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…
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No. 741: Exciting winds blow, Latinx leaders learn and Dreamers eye Old Westbury – you want fries with that?
Well-seasoned: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and the midpoint of a suddenly-very-autumnal mid-November workweek. Before we dive in, a quick scheduling/cooking note: Innovate Long Island will be brining, baking…
No. 731: In which we bet the farm, pull some pork, train new medical assistants and salute our successful ’Slam
On track: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we speed along the back stretch and into the big turn, racing toward the final furlongs of this latest busy workweek….
Medical assistant partnership puts the ‘earn’ in ‘learn’
By GREGORY ZELLER // New York State’s largest healthcare provider and the state’s busiest community college are teaming up to address increasing healthcare needs. It’s no surprise that demand for…
Island colleges, cops gather for active-shooter summit
By GREGORY ZELLER // An active-shooter situation is expected Friday at Adelphi University – but this one has the potential to save lives. Six Long Island colleges and universities will…
No. 707: On Hollywoodland, Sinatra and historic cubes, with a mighty blow struck against sinister sepsis
Full steam: Welcome to another warm Wednesday in our lovely Northern Hemisphere, dear readers, as summer temperatures soar and socioeconomic progress sizzles. It’s July 13 out there, and your…
No. 687: The OJ is fresh, the trees are planted and the Force will be with you, always (hold the chicken)
Force push: Welcome to Wednesday, masters and padawans, Jedi and Sith, bounty hunters, Imperial troops and assorted rebel scum. It’s May 4 across our little corner of the universe,…
No. 627: A real M*A*S*H-up, featuring a curvy dark-side mistress, fried ham and the Road Runner (meep meep!)
Rock step: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, as we wrap up this very-late-summer workweek and look forward to another well-earned weekend. It’s Sept. 17 out there – International Country…
No. 614: In which chips fall, champagne flows, Molloy shines and the NFL comes to Nassau Community College
Cool runnings: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we enjoy a remarkably mild stretch of summertime weather, but nonetheless sweat out another week of red-hot innovation. Young at heart:…
SUNY pumps millions into COVID-related mental health
By GREGORY ZELLER // Referencing a “once-in-a-generation health crisis” with dramatic implications beyond the physical, the State University of New York system has launched a massive student mental health 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…
Island institutions compute new joint-admissions deal
By GREGORY ZELLER // The big joint-admissions wheel keeps on turning, with two more Long Island institutions joining forces to speed collegians toward higher degrees. This time, the wheel stops…
Adelphi, FSC grease the skids on key graduate degrees
By GREGORY ZELLER // Two Long Island higher-ed institutions are uniting to give collegians a running start on their graduate degrees. Farmingdale State College and Garden City-based Adelphi University have…
Island innovators mourn loss of LIFT leader Muscarella
By RAY DONNELLY and JULIE ALLEGRETTI // The light switches have been off at the Long Island Forum for Technology for years, but sadly, the brightest light of LIFT is…
SUNY’s LI schools look good as COVID tracker debuts
By GREGORY ZELLER // Note to the party crowds on SUNY’s 64 statewide campuses: Big Doctor is watching. With colleges and universities across the land reporting significant COVID-19 outbreaks –…