To infinity, and beyond, at FSC commencements
Farmingdale State College will go global, and then some, at its annual commencement exercises. The college is planning two separate ceremonies this year – one for students graduating from the…
Awards and Events
Northeast clean-tech accelerator primes for 2017
From the It Takes a Nation file comes the Cleantech Open Northeast, an annual Boston-based business-accelerator program with a major-league reputation for assisting “clean technology” startups – including clean-tech startups…
Hey, Biff … that’s DOCTOR McFly to you
At long last, teen hero Marty McFly will go degree-for-degree with his partner in time, Dr. Emmett Brown: Stony Brook University will confer an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree…
Here’s to the winners
By GREGORY ZELLER // Hundreds of Long Island’s top business and science minds gathered Tuesday for the 2017 Innovator of the Year Awards. Including Master of Innovation Robert Catell, the…
By any other name, 2017 LISA winners rock tech
The Long Island Software & Technology Network has named its 2017 LISA award-winners. The acronym changes yearly now. Known for years as the “Long Island Software Awards,” LISTnet in 2016…
HIA-LI gala shines light on hunger, LGBT rights
By GREGORY ZELLER // Community-minded Long Island business leaders will take a bow under the HIA-LI spotlight. The Hauppauge Industrial Association of Long Island has filled an impressive dance card…
Innovate government, win $100K
The Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard is accepting nominations for its annual Innovations Award, the nation’s premier recognition for smart thinking in the public…
Auto app wins Buffalo’s $5M biz contest
Buffalo’s ACV Auctions was the grand prize winner of this year’s 43North business plan competition, which bills itself as the richest biz contest in the world. And maybe it is:…