Zwibel Comments on the Health of eSports Players in Athletic Business News

Jan 16, 2020

Hallie Zwibel, D.O., director of the Center for eSports Medicine, has been quoted in Athletic Business News on the health impact of eSports. Zwibel comments on a number of health issues faced by eSports players, including posture, stating:

“We know there is a really significant breakdown in good posture the longer they’re gaming. So just talking about posture, talking about how it relates to back pain, neck pain, wrist pain, which we found are at fairly high levels in this population. Some simple eye relaxation exercises and techniques can really relax the muscles in the eye that can become tense from looking at these pixilated images for too long. ”

 

CoECS Professor is Featured Guest on Composites Weekly Podcast

Jan 15, 2020

Reza Khalaj Amineh, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, is the featured guest on an episode of Composites Weekly podcast, the leading news and information podcast for the composites and advanced materials industry.

The interview focuses on Amineh’s research, supported by a National Science Foundation grant, to develop novel imaging techniques that will enhance testing of non-metallic cylinders such as composite oil-and-gas pipelines.

 

Newsday, Others Feature Biological Sciences and Bioengineering Lab

Jan 14, 2020

Several media outlets, including Newsday, featured information and photos about the new Biological Sciences and Bioengineering (BSB) lab unveiled at New York Tech yesterday. The Newsday article (subscription required) reports that the 1,000-square-foot lab, located in the Theobald Science Center, includes space to train students and features high-tech equipment including a DNA sequencer and a 3D bioprinter capable of printing biological components. “Our region is primed to become a center for research and innovation in life sciences, which will lead to great jobs for New York Tech graduates and wonderful opportunities for us to partner with leading life sciences companies and top scientists,” said New York Tech President Hank Foley.

Other media outlets reporting about the new lab include Long Island Business News (subscription required), which also featured a prominent photo of the ribbon cutting in its On Our Island section, InnovateLI, and Patch.

 

Vahey Quoted on International Education Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities

Jan 10, 2020

Karen Vahey, dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, was one of 14 experts quoted in a NAFTA story on the trends, challenges, and opportunities for international education in 2020. Despite increased competition from institutions abroad, as well as challenges to make campuses welcoming to international students, Vahey notes opportunities for colleges and universities to create a diverse campus environment.

“U.S. institutions have an opportunity—I would say an obligation—to go beyond enrolling international students as seat fillers,” says Vahey. “International students help to create a diverse environment both in and outside of the classroom, especially when faculty and staff incorporate international student experiences into the course work and campus activities.”

 

Smith Featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s “What I’m Reading’" Column

Jan 05, 2020

Registrar Kristen Smith was featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s “What I’m Reading,” a column highlighting valuable reading recommendations from higher education leaders and administrators. Smith recommends the book The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right, written by Atul Gawande, M.D., a professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School and a surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Smith notes that given the pressure to get things right the first time, higher education administrators might do well to borrow a tool from the field of medicine.

“The author emphasizes that a good checklist should be brief and should help people avoid critical, even fatal, mistakes,” says Smith. “I believe higher education can improve noticeably if faculty and staff members embrace this tool.”

 

Beheshti Quoted in IEEE Article on Women in Engineering

Dec 31, 2019

Babak D. Beheshti, Ph.D., dean of the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, was quoted in an IEEE article highlighting Women in Engineering Day. In the story, which also discusses New York Tech’s 2019 Girls in Engineering and Technology Day, he states:

“Quite honestly, it is in the interest of every institution of higher learning now to tap into the underrepresented 50% of the population who simply do not consider engineering or technology majors. But also, as a father of two daughters, one of whom is a practicing engineer, I feel a responsibility to make sure women are empowered and aware of all the opportunities available to them.”

 

New York Tech’s AITU Membership Featured in Chinese Media

Dec 30, 2019

New York Institute of Technology’s recent membership in the prestigious Association of Independent Technological Universities (AITU), a group of more than 20 leading private American technological universities and colleges, has been widely reported in media in China, including China Economic News, Shanghai Hotline and Beijing Youth Education, among many other leading outlets across the country.   

 

Nadler Explains Technology Designed to Manage Emissions

Dec 27, 2019

An article for the Verizon blog, “The Fourth Industrial Revolution,” features assistant professor David Nadler, Ph.D. Nadler, who chairs the Department of Environmental Technology and Sustainability, describes new sustainability technologies that help businesses manage costs while causing less harm to the environment.

According to Nadler, factories can use these technologies to comply with the Clean Air Act. “A machine learning tool,” he says, “can predict emitted gases by electrical demand.” Such predictions allow energy providers to manage output in a more sustainable way and to keep pollution to a minimum.

 

Beheshti Interviewed by Analytics India Magazine

Dec 23, 2019

Babak D. Beheshti, Ph.D., dean of the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, was interviewed by Analytics India Magazine on the ability for STEM to kick start careers in data science and offer graduates a promising future.

“STEM occupations are predicted to be the fastest-growing group in the coming years. In the U.S. alone, employment in STEM occupations grew by 10.5 percent, between 2009 and 2015. This is in contrast to a rate of 5.2 percent net growth in non-STEM occupations,” says Beheshti. “Among these STEM occupations, computer and engineering-related ones were among the highest job gains. Additionally, the wages for STEM occupations vary vastly, but again on the average, wages for all STEM occupations are higher than the ones for non-STEM wages (almost by a factor of 2). Moreover, 93 percent of STEM occupations had wages higher than the national average mean wage.”

 

Appointment of Suzanne Musho Featured in Local and Higher Ed Media

Dec 23, 2019

New York Institute of Technology welcomes seasoned architect Suzanne Musho, AIA, NCARB, who joins New York Tech as chief architect and vice president for capital planning and facilities operations. Musho’s appointment has been publicized in several local and regional publications, including Newsday, Long Island Business News, and InnovateLI.

“To be a part of New York Tech’s transformative master planning initiative is a dream come true,” she said in InnovateLI. “I look forward to helping position New York Tech even more firmly in the world stage of exemplary higher education.”

Similar coverage also appeared in Inside Higher Ed and The Chronicle of Higher Education.