Real philanthropic change starts with changing minds
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // With Giving Tuesday a little more than a week away, ’tis the season for charity galas, direct-mail appeals and bell-ringing mall Santas, as nonprofits struggle to…
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Entrepreneurs, there’s gold in them thar innovations!
By JASON JANAWKSY // Each year, the White House designates November as National Entrepreneurship Month, celebrating risk-takers who set out on their own. The month is ripe for reflecting on the resilient…
Semi-tough: Chips are down, but gov’t is fighting back
By HEIDI ANDERSON // Chocolate chips are a staple in my snack stash. If I temporarily go healthy, overstocked chips could sit for weeks, but they’re always there waiting when…
After 18-month radio daze, WUSB feeling strong again
By GREGORY ZELLER // Now hear this: The official Stony Brook University radio station is broadcasting at full power once again. Nearly 20 months after its (very) old transmitter broke…
Ohio Islander seeks good bread, next great story
By GREGORY ZELLER // Podcast and documentary producer Chris Aiola, a Commack product transplanted to Ohio, is knee-deep in brutal crime, Alaskan aliens and deadly global pandemics. So, what scares…
As seniors surge, eldercare is running out of providers
By TERRY LYNAM // Watching videos of Mick Jagger strutting around on stage, it’s hard to believe the Rolling Stones frontman is 80 years old. While the rock ‘n’ roll…
Construction begins on first South Fork Wind turbine
By GREGORY ZELLER // Marking an “awesome milestone” for the burgeoning U.S. offshore-wind industry – and a red-letter day for international partners Ørsted A/S and Eversource Energy – the first of 12 gigantic…
A decade later, ‘demonstrable success’ from the SCIDA
By GREGORY ZELLER // Ten years, 10 towns and one historic effort later, the Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency has finalized a winning downtown-redevelopment strategy – and is sharing the…
Tanking it, to give early-stage entrepreneurs a chance
By ALLISON SINGH // After years of watching “Shark Tank,” I’m taking a shot at sharkdom next week, as a judge for the Stony Brook University College of Business pitch-fest…
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…
Were the Moon landings fake? Now that’s a giant leap
By TOM MARINER // Long Island is the last place where you’d expect a question about whether Neil Armstrong really took a “giant leap for mankind” on the Moon, because…
Study: Speedy LI boaters risk right whale extinction
By GREGORY ZELLER // Citing risks to endangered North Atlantic right whales, an international ocean-advocacy group wants vessels to throttle back in established “slow zones” – including the almost 90…
In this ‘Talent Pipeline,’ an innovative workforce plan
By GREGORY ZELLER // The long-term competitiveness of the greater Long Island workforce – and the Northeast’s largest industrial park – gets the royal treatment in a new study by…
With the House at stake, NY’s redistricting war rages
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // The results of this November’s congressional elections might not be based on the candidates, the issues, campaign funds raised or even the number of votes…