Since early June, a drone of machines has accompanied the construction of a new wing at the Cornell Law School that will house a lobby, an auditorium and two state-of-the-art lecture halls. Despite the noise, construction does not seem to be hindering daily activities, professors said.

Since ground broke on Gates Hall in March, professors said they are eagerly awaiting the new $60 million computing and information sciences building, which they hope will promote greater collaboration between the Departments of Computer Science and Information Science.

The City of Ithaca’s Planning and Development Board discussed the aesthetic details of the University’s proposed expansion of the Cornell Law School at a meeting Tuesday, with some board members raising concern that certain aspects of the design could better respect Myron Taylor Hall’s existing exterior.

Hart Hotels’ proposal to dramatically expand its Holiday Inn hotel near the Commons has received substantial support from the community and is well underway to gaining approval for construction, board members said at a meeting of the Planning and Development Board Tuesday.

Cornell and the City University of Hong Kong’s new school of veterinary medicine will begin instruction in the fall of 2014, about two years after originally planned, administrators said in interviews this week.