NYIT series looks to arm tomorrow’s cyber-defenders
By GREGORY ZELLER // A sizeable grant from Northrop Grumman and a pressing need – the “coming cyberwars,” is how Nada Anid somewhat glumly termed it – have spurred the…
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Nomorobo: A million users later, just getting started
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s a major milestone for robocall terminator Nomorobo, which sometime this week will be downloaded by its one-millionth user. Developer Aaron Foss’ call blocker – scourge…
With federal funding in doubt, SBU Charity Gala scores
By GREGORY ZELLER // The Stony Brook Foundation’s message on scientific research: If you want it done, do it yourself. With scientists around the nation marching against President Donald Trump’s…
Long Island Press sold (but keep on reading)
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s the start of another new chapter for The Long Island Press, which has been sold to a Queens-based media company. Jed Morey, president of Syosset-based…
New partnership spotlights Northwell orthopedics
Northwell Health has signed a strategic affiliation agreement with the Rothman Institute, one of the nation’s largest orthopedic practices. The Northwell Health Orthopaedic Institute will be working with the Pennsylvania-based…
LI adds 16K+ jobs in past year, but March weak
Long Island added 16,400 jobs over the year ended in March, an increase of 1.5 percent that brings total local employment to 1,120,700. Continuing a long trend, the greatest gains were…
With unique tech, Applied DNA gets into in vitro
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Stony Brook-based biotech has embarked on a five-year mission to safeguard in vitro diagnostics. In vitro studies, sometimes called “test tube experiments,” involve microorganisms, cells…
To infinity, and beyond, at FSC commencements
Farmingdale State College will go global, and then some, at its annual commencement exercises. The college is planning two separate ceremonies this year – one for students graduating from the…
Composite deposit unites ThermoLift, CPC
By GREGORY ZELLER // A pair of modest research grants will help one of the shining examples of Stony Brook University’s innovation ecosystem incorporate cutting-edge materials into its mechanical design,…
Venture Challenge: Innovators dazzle, CountryBox soars
By GREGORY ZELLER // An e-commerce website pitched by a trio of undergraduate students walked off with top honors, and a hefty $20,000 check, in Tuesday’s final round of the…
It’s artery-hardening work, but NYIT is up to the task
Researchers at the New York Institute of Technology are closing in on a new way of measuring atherosclerosis – a hardening of the arteries that serves as an early warning…
Debrief: Accelerating with Peter Donnelly
Not to be confused with the Accelerate Long Island Seed Fund is the Accelerate New York Seed Fund, an all-new endowment operating under the auspices of nonprofit regional-commercialization booster Accelerate…
Cohen children’s launches space-age MRI suite
A $10 million donation from the Children’s Medical Fund of New York will send the youngest patients at the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center into space. The gift…
Contractors sue state over secret minority biz goals
The Associated General Contractors of New York State has filed suit against five state agencies, seeking the release of documents that show how the offices set goals for participation by…
Feinstein researchers eye brain-tumor breakthrough
A common medication used to treat parasitic infections could leapfrog to the top of medical science’s brain-cancer arsenal. Pure scientific research funded by federal grants has led to this potential…