Coronavirus and you: How to survive the bugocalypse
By ANTHONY SANTELLA // The deadly coronavirus that originated 7,500 miles away in China may have found its way to Long Island, where health officials announced last week that a…
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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. 462: Silver bells, silver medals and the ‘Silver Tsunami’ – plus, STEM education for grown-ups
Are those bells we hear? Santa’s sleigh is warming up, dear readers, as we hurdle another Wednesday and trigger the one-week countdown to Christmas Day. That makes it Dec….
This chief diversity officer has cleared many hurdles
By GREGORY ZELLER // Diversity continues to drive destinies at Long Island’s top universities, with another major appointment focused on inclusion. This time, it’s Stony Brook University again, announcing this…
Adelphi, SBU mix it up in Island-wide diversity drive
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the It Takes a Village file come multiple attempts to promote inclusion at some of Long Island’s top universities, and beyond. Just weeks after Stony…
No. 459: In which science, magic and fish prevail – and Long Island’s minimum wage approaches its max
Getting good at this: Another successful workweek in the books, another hard-earned weekend in the offing – well done, intrepid innovators, you’ve done it again. It’s Dec. 6 out…
No. 455: Kalikow knows, Empire invades, Rod Stewart stays on track – and why WOS is A-OK with PSEG
The final countdown: The clock is ticking, dear readers, as we speed toward the climactic conclusion of another busy workweek. To set a proper Friday mood, straight from 1986…
No. 454: Making Whoopi, seating Parks and (kinda) quoting Franklin – plus, the winds of cyberwar blow
Half full: You’ve made it this far, dear reader – it’s Wednesday, Nov. 13, and you’re already halfway through this busy workweek. Well done! Tell everyone how you did…
Hofstra flips switch on next-level cybersecurity center
By GREGORY ZELLER // With cybercrime on the rise, Hofstra University students will join the fight – and the future cybersecurity workforce. On Tuesday, smack-dab in the middle of National…
When workforce development met entrepreneurism
By ROSALIE DRAGO // This has certainly been a busy year for workforce development – especially if you know what workforce development truly is. In 2019, in this space, we’ve…
At Adelphi, unplugged students party like it’s 1993
By GREGORY ZELLER // For some Adelphi University students, this may be the hardest week of their entire collegiate careers. Freshmen in a first-year seminar taught by visiting Associate Professor…
Productivity is the name of the game for APICS NYC/LI
By GREGORY ZELLER // They’ll manage just fine, thank you, at the New York City/Long Island chapter of the Association for Supply Chain Management – even if that’s not its…
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…
In ‘Creative’ twist, ‘Zimmerman/Edelson’ is no more
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Physician, Heal Thyself file comes the strategic communications powerhouse formerly known as Zimmerman/Edelson Inc., henceforth rebranded as ZE Creative Communications. The longstanding Great Neck…
Diversity is dapper as LI med students don white coats
By GREGORY ZELLER // They’ve put them on – and, they’re off! The ninth-ever class at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell has donned its white coats and…