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…
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‘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…
Old Westbury, Downstate Medical mark a SUNY first
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island hasn’t gained a new medical school, technically, though it has picked up a slew of new med students. Billed as a first-of-its-kind agreement, SUNY…
ThermoLift runs with the elite at CERAWeek 2019
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Stony Brook startup in hot pursuit of game-changing heat-pump technology sizzled last month at one of the nation’s biggest annual energy conferences. ThermoLift, headquartered at…
In accounting, a little artificial flavor goes a long way
By GREGORY ZELLER // Not all of artificial intelligence is working to infiltrate national defense systems and annihilate humanity in an apocalyptic firestorm. Some AI just wants to get you…
Diverse opinions fuel C3E Women in Energy event
By ROSALIE DRAGO // In any industry, “diversity” means intentionally incorporating views and perspectives different from our own – an essential practice for both personal and professional innovation and advancement….
Memorial Sloan Kettering debuts new MSK Nassau
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new chapter in Long Island’s fight against cancer is beginning, even as the book closes on a longtime regional treatment facility. New York City-based Memorial…
Adelphi taps Asian affairs expert as liberal arts leader
By GREGORY ZELLER // Adelphi University has recruited an Ithaca College innovator to lead its ambitious liberal arts programs. Vincent Wei-cheng Wang, currently dean of Ithaca College’s School of Humanities…
At offshore consortium, $7M is blowing in the wind
By GREGORY ZELLER // A syndicate of offshore-wind leaders from around the region, the nation and the world is looking to energize the path to sustainability with a hefty funding…
How to build a better med-tech entrepreneur
By GREGORY ZELLER // One of this generation’s commercialization aces says Long Island’s next crop of healthcare visionaries has got the goods. They’re not ready for prime time. Only some…
For Island manufacturers, a rapid-prototyping boost
By GREGORY ZELLER // Albany will offer rapid prototyping services to Long Island manufacturers through the state’s regional Manufacturing Extension Partnership center. Stocked with 3D printers, laser-etchers and other frontline…
Answers are closer than you think for rural schools
By HARRY AURORA // The value of an education cannot be overstated, but not all schools are able to provide students with opportunities to reach their full potential. Serving nearly…
Adelphi nursing students, expect the unexpected
By GREGORY ZELLER // Oh, baby – it’s the birth of a new era at Adelphi University, which has delivered a breakthrough simulator to meet the expectations of nursing students….
Breakfast of champions
Hundreds turn out to honor LI’s brightest innovators (photos by Bob Giglione) In a rare breakfast networker that delivered all the feels, Innovate Long Island saluted its 2019 Innovators of…