Jun 14, 2024
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Professor of Education Alan Singer spoke to WNYW-TV Fox 5 about a move to make the Regents exams optional in New York.
“I agree younger students are over-tested, but I don’t think they’re being over-tested in high school,” said Dr. Singer. “The exams shouldn’t be abandoned until after assessments are developed.”
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Dr. Jase E. Bernhardt, associate professor of geology, environment, and sustainability and director of meteorology, was featured on WPSU/Pennsylvania Cable and on The Weather Channel’s Weather Geek podcast about his VR research that demonstrates the danger of driving in a snow squall and the science behind these dangerous bursts of weather.
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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.”
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Mark Lukasiewicz, dean of The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, talked to Newsday about the wave of notable news anchors and talk show hosts stepping down or being removed from their network or station lineup, including MSNBC anchor Joy Reid, NBC’s Lester Holt, CNN’s Jim Acosta, and CBS’s Norah O’Donnell. “I look at this unquestionably as the biggest collective period of upheaval in network TV news that we’ve seen in a very, very long time,” said Dean Lukasiewicz.
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1 min
Dr. Jase E. Bernhardt, associate professor of geology, environment, and sustainability and director of meteorology, was featured on WPSU/Pennsylvania Cable and on The Weather Channel’s Weather Geek podcast about his VR research that demonstrates the danger of driving in a snow squall and the science behind these dangerous bursts of weather.
1 min
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.”
1 min
Mark Lukasiewicz, dean of The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, talked to Newsday about the wave of notable news anchors and talk show hosts stepping down or being removed from their network or station lineup, including MSNBC anchor Joy Reid, NBC’s Lester Holt, CNN’s Jim Acosta, and CBS’s Norah O’Donnell. “I look at this unquestionably as the biggest collective period of upheaval in network TV news that we’ve seen in a very, very long time,” said Dean Lukasiewicz.
