NYIT Alum Cited As Model Study Abroad Student

Feb 05, 2015

"The ability to mention that you studied abroad, and also worked abroad, was a great way to connect with different employers,” says NYIT alum Calvin Xu in a recent story on the career impact of studying outside the U.S. Calvin won a Gilman Scholarship, administered by the Institute of International Education, which allowed him to study and work for a full year in Germany. Later, he spent an academic year studying at NYIT-Nanjing.

The story at News4JAX, a Jacksonville, Florida television station, includes information from experts about the value employers place on study abroad experiences.

Xu, who graduated in 2012 with a B.S. in Computer Science, states that because of his time in other countries, "I became a more open person.” He now works in New York City's Financial District and serves as an NYIT alumni admissions ambassador.

 

Barbara Ross-Lee in SF Chronicle: Reform Graduate Medical Education

Jan 07, 2015

"Reforming graduate medical education -- the system used to train new physicians -- would help address this doctor shortage in California and across the country," writes NYIT Vice President for Health Sciences and Medical Affairs Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee in The San Francisco Chronicle. "The current system, established in 1965, is outdated and inefficient. Voters must urge Congress to redirect funding toward new training models that fix the shortfall and meet patient needs."

Ross-Lee is a member of the Institute of Medicine's committee on graduate medical education. Last year, the IOM issued a report calling for significant modernization of the system.

In "A better way to get the primary-care doctors we need," Ross-Lee notes that most healthcare is delivered outside of large teaching hospitals. Yet that is where most average residents receive their training. Ross-Lee advocates a graduate medical education system that emphasizes personalized patient interaction and the "real-world" experience of community-based care. One successful model, she notes, is found in osteopathic postdoctoral training institutions. Forty percent of osteopathic residents in those institutions choose the generalist disciplines of family medicine, general internal medicine, and pediatrics.

 

Tabbara Introduces New Master's Degree at NYIT-Abu Dhabi

Dec 22, 2014

Mr. Ahmad Tabbara, executive director of NYIT-Abu Dhabi, speaks to local Arabic-language daily Al Watan to announce the launch of the NYIT master's degree in information, network, and computer security (M.S.-INCS), recently approved for the U.A.E.

Following are some key points Tabbara makes in the article:

• A brief description of each of NYIT-Abu Dhabi’s accredited and approved master’s programs: M.B.A, M.S.-IT, and the new M.S.-INCS
• NYIT’s efforts to supply qualified job candidates trained in high-demand areas and capable of facing today’s challenges
• NYIT’s suitability for working executives who want to advance their careers
• NYIT’s global campuses
• NYIT’s plans to introduce more academic programs at its campuses around the world

 

President Guiliano: Think Outside Box, Country

Dec 22, 2014

"College administrators looking to improve students' educational experiences shouldn't just think outside the box -- they should think outside the country," writes NYIT President Edward Guiliano in an op-ed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "College grads who can operate across different cultures have a serious advantage."

Guiliano describes NYIT's distance learning learning classrooms, which link students from NYIT campuses in the Middle East, China, Canada, and New York.

"Exposure to diverse ways of thinking helps develop the ability to think in new and different ways," he writes. "This is what drives innovation...After all, global experience is a 21st-century leadership prerequisite."

 

Haar: Unregulated Dietary Supplements are Risky for Consumers

Dec 12, 2014

Probiotic dietary supplements are not regulated or tested for safety, Dr. Mindy Haar of NYIT School of Health Professions told Newsday (subscription required) in an article about a product warning issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The warning came after the death of a premature baby who was given a probiotic supplement that was later found to be contaminated with mold.

Haar prefers natural and food-based sources of vitamins and minerals over unregulated dietary supplements, which she says can occasionally lead to sickness or death for consumers.

 

NYIT-Abu Dhabi Grad an Example of Dedication

Dec 10, 2014

“Even my father told me that he did not expect much from me … This made me want to prove myself to them,” says Mamoon Sultan, a recent NYIT grad and current M.B.A. student in Abu Dhabi.

Nearly blind since childhood, Mamoon has overcome serious obstacles to pursue his higher education. “We must always believe in ourselves and be open to learning,” he says.

The U.A.E.'s youth-oriented monthly Tempo features Mamoon’s story, giving readers a perspective on the importance of persistence toward reaching your goals, no matter what they may be.

 

Jonathan Geisler Discusses New Whale Exhibit in Charleston

Nov 16, 2014

"In addition to the intelligence, it's the size," says Associate Professor Jonathan Geisler, referring to the attraction people have always had to whales. "They are big on a scale that it is just hard to wrap your mind around.

Geisler was interviewed by the Associated Press for The State and ABCNews4 Charleston about a new exhibit, "Evolution of Whales," at the Mace Brown Museum of Natural History at the College of Charleston. Geisler, an expert on whales and dolphins, is the chief scientific advisor for the exhibit.

"Ancient deposits surrounding Charleston, SC are the richest source for these fossil whales in the world," says Geisler, "and superbly preserved fossils of at least six new species of whales, many of which have never been seen by the scientific community, are now on permanent display in the new exhibit."

The sediment deposits, says Geisler, contained fossils from btween 24 million and 30 million years ago. At that time, whales evolved into two groups: filter feeders, known as baleens, and toothed whales. The exhibit shows how whales, dolphins, and porpoises descended from land-dwelling creatures, chronicling the evolution of flippers and blowholes we see today.

 

Cheryl Zauderer: Study Shows Benefits of Mother-Baby Bonding

Nov 12, 2014

"Nurses working in labor and birth settings should promote the practice of skin-to-skin contact between women and their newborn infants immediately following birth, given the significant health benefits associated with this experience," says NYIT Department of Nursing Assistant Professor Cheryl Zauderer in Knoxville Times about her study on mother-baby bonding and breastfeeding.

Zauderer and her colleagues published the study in the journal Nursing for Women's Health.

"The moments right after birth represent the ideal time frame for initiating breastfeeding, which generates important health benefits for the baby," says Zauderer.

Although women who deliver by caesarean face barriers to breastfeeding, clinicians can work together to try to insure a skin-to-skin contact protocol.

 

Meyland Advocates for Protecting LI’s Drinking Water

Nov 02, 2014

"The Lloyd is special, it's limited, and it should be held as a reserve for coastal communities, period," says Sarah Meyland, director of NYIT’s Water Resources Management Center, in Newsday.

According to the article, New York City is readying a plan to begin pumping again from its shuttered network of Queens wells -- which includes four sunk in the Lloyd -- and policymakers and experts are viewing the moves with concern.

LI’s population of 2.8 million is solely dependent on underground aquifers for water. Lloyd is the purest and most protected source of drinking water available to the region. Meyland, an associate professor in NYIT’s School of Engineering and Computing Sciences, added that, “given all the other water that is available to water utilities, the Lloyd is there as a backup emergency supply -- especially for coastal communities that have nowhere else to go." 

 

Bhuma Krishnamachari on Genetic Testing

Oct 28, 2014

"Genetic testing can tell you whether or not you are at a high risk for a disease like cancer, and then allow you to prevent it -- yet such results often lead to a quandary for both patients and doctors," says NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine Assistant Dean of Research Bhuma Krishnamachari, Ph.D. in a LiveScience op-ed entitled "Navigating Genetic Testing in an Uncertain Landscape."

Krishnamachari, an epidemiologist and genetics expert, says genetic testing is no longer straightfoward; instead, it involves testing panels of numerous geners. But medical experts do not always understand the clinical significance of mutations that may be revealed through genetic testing.

"More information breeds more questions, often without answers," says Krishnamachari. "It will take time for knowledge and clinical practice to catch up to genetic technology."

The best route for patients, she advises, is to ensure that multidisciplinary teams -- genetic counselors, oncologists, surgeons, and primary care providers -- are involved in patient care.

"This approach ensures that multiple aspects of cancer genetics, including family history and current research, are considered in a patient's individualized treatment plan," says Krishnamachari. "Additionally, it helps patients receive proper counseling on the realities of what their tests mean fore them, including the potential for uncertain results."