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Softball Shines as NEC’s Top Team

LIU softball improved to 10–0 in NEC play, marking the best conference start in the Sharks history. Reigning NEC Player of the Week Lily...

Rasheed Named Fulbright Scholar for Third Time

Education Professor Shaireen Rasheed has been selected as a Fulbright Scholar for the 2026–2027 academic year in Amman, Jordan. She will focus on developing...

Honors Student Earns Watson Fellowship Recognition

Sophomore Camila Tabora has been selected to the 27th Class of Jeannette K. Watson Fellows, a highly competitive three-year fellowship supporting top student leaders...

Playbill Highlights LIU’s Debut of New Foreigner Musical

Playbill spotlighted LIU’s premiere of Feels Like the First Time: The Foreigner Musical, a major new production developed in collaboration with Tilles Center for...

Former PwC COO Lands Board Seat at Global Medical Leader

Alumnus James Flanagan ’82, former Chief Operating Officer of PwC, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Integer Holdings Corporation, a leading...

Alumnus Makes MLB Spring Training Debut with Pittsburgh Pirates

Joshua Loeschorn ’22 made his MLB Spring Training debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates, marking a major milestone in his professional baseball career. The former...

Fashion Students Shine at New York Fashion Week

Fashion Merchandising and Management students worked behind the scenes at New York Fashion Week, supporting the debut of new collections from top designers including...

LIU Men’s Basketball Wins NEC Title, Advances to NCAA Tournament

Men’s basketball defeated Mercyhurst 79–70 to capture the NEC Championship and secure its spot in the NCAA Tournament. Led by NEC Tournament MVP Greg Gordon and...

First In-Silico Heart Modeling Aims to Transform Pediatric Care

Researcher at the 3DS Center of Excellence and world-class congenital cardiac surgeon Ignacio Lugones is advancing a groundbreaking approach to pediatric heart surgery. Lugones'...

Olympian Joins Nobel Prize Winners on National Society List

Maria Michta-Coffey ’08, an Olympic race walker and biomedical scientist, was added to the Society for Science’s “Notable Alumni” list, which includes 15 Nobel...