ITHACA, New York, Oct. 10 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Residents of Southside, a historically Black community that lies along Six Mile Creek in Ithaca, now live in an area recently recategorized as a "special hazard flood zone" by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. "When we get weeks of rain, people's basements are flooding. If the creek overflows, it floods," said Chavon Bunch, executive director of Southside Community Center, a neighborhood institution. "Long term,   more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, Oct. 10 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news: By Cam Adams Two Western Carolina University faculty members have received coveted R15 grants from the National Institutes of Health, which will significantly enhance research initiatives in the region. Jamie Wallen, associate professor of chemistry and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, was awarded an R15 grant totaling $377,693, and Brian Byrd, WCU mosquito expert and professor of e  more