College of Osteopathic Medicine
![Portrait of Brian Harper, M.D., M.P.H.](https://www.nyit.edu/wp-content/uploads/news-brian-harper-li-hispanic-chamber-of-commerce-award-feature.jpg)
Harper Named a Black Trailblazer by City & State
Vice President for Equity and Inclusion and Chief Medical Officer Brian Harper, M.D., M.P.H., is included in the inaugural Black Trailblazers list introduced by City & State New York.
![Students walking near steps on campus](https://www.nyit.edu/wp-content/uploads/news-new-bot-board-members-2025-feature.jpg)
New York Tech Elects Three New Trustees
New York Institute of Technology has elected three new trustees to the university’s governing board.
![Students sitting by spinning wheel](https://www.nyit.edu/wp-content/uploads/news-data-101-class-project-feature.jpg)
Students Get the 411 in Data 101
Students in fall 2024’s Data 101 class sections partnered with CommuterLink to study student commuting habits across the Long Island and New York City campuses and propose potential solutions to challenges.
![Military branch logos](https://www.nyit.edu/wp-content/uploads/news-military-matches-2025-feature.jpg)
Medical Students Receive Residency “Marching Orders”
Upon graduating this spring, 14 members of NYITCOM’s Class of 2025 will complete their residency training in the U.S. Armed Forces.
![Portrait of Harley Duncan](https://www.nyit.edu/wp-content/uploads/news-student-profile-harley-duncan-feature.jpg)
A Call to Medicine
After her grandfather was seriously injured in a collision and witnessing his lack of access to specialists, Harley Duncan decided she wanted to be part of the solution. With the goal of becoming a neurologist, she is committed to practicing near the underserved community where she was raised.
![Portrait of Brian Harper, M.D., M.P.H.](https://www.nyit.edu/wp-content/uploads/news-brian-harper-li-hispanic-chamber-of-commerce-award-feature.jpg)
Brian Harper Honored by the Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
At their 36th Annual Gala Awards and Toy Drive, the Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce honored Brian Harper, M.D., M.P.H., as the Academic Chief Medical Officer of the Year.
![Portrait of Todd Cohen](https://www.nyit.edu/wp-content/uploads/news-todd-cohen-nai-fellow-feature.jpg)
Pioneering NYITCOM Cardiologist Recognized by the National Academy of Inventors
Todd J. Cohen, M.D., is one of 170 exceptional innovators elected to the organization’s 2024 Class of Fellows. The fellowship is the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors.
![Students working on computers](https://www.nyit.edu/wp-content/uploads/image-for-ai-minor-feature.jpg)
AI Minor Debuts
Starting in the spring semester of 2025, New York Tech will begin offering a minor in artificial intelligence (AI), open to all undergraduate students preparing to transition into any number of careers.
![New York Tech faculty, staff, and alumni](https://www.nyit.edu/wp-content/uploads/image-for-omm-lab-rededication-feature.jpg)
OMM Lab Rededication Ceremony Honors NYITCOM Founder
On December 6, NYITCOM celebrated the grand reopening and rededication of the NYITCOM Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Lab, honoring the legacy of Stanley Schiowitz, D.O., founder, chairman, and dean of NYITCOM.
![PIll pack](https://www.nyit.edu/wp-content/uploads/news-expert-insights-maria-pino-pharmacy-desert-feature.jpg)
Pharmacy Closures Are a Prescription for Catastrophe
As national retail pharmacy chains collectively shutter thousands of locations nationwide, NYITCOM Associate Professor Maria Pino, Ph.D., explains the potential impact on Long Island, where more than a dozen Rite Aid stores have already disappeared.