Cornell University

The ban comes after a spate of alleged sexual assaults and druggings linked to three of the university’s fraternity houses.

Kumar ran as part of the progressive “Solidarity Slate." She won more than 70% of the vote, ousting incumbent and fellow Cornell undergrad, Patrick Mehler.

Cornell University is expanding a massive underground research facility. A partnership with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory is developing new lightweight materials for use in military aircraft.

Some Ithaca residents say they worry about another potential spike in the county's COVID-19 positivity rate. So far, that increase hasn’t materialized.

“I think that our work moving forward is to dispel the sort of lies about Jewish people."

Tompkins County currently has more than 1,100 active COVID-19 cases. The vast majority of them, nearly 900, can be attributed to Cornell University students. But the county only has nine hospitalizations.

Only some of the region's private colleges have implemented vaccine requirements for both employees and students.

A pollen-sized microparticle can be fed to bees in pollen patties or a sugar syrup to help their bodies safely manage exposure to harmful pesticides.

"Because of the climate or the soil, there was a number of reasons that a number of people made assumptions it wouldn’t work, but no one had actually tried it.”

"It’s the communities and the connectedness that we have within those communities. It’s the jobs that we have access to. It's the type of income we have."