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Published:May graduates Julia Carpio and Hussein Ali Rifath are jump starting their careers with Fulbright English Teaching Assistant fellowships that will place them in front of classrooms in Greece and Spain.
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Published:A recent $1.77 million legacy gift supporting the Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» Performing Arts Center is building on the rich history of the University's theatre, dance and music programs.
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Published:Graduates in the Class of 2026 are going places, many of them quickly. Meet 19 new degree holders who walked off the stage at Commencement knowing exactly where their next steps will be taking them. Whether it’s professional or graduate school or jobs in finance, education, technology, healthcare or business, they’re on their way to leadership positions in their fields.
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At a Journey’s End, the Undergraduate Class of 2026 Heads Into the Future With Optimism
CategoriesPublished:Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»'s 130th Commencement on May 21, 2026, saw 1,165 students, ranging in age from 19 to 59, receive bachelor’s degrees.
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Published:941 graduate scholars celebrated their achievement at Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»â€™s 130th Commencement.
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Computer science major Katarina Liedbeck ’26 graduated with a 3.985 GPA after piloting her team to a groundbreaking NCAA Sweet Sixteen run. Her remarkable combination of academic and athletic excellence earned her the Northeast 10 Conference’s ultimate individual honor, making her only the second Panther in Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» history to take home this prestigious award.
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Michael D’Emic, PhD, paleontologist and Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» professor of biology, shares his expertise in this story about fossil conditions.
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Published:Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»â€™s Class of 2026 crossed the stage at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, in two commencement ceremonies on Thursday, May 21. Surrounded by family and friends, Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» undergraduate and graduate students from all eight of the University’s schools and colleges celebrated their milestones and achievements.
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Published:During the Spring 2026 semester, Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» was proud to welcome its first Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence, Bibek Banerjee, PhD, a renowned management scholar and entrepreneurial academic administrator from India.
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Published:Launched at the beginning of this academic year on Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»â€™s main campus in Garden City, New York, the cutting-edge graduate program is expanding to the new Manhattan Center this fall to give tech professionals in New York City career-advancing knowledge and skills.
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Published:Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» has announced the featured speakers and honorary degree recipients for its 130th Commencement ceremonies, scheduled for Thursday, May 21, 2026, at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
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Mark Grabowski, JD, professor and chair of Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»â€™s communications department, provides insights about a study on prominent news outlets’ biased reporting. This story also ran in 12 other news outlets.
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Published:More than 50 years ago, in the early 1970s, a dedicated group of students in Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»â€™s Communication Department came together to produce a documentary highlighting Philadelphia’s Settlement Music School, an organization committed to helping disadvantaged young people thrive through the power of music. The film, What the Notes Say, was created under the guidance of…
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Published:It is the year of Alice Hoffman ’73, ’02 (Hon.). The bestselling novelist will host Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»â€™s third annual Writers & Readers Festival just as her new anthology is published, her iconic novel Practical Magic readies for a return to the screen, a new Broadway adaptation debuts, and her latest novel hits bookstores.
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Published:Academic research will share the stage with the performing and visual arts at this year’s Scholarship and Creative Works Conference, with new features including a 24-Hour Play Festival, student gallery talks and a Nobel laureate keynote.
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Traci Levy, PhD, associate professor of political science and international relations and director of the Gender and Sexuality Studies program, and Kari Tabag, MSW ’97, adjunct professor of social work, provided insights for this story on New York state’s gender wage gap.
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Ryan Wallace, PhD, assistant professor of environmental studies and sciences, provides expertise as part of a series on Long Island water.
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Published:In February 2026, Nordic government ministers met in Denmark to discuss expanding the Helsinki Treaty, which has served as the framework for Nordic cooperation for the last 50 years, to include Greenland, along with two other autonomous territories.
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Published:What the movie got right—and wrong—about the novel and the Bard’s tragedy, according to Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»'s Shakespeare expert, Louise Geddes, PhD, associate dean for student success strategic initiatives
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A discovery by Michael D’Emic, PhD, paleontologist and professor of biology at Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³», is mentioned in this story about a dinosaur size theory.
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Ryan Wallace, PhD, assistant professor of environmental studies and sciences, shares historical context on oyster and clam reefs on Long Island.
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Published:A $1.77 million planned gift supports both immediate upgrades and long-term excellence at the Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» Performing Arts Center in Garden City, New York.
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The announcement of Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»â€™s 2026 Writers & Readers Festival is featured and was syndicated in more than 55 news outlets.
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Published:Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»'s new Manhattan Center opens this year with career-boosting professional and graduate programs in fields facing workforce shortages in New York City.
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Published:Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» art graduates prove that a creative career is not only viable, but that the possibilities are limitless.
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Published:As a consultant on the hit television show's 2025 season, assistant professor of biology Kaiya Provost, PhD, played a vital role by teaching cast members to mimic the birdcalls that helped solve the mysterious death of the Arconia apartment building's doorman.
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Published:A new “collective of perspectives� has been tapped to guide College of Arts and Sciences strategy and ensure that future generations of graduates are equipped to lead in an unpredictable world.
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Strange Things on Long Island’s East End: The Historical Undercurrents of the Upside Down
CategoriesPublished:Before Hawkins, Indiana, there was Montauk, New York. True story: The Netflix series Stranger Things was originally titled Montauk by the Duffer Brothers, creators of the hit series, and it was set on Long Island rather than Indiana. Its real-life inspiration is a former military installation—Camp Hero, now a state park—with a defunct radar dish that still looms over the cliffs of Long Island’s eastern tip, and whose history is mired in Cold War secrets, conspiracies and urban legends.
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A discovery made by Professor Brian Wygal, PhD, and Associate Professor Kathryn Krasinski, PhD, of the Department of Anthropology, about the arrival of migrants from Asia in the Americas is featured. The findings of this study were also syndicated several times, including by MSN and Yahoo.
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This article features Kirsten Ziomek, PhD, associate professor of history, and her recent speaking engagement at Lafayette College about her research.