A new take on old-school conversation
By GREGORY ZELLER // The art of conversation isn’t dead yet, if science has anything to say about it. But face-to-face linguistic communication between two human beings, no screens involved,…
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Taking the fight to cancer’s stem cells
By GREGORY ZELLER // Many have said them, tried their best and fallen short – but the words still have unique and powerful meaning, in medical parlance and beyond. A…
NYIT cybersecurity center gets fed cred
By GREGORY ZELLER // The New York Institute of Technology, which boasts campuses in New York City and Old Westbury and is developing a new Cyber Defense Research Facility in…
Vital Performance: Success by taking small sips
By GREGORY ZELLER // One of Hofstra University’s most entrepreneurial thinkers is diving into the sports-drink market, and if Gatorade isn’t worried, it’s OK – that’s actually part of Allon…
Craft Beer Week kicks off with, um, lots of beer
By JIM MCCUNE // Long Island Craft Beer Week gets a head start on the national celebration today, with special brews, charity events, brews, food, brews and music. The Colorado-based…
Green Bank inks four solar deals
NY Green Bank, the state’s $1 billion energy financing arm, has completed four new deals that will encourage job creation and private investment. Combined, the efforts are expected to facilitate…
Ms. Michelle cookies, now in a Big Box
By GREGORY ZELLER // Ms. Michelle’s is going to Walmart. Still baking inside Stony Brook University’s Calverton Business Incubator, gluten-free goodie gourmet Michelle Gillette Kelly and her husband/business partner Chris…
TheraSource snags $3M SBIR grant
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Feinstein Institute-born biotech will tackle radiation poisoning thanks to a grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. TheraSource, a Manhasset-based 2004 startup…
Six LI districts land Smart Schools funding
Six Long Island school districts are in line for almost $7 million in funding under the state’s new Smart Schools program, a $2 billion effort to close the so-called “digital…
Coming soon, a roommate you can LiveWith
By GREGORY ZELLER // Anyone who’s experienced Bad Roommate Syndrome knows how uncomfortable it can be. The unpaid bills, the 2 a.m. screenings of “Apocalypse Now” in Dolby surround sound,…
Connect the Dots launches $1M crowdfunding effort
By GREGORY ZELLER // There are lots of connections these days at We Connect the Dots, the Cold Spring Harbor nonprofit focused on educating the next generation of scientists, mathematicians…
Applied DNA inks $2.5M federal contract
By GREGORY ZELLER // Biotech firm Applied DNA Sciences has announced a new $2.5 million contract with “a U.S. government agency” covering the use of its flagship SigNature DNA security…
At Spectronics, making it all work somehow
By GREGORY ZELLER // So where does Spectronics Corp. go from here? Founded by Bill and Morris Cooper way back in 1955, the longtime Long Island innovator has been to…
Child health agencies in line for tech funding
Long Island health services that work with children are in line for almost $750,000 to improve thier technology, the state announced. The one-time funding will be used by providers to purchase…
The Debrief: Seeds planted, now on to cultivation
When last we Debriefed Mark Lesko, the former assistant U.S. attorney and Brookhaven Town supervisor had just left his post as executive director of Accelerate Long Island (sorta) and taken…