As lawsuits swirl, Election 2026 is blowing in the wind
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // With control of Congress and local government hanging in the balance, New Yorkers head to the polls in 2026 in a unique and unpredictable election…
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In Hofstra’s PRSSA, a map for future LI communicators
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Next month, Hofstra University’s Public Relations Student Society of America chapter will host a regional conference organized largely by the students themselves. They’re lining up…
As population grows older, LI planners must grow wiser
By SCOTT BURMAN // America’s population is rapidly aging, and the need for elder-care services is rising fast. Baby Boomers are entering their 80s and Long Island’s senior demographic has…
Clarifying vision, from highways to the dentist’s office
By BRAD CARLSON // When it comes to 3D imaging technologies, there are two main applications: volumetric imaging and surface imaging. Think of volumetric imaging as the seasoned veteran –…
As ‘affordability’ surges, nonprofits are lost in translation
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // Everyone is talking about affordability. Newly inaugurated New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Gov. Kathy Hochul – even President Donald Trump, who recently launched his…
ICE backlash threatens bipartisan public-health revival
By TERRY LYNAM // The long-simmering debate over the future of federal health spending – including Obamacare subsidies – has been largely overshadowed by the Trump Administration’s pursuit of Greenland…
Skin deep? At Estée Lauder, beauty science runs deeper
By TOM MARINER // Of course you know the multinational powerhouse, but that’s not how The Estée Lauder Companies began. Queens-born Estée Lauder and her husband, Joseph, launched the small…
Ecological restoration is about soil science, not scenery
By FRANK PICCININNI // If humans disappeared tomorrow, nature wouldn’t hesitate. Ecosystems would reorganize. Soil structures would rebuild. Fungal networks would re-knit and plant communities would reassemble according to ecological…
No. 1026: A logical approach to innovation (with tau protein, hot pastrami and pampered pets on parade)
Second thoughts: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we roll into the second half of the year’s second workweek. To celebrate, here’s the second Innovate Long Island Wednesday Newsletter…
As GenAI proliferates, keeping the law in human hands
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Generative Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing the legal world – and maybe shrinking it. GenAI, as it’s known, is transforming how law is practiced, how legislatures…
How AI can humanize communications, and why it must
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Two thousand twenty-five was the year the communications industry stopped pretending everything was fine. Behind the polished campaigns, conference panels and artificial-intelligence demos, something far…
Residential real estate: Island faces a crucial crossroads
By SCOTT BURMAN // Long Island’s aging, diversifying and increasingly mobile population is reshaping demand for its real estate products. While the overall Nassau/Suffolk population remains stable – just under…
No. 1022: On bartenders, blue jeans and some badly needed senior rentals, plus Santa before Santa was cool
Holiday rush: Better get cracking, intrepid innovators! The first workweek of December is wrapping up, leaving only 20 more days until Christmas – 19 shopping days, if you want…
As safety and efficiency improve, X-rays mark the spot
By BRAD CARLSON // Diagnostic X-ray imaging was invented more than a century ago, but remains part of our daily lives – and an area ripe for innovation. Most of…
In this mystery theater, fine food’s only part of the fun
By ZELORY GREGLER // The “magical mystery tour,” you know … but the “edible mystery tour?” Now you’re cooking. At least, you’re eating. And cracking codes, parsing puzzles and otherwise…