The leaves are falling, the temperature is dropping, and the days are becoming shorter. Flu season has arrived in Ithaca. Prof. Susan Daniel, chemical and biomolecular engineering, researches cell membrane mimics and novel devices for the study of transmembrane species interactions. Such interactions are important for the study of flu viruses, the study of how viruses affect host cells. and subsequently, the study of vaccines.

Gannett has administered fewer flu vaccinations and diagnosed fewer cases of the flu than last year when the campus was rocked by the swine flu epidemic.

A line of people spilled out of the Straight Memorial Room onto Ho Plaza, took a bend outside the Cornell Store and stretched all the way to McGraw Tower Friday. The line could be spotted for the entire day, when about 2,000 people received their seasonal flu shot.

Gannett Health Service’s vaccination clinic, the first opportunity for many Cornellians to receive a flu shot this semester, was the largest clinic Gannett had ever held, according to Sharon Dittman, associate director of community relations at Gannett.

However, uncertainly over the arrival of additional vaccine may delay future clinics.