All-American Fencer Wins National Championship

LIU freshman fencer Laura Fekete became the first Shark ever to win an NCAA Division I National Championship in the epeé discipline, defeating the...

Students Join Global Effort to Support Ukraine

LIU students organized fundraising and awareness events through LIU Cares for Ukrainians affected by the war, including a Night for A Cause at the...

Novel Therapy Developed to Treat Multiple Sclerosis

Xiaolei Tang, Professor of Physiology and Immunology in the Lewyt College of Veterinary Medicine, has developed an innovative therapeutic technology to treat multiple sclerosis...

Ron Cooper Named Sharks Head Football Coach

Coach Ron Cooper joins Shark Nation directly from #1 ranked University of Alabama. Cooper previously served as head coach at Eastern Michigan University, University...

Renowned Jazz Drummer Joins New England Conservatory

Nasheet Waits, ’12, renowned drummer, composer and educator, has joined the New England Conservatory's Jazz Studies Department. Waits is widely known for his performances...

NASA Veteran Joins Space Industry Board of Directors

Joe Rothenberg ’73, ’77 will join the board of directors for Paragon Space Development Corporation, a leader in supporting mission-critical operations for space, military,...

Pharmacy Faculty Win National Award for Best Publication

Pharmacy faculty Sara Grossman, Tina Zerilli, and Joseph Nathan won the American Association of College of Pharmacy's (AACP) 2025 Best Publication Award for the...

Students Visit United Nations Secretariat in Vienna

Students engaged in a guided tour of the United Nations Secretariat in Vienna, which was part of the global studies module at the Diplomatic Academy. The...

Examining Immigration Policy and Lived Experience

Dr. Jessica Rosenburg, Professor and Chair of Social Work, co-authored a paper that was published in the Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences. Entitled “What Happens...

NY Board of Regents Selects Chancellor

The New York State Board of Regents unanimously elected Dr. Lester W. Young Jr. to serve as chancellor, becoming the first African American to...