For 65 years, community and class have marked SCCC
By TOM MARINER // Nassau and Suffolk counties lost more than 110,000 residents between 2017 and 2022, thanks largely to the regional “brain drain.” Our leaders are looking for solutions…
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No. 863: E-gaming (safely), tabling (periodically) and showing affection (dentally), with brains to spare
Flowery language: Welcome to a wet Wednesday on Long Island, dear readers, as Mother Nature delivers on promises of an early spring, complete with warmer-than-average temperatures and all these…
No 832: On federalists, NSF funding and an ice-cold Budweiser – and yes, the sun will come out tomorrow
Sunny disposition: Welcome to a very special Friday, friends and innovators, and the precipice of something we haven’t seen on Long Island since before the flood. Our 100-percent-jinx-free Innovate Long…
Hofstra’s computer-science wishes granted by the NSF
By GREGORY ZELLER // The National Science Foundation is backing several ambitious Hofstra University professors on computer-science missions with wide-ranging implications. The foundation has awarded the university three grants totaling…
The Debrief: Standing up against bipolar disorder
The 5.7 million American adults living with bipolar disorder are about to get some major-league help: a nationwide coalition of expert institutions designed to collectively evaluate patients and determine…
No. 828: We channel 13, but don’t be scared – bras, eggs, Paul Simon and co-working spaces aren’t very spooky
Thirteen steps: Fear not, dear reader! We know some of you are spooked by today’s date, but it is Friday and you have conquered another autumnal workweek, with another…
Law, med students star in Hofstra’s unique mock trials
By GREGORY ZELLER // Teams of brilliant young doctors and lawyers bringing top medical and litigatory sciences to bear in heart-wrenching courtroom dramas … sounds like another hit for NBC….
Island CEOs cite slow start for Inflation Reduction Act
By GREGORY ZELLER // Reviews of the much-debated Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 are tepid at best in the latest Marcum-Hofstra CEO Survey. The fifth survey of 2023 produced by…
A summer of switcheroos for big Island names, firms
By GREGORY ZELLER // Across industries and sectors, an A-list of major Long Island names is updating its resumés this summer. The latest: Former New York State Chief Administrative Judge…
The Debrief: New faces, historical mission at the MTRC
Change is afoot at Stony Brook University’s Manufacturing and Technology Resource Consortium. Not the MTRC’s mission; Empire State Development’s regional Manufacturing Extension Partnership center has always provided job-creation and…
Future docs (maybe) shine in Zucker School pipelines
By GREGORY ZELLER // Economically disadvantaged students are getting a leg up on their college careers – and honing their life-saving skills – through the Donald & Barbara Zucker School…
Hope, ESG lift spirits among Marcum-Hofstra CEOs
By GREGORY ZELLER // Confidence continues to rise among Long Island chief executives, according to the latest Marcum-Hofstra CEO Survey. That’s the big takeaway from the newest 12-month outlook on…
LIA leaders still set a high bar, almost a century later
By TOM MARINER // Since its 1926 inception, the Long Island Association has played a pivotal role in shaping Long Island’s economic, social and political landscapes – and leadership has…
Dad/daughter duo books some quality time (with you)
By GREGORY ZELLER // Art imitates life in a new children’s book about family togetherness – written by a Hofstra University professor and his 13-year-old daughter. “If Time Fell From…
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,…