College basketball player dies in hit-and-run near SUNY Potsdam campus, authorities say
A 20-year-old college student, who was a standout on the basketball team, tragically lost her life in a hit-and-run accident, according to local police. Emily Mae Smith, from Greenville, New York, was fatally struck by a vehicle around Pierrepont Avenue in Potsdam early Saturday morning, as reported by several news outlets. Smith had recently transferred […]
Emily Smith, a 20-year-old women’s basketball player from SUNY Potsdam, dies following an alleged hit-and-run incident
A teenager has been charged following an incident in which NYU Potsdam women’s basketball guard Emily Smith lost her life near the campus early Saturday. Smith was only 20 years old. The accused, Jacob D. Kreis, an 18-year-old from Brasher Falls, New York, faces charges including leaving the scene of a deadly motor vehicle accident, […]
Former doctor at SUNY hospital receives sentence for embezzling nearly $1.5M to support extravagant living.
The former chief medical officer at SUNY Downstate Medical Center has been sentenced to up to three years in prison after stealing nearly $1.5 million from a public hospital to fund a lavish lifestyle. Dr. Michael Luckesi, 67, received a sentence of one to three years from the Brooklyn Supreme Court on Wednesday after admitting […]
Anti-Israel student group to host panel that reeks of ‘blood libel’ at SUNY Downstate: Jewish doctors
An anti-Israel student group is sponsoring a lecture Wednesday at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn accusing Israelis of committing medical “genocide” in Gaza, calling it propaganda and This has provoked the anger of Jewish doctors who claim that this is a “blood libel'' against the government. The event, co-sponsored […]
SUNY urged to probe contract with publisher accused of censorship
Three state senators are calling on SUNY to investigate a $2.7 million contract with a major publisher suspected of acquiescing to the Chinese government. By censoring articles. Springer Nature, a leading publisher of academic journals that has a five-year agreement with the State University of New York system, said in 2017 that “thousands of Chinese […]
Dr. Michael Lucchesi charged with allegedly stealing from SUNY Downstate
A former top doctor at SUNY Downstate Medical Center is accused of stealing about $1.5 million from the public hospital to fund a lavish lifestyle that included luxury trips and a top-notch pet resort, prosecutors said Tuesday. Dr. Michael Lucchesi, 66, is accused of fraudulently using business credit cards between December 2016 and January 2023 […]