The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/author/ericreilly/)
Cornell will now provide $4 million annually to the City of Ithaca, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees and Ithaca Common Council, as stated in a new Memorandum of Understanding and statement signed by President Martha Pollack and Mayor Laura Lewis.
During a seminar on Wednesday, Sept. 6., Tom Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, spoke to Cornell on farmers’ current struggles and how governmental programs may help them.
New York State Sen. Lea Webb (D) cut through a purple ribbon outside of her new office, the first Tompkins County State Senate office in over a decade.
The Cornell Free Speech Alliance helped organize a debate on climate change at the University on Wednesday, which generated mixed opinions from the students, faculty and alumni in attendance.
On Tuesday, the Einaudi Center hosted a panel on settler-colonialism in North America and Palestine. As it was also on the Jewish holiday of Purim, the event received resistance from Jewish community members.
This year’s Great Backyard Bird Count, launched on Wednesday afternoon by the the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, is encouraging people from around the world to birdwatch for at least 15 minutes this weekend.
President Martha Pollack summarized the University’s achievements for the past year and expressed gratitude to staff and faculty.
Ithaca’s Center for Community Transport launched a new, community-owned bikeshare service, Ithaca Bikeshare, in November.