Geisler’s Killer Whale Findings Featured in the Media

Mar 07, 2022

As seen in Phys.org, Science Daily, InnovateLI, and others, a study co-authored by NYITCOM’s Jonathan Geisler, Ph.D., chair and associate professor of anatomy, provides vital clues on when killer whales began hunting other marine mammals. While killer whales are among the ocean’s fiercest predators—known to even hunt the blue whales, the largest creatures on earth—a fossil recently found on the Greek Island of Rhodes suggests that this behavior is likely a recent development. The study, which was published March 7 in Current Biology, also contradicts the popular evolutionary theory that large whales, like the blue whale, evolved giant bodies to avoid predation. 

 

New Co-op Track Previewed in LIBN

Mar 03, 2022

An article in Long Island Business News about employers’ needs for new ways to retain and train employees previewed New York Tech’s new co-op program in the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences. “Tech guru Peter Goldsmith recently began working with New York Institute of Technology, to build a pipeline of workers in the computer science field” to help employers find and groom talent in a variety of fields, the article reports. “The tech companies are really hurting,” Goldsmith said. They can’t find people with the right skills.”   

In describing the New York Tech co-op track, Goldsmith shared that students in the spring semester of their junior year or the fall of their senior year would spend six months, including the summer, working at a company, getting a full salary. “Ideally, the students when graduating ultimately net jobs by the employer, and stay on Long Island, fueling the tech sector,” he said.

 

Laurent Interview Featured in The DO

Mar 01, 2022

The DO interviewed NYITCOM’s Brookshield Laurent, D.O., associate professor and chair of clinical specialties, regarding the Delta Population Health Institute (DPHI), NYITCOM-Arkansas’s community outreach arm. In the Q&A, Laurent discusses the physician shortage in the Mississippi Delta region, policies to address healthcare disparities, and other topics highlighting NYITCOM-Arkansas’s dedication to improving the region’s health outcomes.

“If we can, from a policy perspective, support economic mobility and stability, social cohesion, educational advancement and encourage communities to think holistically about their health and health care, we can accomplish a lot,” says Laurent, who oversees DPHI initiatives. “The challenges are complex, deep and long-standing due to historic injustices. There is a lot of work to be done in the Delta. At the same time, I recognize the resiliency of the people who were here before NYITCOM-Arkansas, who have done great things and are committed to the health and well-being of their communities.”

 

News Outlets Publicize NIH Grant

Feb 28, 2022

As seen in News-Medical, InnovateLI, and other outlets, NYITCOM Biomedical Sciences Instructor Satoru Kobayashi, Ph.D., has secured a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. The $428,400 three-year grant will support innovative research that could provide life-saving treatments for diabetic heart failure, a condition that occurs when excess blood sugar damages cardiovascular tissue, including the heart’s muscles.

 

Academic Achievements Featured in Students' Hometown Media Outlets

Feb 21, 2022

New York Tech students were featured in their hometown news outlets for being named to the Dean’s List and Presidential Honor List for fall 2021. Outlets that highlighted this news include Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Northeast Times, and Long Beach Patch, among many others.

To qualify for the Dean's List, full-time students must earn a GPA of at least 3.5 and complete 12 or more credit hours without any incomplete grades. Part-time students must achieve a minimum semester GPA of 3.6 or higher and complete six or more credits without any incomplete grades. To qualify for the Presidential Honor List, a student must achieve a minimum semester GPA of 3.7 and complete at least 12 credit hours without any incomplete grades.

 

News 12 Interviews Jarkon Regarding Mental Health and Wellness

Feb 20, 2022

News 12 interviewed Psychiatrist Liat Jarkon, D.O., director of the Center for Behavioral Health, in a segment about local efforts to combat anxiety and depression, including a Health and Wellness Fair organized by the Town of Smithtown. Jarkon notes that many people have experienced anxiety and depression since the beginning of the pandemic, and emphasizes that it is more important than ever for patients to continue speaking to their health care providers about mental health treatment.

 

Local Media Cover New York Tech’s Strong ROI for Low-Income Students

Feb 01, 2022

A new report by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce ranks New York Tech among the top two percent of U.S. colleges in terms of return on investment for low-income students.  Articles in The Island Now and InnovateLI highlight New York Tech’s strong ROI, tied at No. 72 among 3,410 U.S. institutions, including public and private, non- and for-profit institutions offering primarily certificate, associate, or bachelor’s degrees. Among other points of distinction, the articles note that New York Tech had the strongest ROI showing among all Long Island colleges and ranked No. 9 among 216 New York State colleges included in the report.

 

Editorial Echoes Psychiatry Expert's Messages

Jan 25, 2022

An editorial by writers at The Island Now seconds many of the messages previously shared by Liat Jarkon, D.O., director of the Center for Behavioral Health, during a virtual forum regarding Long Island’s mental health crisis. In addition to several other points Jarkon raised earlier, the editorial backs her call for trained mental health professionals to respond alongside law enforcement officers in cases caused by mental illness.

 

News 12 Interviews Jarkon About Mask Mandates and Mental Health

Jan 25, 2022

News 12 Long Island interviewed NYITCOM’s Liat Jarkon, D.O., director of the Center for Behavioral Health, regarding the impact of inconsistent mask mandates on children’s mental health. While some Long Island school districts have decided to quickly lift mask mandates, making masks optional for students and staff, other districts continue to enforce them. Jarkon explains how these sudden policy changes and mixed messages can upset children and young students, who often thrive with consistency and clear expectations.

 

Huey Lends Psychology Expertise to BBC Story

Jan 25, 2022

Assistant Professor of Behavioral Sciences Melissa Huey, Ph.D., is quoted in a BBC.com article regarding the shame felt by working parents during the pandemic. Huey, whose research focuses on the psychological impact of parent-child relationships, notes that while some parents may have felt guilt while working from home, returning to the office can also cause these feelings and impact parents' workplace productivity.

“Realizing the amount of time that is lost to careers, rather than being spent with children, can be disheartening. As a result, workplace productivity suffers, and everyday tasks suddenly feel meaningless or less important than they were before the pandemic. These feelings of guilt, coupled with the burnout that many are experiencing, may be one reason that we are now seeing workers quitting their jobs in record numbers,” she says.