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HERALD All the News of the Five Towns
Remembering Jeremiah Gaffney
hometown heroes are celebrated
A grandfather is honored on film
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Vol. 97 No. 20
MAY 12 - 20, 2020
Covid? There’s an app for that Lawrence siblings lead contest-winning team 29-year-old Yair Saperstein, a chief resident in internal medicine at Kings County Hospital in Being quarantined during the Brooklyn. “It was impossible to coronavirus pandemic wasn’t an keep up with the information obstacle for the scientific ingenu- and to keep physicians updated ity of Lawrence siblings Yair on what they need to know. and Yiela Saperstein, along with That’s when I realized avoMD their colleagues from the startup was perfect for disseminating company avoMD, information about which is in the busiCovid-19.” ness of disseminatThere were three ing medical informarounds of the tion and has an app Columbia Venture of the same name. competition, on Feb. An enhanced ver8, March 1 and the sion of the avoMD April 17 final, which app took first place included the awards — and a $20,000 prize ceremony on Zoom. — in the annual In the first round, Columbia Venture competitors submitc ompetition l ast ted written answers month, which is a YIElA to questions from c o n t e s t b e t we e n the judges, made up startup companies SApERStEIN of Columbia alumni and invites contes- Lawrence resident The second round tants from the was a recorded video Columbia Universipitch, presented in ty community, including alumni avoMD’s case by Yiela Saperwho graduated within the past stein, 23, who recently graduated five years. from Columbia with a degree in “As a doctor myself, I experi- biomedical engineering and is enced firsthand the chaos with the company’s head of growth quickly changing guidelines and operations. Then Yiela partfrom multiple sources, constant nered with Laurence Coman, 29, email updates about recommen- its chief financial officer, for the dations and many subspecialties joining forces,” explained Continued on page 3
By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com
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Courtesy Carly Fisher
IN BEtwEEN hER remote learning, Hewlett resident and SUNY Binghamton senior Carly Fisher creates photo and video montages for special occasions through her business, Rad Grad Creations.
Hewlett resident makes graduation ‘a joyous time’ By MAtthEw FERREMI mferremi@liherald.com
A Hewlett resident and college senior began making the best of her time during the coronavirus pandemic by creating a business that she hopes will help cheer up college graduates. Carly Fisher, a business major at SUNY Binghamton who was set to graduate in a virtual ceremony on Thurs-
day, started Rad Grad Creations, customized photo and video montages that celebrate a college graduate’s achievements. “I think everyone has been going through feelings of sadness and confusion during this unprecedented time,” Fisher said. “I started thinking with friends and family about a way to make graduation a joyous time to celebrate accomplishments that would
make others feel good in a time like this.” The Hewlett High School alum added that while her emphasis is on college graduates, she can also create images for other special occasions with the software, iMovie. “My main focus is creating montages for graduating seniors, just because of the times we’re in,” she said. “I’m also able to create montages Continued on page 3
t’s a mobile app that works as a personal assistant for physicians.