... more
FL1 FORECAST: Drier, breezy weather returns today across FLX and CNY
Drier air will spread across the Finger Lakes and Central New York on Thursday as early fog and leftover clouds give way to a brighter, breezy day. Most of the region will stay rain-free after ... more
Ithaca College facilities team maintains campus like a small city
Nearly 125 Ithaca College employees work year-round to maintain a campus with the infrastructure and daily demands of a small city. The buildings and grounds operation supports more than 6,000 students, faculty and staff, including ... more
Cornell Arts and Sciences adds teaching professor title
Cornell University's College of Arts and Sciences has created a teaching professor title to recognize lecturers and senior lecturers whose work centers on instruction, advising and academic service. College leaders said the designation is intended ... more
Cornell professor Peter Katzenstein receives James Madison Award
Cornell University professor Peter J. Katzenstein has received the American Political Science Association's James Madison Award for distinguished scholarly contributions to political science. The association presents the award every three years to an American political ... more
Cornell researchers test dyed wool for solar water purification
Cornell researchers say specially dyed wool could provide a low-cost, biodegradable material for producing fresh water from salt water using sunlight. The study tested wool treated with polydopamine, a light-absorbing polymer inspired by melanin, in ... more
Cornell Unplugged asks campus to rethink screen use
Cornell University will hold its first Cornell Unplugged initiative Sept. 14-20, asking students, faculty and staff to reduce unnecessary screen use and spend more time in face-to-face activities. The Sustainable Computing Working Group organized the ... more
Cornell AI study finds cellular off switch linked to cancer pathways
Cornell researchers used artificial intelligence and laboratory testing to identify a previously unknown way cells regulate the movement of proteins, a discovery that could help scientists better understand processes disrupted in cancer. The study, published ... more
Ithaca YMCA to mark Welcoming Week Sept. 10-19
The YMCA of Ithaca and Tompkins County will participate in Welcoming Week from Sept. 10 through Sept. 19, joining a national YMCA campaign centered on helping neighbors from different backgrounds connect with one another. The ... more
FL1 FORECAST: Showers and storms arrive today with gusty winds possible
Showers will spread across the Finger Lakes and Central New York today before a round of late-afternoon and nighttime thunderstorms brings the potential for damaging wind gusts and localized minor flooding. A cold front will ... more
Two more arrested in SUNY Cortland daycare child abuse investigation
Two additional people have been arrested as New York State Police continue investigating allegations of child abuse at the SUNY Cortland Daycare Center, bringing the number of known arrests tied to the case to six ... more
