Innovation in the Age of Coronavirus
Vaccinations are ramping up and the pandemic is winding down, but COVID-19 continues to reshape the world around us. And myriad Long Island forces – large and small, corporate and…
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No. 587: The Bard’s happy birthday, Yacov’s happy ‘retirement’ and Coca-Cola’s happy mistake – or was it?
A for effort: Another hard-fought workweek in the can, another well-earned weekend in the offing – remarkable job, dear readers, and we’re not easily impressed. It’s Friday, April 23,…
No 583: On Astrodomes, carbon corrections and Chicken Little – and a deep dive at SUNY Old Westbury
Making your mark: Here we are again, dear readers – another busy workweek in hand, another relaxing weekend on tap. Don’t know how you do it, but always impressed…
No. 575: In which Mario hops to it, Northwell goes to the museum and the flu gets a Chuck Norris shot
Sprung: Spring is in the air, dear readers, as we bask in the warm glow of creativity and sow the seeds of socioeconomic innovation. It’s Wednesday, March 10 –…
No. 572: On Catholics, the infamous double helix and Long Island immigration, topped with pistachios
Winter rush: Amazing job, dear readers – five more workdays in the books, bringing us that much closer to socioeconomic greatness and another well-earned weekend. It’s Feb 26 on…
No. 568: On electrostatics, Darwin and Honest Abe – plus, the only Bond girl so nice she lived twice
Brrrrr: Bundle up, dear readers – our latest workweek completes its snowy course today, but the blustery Winter of 2021 keeps on keeping on. It’s Feb. 12 out there,…
No. 561: Beginnings, endings and end-arounds – and dammit, Jim, I’m 101 today
Hold on to your potatoes: Welcome, dear reader, to Jan. 20, 2021. Today, of course, is the series finale of “The Apprentice President,” which promises to be as somber…
No. 550: In which Biden, Beethoven and Baby Moses meet (and the yo-yo rises)
It’s their world: We’re just living in it, dear readers, as we reach the end of this latest busy workweek and look ahead to another restful weekend. Today is…
No. 546: The wait continues – with bread stuffing, Emma Stone and undead ferrets
Your guess is as good as ours: Here we are, dear readers – it’s Nov. 6 on Long Island and around the world, and as we put the newsletter…
SUNY-Old Westbury taps student-empowerment pro
By GREGORY ZELLER // A veteran academic administrator with a national résumé and long familiarity with New York State higher education will take the reins at SUNY-Old Westbury. Following a…
No. 539: On Pooh, Holmes, deep-space ‘splosions and all-you-can-eat dessert
Vote note: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we muscle through another busy week of socioeconomic innovation. Before we begin, please head over to Bethpage Federal Credit Union’s Best…
With NSF boost, deep-space detective eyes death stars
By GREGORY ZELLER // A relatively small federal grant will propel a SUNY-Old Westbury instructor deep into the ocean of space, where he’ll track radio waves produced by the spectacular…
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…
No. 531: In which GM gets rolling, Channel 13 goes live and the pandemic silences sports, once again
So hard to keep this smile from our face: Inventors to the left of us, investors to the right – happy to be stuck in the middle with you,…
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 –…