Dr. Bill Schutt (BA in Biology, ’78), Professor of Biology, scripted a TED-Ed video entitled “How Blood Transfusions Work.” The video gained over 250,000 views in the first ten days. Dr. Schutt has scripted two other videos for TED-Ed, which gained more than 5.5 million combined views and ranked in the site’s top ten most watched videos of the year for 2018 and 2019.
Elton John Hosts FOX’s iHeartMedia Concert for First Responders Children’s Foundation
First Responders Children’s Foundation, founded by LIU Board of Trustees member Alfred R. Kahn (’84, H’05), is teaming up with Fox Corporation and iHeartMedia for a special benefit concert that will pay tribute to front line first responders of COVID-19. “FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America” will be hosted by music legend Elton John and airs on Sunday at 9 p.m. on all FOX platforms and iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide. It will feature at-home performances by Alicia Keys, Backstreet Boys, Billie Eilish, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mariah Carey, Tim McGraw and others.
Sharks Get ESPN Shout Out
The LIU women’s ice hockey team, conference champions in their inaugural year, has garnered national media coverage as the first ever Division I ice hockey team on Long Island. Greg Wyshynski, ESPN’s senior NHL writer, wrote an article that cited LIU in his explanation for why New York City is one of the “Centers of the U.S. hockey universe.”
Kushner Shares Expert Insight on Public Radio
Dr. Harvey Kushner, Chair of the Department of Criminal Justice and Cybersecurity and Director of the Homeland Security and Terrorism Institute, spoke to the problem of ransomware attacks on WSHU public radio. Dr. Kushner discussed appropriate preparation and responses to hackers who use viruses to infect and hold municipal and institutional computer systems hostage.
LIU Dean’s Research Cited in Campus News
Dr. Rita Langdon (PhD in Information Studies, ’19), Dean of the School of Professional Studies, wrote her dissertation on the pedagogical use of mobile devices in the college classroom. The findings from Dr. Langdon’s study were the subject of a cover story in this month’s Campus News, entitled “Smartphones in the classroom: How much is too much?” Click here to read the article.
LIU Professor Published in Leading Academic Journal
Dr. Victor Lushin, Assistant Professor of Social Work and Public Health, co-authored a paper published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. The journal is a publication of Springer, a leading global scientific, technical and medical portfolio founded in 1842. Click here to read the paper entitled “Trajectories of Evidence Based Treatment for School Children with Autism: What’s the Right Level for the Implementation?”
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 the first African-American woman representing the 13th Congressional District for the State of New York. She is an advocate of school choice, reintegration into society for ex-offenders and growing arts and business opportunities in her district.
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 world’s first and only FDA-validated, commercial scale three-dimensional printing pharmaceutical manufacturer.
Developing Public School Education in New York City
Long Island University hosted more than 100 New York City public school teachers for a professional development session. The event was part of an ongoing collaboration among the New York City Department of Education, the Relay Graduate School of Education and Uncommon Schools, a high-performing public charter school network with 24 schools in Brooklyn serving more than 8,700 students
Long Island University to Launch Division I Women’s Gymnastics
BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (March 5, 2020) – Long Island University President Dr. Kimberly R. Cline, in conjunction with LIU Athletics Director Dr. William E. Martinov Jr., today announced the addition of a women’s gymnastics to their athletics department, with immediate recruitment and competition beginning in 2020-21.
“As educators and administrators, we strive to continuously expand opportunities for our students,” said Long Island University President Dr. Kimberly R. Cline. “The addition of women’s gymnastics supports the forward movement and progression of our athletics program and the LIU community as a whole.”
The Sharks are slated to compete as a member of the East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL). The EAGL was formed in July of 1995, by eight universities who banded together to create a league solely for women’s gymnastics teams on the East Coast. In August 1996, the NCAA Council accepted the EAGL as an affiliated member of the NCAA. The league now consists of six Division I Universities along the Mid-Atlantic: George Washington University, North Carolina State University, Towson University, University of New Hampshire, University of North Carolina, and University of Pittsburgh. LIU will become the seventh member of the league.
“We are thrilled to be adding women’s gymnastics to our Shark family,” Martinov said. “We are looking forward to hiring an exceptional coaching staff to recruit and train some of the best and brightest new Sharks. Gymnastics is one of the fastest growing women’s sports, and collegiately, women’s gymnastics has the highest graduation rate for any women’s NCAA sport. We look forward to our continued pursuit of excellence both in the classroom and on the field!”
LIU is home to a unique Division I athletics program, fielding 30 athletics teams on two campuses. LIU’s united NCAA Division I program builds on a foundation of excellence and tradition. In LIU’s history, its teams have combined for 23 national championships, 218 conference championships, and 376 All-Americans.
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