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Two new Ithaca school board members, officers sworn in during testy first meeting
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Ithaca City School District (ICSD) Board of Education kicked off their new session Monday morning with heated discussion, a missing board member-elect and numerous stalemate votes. During the two-and-a-half hour meeting, board members selected a board president and vice president. They also voted to form...
Interim president Michael I. Kotlikoff says Cornell is “a place like no other”
Michael I. Kotlikoff, a professor of molecular physiology and Cornell’s provost for the last nine years, began his two-year term as Interim President of Cornell University on Monday, several weeks after President Martha E. Pollack announced she’d retire at the end of June. Cornell will launch a search committee to select its 15th President at a later date.
Schools want to teach teens how to respond to overdoses, but there are challenges
LANSING, N.Y. — A handful of teens gather in the basement of the Lansing Community Library one evening in June. On a folding table in front of them sits the pink rubber head and torso of a demonstration dummy, similar to the type used to teach CPR. The students...
High Schools honor graduating classes of 2024
Over the last two weeks, Tompkins County welcomed graduating students from high schools all over the area into adulthood, celebrating their accomplishments and individuality. At Ithaca High School’s commencement ceremony, Naveena Clark, student speaker, gave thanks to everyone who made her positive experience at IHS possible. “Today, I wanted...
Tompkins Cortland Community Colleges 2024-2025 Operating Budget Approved by County – Enrollment Continues to Increase
The 2024-2025 Tompkins Cortland Community College’s operating budget has been approved by Legislators. The approval took place after a public hearing, and presentation by the school during the monthly Legislative meeting on Thursday. The operating budget for TC3 approved is in the amount of $35,185,275. The county has been...
Cornell University NanoScale Facility awarded $40 million for tech hub.
Cornell University's NanoScale Facility in Ithaca, New York has been awarded $40 million through the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Agency. This funding comes from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and is part of a program to support tech hubs across the nation. Upstate New York is one of the first regions to receive this major award. Senator Schumer's efforts have been crucial in securing this funding, which aims to boost the region's technological innovation and development.
Ithaca College Hillel gets new director
ITHACA, NY (CortacaToday) — Ithaca College has named a new director. Julie Boden Adams is becoming executive director of Ithaca College Hillel. She calls the job a ‘dream come true’ and that she looks forward to providing a ‘safe and joyful place’ for the next generation of Jewish students.
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