Good morning, Ithaca.

Beginnings Credit Union plans to add 10 parking spaces at its North Meadow Street branch to ease parking for 400 daily members.

If approved by the Ithaca Planning and Development Board, the new lot on a grassy area next to the building will bring total spaces to about 25.

Cornell Cinema is set to screen 'Project Hail Mary' on Friday, Aug.

28 at 7 p.m. and host a special talk by Cornell astronomers Lisa Kaltenegger and Abigail Bohl with a prize drawing, followed by an open house at Fuertes Observatory (for live cosmos viewing).

This week, Cinemapolis will show three new films including a McConaughey drama, a Kristen Stewart comedy, and SIX: The Musical Live from London’s Vaudeville Theatre while Regal Ithaca Mall offers a lineup featuring Spider-Man: Brand New Day + Studio Ghibli Fest screenings.

Cornell researchers have developed datasets from arXiv and GitHub that show early clicks and downloads can forecast scientific breakthroughs; doctoral student Yang will present their lead-lag forecasting study at the ACM conference in Jeju (Aug.

9 to 13).

A Cornell study found that electric buses with a quiet, smooth ride appeal to regular riders but do not change car drivers' habits.

Professor Ricardo Daziano (lead author) surveyed 577 commuters, showing that benefits like reduced air and noise impact do not override driving convenience.

Cornell's K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health welcomed three new postdoctoral fellows who will work with faculty to advance wildlife health through innovative research+ projects focused on restoring mangroves, improving disease tracking, and protecting pollinators.

On Aug. 8, 330 women swam 1.2 miles from Camp Comstock to Myers Park to support Hospicare, raising $663,940 from 6,000 donations while safety teams including paddlers and local police ensured a secure course — reflecting 23 years of community effort.

Today, Ithaca residents will see a partial solar eclipse and must use certified solar eclipse glasses or create a pin projector to protect their eyes — the event starts at 11:34 a.m. ET and peaks at 1:46 p.m. ET.

A housing panel in Tompkins County examined barriers to workforce-home affordability after only 666 of the projected 3,800 homes were built by 2025 (officials and Cornell experts discussed challenges in zoning, financing, and manufactured housing) that affect local residents.

After winning the Section IV championship, Ithaca High School lacrosse star Quentin Getzin, who earned All-American honors (the first since Ryan Sposito in 2018), will join Hamilton College to boost the program.