Return to form (in various forms) at CEWIT hackathon
By GREGORY ZELLER // The Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology would like to kindly dispel the myth that hackers, programmers and other computer experts are antisocial. In…
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Northwell, manufacturing partner eye wellness brand
By GREGORY ZELLER // New York State’s largest healthcare provider is bulking up its already impressive commercialization efforts. New Hyde Park-based Northwell Health, also the state’s largest private employer, has…
Future cardiologists join pros on research front lines
By GREGORY ZELLER // A top Long Island medical school is collaborating with a leading cardiac institution on a unique mentoring opportunity with profound implications. The New York Institute of…
Feeding the hungry, and the economy, at Island Harvest
By GREGORY ZELLER // A driving force against regional food insecurity is changing the way food banks operate, by addressing hunger’s root causes. In this case, unemployment, underemployment and the…
German VCs stake distinguished prof’s anti-cancer ace
By GREGORY ZELLER // German venture capitalists have locked and loaded a Stony Brook University spinoff’s next-generation weapon against malignant tumors. Munich-based VC firm TVM Capital Life Science – whose…
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….
CIBS panel accentuates commercial RE’s positives
By GREGORY ZELLER // “Cautious optimism” set the tone Feb. 16, when regional experts laid bare the realities of Long Island commercial real estate. Nearly 200 attendees packed RXR Executive…
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…
Clever hospitality effort links Hamptons’ past, future
By GREGORY ZELLER // At the intersection of continuing education, workforce development, Hamptons hospitality, residential real estate and history, there is the Canoe Place Inn. And centered on the Canoe…
Albany accelerates future of DNA manufacturing, again
By GREGORY ZELLER // A modest state investment will help push a Long Island bioscience pioneer toward the brink of a DNA-manufacturing revolution. Through its Excelsior Jobs Program and chunky…
Mount Sinai South Nassau unveils ‘mass-casualty’ unit
By GREGORY ZELLER // A bustling Long Island hospital has completed the second phase of a $50 million Emergency Department expansion – just part of a larger $400 million strategic-growth…
Fore score: Nassau IDA tees up PGA Eisenhower return
By GREGORY ZELLER // A rapid reconstruction project fueled by a lucrative tax break will put Eisenhower Park in quick contention for a PGA Tour event. That’s the plan, at…
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…
LI STEM Hub converses about kids’ futures
By GREGORY ZELLER // A future-workforce initiative with a regional academic twist is soaring at the Cradle of Aviation Museum. On Feb. 11, the Long Island STEM Hub – a…
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…