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“Match” Madness
On March 21, members of NYITCOM’s Class of 2025 discovered where they will complete their residency training.
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What Cancer Can Teach
By learning how cancer cells grow, Assistant Professor Karrer Alghazali, Ph.D., hopes to use that knowledge as a tool to grow healthy cells through biomimcry.

Endless Possibilities
What Sarah Ranginwala loves about New York Tech’s biotechnology program is that it gives her many career choices. But until she makes her final decision, she is not sitting idle, engaging in research and writing for the Manhattan Globe.

Biotechnology Conference Explores New AI Frontiers in Healthcare
At the Fifth Annual Biotechnology Conference, attendees gathered to exchange innovative research and share ideas centered on the future of medicine and therapeutics through artificial intelligence (AI) and cutting-edge technologies.
Media Coverage
Researcher Shares Insight on Smartphone Addiction
Psychology expert explains how smartphone use rewires the brain’s neurochemistry.
Finance Expert: Here’s How to Shop for Car Insurance
Professor helps consumers weigh their options.
Student Projects in the Spotlight
College of Engineering and Computing Sciences students have created devices to help those with disabilities complete everyday tasks.
Magazine

Fall 2024/Winter 2025
Pushing the Boundaries With AI
Faculty are using AI to tackle skin diseases, improve understanding of how scent impacts people with autism, and discover solutions to treat neurological and psychiatric conditions.
Expert Insights

Tariffs Explained
Business analytics expert Shaya Sheikh, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Management, explains how newly imposed tariffs could impact consumers, businesses, and supply chains.

Building in Fire-Prone Areas
The School of Architecture and Design’s Farzana Gandhi, M. Arch., offers strategies to help protect homes in high-risk wildfire areas.

Our Car-Centric Culture is Hurting New Yorkers—It Needs to Stop Now
As seen in RealClear Policy, an op-ed by the School of Architecture and Design’s Evan Shieh, M.S. AUD, contends that congestion pricing is an opportunity for New Yorkers to re-envision their city’s landscape.

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.

Staying Healthy at 35,000 Feet
NYITCOM-Arkansas infectious disease physician Carl Abraham, M.D., arms airline passengers with information to avoid getting sick.

There’s a Simple Solution to the Doctor Shortage
A Salon op-ed by College of Osteopathic Medicine Dean Nicole Wadsworth, D.O., makes the case for expanding the scope of practice for physician assistants. As she writes, doing so could help address challenges caused by the nationwide physician shortage.