NYIT cuts tuition for kids of teachers, first responders
By GREGORY ZELLER // A generous New York Institute of Technology scholarship program will slash tuition costs for the children of regional teachers and first responders. Heralded by NYIT as…
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Coalition challenges Albany’s pipe ban, lauds NESE
By GREGORY ZELLER // Citing a “looming threat” to the Long Island economy – including potential delays for the vaunted Nassau Hub, Ronkonkoma Hub and Belmont Park reconstruction projects –…
Purolator’s latest LI Index sparkles with positivity
By GREGORY ZELLER // Optimism abounds in the latest edition of the Purolator Long Island Supply Chain Index, with regional manufacturers especially jazzed about production and hiring. Jericho-based logistics ace…
Island student entrepreneurs shine in NY Biz Plan finals
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island may be a state-designated biotech corridor, but its student entrepreneurs have some pretty bright ideas regarding the environment, too. That according to the 2019…
Books, online learning key to battling ‘summer slide’
By HARRY AURORA // Longer days, warmer weather and the approach of summer vacation excite students, but many educators and parents worry about the toll that long break from school…
At Old Westbury’s MAC Awards, a new media buffet
By GREGORY ZELLER // They’re rolling out the red carpet, literally, for SUNY College at Old Westbury’s 12th annual Student MAC Awards. The yearly Media Arts Celebration – which salutes…
Study: Park is the place for ‘tradeable’ opportunities
By GREGORY ZELLER // It already plays a central role in the Long Island economy, but the economic power of the Hauppauge Industrial Park has barely been scratched. So says…
In Discovery Prize, a best chance to speak their minds
By GREGORY ZELLER // Effective science communication won the day Tuesday, when Stony Brook University hosted the final round of its 2019 Discovery Prize Competition. Designed specifically to teach next-level…
Hempstead LDC approves $28M in Adelphi bonds
By GREGORY ZELLER // The Town of Hempstead Local Development Corp. is once again backing a regional school’s expansion efforts with a nod for tax-exempt bonds. The LDC, which in…
Albany bags plastics, as single-use sacks get the sack
By GREGORY ZELLER // It tolls for thee, plastic bags. Governor Andrew Cuomo rang the death knell Monday for single-use plastic bags in New York State – outlawed as of…
At ICE laboratory, diversity fuels the fire within
By GREGORY ZELLER // Diversity is behind the wheel at Stony Brook University, where an unexpected team of mechanical engineers is fueling a new future for an old technology. Electric…
For LI entrepreneurs, a bevy of biz-building resources
By PHIL RUGILE // I’ve talked a lot about how startups can utilize physical spaces and how, as region, we need more centers for innovation. But meanwhile, we already have…
Northwell Telepsychiatry Hub provides online lifeline
By GREGORY ZELLER // Remote, around-the-clock consultations for mental-health patients in crisis are now beaming around Greater New York, thanks to Northwell Health. Trumpeting an “innovative, secure online videoconferencing platform”…
In Houston’s JLABS, a blueprint for Long Island
By GREG MONTALBANO // I’ve been developing clients’ med-tech devices, in all possible applications, for 28 years, and my company has been doing it for 47. No, I didn’t invent…
Feinstein stimulates talk of an arthritis breakthrough
By GREGORY ZELLER // An encouraging new study out of the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research says noninvasive bioelectronic stimulation – administered through the outer ear – can effectively reduce…