NSF Funds Biology Professor’s Antarctic Climate Research
The National Science Foundation’s Office of Polar Programs awarded a grant to Dr. Scott Santagata, Associate Professor of Biology and Environmental Sciences, to help...
New York Public Library Publishes Student Article
Dr. Tamar Barzel, a graduate student in the Palmer School of Library and Information Studies, published an article for the New York Public Library....
Smithsonian Researcher Named Senior Scientist
Dr. Katrina Lohan, ’04, was appointed Senior Scientist at the Marine Disease Ecology Laboratory within the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Dr. Lohan specializes in...
MLB’s Milwaukee Brewers Add Baseball Alum
The Milwaukee Brewers added LIU baseball alumnus Justin Topa, ’13, to the team’s 60-man roster. Prior to joining the Brewers, Topa was a member...
Coral Gables Hospital Taps LIU Alum as Chief Nursing Officer
Denise Hernandez-Figueroa, ’13, was named Chief Nursing Officer at Coral Gables Hospital, a premier acute-care facility in South Florida. She previously served as Director...
Top 30 Virology Journal Publishes Professor’s HIV Research
Alecia Muwonge, ’18, Adjunct Professor of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Science, co-authored a paper that was published in Current HIV Research. The study analyzed chemical design changes...
Faculty Win British Cartographic Society Award
The Cartographic Journal awarded the 2020 Henry Johns Award for most outstanding article to LIU professors Christopher League, Computer Science, and Patrick Kennelly, Geography....
Student Thesis Gains National Attention
The work of Paige Bonavito, ’20, garnered discussion on the popular crime podcast Crimeficionados. The show cited her honor's thesis "Exploring the Scott Peterson...
Shark Nation Star Joins Top Pro Team in UK
Former LIU basketball student-athlete Julius Van Sauers, ’19, is continuing his professional career overseas. Van Sauers signed with the Glasgow Rocks, Scotland’s top team in...
NIH Funds Research on Emerging Disease
The National Institutes of Health awarded Dr. Bhaskar Das, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, a $1.2 million grant to fund research on treatments of microsporidiosis, an emerging...