AARP Quotes Yao on Chronic Pain

Jul 12, 2018

Sheldon Yao, D.O., chair and associate professor, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, NYITCOM, was featured in an AARP article regarding chronic pain in older adults. A Harris Poll of 2,000 adults commissioned by the American Osteopathic Association found that half of survey participants ages 65 and older have experienced protracted chronic pain, with back pain being the most common complaint. Supporting the use of non-pharmaceutical therapies and treatments, Yao optimistically states:

“There are always aches and pains that come with aging. But we can help find ways to cope so they can continue to do what they love to do.”

 

Anid’s Prominent Promotion Featured in The Island Now

Jul 07, 2018

The appointment of Nada Anid, Ph.D., to the newly minted position of Vice President for Strategic Communications and External Affairs was featured in The Island Now. In the feature, Anid discusses success in her former role as NYIT School of Engineering and Computing Sciences’ first female dean, as well as her vision for the future.

“My job will be to realize our new president’s vision and to make NYIT better known as the place for makers, for doers, for inventors and innovators, and to make NYIT a premiere polytechnic both on Long Island and in New York,” Anid said. “That will be the main message we’re going to push forward.”

Additional coverage appeared in Long Island Business News.

 

Cohn Cited in WalletHub

Jun 27, 2018

NYIT School of Management Associate Professor Deborah Y. Cohn is cited in a WalletHub story about the 4th of July. In a Q&A about how best to celebrate the Independence Day holiday, consumer behavior specialist Cohn recommends that Americans “think about how important it is to be free, and volunteer to help people who are less fortunate.”

 

Costello Adds Perspective to Crime-Related Coverage: News 12 LI

Jun 26, 2018

In commentary provided to News 12 Long Island about a criminal’s act of stealing a truck to commit “suicide by cop,” NYIT Assistant Professor and former NYPD Deputy Inspector Andrew Costello, Ph.D., noted that while such attempts are always disturbing, this was an unusual approach. “More commonly, it’s someone pointing a firearm or weapon at a police officer,” he said.

 

Forbes Article Highlights Jockey Concussion Research Grant

Jun 24, 2018

A Forbes article discusses a recent grant awarded by the New York Thoroughbred Horseman's Association to NYIT for Sports Medicine to advance jockey concussion safety. Milan Toma, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering at NYIT School of Engineering and Computing Sciences, was awarded $15,000 for the forthcoming study, “The Computational Assessment of Helmets and Concussion,” which will collect data on jockey head protection through simulation testing of various helmet designs. This data will be shared with other researchers studying head trauma in professional sports, with the goal of determining the best head protection under various racing conditions.

 

InnovateLI Profiles Nada Anid in Her Newly Expanded, Elevated Role

Jun 21, 2018

“Nearly a decade of successful leadership at one of NYIT’s most innovative schools has earned Nada Anid a major promotion,” begins the article in InnovateLI that focuses on the new role for Anid as vice president of Strategic Communications and External Affairs. In the article, Anid says she is “excited to serve as an ambassador for NYIT and help realize President Foley’s bold vision,” which is to establish the institute’s prominence regionally and elsewhere, adding that she’s grateful for a chance “to help invigorate the institution’s communications team, which represents the collective voice of the NYIT community.”

 

NYITCOM at A-State Project HEART Receives Positive Attention in Regional Media Outlets

Jun 13, 2018

As seen on local television stations KAIT and WMC Action News, and in The Jonesboro Sun, NYITCOM at A-State hosted students from across the Delta, including east Arkansas and the bootheel of Missouri, for an event known as Project HEART, which stands for Health Education, Advocacy, Reflection, and Training. This year’s learning sessions, intended to introduce the region’s students to science-based learning and health literacy concepts, focused on human anatomy and allowed them to get hands-on with virtual reality.

“One of the things that we tell the students is if they want to make a difference in their community, you can start today," said Amanda Deel, D.O., assistant dean and assistant professor of Clinical Education, NYITCOM at A-State. "You don't have to obtain that nursing license or therapist license or that physician license to make an impact in your community. If you see a need, you can address it. So we give the students and work with them to develop a toolkit and they can take that toolkit back to their community and replicate it to bring healthy eating and healthy activity back."

 

New Provost Joins NYIT

Jun 12, 2018

The appointment of Junius J. Gonzales, M.D., as NYIT provost and vice president of academic affairs appears in Newsday and Long Island Business News (subscription required). Dr. Gonzales’ appointment  also is mentioned in The Pennsylvania Gazette, an alumni publication of the University of Pennsylvania, from which he earned his medical degree in 1986.

 

Kirk Describes "Buyer's Remorse" at Elliott.org

Jun 11, 2018

NYIT School of Management Assistant Professor Colleen P. Kirk, D.P.S., is cited in a story on consumer advocacy website Elliott.org discussing the phenomenon known as buyer’s remorse. “Buyer’s remorse happens when we perceive that a purchase we have made, upon reflection, appears to be inconsistent with other knowledge we have,” says Kirk.

Looking to the causes of buyer’s remorse, Kirk says, “Inconsistencies can come from becoming aware of alternative attractive products, from learning information about lower prices on the same product, or even from becoming more conscious of our own feelings or values that may be inconsistent with the purchase.”

 

Zwibel Featured in Highly Publicized Associated Press Story on Jockey Concussion

Jun 06, 2018

Hallie Zwibel, D.O., director, Center for Sports Medicine and assistant professor of Family Medicine, NYITCOM, has been featured widely in a story regarding the need for concussion protocols in horseracing. The story, which was originally published by the Associated Press just days before the Belmont Stakes, appeared in several prominent outlets such as USA Today, ABC News, and Fox Sports, among many others. Highlighting the actions of NYIT’s involvement with jockey advocacy groups, Zwibel speaks to the overlooked inherent danger of horseracing and the need to examine and treat athletes for concussion. He states:

“It's by nature a very dangerous sport. There's been more studies from the U.K. and Ireland that show that there are fairly high rates of head injury and repetitive head injury and cognitive deficit in the long term from those repetitive hits.”