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06/18/2026

Hofstra’s Jason Williams Awarded a 2026 Species Discovery Award

Jason Williams, PhD, Hofstra University’s Donald E. Axinn Endowed Distinguished Professor in Ecology and Conservation Professor of Biology and Graduate Program Director for Biology and Urban Ecology, has been awarded a 2026 Species Discovery Award from The Nippon Foundation – Nekton Ocean Census.

This award includes a $5,000 grant to support Dr. Williams’ research of parasitic isopods. It will also provide funding for a graduate student to assist Dr. Williams (in collaboration with Christopher Boyko, PhD, Biology Department laboratory director) with the examination and processing of these parasites from museum collections, mostly focusing on the Indo-West Pacific.

To read the full story visit https://tinyurl.com/23r3n6c3

06/18/2026

Hofstra Alumni Reunite for Jazz Album Rooted in Friendship and Collaboration

More than a decade after graduating from Hofstra University, Timothy Zerone ’11 and Natalie Gray ’12 have transformed a musical partnership that began in Hofstra’s rehearsal rooms into a new jazz album, The Quiet Hours.

The Quiet Hours, Timothy Zerone
“We wanted to capture the music we had been creating together for so many years,” Zerone said of The Quiet Hours.
Released this spring on all major streaming platforms, the album showcases Gray’s vocals and Zerone’s arrangements and piano performances, while also featuring the talents of fellow alumni: Hofstra Adjunct Instructor of Music Shawn Lovato ’07 on bass and Myles Rodenhouse, founder of Douglass Recording, as producer and engineer. The project blends Great American Songbook standards with more modern selections, all reimagined through original jazz arrangements.

To read the full story visit https://tinyurl.com/2umyzvxy

06/18/2026

Levy on Home Ownership, Suburban Voters, and the Midterms

Lawrence Levy, associate vice president and executive dean of Hofstra University’s National Center for Suburban Studies, was recently Newsday articles.

To read the full story visit https://tinyurl.com/5t4mzdsd

06/18/2026

“The Full Story of New York’s Biggest Voting Scandal”

Phil Dalton, Center of Civic Engagement director and Hofstra professor of rhetoric and public advocacy, is featured in the New York magazine investigation, “The Full Story of New York’s Biggest Voting Scandal.”

The article explored how an unknown candidate, Maria Delgado, appeared on the Working Families Party (WFP) ballot line in the 2024 Huntington Town supervisor election, and received more than 1,200 votes in a race ultimately decided by only 418 votes. The investigation focused on a practice known as “ballot raiding,” in which individuals gain control of a minor party’s ballot line to influence election outcomes.

To read the full story visit https://tinyurl.com/427bufd7

06/18/2026

06/18/2026

Greetings from Pisa, Italy! 🇮🇹⚖️🏛️ Last month, Hofstra Law students immersed themselves in the study of international and comparative law while exploring the history, culture, and beauty of Italy.

06/18/2026

Keep your goals within reach. Eligible transfer students can transfer up to 43 credits and stay on track toward earning their J.D. at Hofstra Law.

See what we have to offer: https://law.hofstra.edu/academics/juris-doctor-degree/

06/17/2026

Raising Awareness of Rip Current Safety

Jase Bernhardt, associate professor of geology, environment, and sustainability, recently joined FOX Weather to talk about his research that offers a virtual reality simulation of being caught in a rip current and teaches ways swimmers can navigate to safety.

To read the full story visit https://tinyurl.com/dnvdjxzw

06/17/2026

Hofstra Student Hannah Carranza Wins the Make Her Mark Scholarship at the Gracie Awards

Earlier this spring, Hannah Carranza ’29 opened her email to life-changing news. The television and film major in Hofstra University’s Lawrence Herbert School of Communication was selected as the recipient of the prestigious Make Her Mark Student Scholarship, presented by the Alliance for Women in Media (AWM) Foundation in partnership with Hallmark Media. Carranza received the honor at AWM’s 51st Annual Gracie Awards, held June 16 at Cipriani on 42nd Street in New York City.

To read the full story visit https://tinyurl.com/4a7wswez

06/17/2026

If Extraterrestrials Could Visit Earth, Why Would They?

Dr. Stephen Lawrence, Hofstra professor of physics and astronomy, was recently featured in a Newsday article exploring the cultural and scientific themes behind Steven Spielberg’s latest science-fiction film, Disclosure Day.

The article discusses how public perceptions of extraterrestrial life and government secrecy have evolved over the decades. It also looks at how they have been portrayed in film and television, such Spielberg’s 1977 classic Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Men in Black, and The X-Files.

To read the full story visit https://tinyurl.com/2ntmcbwr