Media Coverage

Nizich Quoted on Quantum Computing in Lifewire

Jun 27, 2023

An article in Lifewire.com reporting on Microsoft’s advances in quantum computing quotes Michael Nizich, Ph.D., ETIC director and adjunct associate professor of computer science, among the experts providing perspective. Microsoft claims that they have created a way to represent qubits and superposition combined with the hardware stability that would be required to "legitimately start moving towards a commercial quantum computer," Nizich said. "To date, the complex hardware solutions used in research-based quantum computers have been prone to errors due to their complexity, and Microsoft's discoveries may allow the next phase of discussions regarding commercially available quantum processors and, more importantly, for Microsoft, Quantum Operating Systems (QOS), to begin." 

 

Pharmacologist Shares Insight on Cancer Drug Shortage

Jun 27, 2023

Pharmacology expert Maria Pino, Ph.D., associate professor at NYITCOM, is quoted in The Ritz Herald and Daily Advent regarding a monthslong shortage of the chemotherapy drugs carboplatin and cisplatin. Low inventory of these drugs, which are viewed as ‘mainstays’ in cancer therapy, are causing hospitals and healthcare systems across the country to ration the products and postpone necessary, lifesaving treatments. Pino explains that the shortage is impacting a variety of cancer patients, as cisplatin is used to manage and treat many solid tumors, including gynecological, testicular, and lung cancers, as well as hematologic (blood) malignancies, while carboplatin is often used to manage ovarian cancer.

“Carboplatin and cisplatin remain the ‘classical drugs’ in the treatment of cancer. This shortage can delay treatment, increasing psychological anxiety to the patient, family, and all those involved in the patient’s care,” Pino tells The Ritz Herald.

 

Local News Outlets Highlight Student Achievements

Jun 15, 2023

Hyperlocal media outlets shared the news that students from their communities will attend New York Tech starting in the fall 2023 semester, including Portland Press Herald, Santa Cruz Sentinel, and Cape Coral Breeze, among many others.

Other hometown media highlighted the academic accomplishments of New York Tech students. TAPinto.net highlighted that Venkatesh Nyamagoudar of Piscataway, N.J., completed the Internship Certificate Program; the Amityville Record shared that multiple local students were inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi honor society; and the Chicago Tribune publicized that a local student was named to the Dean's List for fall 2022.

 

Occupational Therapist Shares Parkinson's Disease Insight

Jun 15, 2023

As seen on NeurologyLive.com, a news site for healthcare professionals specializing in neurological diseases, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy Ling Wan-Albert, OTD, discusses how decreased socialization in patients with Parkinson's disease can contribute to early cognitive decline. She also emphasizes that providers should encourage patients to remain connected to friends, family, and activities that encourage interaction. 

“Patients often focus on the motor aspects of Parkinson’s disease, neglecting the changes in cognitive function. Decreased social participation may not directly cause cognitive decline, but it can contribute to early cognitive deterioration, especially in social aspects,” says Wan-Albert. “It is important that we educate patients on the significance of maintaining social participation as long as possible in their lives.”

 

Zwibel Quoted in Well+Good

Jun 15, 2023

Insight from Hallie Zwibel, D.O., associate dean of clinical operations and director of the Center for Sports Medicine, is featured prominently in a Well+Good article about exercise intolerance. Zwibel explains that exercise intolerance is the inability to engage in physical activity that would be typical for an individual's age and that many conditions, including chronic fatigue syndrome and heart disease, as well as COPD, asthma, and other respiratory diseases, can cause exercise intolerance. “Oxygen-rich blood is needed throughout the body to maintain all bodily functions. Respiratory conditions can negatively impact the blood being oxygenated, ” says Zwibel.

 

Jun 12, 2023

As seen in Long Island Business News, regional tech sector leaders gathered at the Long Island campus for the first LITE (Long Island Tech Ecosystem) forum. The event was moderated by College of Engineering and Computing Sciences Dean Babak Beheshti, Ph.D., and emceed by Peter Goldsmith, senior specialist for industry relations, director of the Co-Op Program, and LISTnet chairperson. In addition to New York Tech and LISTnet, other participating organizations included Empire State Development and IEEE Long Island, among others.

 

Smithsonian Interviews Paleontologist

Jun 07, 2023

Karen Poole, Ph.D., paleontologist and assistant professor of biomedical sciences at NYITCOM-Arkansas, is quoted in a Smithsonian article about a fossil from the beaked dinosaur Iani smithi, which was recently discovered in Utah and detailed in a new study. The reptile belonged to a group of dinosaurs called rhabdodontomorphs, which, as Poole previously hypothesized in her own research, were present in Cretaceous North America. Poole, who was not involved the Iani study, notes that the Utah discovery adds new evidence to support her hypothesis.

 

Huey's Parenting Advice Featured in Fatherly

Jun 06, 2023

Melissa Huey, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology, is quoted in the Fatherly article “Subtle Signs You’re a Hostile Parent.” Huey highlights two behaviors that children may perceive as hostile: yelling and sarcasm. Because these habits can be difficult to break, when parents do yell or use sarcasm Huey encourages them to show vulnerability, apologize, and explain to their children that even parents make mistakes.

“Healthy parenting requires vulnerability. Portraying yourself as a person who's never wrong and never makes mistakes is a dangerous place to be because kids need to learn that you make mistakes too,” Huey says. “When you practice vulnerability, you’re also teaching kids that it’s okay for them to make mistakes, and you give them a template for what to do when they are in the wrong.”

 

Hometown Papers Highlight Students’ Accomplishments

May 29, 2023

Media outlets featured academic accomplishments of New York Tech students who are local residents. Tapinto.net and HamletHub.com featured Class of 2023 commencement awardees, including the School of Architecture and Design’s Eryn Cooper and the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences’ Austin Stietzel, respectively. The Riverdale Press highlighted llan Cohen-Vasquez’s participation in SOURCE.

 

May 28, 2023

Newsday has featured Jole Fiorito, Ph.D., an assistant professor specializing in medicinal chemistry, in its Winners column for having received a three-year grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to research early-stage drug development to treat Alzheimer’s disease.

Coverage of this grant has also been published in Long Island Business News.