Alumnus Leads Pharmaceutical Company Board of Directors
Dieter Weinand ’87 was appointed as the Chair of the Board of Directors at Umoja Biopharma, Inc., an immuno-oncology company that develops therapeutics to reprogram immune cells to treat cancer patients. Weinand...
Global Students Present Research at National Conference
Students in the Global Studies program traveled to Long Beach, California to present their research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR). These...
LIU Mourns the Passing of Simon Hodnett
The LIU community mourns the passing of track and field coach Simon Hodnett, ’05. Hodnett led LIU to 10 Northeast Conference championships during his...
Valedictorian’s Netflix Series Receives Rave Reviews
Petter Holmsen '14, an LIU valedictorian, is the creator, writer and co-director of a new six-part Netflix Original series titled “Post Mortem: No One...
LIU Votes! Initiative Encourages Civic Engagement
Long Island University Athletics launched the LIU Votes! initiative at the beginning of October. The goal of the program was to get 100% of...
Accelerating Life Science Innovation
Team BRKLYN INNOSEQ, led by LIU student Nini Fan, was accepted to ELabNYC, the largest life science accelerator on the East Coast. ELabNYC researchers...
77th George Polk Awards in Journalism Announced
The 2025 George Polk Awards proudly honor exceptional reporting from leading outlets, including The New York Times, ProPublica, The Atlantic, and CBS 60 Minutes....
NBA Celebrates Alumnus’ Record-Breaking Career
Herb Turetzky ’68, ’73 was named the official scorer emeritus for the Brooklyn Nets during his National Basketball Association retirement celebration. Turetzky holds the...
LIU Ranked in Top 10 Research Universities for High-Earning Women
Long Island University is ranked as a top-10 R2-classified research university in the northeast producing the most high-earning women under 40, according to Steppingblocks....
Alumna Anchors Albany Newscast
Tamani Wooley ’12 continues to thrive in broadcast news, anchoring and reporting for Spectrum News 1 in Albany. Tamani is the morning features anchor and...