Regional institutions accept teacher-diversity mission
By GREGORY ZELLER // The SUNY Old Westbury School of Education has joined a unique national program working to bring diversity into the classroom. The Georgia-based Branch Alliance for Educator…
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Luxury retailer, regional food groups fly to the rescue
By GREGORY ZELLER // A first-class hunger-relief effort is wheels-up at John F. Kennedy International Airport, with a Long Island-based national retailer behind the stick. Valley Stream-based International Shoppes –…
A fed-up populace turns its lonely eyes to authenticity
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Earlier this week, the Merriam-Webster Dictionary announced that the word “authentic” was the 2023 word of the year – defined as “true to one’s own…
PhDs without borders in new engineering consortium
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new multi-college agreement will see New York Institute of Technology and Stony Brook University engineering students attending classes at top Northeast schools including Princeton, Columbia…
Fierce fire ignites new passion for Tesla Science Center
By GREGORY ZELLER // The devastating fire that tore through the Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe isn’t the end for the last standing laboratory of famed inventor Nikola Tesla. That’s…
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…
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…