Baseball Alumnus Records First MLB Save
Baseball alumnus Justin Topa ’13 recorded his first major league save with the Seattle Mariners. Prior to joining the Mariners, Topa appeared in three...
Nursing Executive Appointed to Major Medical Network
Dr. Phyllis M. Yezzo ’79 was named senior vice president and chief nurse executive of Westchester Medical Center Health Network, where she oversees nursing...
Alumnus Finds Success in Atlanta Theatre Community
Paul Conroy '01 was profiled in the Atlanta Business Chronicle for his accomplishments in the Atlanta theatre community. Conroy is the founder and producing artistic director of Out...
Scholar Selected for International Library Research Program
Vita Kurland, a student in the Palmer School of Library and Information Science, was chosen to participate in the 2022-2024 Association of Research Libraries...
Alumnus Launches First Los Angeles Store for Streetwear Brand
Tier, a contemporary luxury streetwear brand co-founded by Nigeria Ealey ’15, ’18, opened its first brick-and-mortar shop in the Beverly Center shopping mall in...
Lynn’s Music Featured on NPR
National Public Radio’s “All Songs Considered” featured new music from Alex Lynn (BS, ’17), highlighting her new project “Alex the Astronaut.” Lynn created demos...
Kennedy Center Gives National Recognition to Student Playwright
Senior playwrighting major Brett Wolfe was awarded a certificate of merit from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival National Playwriting Program for his...
Hall of Famer Shoots for Congressional History
Jineea Butler, a member of LIU’s Basketball Hall of Fame, is shooting for history in her current congressional run. If elected, Butler would be...
Inspiring the Next Generation of Educators
In a coordinated effort to build a robust, statewide educator pipeline in New York, the New York State Teachers Association has launched a new...
LIU Pharmacy Alumnus Joins Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Leader
Dr. Amol Matharu (MS in Industrial Pharmacy, ’98; PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, ’10) is the new Chief Scientific Officer at Aprecia Pharmaceuticals. Aprecia is the...