Preparing for the worst at Mass-Casualty Training Day
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the You Think YOU’RE Having a Bad Day? File comes the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, which dealt with a terrorist…
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Patent law must think hard about ‘traditional knowledge’
By ALLISON SINGH // When it comes to stealing from Long Island’s indigenous people, much of the focus has been on land – much less on the theft of intangibles…
LIU rocks the vote with 250 years of campaign swag
By GREGORY ZELLER // Buttons, banners and a treasure trove of memorabilia recalling some of the most influential chapters in American history highlight a new Long Island University exhibit tracking…
Living large in New York Tech’s new residence hall
By GREGORY ZELLER // Marking a significant milestone for regional student life, the New York Institute of Technology is about to cut the ribbon on its new Long Island residence…
Embracing the past, seizing the future at Enzo Biochem
By TOM MARINER // Farmingdale’s Enzo Biochem has been a prescient predictor of biotechnology advances for nearly five decades – forever innovating, protecting and delivering the “right” bio products at…
Reduce, reuse, rebrand: Reworld leaves nothing to waste
By DAWN HARMON // The environmental landscape has evolved drastically over the past two decades, demanding innovative and sustainable approaches to address the increasingly complex challenges of waste management. Twenty…
Poll: Screen time a growing concern for LI kids, adults
By GREGORY ZELLER // School mobile-phone bans and tighter restrictions on social media content proved popular in the latest Mount Sinai South Nassau Truth in Medicine Poll The poll –…
LI braces for change after monumental Chevron decision
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Get ready, Long Island, for the impacts of the Supreme Court’s precedent-changing Loper Bright decision. The decision abandoned the court’s own Chevron doctrine, which stems…
Study gives science the upper hand on Lyme disease
By GREGORY ZELLER // Scientists have deciphered the genetics of dozens of bacteria known to transmit Lyme disease – a major step toward new treatments for the world’s most prevalent…
Food bank’s ninth LI pantry expands fight against hunger
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island’s leading hunger-relief organization took Hunger Action Day literally this year, ceremoniously welcoming its latest food pantry. Long Island Cares Inc.-The Harry Chapin Regional Food…
One way or another, nonvoters will decide Election 2024
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // On Nov. 8, 1960, John F. Kennedy was elected President of the United States in one of the closest and most influential elections in U.S….
SBU leads regional geniuses on a new quantum quest
By GREGORY ZELLER // Stony Brook University will head up a heavy-hitting roster of major players looking to supercharge the nation’s quantum-computing abilities. The State University of New York flagship…
In new HKS kitchen, it’s the blind leading the bagels
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Long Island-based nonprofit with a famous name and a well-earned national reputation is leading its clients somewhere many have never been before: the kitchen. Port…
Smart policy, public support essential to Black business
By PHIL ANDREWS // To close out Black Business Month, let’s celebrate the dramatic increase in Black entrepreneurship and confront the challenges that still exist. To overcome discriminatory lending practices and…
Honeymoon phase: When dining fine, less is truly more
By ZELORY GREGLER // This just in from our Innovate North Atlantic Bureau: You eat too much. Sorry to be blunt. But two weeks in Iceland, Greenland and easternmost Canada…