On Shinnecock land, a blueprint for a national industry
By GREGORY ZELLER // Three new sustainable homes – and, potentially, an exciting new vertical market for the Long Island construction industry – are taking shape on Shinnecock Nation land….
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Big deal re-CASTs 19th Century church, once again
By GREGORY ZELLER // An aging Southold structure with a long and winding backstory has once again found new life – this time, as home base for a service-focused nonprofit…
At Feinstein, another national first for COVID boosters
By GREGORY ZELLER // Marking a national first, Northwell Health on Monday delivered the first set of COVID-19 vaccination booster shots to organ-transplant patients. The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research,…
NSF backs SBU’s quest for AI-controlled power grid
By GREGORY ZELLER // Handing control of the national power grid over to artificial intelligence? What could possibly go wrong? Remain calm, humans. What sounds like the opening of every…
Innovation: That’s how the cookie crumbles, or you do
By NANCY PAK // Innovation is at the heart and soul of food – the world has been innovating with food since the discovery of fire. The Royal Society lists…
Northwell, Walgreens announce ‘strategic affiliation’
By GREGORY ZELLER // New York State’s largest healthcare provider and one of the nation’s largest pharmacy chains are joining forces. New Hyde Park-based Northwell Health, which boasts more practitioners…
At Spellman’s electricity lab, everything’s under control
By GREGORY ZELLER // A regional manufacturer of custom high-voltage power systems and one of Long Island’s top research institutions have teamed up to advance the next generation of power…
In space, no one can hear your (critical) supply chain
By RAY DONNELLY // Space might be the “final frontier” to Capt. Kirk, the crew of the Starship Enterprise and generations of “Star Trek” fans, but to Betatronix and other…
Ceremonies end, but work continues for 9/11 heroes
By GREGORY ZELLER // The heart-rending memorial ceremonies are over, the “never forget” reminders have ceased, the calendar moves on – and once again, the brutal and shattering terrorist attacks…
Risking life, and a clean record, for a better detector
By TOM MARINER // As I stepped from the airplane directly onto the runway, I remember thinking that the door sill was eight feet higher when I boarded. A silver-suited…
Albany pumps $40M into biotech commercialization
By GREGORY ZELLER // Good news for Long Island’s impressive biotech-research corridor: New York State has opened a new Biodefense Commercialization Fund designed to speed promising life-science research to market….
Dual verticals help additive-manufacturing ace add on
By GREGORY ZELLER // Two distinct additive-manufacturing solutions are keeping a 3D-printing pioneer in growth mode, despite the pandemic’s lingering drag. Chem3 LLC (dba ChemCubed) produces “jettable nanocomposites” that can be…
Bush, Obama aides named Hofstra Presidential Fellows
By GREGORY ZELLER // Two heavy-hitting political operatives with presidential pedigrees will share their insights and expertise with the Hofstra University community. Philip Schiliro, director of legislative affairs and special…
Risk, opportunity in COVID/climate change combo
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // The climate-change crisis is accelerating. COVID is surging, particularly the Delta variant. Both present immediate challenges – and, quite interestingly, recent research shows there are…
In a tough spot, a tough governor makes a tough call
By GREGORY ZELLER // If you thought the new school year – after a cluster$#%& of canceled SATs, “distance learning” and other COVID accommodations – would be like the good…