No. 431: Inventing Google, superior supercomputing and just the fax, ma’am
Equatorial shift: Over the hump we go, dear readers, as we slide into the second half of this summertime workweek on Long Island and around the world (except in…
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For Applied DNA, new blood – and a shot in the arm
By GREGORY ZELLER // Just 11 months after spinning off from its parent company, a Stony Brook startup with expansion in its DNA has made its first corporate acquisition. LineaRX,…
No. 428: On supergravity, winning wines and power plays – plus, market smarts for innovators
Friday on your mind: The five-day plight ends once more, dear readers, as we wrap up another week of socioeconomic innovation and welcome another warm, well-earned weekend. On that…
For those with ‘charging anxiety,’ a lite in the dark
By GREGORY ZELLER // This is no AAA battery – a Long Island City startup with Long Island connections is bringing its field-tested “charge-sharing” tech straight to The Show. Hoplite…
Hofstra helps healthcare startups meet their matches
By GREGORY ZELLER // Nassau University Medical Center hosted a healthcare summit on Wednesday that put up-and-coming healthcare entrepreneurs in front of two important audiences. The innovators, all participants in…
No. 427: Mean streets, herbal treats and fiscal feats – plus, supermarkets for robots
Warmest greetings: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we slog through a sticky summertime stretch of socioeconomic innovation. It’s Aug. 7 out there, and we’re at the steamy center…
Debtless docs debut at tuition-free LI med school
By GREGORY ZELLER // Future doctors ceremoniously started their medical educations at schools around the world July 26, but the “white coat ceremony” at one Long Island institute held a…
With pilot run ending, top marks for LI Bioscience Hub
By GREGORY ZELLER // The Long Island Bioscience Hub is making the grade, according to a report card prepared by independent evaluators. Since launching in 2015, the LIBH – a…
No. 422: Forty whacks, mighty winds, collegiate values and Long Island’s season of the nurse
Hot stuff: Just in time for the muggiest stretch of the year, Friday has arrived, dear readers, and you’ve reached the end of another sweltering summer workweek. It’s July…
Adelphi, Upstate Medical ink joint-admissions pact
By GREGORY ZELLER // Following a popular higher-education trend, Adelphi University has forged a joint-admissions alliance that will funnel graduates straight into medical school. The Syracuse-based Upstate Medical University, to…
No. 420: Wheels up in Suffolk, Alda’s new Discovery, a vagus wedding and the survey says…?
You win: The Friday finish line approaches and you’ve done it again, dear reader – another steamy workweek in the books, another well-earned weekend on tap. It’s July 12…
Discovery Channel joins Alda’s ‘Clear+Vivid’ cast
By GREGORY ZELLER // Decades after “M*A*S*H” and “The West Wing,” screen legend Alan Alda is still crystal clear about his vivid societal mission, which has always combined the entertaining…
No. 419: Kittens, coladas, Tesla and DNA-infused inks – plus, dialing back the Nassau IDA
Welcome back: Here we are, dear readers, back on the beat as Summer 2019 heats up and we hustle through another busy week of socioeconomic innovation on Long Island…
No. 418: On penguins, jokers, Gotham’s water supply and Caith crusaders
Keep cool: Baby, it’s hot out there, but don’t sweat it – you’ve reached the end of this sunny first week of Summer 2019. Well done, dear reader. It’s…
For this data-driven Antarctic ecologist, it all adds up
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the bottom of the world comes Stony Brook University’s latest top scientist – a Big Data-driven ecologist with an unprecedented passion for penguins. Adélie penguins,…