Cold start: Ram’s back – and this time, the weight is on
By TARA TERRANOVA // Ramuel “Ram” Maramara is no stranger to high ambition. And his latest project – helping to power a cleaner future with gravity-based energy storage – is…
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The future of SBU biotech starts in the center
By TOM MARINER // The Center for Biotechnology at Stony Brook University has long been one of New York State’s most powerful engines for life-sciences innovation. And it’s not letting…
Big cancer-therapy ambitions for 3D-printed ‘mini colon’
By GREGORY ZELLER // The species that brought you Mini-Me, the MINI Cooper and M&M’s Minis now gives a poop with the “mini colon.” Behold, the world’s first functional, drug-testable,…
Rewriting the book on retail (and community spirit)
By TARA TERRANOVA // Krista Lochren believes there’s hope for readers, even in the age of AI. Artificial intelligence, Amazon and other addictive algorithms are designed to steal attention spans….
As government slogs, the environment needs a hero
By FRANK PICCININNI // Across Long Island, the front line of environmental restoration isn’t buried deep in the Pine Barrens or hidden behind agency fences. It’s in our yards, parks…
AI won’t replace CRE brokers – but it will redefine them
By RALPH BENZAKEIN // The commercial real estate industry has always been shaped by information. For decades, brokers and developers have built their advantage on what they know – market…
At BagelFest, honoring the champions of breakfasts
By GREGORY ZELLER // The New York Mets didn’t make the World Series this year, but there’s still plenty of action this Fall at Citi Field – especially if you’re…
As AI imposters proliferate, time to reconsider ‘rights’
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Artificial intelligence is turning the entertainment industry upside down. Platforms like Sora and Anthropic have blurred the lines between real performers and AI-created imposters. Renowned performers…
As mental-health therapies evolve, Albany must keep up
By DEBORAH MAYO // In communities across New York, people living with anxiety, depression and other serious mental health conditions navigate a healthcare system that isn’t keeping up with their…
Feinstein master innovator earns invention immortality
By GREGORY ZELLER // A groundbreaking technology developed through clinical trials at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research has been granted all-time honors by Time magazine. The Double Neural Bypass…
Photograph: Point-and-shoot revival spurs PR innovation
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // My first government job was as a Nassau County legislative aide in 2000. A few months in, I was at a community event when then-County…
At Farmingdale State, applauding ASAP|ACE success
By GREGORY ZELLER // State University of New York royalty visited Long Island this week to celebrate a significant expansion of two successful student-retention/college-completion initiatives. During a Wednesday tour of…
The Debrief: Harnessing nature’s building blocks, SWFTly
A biotechnology startup with close ties to Stony Brook University and ambitious sustainability goals is poised for greatness. Welcome to SWFTLabs, which has obtained an exclusive patent license agreement…
Transit-oriented development is Island’s best way home
By SCOTT BURMAN // Long Island stands at a crossroads. Stubbornly clinging to a foregone era as a single-home bedroom community, we haven’t evolved to suitably address the needs of…
On the air, and on point, during World College Radio Day
By GREGORY ZELLER // October 3 is an exciting day for SUNY Old Westbury’s official radio station, which is scheduled to join a worldwide broadcasting event. Welcome to World College…