At CIBS candidate breakfast, politics like it oughta be
By GREGORY ZELLER // A modest meet-the-candidates breakfast in suburban Long Island has set national politics on its ear. At least, it should. Belying an era when presidential impeachments are…
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SBU: After 22 years, 9/11 heroes still paying the price
By GREGORY ZELLER // Twenty-two years later, 9/11 continues to exact a cruel toll: Stony Brook University scientists are tracking early-onset cognitive declines in first responders. This week’s memorials and…
Without workforce development, our ‘clean’ future fails
By HEIDI ANDERSON // It’s all-hands-on-deck to meet New York State’s 2030 climate-justice goals, including zero-emission electric generation and significantly reduced greenhouse-gas emissions. The challenge is an exciting opportunity for…
Walking the $225M walk at CCE’s Suffolk County Farm
By GREGORY ZELLER // A working farm known for cultivating educational opportunities is inviting visitors to take a walk and smarten up. Of course, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County…
Albany eyes preparedness as ’23 storm season surges
By GREGORY ZELLER // Bring it on, Nature – Kathy “Blood and Guts” Hochul and her regiments are ready for peak hurricane season. With the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s…
‘Best Hospitals’ rankings face growing scrutiny
By TERRY LYNAM // Hospitals nationwide will spend tens of millions of dollars in the coming months touting their “Best Hospital” rankings. Announced this month, the most recent rankings for the…
Black Business Month ends – but not the mission
By ALEEIA ABRAHAM // August is Black Business Month, an initiative founded to spotlight Black-owned businesses and their invaluable contributions to local economies. But as the month comes to an…
It’s innovators vs. sham spirits in the war of the rosés
By ALLISON SINGH // When consumers hear “counterfeiting,” they think of fake Rolex watches or Louis Vuitton handbags – not phony merlot. But sales of counterfeit wines and spirits skyrocketed…
Malverne High takes the fight to the cyberbullies
By GREGORY ZELLER // With the 2023-24 school year set to begin, Long Island educators and victim-advocacy leaders are proactively preparing high-schoolers to battle cyberbullies. The Safe Center Long Island,…
A summer of switcheroos for big Island names, firms
By GREGORY ZELLER // Across industries and sectors, an A-list of major Long Island names is updating its resumés this summer. The latest: Former New York State Chief Administrative Judge…
Around the world, in 40 years, on the T7 express
By TOM MARINER // Rarely does technology development come full-circle like this. Its recent acquisition of Toronto-based Spindle BioTech has not only allowed Stony Brook’s Applied DNA Sciences to combine…
From East End Food, what to eat (and where to find it)
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island’s busiest farm-to-table bureau is pumping up the world-class East End food scene with a modern multichannel guide to regional edibles and events. East End…
The climate’s already changed. Will LI land-use laws?
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // July 2023 was the hottest month ever recorded. That includes the three hottest days ever, averaging global temperatures. In South America, where it’s winter right…
Hochul to hackers: Expect a fight from ‘prime target’
By GREGORY ZELLER // Governor Kathy Hochul has a message for cybercriminals, and they won’t need an advanced cypher to break it down. Hochul was part politician, part technician and…
The Debrief: New faces, historical mission at the MTRC
Change is afoot at Stony Brook University’s Manufacturing and Technology Resource Consortium. Not the MTRC’s mission; Empire State Development’s regional Manufacturing Extension Partnership center has always provided job-creation and…