Mar 20, 2025
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Dr. Martine Hackett, associate professor and chair of Hofstra’s Department of Population Health talked to Newsday about Long Island’s level of preparedness for another pandemic.
In 2020, “there really was no sense of what needed to be done,” and how to coordinate efforts, she said. “I think Long Island now understands what is required in terms of cooperation across health systems, health departments and the community.”
Dr. Hackett's research focuses on public health and health inequities, particularly in the American suburbs and minority communities.
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Hofstra Law Professor James Sample was quoted in the Wall Street Journal article “Trump Told by Alan Dershowitz Constitutionality of Third Term Is Unclear.” In the piece, Prof. Sample, a constitutional law scholar, discussed one scenario raised by former President Donald Trump’s allies involving the presidential line of succession and whether it could be used to test the limits of the 22nd Amendment.
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Associate Professor of Geology, Environment, and Sustainability Jase Bernhardt was interviewed by Greater Long Island TV about the tradition of ice boating on Long Island.
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Spectrum News NY 1, WABC-TV, and City & State NY interviewed Lawrence Levy, associate vice president and executive dean of the National Center for Suburban Studies, after Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman announced his intention to run for New York governor against incumbent Kathy Hochul. To do so he will have to face off against Rep. Elise Stefanik in the Republican primary.
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Hofstra Law Professor James Sample was quoted in the Wall Street Journal article “Trump Told by Alan Dershowitz Constitutionality of Third Term Is Unclear.” In the piece, Prof. Sample, a constitutional law scholar, discussed one scenario raised by former President Donald Trump’s allies involving the presidential line of succession and whether it could be used to test the limits of the 22nd Amendment.
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Associate Professor of Geology, Environment, and Sustainability Jase Bernhardt was interviewed by Greater Long Island TV about the tradition of ice boating on Long Island.
1 min
Spectrum News NY 1, WABC-TV, and City & State NY interviewed Lawrence Levy, associate vice president and executive dean of the National Center for Suburban Studies, after Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman announced his intention to run for New York governor against incumbent Kathy Hochul. To do so he will have to face off against Rep. Elise Stefanik in the Republican primary.
