Media Coverage

Hometown Media Outlets Publicize Student Accomplishments

Dec 24, 2023

Hometown news outlets highlighted the achievements of local students during fall 2023. TAPinto Elizabeth and other sites recognized students who completed the internship certificate program; multiple outlets, including The Riverdale Press and TAPinto Chatham, noted those who help to lead the institution’s student organizations; The Courier Express and others reported on the nursing program’s members of the fall Class of 2023, who were recognized at a December pinning ceremony.

 

Dec 19, 2023

Insight from Bisrat Kinfemichael, Ph.D., associate professor of accounting and finance, was featured in the NPR year-in-review article “A Look Back at Some of the Biggest and Weirdest Auctions of 2023.” Kinfemichael's quotes, which NPR first featured in February 2023, discuss why a first-generation iPhone sold for more than 100 times its original cost during an online auction. He notes that demand-side factors have made unopened first-generation iPhones into “extremely rare commodities, similar to precious metals.” In addition, bidding websites like eBay have made it easier for buyers and sellers to find one another—possibly creating more potential buyers than ever. 

“Substantial wealth has been created since the release of the original iPhone [in 2007]. It’s possible that some individuals who have benefited from the creation of wealth in the technology industry may highly value such devices and be willing to spend a lot of money on them,” he says. 

 

Dec 17, 2023

As seen in Newsday, a research project led by Assistant Professor of Physics Eve Armstrong, Ph.D., has received a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) totaling $360,000. The award will support her continued studies to determine which elements formed from the dust of supernova explosions.

 

The Hill Publishes Balentine Op-ed

Dec 17, 2023

In an op-ed published in The Hill, Provost and Executive Vice President Jerry Balentine, D.O., warns that proposed funding cuts for basic scientific research would be a grave mistake for our nation's long-term economic success. “Far from reducing the debt burden, cuts to federal funding contribute to it by diminishing the fund of new knowledge that drives economic growth,” he writes.

The for-profit sector can take basic research and turn it into useful products, but often, their origin point isn't a business. It's research institutions or universities, operating with federal funding. “Proposed cuts would have far-reaching consequences for more than 300,000 researchers across the country,” Balentine notes. And if funding dries up, potential breakthroughs slip out of reach, as science typically advances incrementally, with discoveries building upon decades of previous work.

 

Dec 13, 2023

Fast Company, AOL.com, Yahoo, and others featured research co-authored by consumer behavior expert Colleen Kirk, D.P.S., associate professor in the School of Management. The study reveals that invitees tend to overestimate the negative ramifications of declining social invitations.

 

Marketing Researcher Quoted in Forbes

Dec 05, 2023

Insight from consumer behavior expert Colleen Kirk, D.P.S., associate professor in the School of Management, is featured in the Forbes article, “Why Barbie Made Forbes’ 2023 Power Women List.” Kirk explains that the doll has played a crucial role in shaping girls’ views on how much they can accomplish, including offering them opportunities to explore identities and future career possibilities like becoming a surgeon or an astronaut.

“It’s the whole idea that Barbie can reflect our aspirations. We can put ourselves into this doll, as women of all ages, and that’s really powerful,” says Kirk.

 

Newsday Publicizes NSF-Funded Research

Dec 02, 2023

As seen in Newsday, Associate Professor of Physics Sophia Domokos, Ph.D., has secured an NSF grant totaling $135,000 for a three-year research project to explore the inner workings of matter. The project could advance understanding of protons and neutrons, as well as other strongly coupled systems such as high-temperature superconductors, special materials that could revolutionize key technologies like MRIs and maglev trains.

 

Dec 01, 2023

Rajendram Rajnarayanan, Ph.D., assistant dean of research and associate professor at NYITCOM-Arkansas, was quoted in Salon, Fortune, and other news outlets regarding circulating viruses. In Salon, he discusses the emerging Pirola COVID-19 variant, while in Fortune he notes the potential impact of the winter “tripledemic,” the simultaneous circulation of COVID-19, flu, and RSV strains.

 

Nov 20, 2023

As seen in Phys.org, The Daily Science, IFL Science, Tech and Science Post, and other outlets, research co-authored by Professor and Chair of Anatomy Jonathan Geisler, Ph.D., provides new insight into how toothed whales and dolphins came to navigate the underwater world using sound waves (echolocation). The researchers analyzed a large set of fossils belonging to two species of ancient dolphins in the genus Xenorophus, which, like living echolocating dolphins and whales, had asymmetrical skulls. However, the fossils suggest that the animals were less adept than their living relatives at producing high-pitched sounds or hearing high frequencies. Given this, as well as other factors, Geisler and his co-author conclude that Xenorophus marked a key transition in how whales and dolphins developed their “built-in sonar.”

 

New York Post Features Hinds on Volunteering

Nov 19, 2023

An article in the New York Post about volunteering as a means to not only help others but also potentially boost one’s own career prominently features Associate Provost of Student Engagement and Development Tiffani Hinds, M.Ed. Hinds, who noted she feels “emotionally full from engaging in service,” also shared that “engaging in volunteer work allows you to meet new people who you might have not ordinarily crossed paths with.”

Several experts cited in the story advise that people should tackle a volunteer role with the same dedication as they would a paid position. And Hinds agreed. “People are watching, and who knows?” she said. “What you’ve exhibited while servicing others could lead to attracting leadership roles and professional offers.”