Jessica Cain

5 days ago | wrvo.org | Jessica Cain

This weekend may be a good time for gardening, but experts say it pays to be strategic about how you plant. Cornell University horticulture expert Professor Marvin Pritts said it has been an almost perfect winter and spring for gardeners. It has been cold enough to keep the plants dormant, but not too cold. "Some years we get a warm-up in say February for five or six or seven days, then it gets cold again. That's really damaging the plants because the water starts to move into the plants,” he said.

1 week ago | wrvo.org | Jessica Cain

New census data is showing positive trends for the population of New York state. Leslie Reynolds, a research support specialist with Cornell’s Program on Applied Demographics, describes the new census data as puzzle pieces, painting a picture with information like births, deaths, and net migration. "You can kind of see all of this at once and pick apart what's driving different areas, what things maybe to focus on, and that could be of interest to policy makers and researchers," Reynolds said.

2 weeks ago | wrvo.org | Jessica Cain

SUNY Oswego is taking on a new challenge and is planning to spread some knowledge along the way, as the school hosts its inaugural TEDx event. TEDx talks first caught the attention of the event organizer Eason Lee when he was just 15 years old, growing up in Malaysia. "This is the biggest stage in the world for spreading ideas," Lee said. Lee decided to make it one of his goals to host his own TEDx event. Now, as an MBA student and graduate assistant at SUNY Oswego, his dream is coming true.

3 weeks ago | wamc.org | Jessica Cain

The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety is taking a look at the effects of cannabis, which is now the third most commonly used substance in the United States, after nicotine and alcohol. A new study shows 44.1 percent of those surveyed said they consume cannabis multiple times per day, and 57.8 percent of respondent said they drive daily. About 85 percent said they drive the same day they consume cannabis, with 53 percent saying they consumed cannabis an hour or less before driving.

3 weeks ago | wrvo.org | Jessica Cain

The Trump administration is claiming victory for its mass deportation campaign. But in central and northern New York, advocates for the immigrant community say ICE agents are going too far. On Wednesday, about 100 people gathered outside Syracuse City Hall, chanting and holding signs in support of local immigrants. Jessica Maxwell, executive director of the Workers’ Center of Central New York, said raids by ICE agents are out of control.