Patient FSC earns $75M computer-science award
By GREGORY ZELLER // A state-of-the-art computer center will open at Farmingdale State College by 2025 – almost a full decade after the SUNY school began lobbying for such a…
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DeafBlind thrive at Helen Keller National Center
By GREGORY ZELLER // Innovative technologies are always in play at the Helen Keller National Center, but what’s inside counts most – and that’s doubly true this Saturday. On Dec….
After 18-year road show, LIMEHOF finally comes home
By GREGORY ZELLER // Like a band performing an endless concert tour, the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame has long dreamed of home. There have always been…
Scrappy students show their metal in annual e-drive
By GREGORY ZELLER // Thousands of pounds of “electronic waste” are off the streets, thanks to some middle school pluck and a little commercial scrap. Students at Mineola Middle School…
Fifty years and one full circle at Contract Pharmacal
By TOM MARINER // A familiar theme for success – and for staying on Long Island – is “family owned and operated.” Look no further than Contract Pharmacal Corp., which…
Cutting-edge tech enables Veterans Day stroke save
By GREGORY ZELLER // An 80-year-old U.S. Army veteran is alive, well and feeling “lucky” after quick thinking – and a bevy of innovative technologies – saved his life on…
With funding wins, Island-born EV pioneer charges on
By GREGORY ZELLER // A transportation-tech disruptor spreading electric micro-shuttle services across the nation – including several stops on Long Island – has claimed a share of Albany’s $85 million Clean…
BOEM shares draft review as Empire Wind whips up
By GREGORY ZELLER // With a crucial public-comment period looming, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is spilling the beans on a major offshore-wind proposal for New York waters. The…
NIH backs SBU’s ‘pandemic preparedness’ research
By GREGORY ZELLER // Stony Brook University is getting a running start on the next COVID-level crisis. A $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of…
Conservative SCOTUS’s next target: Affirmative Action
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Based on lengthy oral arguments in two recent high-profile cases, the U.S. Supreme Court appears ready to overturn decades-old precedents on Affirmative Action at public…
Northwell, Aegis break the ice with menopause startup
By GREGORY ZELLER // A $100 million regional collaboration committed to creating new healthcare startups is raising the bar on clinical menopause support. Northwell Holdings, New Hyde Park-based Northwell Health’s…
Farmingdale State emergency fund earns BFCU boost
By GREGORY ZELLER // Farmingdale State College students struggling with tuition payments – and other basic necessities, including food – just got a big boost from Bethpage Federal Credit Union….
New gifts boost New York Tech architects, by design
By GREGORY ZELLER // The defunct Institute of Design and Construction lives on – as does its long support of the New York Institute of Technology. The IDC Foundation, legacy…
Cyberthreats are complex – IT security must be, too
By DAVE COURBANOU // When it comes to assessing your IT infrastructure for vulnerabilities, the best approach is a multipronged one. A holistic approach to protecting an IT infrastructure assesses…
Will local issues outplay D.C. dysfunction? Stay tuned
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // The incredible (and, depending on your POV, incredibly concerning) proliferation of partisan politics has had wide-ranging cultural and political consequences – and the art of…