New York Tech eyes macro status in microscopic world
By GREGORY ZELLER // A forward-looking Long Island campus is zooming in on the future of high-resolution microscopy. The New York Institute of Technology welcomed a gathering of community leaders…
Education
Malverne High takes the fight to the cyberbullies
By GREGORY ZELLER // With the 2023-24 school year set to begin, Long Island educators and victim-advocacy leaders are proactively preparing high-schoolers to battle cyberbullies. The Safe Center Long Island,…
Cultures, next-gen tech come together at Canon USA
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Small World After All Department come a Long Island university, a Japanese multinational and a group of visiting South Korean college students, all sharing…
A summer of digital love for Long Island universities
By GREGORY ZELLER // Two leading Long Island universities are spending their summer vacations upping their computer-science game. The summer months might not be known for educational innovations, but don’t…
An FSC first gives college an air of distinction
By GREGORY ZELLER // Farmingdale State College has its first-ever Distinguished Professor. Department of History, Politics and Geography Professor Robert Saunders has been awarded the prestigious rank by the State…
For Hofstra/Northwell nursing, a seamless switch
By GREGORY ZELLER // The Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies has bid farewell to its founding dean and welcomed a rising star. Registered Nurse Kathleen Gallo,…
At SCCC, a $21M STEM center with a real future
By GREGORY ZELLER // Suffolk County Community College has officially opened its Renewable Energy STEM Center, with a host of scientific disciplines and innovative workforce-development initiatives in play. Dedicated to…
Mission (and logo) intact, SUNY Old Westbury steps up
By GREGORY ZELLER // Another excellent Long Island college is stepping up to “university” status. Following Rockville Centre-based Molloy University and Patchogue-based St. Joseph’s University – which earned their stripes…
Feds fund Compassion 101 at SUNY Old Westbury
By GREGORY ZELLER // A large U.S. Department of Education grant will supersize SUNY Old Westbury’s Panther Pantry – and open compassionate doors to a wider community in need. The…
LIMEHOF, legendary rockers take music to school
By GREGORY ZELLER // One of Long Island’s most dynamic museums is partnering with some of rock ‘n’ roll’s biggest names to promote music education throughout this region and beyond….
Teaching Master Teachers a thing or two at the AERTC
By GREGORY ZELLER // A stronghold of higher-ed science is sharing its genius with Long Island’s littlest learners, with the help of some educational masters. A dozen representatives of the…
Virtual beasts, real skills mark LIU veterinary college
By GREGORY ZELLER // Greater New York’s only veterinary-medicine college program is in beast mode. Virtually, at least: On Friday, Long Island University formally introduced its hands-on Veterinary Medicine Learning…
Proposed casino already paying off for NCC
By GREGORY ZELLER // Nassau Community College has collected one of Long Island’s first wins from a proposed Uniondale casino. The multibillion-dollar hotel-casino pitched by Las Vegas Sands for the…
Patient FSC earns $75M computer-science award
By GREGORY ZELLER // A state-of-the-art computer center will open at Farmingdale State College by 2025 – almost a full decade after the SUNY school began lobbying for such a…
Sponsorship adds Fuel to smoking-hot FSC Esports
By GREGORY ZELLER // A highly caffeinated Farmingdale State College sponsorship will add rocket fuel to Rocket League and fresh dash to Super Smash Bros. Hauppauge-based G FUEL, a circa-2008…