Vice President of Research Mohammed Cherkaoui presented on artificial intelligence at The Moroccan Order of Chartered Accountants’ (OEC) 10th Congress on “Sustainability, AI, Talent: The Winning Strategy.” Dr. Cherkaoui has been recognized as one of the world’s top 1% of scientists according to the Stanford Elsevier Report and received the Obama Award through the Material Genome Initiative.
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Sharks Clinch Tournament Berth After 11 Straight Wins
The women’s volleyball team won its first 11 conference games, securing an NEC tournament appearance in the process. The team’s success has coincided with a slew of individual awards. Most recently, Yasmeen Muhammad was recognized as the NEC/Molten Co-Player of the Week, while Miabella Musignac received her third NEC/Molten Defensive Player of the Week award of the season.
Back-to-Back: Model UN Team Wins Top Award Again
For the second semester in a row, LIU Model UN won the Outstanding Delegation award, the highest award given at the National Model UN competition in Washington D.C. The team competed for three days against other collegiate student teams from across the U.S. and internationally. In addition to the team award, LIU students won the Outstanding Delegation Award in the General Assembly 1 Committee, and the Outstanding Position Paper Award in the Security Council Committee.
New York Times Praises Theatre Professor’s Latest Work
The New York Times praised theatre professor Leon Ingulsrud’s adaptation of the Yukio Mishima novel The Temple of the Golden Pavilion. Ingulsrud directed the one-man stage show, Yukio Mishima’s Kinkakuji, at the Japan Society in Manhattan. The production was a collaboration with the world-renowned installation artist Chiharu Shiota in celebration of 100 years since the birth of Mishima, one of Japan’s most iconic authors.
Students Present Cancer Research at National Conference
Pharmaceutical Sciences Ph.D. students Sirisha Devarakonda and Prashanth Parupathi presented the findings from their new study on prostate cancer at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting in Chicago. The study examined anti-cancer activity of novel therapeutic targets in metastatic and hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.
Grant Descendant Kicks Off Presidential Leadership Series
The Society of Presidential Descendants debuted its new Presidential Leadership Series podcast with guest Ulysses Grant Dietz, second great-grandson of President Ulysses S. Grant. The podcast was launched in honor of America’s 250th Anniversary and is hosted by Tweed Roosevelt, President of The Society of Presidential Descendants and great-grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt.
LIU to Host Living Heart Conference
Leading cardiovascular surgeons, engineers, and innovators will convene on the Brooklyn campus for the Living Heart Conference. The event will highlight breakthroughs in cardiovascular surgery, biomedical engineering, and medical simulation while fostering interdisciplinary collaborations that drive innovation. The Living Heart Project has grown to be the largest in the world focused on creating a digital twin of the human heart.
Roc Nation School Makes Billboard List for Second Straight Year
The Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment was honored by Billboard Magazine as part of the publication’s 2025 Top Music Business Schools List, which recognizes the country’s elite colleges and universities preparing the next generation of music business leaders. It marks the second straight year that the Roc Nation School has been honored on the prestigious list.
Luna Earns 3rd Rookie of the Week Honors
Kaysie Luna won the NEC Cross Country Women’s Rookie of the Week award for a third time this season after serving as LIU’s top finisher in the women’s 6k race at the IC4A/ECAC Cross Country Championship. The freshman from New Jersey finished with a time of 23:01.8 and an 8:31.2 split.
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 Drug Information and Library Science Section. Their research, titled “Appropriateness of ChatGPT as a Resource for Medication-Related Questions,” assessed the popular large language model’s responses to 39 medication-related questions.