Daily business news in the Great State of New York!
The NYU Food Environment and Policy Research Coalition and Food & Society at the Aspen Institute are launching Open Access NYC, a free portal with local resources to help food entrepreneurs establish and grow their businesses. The digital one-stop-shop provides current and aspiring small business owners with guidance on business planning, securing funding, obtaining permits and licenses, and sustainable growth. […]
Governor Kathy Hochul announced $38 million in capital grants at 33 colleges and universities across New York State through the Higher Education Capital Matching Grant Program (HECap). These awards support projects that provide construction and renovation of new laboratory and research spaces, the purchase of new instructional technologies and equipment, and many other significant investments. […]
The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), a college of the State University of New York (SUNY), announced the opening of The Beauty Center at FIT, a dynamic research center for the beauty industry, dedicated to global business strategy and consumer trends. The Beauty Center at FIT is located at 520 Eighth Avenue, convenient to FIT’s Chelsea campus. In partnership […]
The Boards of Trustees of Marymount Manhattan College (MMC) and Northeastern University have entered into an agreement to bring MMC into Northeastern’s global university system, pending regulatory approvals. The agreement aims to combine the distinctive attributes of these two educational institutions, creating Northeastern University – New York City. Through the planned merger, the unique mission […]
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (VP&S) has broke ground on an eight-story biomedical research building in Washington Heights in New York City. The flagship facility [rendering above], located at the intersection of West 167th Street and Audubon Avenue, will house state-of-art research laboratories and community engagement spaces, and will be the first […]
Charles Frei, a Hofstra University alumnus from the Class of 1955, has bequeathed $35 million dollars to fund undergraduate scholarships for students in the Frank G. Zarb School of Business. This is the largest gift towards undergraduate education and the second largest gift in the history of the University. Hofstra will endow scholarships in Mr. […]
TROY, NY — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and IBM have officially unveiled the world’s first-ever IBM quantum computer on a university campus. Building on RPI’s bicentennial celebration of 200 years, IBM Quantum System One will significantly enhance educational and research opportunities for the university, as well as with other academic institutions and organizations across the New York region […]
Bloomberg L.P. co-founder and Binghamton University alumnus Tom Secunda ’76, MA ’79 announced a $5 million donation to Binghamton University to attract, recruit and retain tech talent, creating a pipeline for students to participate in the artificial intelligence economy of the future. “Binghamton University sees tremendous potential for exciting research, education and economic development opportunities […]
NEW YORK — Pace University’s Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems is launching a new artificial intelligence (AI) lab at its New York City campus. The lab will be housed in the brand new, cutting-edge building at 15 Beekman, the dedicated home for Seidenberg. It aims to serve as the central hub of AI for the Pace community, offering training and opportunities […]
Cornell University has received a $35 million gift that will endow and name the Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health. The center will address key challenges at the intersection of wildlife health, domestic animal health, human health and livelihoods, and the environment that supports all life on Earth. The gift to the College […]
NEW YORK — Northwell Health and New York City Public Schools have formed a partnership to design a career-focused high school that will help prepare students for well-paying careers in healthcare and address local education and healthcare talent needs. The Northwell School of Health Sciences will fully integrate healthcare career knowledge and job training with […]
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has completed a major renovation and beautification project at its Resident Hall on the West Side of Manhattan. Located at 515 West 59th Street, Vista West, as it is now known, has undergone several improvements to provide a more attractive and enjoyable living environment for medical trainees. “We […]
NEW YORK — Dr. Jeannine Gerhardt, an assistant professor of stem cell biology in obstetrics and gynecology and in reproductive medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, has received a five-year, $2.1 million grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health, for the study of repetitive DNA and […]
Barnard College officially inaugurated its ninth president, Laura Ann Rosenbury, on Friday. The ceremony featured a wide variety of speakers and attendees, including faculty, alumnae, trustees, city and state officials, special guests, and Columbia President Minouche Shafik. “I offer my warmest congratulations to President Rosenbury on this momentous occasion,” said President Shafik, who joined Columbia […]
Governor Kathy Hochul announced the launch of the first-ever Tuition Assistance Program eligibility to cover hundreds of SUNY and CUNY non-degree programs that lead to jobs in high-demand, growing fields. The expansion builds on the support offered through TAP, New York State’s 50-year-old financial assistance program, which provides direct aid to students. “Tuition assistance for […]