Media Coverage

Nizich Discusses CyberSecurity Skills Shortage with Infosecurity Magazine

Jan 10, 2019

NYIT College of Engineering and Computing Sciences’ Michael Nizich, ETIC director, participates in an expert panel discussing hiring and the cybersecurity skills shortage in an interview with Infosecurity Magazine (registration required).

 

Wolf Lends Nutrition Expertise to AAPA Article on Healthy Eating

Jan 07, 2019

The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) recently published nutrition advice from School of Health Professions’ Corri Wolf on hitting the healthy eating reset button after the holidays. Wolf, who is an associate professor of Physician Assistant studies, advocates for sustainable, long-term lifestyle choices over diet fads. She states:

“I am not a big fan of any of the trendy diets. I think they may be able to jump start weight loss, but the majority are not sustainable long term and can be dangerous for people with chronic medical conditions. Trends are something that come and go, but developing a healthy lifestyle is a lifelong commitment and one that should be centered on variety and moderation without including lengthy lists of forbidden foods.”

 

Amsler Op-Ed Published in WIRED

Jan 03, 2019

In a WIRED Magazine op-ed, Kurt Amsler, Ph.D., associate dean and professor, NYITCOM, calls attention to the growing physician-scientist shortage. He notes that without a new crop of research clinicians, patients will lose out on the next generation of life-saving treatments and top-notch caregivers.

“Today, physician-scientists represent just one out of every 100 doctors. And many are about to retire. If we don’t do something soon, medical innovation could stagnate,” Amsler says.

 

As Seen in LIBN: Foley Shares His Outlook on Amazon HQ2

Jan 03, 2019

Long Island Business News published commentary from NYIT President Hank Foley, Ph.D., on Amazon’s highly anticipated Long Island City headquarters. In the article, Foley expresses excitement for Long Island’s future as a tech hub and NYIT’s role in developing a workforce tailor-made for prevailing industry. He states:

“Fortunately, as one of New York’s polytechnics, we have the right programs to prepare that workforce to staff Amazon’s new facility – and the smaller companies in Amazon’s orbit. There’s no doubt that the depth and diversity of the educational system in our area was a major selling point for Jeff Bezos.”

 

Jan 02, 2019

School of Health Professions’ Mindy Haar, Ph.D., provided her forecast for one of the top 2019 diet trends in a recent Healthline article. She notes that while individuals will continue to pay attention to gut health and probiotics, the focus will shift from probiotic supplements to foods that balance the intestinal microbiome.

“In 2019, more individuals will seek their probiotics from fermented food and drink such as yogurt, sauerkraut, and kombucha tea,” Haar told Healthline. “Since high-fiber foods act as prebiotics fueling probiotic growth, there are now more reasons to consume fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes.”

Similar coverage also appeared on sites for Healthy Habits, New Friars, and Build Muscle Today.

 

Kirk Discusses Ownership Feelings on “The Buyer’s Mind”

Jan 01, 2019

Colleen Kirk, D.P.S., shared her expertise in marketing in a twenty-minute interview for the sales podcast, “The Buyer’s Mind with Jeff Shore.” Host Jeff Shore asked Kirk about her research into psychological ownership, which occurs when shoppers feel that a product is theirs even before making a purchase.

In a wide-ranging discussion, Kirk described how she first discovered the territorial feelings associated with psychological ownership. Kirk also explained her most recent findings: “If you [as a seller] elicit feelings of ownership,” she said, “if someone else comes along and they signal ownership of the product, the consumer is likely to feel infringed.” Kirk also revealed that people with a high degree of narcissism are more likely to feel that others are trespassing on their psychological ownership.

 

Dec 30, 2018

NYIT enrollment trends were cited in a Newsday article (subscription required) discussing the recruitment strategies of private Long Island institutions. As mentioned, NYIT follows a data-driven approach, which focuses on market trends and creating programs that align with those trends, such as the new master’s degree in data science and bioengineering. Nada Marie Anid, Ph.D., vice president for strategic communications and external affairs, and interim vice president for enrollment management, states:

“We look at and analyze the data constantly, and we adopt our tactics to the trends we’re seeing by the month. We were founded on this infusion of technology in everything that we do. Being that it’s in our core, it’s helping us. And this entrepreneurial spirit that we were founded on is helping us move faster.”

 

Dec 27, 2018

Alexander Lopez, OT/L, associate professor of occupational therapy, was featured on Fox 5 NY for his opening of a specialized training facility for special-needs children. Using neuroscientific principles to help children with disabilities learn movement and motor skills, and also encourage cognition and social skills, the facility, aims to meet the needs of those living with autism, Down syndrome, and ADHD.

 

Dec 25, 2018

Deborah Y. Cohn’s article describing her research into gift giving appeared in MarketWatch, Salon, and the Charlottesville, Va., Daily Progress. Her work includes a taxonomy of bad gifts and why they are given.

A marketing professor, Cohn describes unwanted gifts as a problem for both consumers and brands, with billions of dollars in gift returns every year in the U.S. alone.

 

Nizich Comments on AI and ML in Cybersecurity

Dec 21, 2018

In a blog about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) trends in cybersecurity that appeared in ITBusinessEdge, Michael Nizich, director, NYIT Entrepreneurship and Technology Innovation Center, is one of several experts providing commentary. Specifically, Nizich noted that even in this early stage of AI/ML adoption, more solutions are starting to emerge that use some sort of AI to analyze historical logs and to analyze medical device data.