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When visitors enter the Museum of the Earth, they will no longer see the museum’s old Earth-toned introduction banners. Instead, as of May 2026, they will be greeted by a 19-foot-long, red-and-yellow Hadrosaur, built by a recent college graduate who used to mold dinosaurs out of Babybel cheese wax.
The Telluride Association Summer Seminar in Ithaca, a prestigious humanities program for high school students located on Cornell’s campus, sent its students home less than halfway through the program following staff departures.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Tuesday morning placing a one-year hold on permits for new “hyperscale” data centers — those with a capacity above 50 megawatts. The moratorium, the first of its kind in the nation, was taken so that the state can have more time to plan regulations, according to a release from the governor’s office.
Welcome to Cornell, Class of 2030! As you make your trek to Ithaca — whether it’s a 5-hour drive or a 15-hour flight — you’re entering an entirely new stage of your life. It’s easy to dive headfirst into class schedules, coffee chats and club recruitment, but take a moment to celebrate what an amazing accomplishment it is to begin college. Celebrate that you made it here because there’s simply no diminishing the time, effort and dedication you devoted to arriving at this moment.
My darling freshmen, it’s time for your first existential crisis!
Track and field teamed up with the University of Pennsylvania to sweep the team titles against Oxford and Cambridge in the 2026 Transatlantic Series on June 27, claiming decisive men’s, women’s and combined victories in Cambridge, England.
Cornell issued an air quality advisory for its Ithaca campus and Agritech locations that will last through the week, noting that Air Quality Index values exceed 150 in Ithaca amid wildfires in Canada, according to the Office of Emergency Management. OEM added that index values of this level are “considered unhealthy for all individuals.”
Downtown Ithaca traveled back in time Saturday morning as a lineup of vintage cars rolled down State Street to stake their place for the second annual “Classic Cruisers” car show.
Sunny Days of Ithaca, a souvenir shop located on The Ithaca Commons, announced that it will be closing its doors this Labor Day after 12 years of business, and moving to an online-only shop. Since 2014, it has filled the niche of a small-scale souvenir store that sources from local artists, giving community members and tourists alike trinkets to bring home and remember their Ithaca experience.
Prof. Matt Marx, entrepreneurship and innovation, was appointed to the “newly reimagined position” of vice provost for entrepreneurship, innovation and external engagement effective July 1, according to the Cornell Chronicle.
The United States of America celebrated 250 years since the adoption of The Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 2026. Photographs taken in Ithaca, Cooperstown, N.Y. and Washington, D.C. offer a glimpse into the America spirit on this day.
After a week averaging four hours of sleep, an innocent Cornell freshman walks out of their first final and realizes they may have genuinely scored a 12/100. With a sinking feeling in their stomach, nothing could possibly interrupt this moment of despair and sorrow — except the golden retriever across the street.
Interested in learning how to play an instrument but don’t have the resources to do so? Reharmonize, an all-new web application created by Ethan Tai ’29 gives people the opportunity to teach themselves how to play jazz tunes. It covers over 1,500 jazz standards, ranking them by harmonic similarity.
The top weather-related cause of death in the United States is not the devastating hurricanes or tornadoes seen on the television, but something more silent — extreme heat.
Ithaca’s eighth annual Reggae Festival brought the community together for a weekend of live music, community-building and a message about the importance of protecting our natural areas.
Multiple National Weather Service heat alerts greeted Ithaca this week as “feels-like” temperatures rose to 110 degrees Fahrenheit. As the extreme heat settled in, community members took to the various pools, swimming holes and cooling centers offered by the city to gain respite from the weather.
For the sixth consecutive NHL draft, a Cornellian has been selected. This year it was incoming freshman defenseman Cole Tuminaro. The Illinois native was selected in the fifth round, pick 140, by the Colorado Avalanche.
Temperatures in Ithaca will reach up to 100 degrees Fahrenheit heading into the Fourth of July weekend as a heat wave sweeps the Northeast, according to the National Weather Service. Tompkins County offers resources for community members to prepare for the heat wave and endure the extreme heat.
Eric Cheyfitz is the Ernest I. White Professor of American Studies and Humane Letters and a professor of American Indian and Indigenous Studies. He can be contacted at etc7@cornell.edu.
Rubber chickens, plastic shrimp, little monsters, a crystal ball and Maggie Simpson filled traffic hazards in Ithaca last weekend as the Buffalo Pothole Bandit returned to fill five potholes around town with mosaic art.
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