Cabrini stakes LI with the mother of last-minute gifts
By GREGORY ZELLER // One of the nation’s youngest – and most generous – healthcare foundations made it a Christmas to remember for New York organizations serving underserved communities, with…
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No. 654: Snow kidding – it’s the very first Friday of the ‘New Era,’ with Buck Rogers, Tarzan and fried veggies
Dig it: It’s a bona fide winter Friday out there, intrepid innovators, and you’re this close to completing the first workweek of 2022. Well done! Here’s a shovel. Mad…
No. 652: Deck the halls with proud pilgrims, undead fish and merry medicators – and to all, a good week off
Big finish: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we burn through the abbreviated workweek and steam toward Christmas. We also bid farewell to triumphant, tumultuous and all-around testy 2021;…
No. 643: In which Dickinson, Buzz Aldrin, Dave Edmunds and Nessie jam – and women take over the lab
Here comes the weekend: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, as another autumnal workweek draws to a close – to carry it home and rev you up right, please welcome…
No. 642: On codes, quarks, crypto coins and cupcakes – and why Northwell Health is handing over its data
Run for it! Welcome to Wednesday, ladies and gentlemen and innovators of all ages – it’s the midpoint of another busy workweek, at least for the 80 percent of…
New teachers gain inside track with inner-city training
By GREGORY ZELLER // An Adelphi University teacher-training program with an eye on inner-city schools is recruiting its first cohort. The university’s College of Education and Health Sciences is partnering…
No. 624: On fine fellows, full-frontal figurines and missing monarchs – plus, a legit ligature lesson
Sweet and short: Shanah tovah u’metukah, dear readers, and a good and sweet year to all as our many readers of the Jewish faith wrap up Rosh Hashanah at…
No. 615: Lighthouses shine, Adelphi gets its game on and health systems unite (maybe), with fresh breath
Summer stroll: More like a summertime sprint, dear readers, as we wrap up this anything-but-leisurely week of socioeconomic innovation and look forward to another well-earned weekend. However you got…
Adelphi as a ‘block institute’ in keen Minecraft clone
By GREGORY ZELLER // A creative team of computer-science students and mentors have taken Adelphi University where it’s never gone before – into the world of Minecraft. For the uninitiated,…
No. 613: Filling your summer with friendship, ethics and baseball – and cheesecake, if you’re interested
The Sunday of summer: Welcome to the end, dear readers, as we wrap up this latest five-day socioeconomic sprint and the whole of July – well, almost – and…
No. 611: On Hemingway, Belgian yogurt and the tau of everything – plus, all the junk food you can eat
Summer trip: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and the midpoint of another exciting week of socioeconomic innovation on Long Island and around the globe. On that note, happy Liberation…
No. 606: In which we travel through time, catch a train and raise the Titanic, with the grill hot and ready
Hot stuff: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we speed (or should we say steam?) toward a much-welcomed (and much cooler) extended weekend. On that note, a quick reminder…
Episode 11: Christine Riordan – Adelphi’s Secret is Out
Adelphi University is pulling back the curtain. Deep in the Galactically Underrated File sits Adelphi, a 125-year-old private institution that’s routinely overlooked on an Island heavy with world-class universities and…
No. 601: Hawaiian punch, German cake and royal frankfurters, as social scales tip slowly toward balance
Sea-ing is believing: Believe it, dear readers – the weekend is almost here! Yes, it’s Friday on Long Island and around the world, and that isn’t just any well-earned…
At Adelphi, a multimedia push toward social justice
By GREGORY ZELLER // With high-profile murder trials, the devastating COVID pandemic and other critical socioeconomic issues shining fresh spotlights on racial disparities across the United States, the Adelphi University…