Commercial real estate stars shine at CIBS soiree
By GREGORY ZELLER // The best and brightest of the regional commercial real estate industry have received their just desserts. There were hors d’oeuvres, too. Food, fun and the fine-tuned…
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Santander, Stony Brook eye ‘career-relevant’ training
By GREGORY ZELLER // A big-time grant from a Spanish financial institution – by way of its Boston-based U.S. subsidiary – will supercharge a leading Long Island university’s workforce-development efforts….
Cold start: Ram’s back – and this time, the weight is on
By TARA TERRANOVA // Ramuel “Ram” Maramara is no stranger to high ambition. And his latest project – helping to power a cleaner future with gravity-based energy storage – is…
Big cancer-therapy ambitions for 3D-printed ‘mini colon’
By GREGORY ZELLER // The species that brought you Mini-Me, the MINI Cooper and M&M’s Minis now gives a poop with the “mini colon.” Behold, the world’s first functional, drug-testable,…
Rewriting the book on retail (and community spirit)
By TARA TERRANOVA // Krista Lochren believes there’s hope for readers, even in the age of AI. Artificial intelligence, Amazon and other addictive algorithms are designed to steal attention spans….
Feinstein master innovator earns invention immortality
By GREGORY ZELLER // A groundbreaking technology developed through clinical trials at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research has been granted all-time honors by Time magazine. The Double Neural Bypass…
At Farmingdale State, applauding ASAP|ACE success
By GREGORY ZELLER // State University of New York royalty visited Long Island this week to celebrate a significant expansion of two successful student-retention/college-completion initiatives. During a Wednesday tour of…
On the air, and on point, during World College Radio Day
By GREGORY ZELLER // October 3 is an exciting day for SUNY Old Westbury’s official radio station, which is scheduled to join a worldwide broadcasting event. Welcome to World College…
Same problems, new solutions in Molloy ‘Talent’ program
By GREGORY ZELLER // Academic and business leaders are uniting on a mission to upskill regional talent. The Molloy Talent Solutions Summit, scheduled for Tuesday at the Rockville Centre university,…
Intergalactic SBU survey shines new light on star-births
By GREGORY ZELLER // An intergalactic survey led by a Stony Brook University astronomer has shed new light on the formation of stars. As told by Jin Koda, a long…
LIU kicks off cutting-edge home for next-gen scientists
By GREGORY ZELLER // Advanced research, scientific innovation and accelerated student success collide in Long Island University’s new College of Science building – coming soon to LIU’s Brookville campus. The…
SUNY adds Old Westbury to statewide ACE expansion
By GREGORY ZELLER // Another Long Island college will be included in the next student cohort as the State University of New York expands its successful student-retention and degree-completion model….
‘Bioprinting’ breakthrough could reset biotech research
By GREGORY ZELLER // Researchers have taken a big step forward in “bioprinting” – the science of fabricating living biological structures. Creating fully functional replacements for malfunctioning organs or missing…
Orbic’s IDA deal opens new front in U.S.-China trade war
By GREGORY ZELLER // The Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency has waded into the U.S. trade war with China. The IDA has approved a 20-year tax-abatement plan that will trigger…
App that predicts falls rises in national competition
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the species that crafted “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” comes an app that might be better described as “I’m about to fall –…