No. 558: It’s a riot – filled with Darwinians, smooth moves and tiny bubbles
So, how was your week? Sanity reigns, the Republic stands and the business of innovation carries on – and so does Innovate LI, despite a bellyful of website and…
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
No. 494: In which Earth Day, the National League and fresh NSF Fellows all arrive, but COVID-19 won’t leave
People of Earth: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as Long Island, the United States and a good chunk of the civilized world muscle their way through another workweek in…
No. 493: On foundations, fellows, foreign tongues – and redemption for your pandemic pantry
Gives us pause: It’s Friday again, dear readers, and while there’s no end in sight to the great 2020 pandemic, the same can’t be said for this latest work-from-home…
CSHL, partners track COVID-19 culprit to tricky NET
By GREGORY ZELLER // An international research consortium with Long Island roots may have identified the culprit behind COVID-19’s worst cases. It’s been well-documented that a large majority of patients…
No. 474: On molecular diagnostics, robo-busts and T Rex – and happy birthday to the author of your youth
Back stretch: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and the clubhouse turn of our latest socioeconomic sprint. It’s Feb. 12 out there, replete with offbeat observations: choose from National Lost…
In reality, a STEM spin on LI workforce development
By GREGORY ZELLER // Albany’s biggest economic engine is hitting the gas on a clever, multifaceted Long Island workforce-development initiative, offering a reality-TV look at the Island’s thriving 21st century…
Debrief: Abiding Kevin Law, as LI collides with destiny
Hard to believe, but it’s been five long years since Innovate LI last Debriefed Kevin Law, who’s now logged a full decade as President and CEO of the Long…
No. 458: Ink flows, Whoppers sizzle and cyber-defenders rise – plus, a critical organoid donation
When you’re having fun: Hard to believe, dear readers, but time is running out on 2019, as we fly through this first workweek of the last month of the…
In TD grant, big win for CSHL, Tuveson and society
By GREGORY ZELLER // A cutting-edge Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory cancer-detection science will get cutting-edgier, thanks to a stocking stuffer from TD Bank. New Jersey-based TD announced Tuesday more than…
No. 451: On clusters, blockbusters and Hustlers (plus meatless meals and clean campuses)
That happened fast: Remember, like, last week, when it was January and we were all, “Wow, 2019!” and you were still writing “2018” on your checks? Well, it’s November….
Whole body, whole world in CSHL’s new Demerec lab
By GREGORY ZELLER // A world-class scientific institution has gotten worldlier, and classier, with a $75 million upgrade focused squarely on cancer research. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory this week cut…
Writing the book, literally, on bioelectronic medicine
By GREGORY ZELLER // The pioneering work of several key researchers has made Long Island a focal point in the emerging science of bioelectronic medicine – their combined knowledge and…
With pilot run ending, top marks for LI Bioscience Hub
By GREGORY ZELLER // The Long Island Bioscience Hub is making the grade, according to a report card prepared by independent evaluators. Since launching in 2015, the LIBH – a…
No. 412: On Prince, Pence, Columbia, clams and Northwell Health’s new ‘ranch’ dressing
Finishing what you started: Another busy workweek ends, dear readers, and another warm weekend dawns. It’s Friday, June 7, out there, and you’ve completed yet another hard-run marathon of…
Ten LI scientists earn prestigious AAAS fellowships
By GREGORY ZELLER // Ten Long Island scientists have received a prestigious peer-selected distinction, selected as 2018 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The high honor,…