Faculty
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More Than a Medical School
NYITCOM-Arkansas is delivering on its mission to increase the number of physicians and reduce healthcare inequity in the Delta region.
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New York Tech President to Step Down in 2025
Effective June 30, 2025, President Henry C. Foley, Ph.D., will step down. Provost and Executive Vice President Jerry Balentine, D.O., has been appointed president of the university.
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New York Tech Shines at LISTnet Awards
Several members of the New York Tech community were honored recently at an awards ceremony hosted by the Long Island Software & Technology Network (LISTnet).
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Lighting the Path Forward
More than 20 undergraduate and graduate students are working on research projects exploring connections between eye movement and perception.
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Get to Know the New Exercise and Sport Science Graduate Program
Building on the success of the undergraduate exercise and sport science program, New York Tech has established a master’s degree. Amerigo Rossi, Ed.D., director of the new degree program, talks about who the ideal student is and how exercise science connects with architecture and business.
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Jeffrey Raven Appointed to NYC Panel on Climate Change
Associate Professor of Architecture Jeffrey Raven, Ph.D., FAIA, LEED BD+C, has been appointed to the fifth New York City Panel on Climate Change.
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News Byte: Architecture Students Win International Design Competition
School of Architecture and Design students have been selected as winners of We Are Out of Time’s competition for the design of two sustainable, artistic pavilions in Italy and England.
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Are Messages From Robots Trustworthy?
A new study led by the School of Management’s Colleen Kirk, D.P.S., explores how consumers react when marketers use robots to write emotional messages.
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Honors College Launches
Students in New York Tech’s new Honors College will tackle real-word problems from an interdisciplinary perspective.
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College of Arts and Sciences Welcomes New Dean
On September 1, New York Tech welcomed Charles Moore, Ph.D., as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, where he will contribute to the university’s goal of achieving high research activity.