For SUNY Old Westbury, a supersized ACE in the hole
By GREGORY ZELLER // The State University of New York is supersizing its ambitious student-retention and degree-completion model – big news for learners at SUNY Old Westbury. On Tuesday, SUNY…
Suffolk County Community College
No. 1054: Wishes granted, supplies chained and shrimp scampi’d (check Roget’s … did we just invent a word?)
Whoa there: Welcome to a fast-moving Wednesday, dear readers – a penultimate bow for April, which ends tomorrow, and a busy hump day for everyone on the road to…
‘Green economy’ pioneers power NYCE showcase
By GREGORY ZELLER // An ambitious fellowship program leveraging key “green economy” technological advancements has wrapped up its first six-month cohort. The New York Climate Exchange’s inaugural Climate Tech Fellowship…
No. 1025: In which we show true appreciation for (real) police officers, ‘Dear Abby,’ Gilligan and the LIA
One down: And 51 to go, intrepid innovators! After a long holiday break, you’ve somehow powered your way through the first workweek of 2026 – arguably, the year’s toughest…
No. 1024: Back on the beat with big plans, new partners and Albany’s $56M boost for Long Island development
Fresh start: Hello again, dear readers, as we finally catch up with you – gratefully, eagerly and not a moment too soon, after a long stretch of unanticipated retinal…
No. 1016: Intuiting Inuit culture, loving our lawyers, packing workforce pipelines – and the Buck starts here!
End, middle, start: Greetings, intrepid innovators, and congratulations on completing another busy workweek, reaching the middle of Autumn and starting another well-earned weekend. For those keeping score, it’s literally…
No. 1015: In which redheads, rescue missions and Roy Rogers rally, and comets defy conventional science
Working on it: Welcome to the first Wednesday of November, dear readers, and the midpoint of the penultimate month’s first workweek. Election Day is behind us, Veteran’s Day is…
At Farmingdale State, applauding ASAP|ACE success
By GREGORY ZELLER // State University of New York royalty visited Long Island this week to celebrate a significant expansion of two successful student-retention/college-completion initiatives. During a Wednesday tour of…
No. 1007: We need a hero (plus body positivity and organic waste recycling, and some pierogi wouldn’t hurt)
Cold truths: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we hurdle the hump of another busy workweek – and leap from what has been a delightful stretch of Summer-like weather…
No. 1006: In which makers, manufacturers and caramel custard star, and Mickey Mouse joins the club
Cold air, warm wishes: Welcome to a seasonably nippy Friday on Long Island, dear readers, as another Autumnal workweek cools its jets and October officially establishes its chilly presence….
No. 1005: Winterfylleth is here! (So are Manufacturing Month, SBU’s best future and vegetarian cookies)
Winterfylleth (not the band): Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and not just any Wednesday but the first Wednesday of October 2025 – the first day of October, in fact,…
SUNY adds Old Westbury to statewide ACE expansion
By GREGORY ZELLER // Another Long Island college will be included in the next student cohort as the State University of New York expands its successful student-retention and degree-completion model….
No. 968: On senior homes, junior electricians and a decade of innovation, brought to you by you
That’s so 2015: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and not just any Wednesday, but the last Wednesday – the last day, in fact – of April 2025. This is significant…
In youth robotics, high hopes for manufacturing’s future
By TOM MARINER // It was as if I was transported to the Haas pit at the Formula One race in Monaco. Crews in logoed shirts, fervently tuning their complex…
No. 930: It’s a royal flush with Bernard King, the very first Burger King and the king of the neural bypass
Last leg: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as the first week of December rocks on and the last month of 2024 (!) rolls toward its jingle-belling conclusion. The big…