News Releases
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NYIT Honored Among National Colleges of Distinction
July 10, 2018
New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) has been recognized for its committed implementation of High-Impact Educational Practices, earning its title as one of the nation’s Colleges of Distinction.
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NYIT Wins ESD Grant for Bioengineering Laboratory
June 25, 2018
Empire State Development, the New York State economic development agency, has awarded NYIT $150,000 to support the creation of a bioengineering laboratory as part of New York State’s Life Sciences Initiative.
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NYIT Names Nada M. Anid to Head Strategic Communications and External Affairs
June 21, 2018
NYIT President Henry C. “Hank” Foley, Ph.D., has appointed Nada Marie Anid, Ph.D., as vice president to lead the newly created office of Strategic Communications and External Affairs. Anid, a results-oriented leader with astute business acumen, served as the first female dean of NYIT’s School of Engineering and Computing Sciences since 2009. In her new role, she will help articulate NYIT’s mission as a premier polytechnic that fosters technology innovation and entrepreneurship.
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NYIT Researcher Awarded Grant to Test Jockey Helmet Safety
June 13, 2018
New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) Center for Sports Medicine has received $15,000 from the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (NYTHA) to fund a future study on concussion and helmet safety.
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NYIT Awarded IDC Foundation Grants in Support of Student Success
May 31, 2018
New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) has obtained two additional grants totaling $130,000 from the IDC Foundation in support of architecture and design student learning and activities in higher education. Namely, these grants will serve to provide NYIT School of Architecture and Design with scholarships and fellowships for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as fund educational travel and student experience initiatives.
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NYIT Salutes the Class of 2018 at 57th Commencement
May 22, 2018
More than 8,000 students, faculty and staff members, family, and friends gathered at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to celebrate NYIT’s 57th commencement, a global event saluting 2,734 graduates from 30 states and 81 countries.
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NYITCOM at A-State Secures USDA Funding for Mobile Medical Clinic
May 21, 2018
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM at A-State) has received a total award of $828,748 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for a mobile medical clinic aimed at delivering healthcare to underserved and rural populations in Arkansas and the Delta region.
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NYIT Receives Grant to Support Higher Education in Architecture and Design
May 09, 2018
New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) has received a grant exceeding $2 million from the IDC Foundation to support higher education in architecture and design. Specifically, the grant will help further develop NYIT School of Architecture and Design’s “culture of making” by enabling faculty and students to explore synergies at the boundaries of architecture, medicine, and healthcare professions, as well as combine design thinking with sophisticated and advanced digital fabrication technologies and sophisticated equipment.
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NYIT Adds Two Entrepreneurial Financial Strategists to Its Board
May 08, 2018
NYIT President Hank Foley announced that two executives with proven track records in organizational leadership, financial services management, technology, and business innovation have been appointed to NYIT’s Board of Trustees.
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NYITCOM at A-State Professor Lends Anatomy Expertise to Solve Ancient Mystery
April 18, 2018
Scientists have long wondered why the physical traits of Neanderthals, the ancestors of modern humans, differ greatly from today’s man. In particular, researchers have deliberated the factors that necessitated early man’s forward-projecting face and oversized nose. As published in the April 4 edition of The Royal Proceedings Society B, an international research team led by a professor at the University of New England in Australia, with the aid of an anatomy and fluid dynamics expert at NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University NYITCOM at A-State, may have the answer.