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…
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No. 1064: In which SUNY scores, AI goes to the library and climates change (really), with veggie burgers (yuck)
Not a moment too June: Well done, intrepid innovators! With pre-vacation projects coming to a head and end-of-school-year functions running you ragged, you’ve successfully completed the first workweek of…
No. 1052: Just add muons, clean water, two extremely different Vladimirs and a big, ripe Onion
Earth to everyone … come in, everyone: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and not just any Wednesday but Wednesday, April 22 – a date baked into the story of…
As climate deniers score, Earth Day’s down – but not out
By GREGORY ZELLER // Earth Day is not what it used to be, in amazing and terrible ways. Though an overwhelming majority of U.S. citizens recognizes climate change’s scientifically undeniable…
SBU unveils bold (if familiar) public-private housing plan
By GREGORY ZELLER // Stony Brook University has rolled out an ambitious campus-development plan designed to meet the surging university’s student-housing needs – and simultaneously address regional workforce-housing demands. The…
No. 1023: In which years end, eyeballs mend and a healthy holiday rest is just what the doctor ordered
Identify for retina scan: Yeah, never gonna look at Captain Kirk’s retina scan the same way again. Not sure how they deal with detached retinas in the 23rd Century,…
No. 1019: In which toilets shine, tourism stays home and the Gettysburg Address speeds by (heads up, men!)
Break in the action: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as the last action-packed workweek before the hectic holiday season rumbles to its manic midpoint. Yes, next week is Thanksgiving…
Santander, Stony Brook eye ‘career-relevant’ training
By GREGORY ZELLER // A big-time grant from a Spanish financial institution – by way of its Boston-based U.S. subsidiary – will supercharge a leading Long Island university’s workforce-development efforts….
No. 1008: Highways fixed, mental health magnified, porridge made just right and corporate gifting made easy
Long version: Welcome to Friday, intrepid innovators, as another busy workweek runs its course. Bonus: It’ll be a long weekend for some of you! Columbus Day is a B-grade…
No. 992: We speak with Alda, make our first dollar, indulge in CBD and recall much better energy policies
Go! (Before you stop): You’ve done it again, intrepid innovators! The first full week of August 2025 is just about in the books, with only one more workday standing…
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…
Goldsmith standard: SBU raises bar with new president
By GREGORY ZELLER // An accomplished academician and private-sector scientific star will become Stony Brook University’s next president. The State University of New York Board of Trustees voted unanimously Wednesday…
No. 913: Superstorms rage, LIU time-trips and Aqueduct races to the front – and who doesn’t love chocolate milk?
Storm front: Welcome to Friday, intrepid innovators, as we wrap up another busy workweek – and many of our readers south of the Mason-Dixon Line endure the wrath of Hurricane…
SBU leads regional geniuses on a new quantum quest
By GREGORY ZELLER // Stony Brook University will head up a heavy-hitting roster of major players looking to supercharge the nation’s quantum-computing abilities. The State University of New York flagship…