Good morning, Ithaca.

Latitude 42 Taphouse will host the second annual Cancer Connections Walk on Sunday in Horseheads with three one mile loops (starting at 11:00 a.m. and later at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.).

Community members affected by cancer can join to donate to Falck Cancer Center and Women in Pink.

Cornell professor Sandeep Parmar will co-host a new London Review of Books podcast titled 'Poetry and the Turning World,' launching tomorrow with an episode on work and topics like technology and food (a poem by Valzhyna Mort appears in the first episode) and will conclude live from London on July 8.

Cornell hosted a joint symposium in May (organized by early-career researchers) that brought faculty together to share advances in genomic tools like single-cell sequencing and spatial methods.

The event spurred collaborations in genetics, developmental biology, and immunology, highlighting new ways to study health, disease, and evolution.

Cornell researchers discovered one of the largest aggregations of ground nesting bees at East Lawn Cemetery after lab technician Rachel Fordyce brought a bee sample from her walk to work.

The study—by Professor Bryan Danforth’s lab and published by Steve Hoge—found 5.5M bees in a 1.5-acre plot.

Prof. Jessica McArt (DVM ’07, Ph.D. ’13) was named the new Austin O.

Hooey Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine effective July 15, succeeding Prof. Lorin D. Warnick. She plans to boost community-based programs and student initiatives at Cornell.

The Town of Ithaca closed the pedestrian walkway on Forest Home Bridge due to safety concerns noted during a recent NYSDOT inspection; pedestrians must use an alternate route (east via the Cornell Botanic Gardens or west past Beebe Lake) until further notice.

Flock Off! Ithaca demonstrators covered five Flock safety cameras downtown today after the council ended the company contract in March.

The group said it acted to protect community privacy and urged officials to remove the remaining hardware.

Stitch Club

1–3 p.m. — Tompkins County Public Library — Free entry — Gather for a creative afternoon of stitching, sharing skills, and working on projects.

Blaque Dynamite Live Performance

7-11:30 p.m. — The Nocturnal Café — $14 adv/$20 dos — Experience Grammy-nominated artist Blaque Dynamite blending jazz, funk, and more in an unforgettable live show.

One Night With You

7-9 p.m. — K-HOUSE Karaoke & Arts Hub — Enjoy dinner with Elvis singing classic tunes.

Ithaca Reggae Fest 2026

Live Music — June 26-28 — Stewart Park — Tickets available — Experience the vibrant rhythms of The Skatalites and other reggae artists at this lively festival.