News Releases
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NYIT Awarded Grant to Promote Smart Home Technologies
May 08, 2017
NYIT-Vancouver has received funding to establish a lab to teach the latest energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies.
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New Ambulatory Monitoring Device Offers Window into Stomach’s Bioelectrical Activity
May 07, 2017
A first-of-its-kind portable wireless device developed by an NYIT-led research team can monitor stomach motility to enable physicians to measure and ultimately better understand gastric slow wave activity.
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NYIT Announces 2017 Honorary Degree Recipients
April 26, 2017
NYIT will award two honorary degrees at its 56th commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 21 at its Long Island campus. The university will honor two highly accomplished and noteworthy individuals who also are NYIT graduates: Humayun J. Chaudhry (D.O. ’91), president and CEO, Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States; and Richard J. Daly (B.S. ’74), CEO and president, Broadridge Financial Solutions.
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Barbara Ross-Lee, Osteopathic Medicine Pioneer and Visionary, Announces Retirement
April 24, 2017
After nearly 40 years of advancing the field of osteopathic medicine and blazing trails for women and minorities, Barbara Ross-Lee, D.O., is retiring as vice president for Health Sciences and Medical Affairs at New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), an institution she served for 16 years in multiple leadership roles. A longtime advocate for advancing medical treatment in underserved communities and an expert in national healthcare policy, Ross-Lee has inspired thousands of medical students to pursue careers in osteopathic medicine.
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Study: To Innovate, Large Firms Should Let Employees Choose How to Do Their Jobs
April 21, 2017
New research from NYIT shows large organizations can remain innovative and minimize “red tape” by empowering employees.
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NYIT School of Engineering and Computer Sciences Inspires with TEDxNYIT: Persistence & Community
April 17, 2017
The School of Engineering and Computing Sciences at New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) presents TEDxNYIT: Persistence and Community on April 21. Internationally known subject matter experts will deliver engaging personal narratives about perseverance, pushing boundaries and breaking barriers in order to help build thriving communities.
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Assessing Heart Disease Risk Is Within Arm’s Reach
April 13, 2017
Atherosclerosis, commonly known as hardening of the arteries, has long been seen as a strong indicator of coronary artery disease, as compared to the traditional risk factors of race, age, gender and metabolic profile. Unlike other diseases that affect many people, atherosclerosis currently has no simple way to diagnose or monitor response to treatment.
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Your Phone's Power Use Can Give Hackers an Opening
April 11, 2017
Experts have long known the risks associated with charging a smartphone using a USB cord that can also transfer data, but new research conducted at NYIT shows that even without data wires, hackers can quickly extract sensitive information by looking at power use.
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NYIT Names Henry C. “Hank” Foley as Fourth President
March 29, 2017
The Board of Trustees of New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) today announced the appointment of Henry C. “Hank” Foley, Ph.D., as the fourth president of NYIT, effective June 1.
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NYITCOM's Martinez Named AAAS Leshner Leadership Institute Public Engagement Fellow
February 17, 2017
Luis R. Martinez, Ph.D., associate professor of Biomedical Sciences at NYITCOM, is one of 15 infectious disease researchers selected as 2017-18 Public Engagement Fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Leshner Leadership Institute for Public Engagement with Science.