Research

Research is how we make the world a better place. At New York Institute of Technology, faculty and students draw on interdisciplinary and entrepreneurial approaches to tackle the world’s biggest challenges in technology, medicine, design, management, health care, and so much more. From undergraduate research opportunities in engineering and life sciences, to advanced research for our medical students, researchers at New York Tech fight the war on cybercrime, find new energy alternatives, improve therapies for patients battling Parkinson’s, Ehlers Danlos, heart and kidney disease, and develop designs for a safer, more sustainable future.

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Features and Videos

Caring for the Commons

In a paper co-authored by Associate Professor of Marketing Colleen P. Kirk, D.P.S., researchers experiment with psychological ownership to help consumers take better care of public spaces.

NYITCOM Student Honored for Hypertension Research

Nicole Maddie received the prestigious 2020 Hypertension New Investigator Award for her research on metabolic issues linked to fat around the aorta.

NYC Awards New York Tech Workforce Development Grant

New York City awarded New York Institute of Technology a $70,620 grant to develop strategies for training individuals with disabilities in technology fields.

Getting Hands-On with Concussions

NYITCOM research explores whether osteopathic techniques can improve concussion symptoms and help clinicians to better understand the impact of these injuries.

NYITCOM-Arkansas Receives Its First NIH Grant

An NYITCOM-Arkansas researcher received a $428,400 multi-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate whether Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment can help relieve migraine headaches.

Widely Used Blood Test Could Advance Heart Failure Treatment

NYITCOM biomedical researchers were part of a team developed a new use for a common blood test, which could one day save the lives of heart failure patients.

A Winning Proposal

A project proposal by UX/UI student Dominica Jamir was recognized at this year’s International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network.

Symposium Goes Virtual to Address Parkinson’s Impact on Younger Women

The Young Women’s Patient Education Virtual Forum, an interdisciplinary symposium on May 28, attracted more than 70 people with Parkinson’s disease, caregivers, and medical professionals to focus attention and spur research on the oft-overlooked segment of females diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in their 30s and 40s.

News Spotlight

Woman scientist using lab machinary in new engineering and biology lab

New Lab Fosters Interdisciplinary Research in Engineering and Biology

On January 13, New York Institute of Technology opened the Biomedical Sciences and Bioengineering Laboratory, allowing faculty to train students and pursue interdisciplinary research.Read the story



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Research Centers

  • Entrepreneurship, Technology & Innovation

    Focuses on IT and cybersecurity; bioengineering and medical devices; and energy and green technologies

  • Global Health

    Explores risk factors, causes of disease, and determinants of health care/delivery systems

  • NYITCOM

    Specialties include anatomy, biomedical, family medicine, OMM, and clinical specialties

  • Sports Medicine

    Specialties include OMM, physical and occupational therapies, training, nutrition, and concussion and injury prevention and treatment