Looking on the bright side after Canadian smoke-out
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Department of Shared Experiences comes this week’s eerie and unhealthy Canadian wildfire smokestorm, engulfing Long Island and much of the Northeast region. More akin…
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HPC upgrade set to enhance SBU supercomputing
By GREGORY ZELLER // Two giants of modern computing will help Stony Brook University improve its already-impressive digital game. The university is set to begin deployment of a new High-Performance…
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…
SUNY scores as OWTI floats $4M in training grants
By GREGORY ZELLER // State awards for the development of an offshore-wind workforce are beginning to circulate around Long Island. The Offshore Wind Training Institute – an academic-government partnership focused…
With charity adds, ‘Crushies’ are the complete package
By GREGORY ZELLER // A born-on-Long Island global competition with a true “can-do” attitude has once again flexed some amazing art, mind-blowing marketing and fantastic fundraising. The 2023 Craft Beer…
Amidst nursing crisis, Albany OKs training simulations
By GREGORY ZELLER // Future nurses will become current nurses a little faster, thanks to new healthcare laws on New York’s books. Against the backdrop of a critical nationwide nursing…
Warehouse, senior living complex earn IDA approvals
By GREGORY ZELLER // A massive new Nassau warehouse and an eight-building Suffolk senior-rental complex highlight a busy month for Long Island’s countywide industrial development agencies. The Suffolk County Industrial…
Even with supernova stopwatch, age is a relative thing
By GREGORY ZELLER // After centuries of best guesses, science is closing in on an exact age for the known universe – and a research team featuring two Stony Brook…
Northwell, Aegis open eyes with Aussie AI investment
By GREGORY ZELLER // Northwell Health and friends have flipped the switch on a retinal-imaging, disease-preventing startup leveraging an artificial intelligence tech developed down under. Say g’day to Optain, an…
With $2M workforce grant, SCCC dives into new subs
By GREGORY ZELLER // Some the U.S. Navy’s most technologically advanced submarines – including one not expected to put to sea until the 2030s – will sail through Suffolk County…
Annual air show will roar with full-throttle favorites
By GREGORY ZELLER // The annual Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach is bringing back an all-time favorite for its 2023 flyby. The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds are set to…
At this busy Heart Hospital, 100-plus reasons to smile
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Keeps on Ticking Department comes Northwell Health‘s progressive Heart Hospital, which has completed its milestone 100th heart transplant. Marking a plateau you’d probably prefer…
With new committee and B2B support, LIA pushes east
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new Long Island Association networking initiative will focus on East End businesses. As part of its larger outreach to regional small businesses, the LIA has…
With $200M deal, NY wind farms blow closer
By GREGORY ZELLER // A massive offshore-wind farm projected to be up and running by the end of 2025 is already pumping serious currency into Long Island economics. Ørsted A/S…