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…
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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…
Stony Brook grad students soar in NSF nominations
By GREGORY ZELLER // Stony Brook University dominated the field Tuesday as 18 SUNY graduate students were named candidates for prestigious National Science Foundation fellowships. All told, five State University…
Honey, I shrunk the shrew (and maybe your kidney)
By GREGORY ZELLER // Cutting-edge evolutionary science meets a Rick Moranis movie in an innovative international study of a surprisingly shrinkable furball. Freshly supported by a three-year grant from the…
Vehicle of change: licensing undocumented residents
By JEFF GUILLOT // The face of our region is changing, both politically and socioeconomically, and it’s time we had some tough conversations. So, let’s get right to it: Long…
‘Core’ facility adds depth, Roche tech to lab network
By GREGORY ZELLER // Two decades of steady laboratory-science advances has resulted in 101,000 square feet of unprecedented diagnostic innovation. Northwell Health and New York City Health + Hospitals this…
‘Quintessential’ leader McCall retires from SUNY board
By GREGORY ZELLER // With some 50 appointed university and college presidents and two appointed chancellors under his belt, H. Carl McCall is taking a victory lap. The chairman of…