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…
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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…
LI lags as creature comforts conquer commercial RE
By DAVID PENNETTA // Behavioral science and behavioral economics continue to fill U.S. office buildings. Humans are innately distinct from one another, for the sole purpose of sustaining the species….
Future docs (maybe) shine in Zucker School pipelines
By GREGORY ZELLER // Economically disadvantaged students are getting a leg up on their college careers – and honing their life-saving skills – through the Donald & Barbara Zucker School…
Cultures, next-gen tech come together at Canon USA
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Small World After All Department come a Long Island university, a Japanese multinational and a group of visiting South Korean college students, all sharing…
Pesto, change-o: Revealing the simplest culinary truth
By ZELORY GREGLER // There’s this unwritten journalism rule about not accepting gifts from the people you write about. In fact, I think it might be written. Either way, journalists…
A summer of digital love for Long Island universities
By GREGORY ZELLER // Two leading Long Island universities are spending their summer vacations upping their computer-science game. The summer months might not be known for educational innovations, but don’t…
$200M gift, new name for tuition-free LI med school
By GREGORY ZELLER // Welcome to the NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine … and don’t let the new name fool you, your money’s still no good here. But…
Government communications? It can get a bit complex
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Brainstorming ideas for a column about the dynamic between government communications and public trust, I found myself down a rabbit hole of fascinating historical examples….
For mom and pop, UPS strike would be a major blow
By ADAM HABER // The potential United Parcel Service strike and its implications for small businesses across Long Island and beyond are deeply concerning. While the threat of a labor…
Applied DNA eyes big things in latest small package
By GREGORY ZELLER // At first glance, it may seem like a minor acquisition, but stay tuned – when Applied DNA Sciences makes “minor acquisitions,” seismic industrial shifts tend to…
Hope, ESG lift spirits among Marcum-Hofstra CEOs
By GREGORY ZELLER // Confidence continues to rise among Long Island chief executives, according to the latest Marcum-Hofstra CEO Survey. That’s the big takeaway from the newest 12-month outlook on…
With telehealth’s future on the line, Congress must act
By JERRY BALENTINE // Telemedicine is revolutionizing how we deliver healthcare and expanding access to medical services for patients throughout New York State – now, more than ever doctors, specialty…
In the weeds: Buzz-kill pill vs. multiplying marijuana
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // Ask 10 people if marijuana is addictive and you’ll get 10 different answers. Perhaps that’s why recent news of an experimental pill to effectively treat marijuana…