SBU study detects ‘gender chasm’ in scientific papers
By GREGORY ZELLER // A review of nearly two decades of publications in the nation’s top medical journals shows a clear bias against women authors. Led by researchers from Stony…
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Albany announces $157M in LI road-paving projects
By GREGORY ZELLER // A harsh winter has left Long Island roadways battered, but help is on the way: a $157 million package of “pavement renewal projects” aiming to smooth…
Flies, farms, midnight dentists mark Adelphi contest
By GREGORY ZELLER // There’s new-business blood in the water at Adelphi University. The Garden City-based university is gearing up for the latest installment of its annual Business Plan Competition,…
EV ambitions are nice – but what’s the action plan?
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // As we mark Earth Day No. 52 on April 22, have the challenges to our environment ever been greater? The UN has warned that time…
St. Joseph’s wastes no time making ‘university’ switch
By GREGORY ZELLER // Another jewel of Long Island’s academic crown has added some extra luster, with St. Joseph’s College becoming the latest Island school to earn a promotion. The…
Northwell startup stakes $100M for health tech, equity
By GREGORY ZELLER // Northwell Health has added another economic-development engine to its impressive collection. Already busily commercializing research and generating early-stage enterprises through its Northwell Ventures and Northwell Holdings…
Nordic track proves to be a fast track for SBU ‘Sparks’
By GREGORY ZELLER // Stony Brook University’s Nordic foray is off to a fast start. Nordic Spark, a virtual business accelerator for foreign clean-energy startups looking to enter U.S. markets,…
Real honors for simulated Westhampton Beach ‘Opal’
By GREGORY ZELLER // A simulated “circular fashion” startup founded by industrious Westhampton Beach High School students has come full circle, capturing a prestigious national business-plan award. Opal, launched in…
In Musk’s Twitter play, red flags about media influence
By GREGORY ZELLER // So, a world-famous billionaire futurist with apparently unlimited resources, an affinity for weed and a continent-sized ego (with a mouth to match) is taking over Twitter…
Time for the big guns in the war on climate change
By ERNIE FAZIO // The prospect of having to deal with the most obnoxious regimes in the world is repugnant to all of us. On the other hand, we still…
Getting your classic game on, without all the quarters
By GREGORY ZELLER // Reports of the demise of the Game On Retro Arcade were somewhat exaggerated – and legions of fans are thankful for that. A fairly routine April…
Charitable lessons abound in Ukraine Airbnb campaign
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // With 4 million homeowner-hosts welcoming more than 1 billion short-term guests since 2008, Airbnb has handily disrupted the hotel industry. Now, as the horrors of war…
Islip airport ups its ground game with $8.4M GTC
By GREGORY ZELLER // New options welcome Long Island MacArthur Airport passengers taking the train, bus, taxi, Uber or hotel shuttle to the plane. The Town of Islip has officially…
New York Tech co-ops open doors for IT undergrads
By GREGORY ZELLER // The New York Institute of Technology will create new professional onramps for computer science students with help from an old friend of Long Island innovation. Peter…
Innovation in its eyes, Molloy earns overdue promotion
By GREGORY ZELLER // An island blessed with a pantheon of leading universities is adding another. And like Stony Brook University, Hofstra University, Adelphi University and the other jewels of…