At SBU, rats get bellyaches, humans get smarter
By GREGORY ZELLER // Unt now, ve vill brainvash zese lab rats to hate zeir favorite foods! Hahahaha! What sounds like an iffy plot from a B-grade ’50s sci-fi flick…
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No. 545: Hanging with Cronkite, King Tut and Long Island particle physicists, as the smoke clears
Is it over? Not quite, dear readers – but the voting is done, there’s a hard stop on those miserable campaign commercials and the endless election signs blockin’ out…
SBU and BNL score, on collision course with awesome
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Long Island research team has earned a rare U.S. Department of Energy honor – and helped usher scientists toward startling new discovering about the universe’s…
SUNY requires COVID tests for homebound students
By GREGORY ZELLER // The State University of New York system has created an innovative safety net meant to catch COVID-positive students before they return home – and requiring individual…
No. 541: In which Cool Whip, garbanzo beans and Godzilla get their due, and podcasts take over
Healthy start: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and the midpoint of this latest busy week of socioeconomic innovation. Before we get into it, Oct. 21 brings us National Check…
Researchers eye Alzheimer’s link in 9/11 responders
By GREGORY ZELLER // Biomarkers similar to those found in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients are appearing in the brains of first responders to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and Stony…
No. 540: LI’s best chances, the ‘Garbo of the Skies’ and ‘leaderism,’ explained
Well played: Congratulations, dear readers – you’ve cleared hurdles, scored points and otherwise moved the socioeconomic ball, thereby earning yourself another lovely autumn weekend. Food and beverage service: It’s…
No. 534: In which batters strike out, small businesses strike gold and Henry Ford gives you your weekend
Autumnal equalizer: Give yourself 10 seconds to forget POTUS, SCOTUS and every other fuss, dear reader, and consider this – you’ve completed the gauntlet of another busy workweek, and…
Life lessons from my own big, fat international crisis
By SHRUTI SHARMA // Following my passion for science to the United States has been a life-defining moment for me. Leaving my parents and everything familiar behind – it’s one…
No. 533: On Donkey Kong, Arctic atmospheres and Neptune – plus, Hollywood on the North Shore
Fall for you: Rejoice, autumnal aficionados – the season of plunging temperatures, pumpkin-spice everything and full-on political dementia has arrived. Yes, it’s Sept. 23 on Long Island and around…
With a wing and a grant, SBU researchers set to soar
By GREGORY ZELLER // High-flying Stony Brook University researchers will take to the skies to better understand atmospheric chemistry in two very different places. Fueled by National Science Foundation grants…
No. 532: A new look for Long Island, new life for old junk and cheeseburgers for all
End run: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, as we hustle down the stretch of this somewhat autumnal workweek and look forward to another well-earned weekend. It’s Sept. 18 out…
No. 530: Mars in focus, Hamilton in charge, Bozo on board – and a big win for Long Island innovation
Lives in infamy: Welcome to Friday, the end of a surprisingly humid late-summer workweek and the doorstep of another hard-earned weekend – well done, dear readers. It’s Sept. 11…
Quantum powers unite in Island’s $115M QIS center
By GREGORY ZELLER // A $115 million research effort rooted at Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University will try to push the United States to the head of the…
SUNY’s LI schools look good as COVID tracker debuts
By GREGORY ZELLER // Note to the party crowds on SUNY’s 64 statewide campuses: Big Doctor is watching. With colleges and universities across the land reporting significant COVID-19 outbreaks –…