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Scott Willis/WAER newsMany college courses have included content on the September 11th terrorist attacks since they happened. But what lessons remain in the 20 years since then? WAER News stopped by a classroom at Syracuse University to find out what students are learning, plus what they remember about that day and the aftermath. -
Flooding rains in Central New York. A first-ever federal declaration of a water shortage in the Colorado River. A Syracuse University earth and environmental sciences professor is watching these extremes as they relate to climate change.
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The City of Syracuse and Skaneateles Lake stakeholders are preparing to try out some new technology in an effort to address harmful algal blooms that affect swimming and the water supply. -
Years of collective effort at the institutional and governmental levels right down to individual farmers and residents have resulted in the creation of the first comprehensive food system plan in the region. It’s called FoodPlan CNY, and it aims to coordinate and connect all parts of the system, from the farmers to the distributors to the retailers and finally to the consumers.
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A Rochester-based travel agent and future astronaut with Virgin Galactic will be among those on the flight line Sunday in New Mexico for Virgin’s Unity 22 mission.
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The ransomware attacks and cyber threats that big corporations and government entities are fighting are also a threat to Central New York government and local businesses. Congress member John Katko is ranking member on the House Committee on Homeland Security. He brought cyber-security experts from Washington to raise awareness of that threat, and met with local leaders at a roundtable discussion.
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For years, Onondaga County residents have faithfully been putting their glass wine and liquor bottles in their recycling bins thinking they ultimately return to a new life as more bottles. But that’s not the case.
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Onondaga County health officials are monitoring the emergence of a typically rare tick-borne disease that can cause serious illness if left untreated. It’s called anaplasmosis, and it’s a bacterium spread by the same tick that carries Lyme disease
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We use our hands each and every day for basic functions, but how much do we really know about how they work? Dr. Marvin Druger explains this week during Science on the Radio.
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More Central New Yorkers might be looking to head back to their favorite bar or restaurant this holiday weekend, now that COVID-19 vaccination rates are…
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A clinical research firm in Syracuse will be part of a nationwide study on Alzheimer’s. The research will be looking at two hallmarks for the disease…
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Advocates of the New York Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act of 2019 used the occasion of Earth Day to push for passage of the funding needed…
