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New York Awards $25 Million to Life Science Startups and Researchers
The New York State Biodefense Commercialization Fund has awarded over $25 million to 11 startups and 16 academic institutions. This funding supports research and commercialization of innovations addressing infectious disease threats, including COVID-19. $3 Million for Rapid Diagnostics and Surveillance. The third round of the Biodefense Commercialization Fund has approved...
Wanted New York State Man Arrested After Falling Through Ceiling
A man in New York state, who was wanted by police on three felonies, had thought he had found the perfect hiding spot from authorities. He thought wrong. Thing is, police didn't even have to try very hard to bust his cover either. The suspect basically gave himself up to police on his own.
5 Arrested by Cortland Police After Motorcycle Theft Investigation – Involves Same Suspect Who Led Police on Multi-County Car Chase Last Week
Back on May 3rd of this year, Cortland Police began an investigation into the theft of two motorcycles and an investigation into an attempted theft of a third motorcycle from Jefferson Road in the City of Cortland. Cortland Police say around 2:20 in the morning, the suspects were seen on...
Common Council Confirms Appointments For Director of Finance, and DPW Superintendent
There were numerous confirmations during the City of Cortland Common Council meeting last night including the appointment of a new City Director of Administration & Finance, and DPW Superintendent. After an extensive search for a replacement for former Director of Administration & Finance Lisa Henty, who left back in Spring...
SUNY Cortland’s Erik Bitterbaum on leadership: Set the vision, hire top talent, find the resources
Erik Bitterbaum, Ph.D., has been president of the State University of New York at Cortland since before most of the college’s students were born. “A college campus is forever young,” says Bitterbaum, 71, appointed in 2003 and now the SUNY system’s second-longest serving president. He finds young people a source of energy and bemusement — as when they knock on the door to his campus residence at 2 in the morning to see if he’s awake.
NYTHA Contributes $25K to Support Cornell Equine
The New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association (NYTHA) has made a contribution of $25,000 to support the development of Cornell Equine. The cross-campus program, rooted in Cornell University's scientific research clinical care and education, and based at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, aims to advance equine health and education through enhanced collaboration amongst interdisciplinary teams.
SUNY Cortland honored for transfer student support
SUNY Cortland transfer students Parker Arenas and Skyler Turpin ended their first year on campus as high-achieving scholars who are sure of their majors, value their professors and enjoy many extracurricular activities. They didn’t necessarily start their Cortland journey that way. They had some challenges early on, but they didn’t...
Hammerstone Carpentry for Women expands reach with new West End workspace
ITHACA, N.Y. — After 11 years of teaching at their Trumansburg location, Hammerstone: Carpentry for Women is opening a second teaching space in Ithaca’s West End with plans to start holding classes downtown by the end of the summer. Tompkins County and City of Ithaca representatives, Hammerstone alumnae,...
Tickets to this sheep-show are free: See Tompkins County 4-H's hard work in action
Tompkins County's 4-H program is ringing the dinner bell and hoping to bring the kids its taught back to 4-H acres to prepare for its annual Youth Fair on July 23-27 at the 4-H Acres in Ithaca. 4-H is a worldwide youth development program available in every state and over...
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