NYIT Comments on Amazon HQ2 in NYC: Newsday

Nov 14, 2018

According to an article in Newsday (subscription required), Amazon's proposed facility in LI City may make hiring tech talent on Long Island more competitive initially, but should create an expanded  job ecosystem that could make the region  a technology powerhouse.

Nada Marie Anid, Ph.D., NYIT vice president for strategic communications and external affairs, said “Amazon's presence will help prevent the ‘brain drain’ that has seen talented graduates leave Long Island to seek jobs elsewhere.”

 

Newsday Features NYIT in Coverage about International Enrollment

Nov 13, 2018

"The U.S. has the best universities in the world and it’s safe and it’s really diverse,” said Lajja Gajjar, an NYIT undergrad student from India who also is president of the International Student Association, in a Newsday article about international students studying in colleges and universities across the U.S.

The article (subscription required) corresponds to the release of the Open Doors report, issued by the Institute of International education. The report includes counts of undergraduate and graduate students at public and private universities in the U.S. as well as those on nonimmigrant visas designed for foreign students. 

International students are important because they contribute to the school's research output, especially at the graduate level, according to Nada Marie Anid, Ph.D., NYIT vice president for Strategic Communications and External Affairs.

Of her experience at NYIT, Gajjar said, “The faculty staff members are very helpful and the students are really nice. It’s very diverse. I feel like home right now, in my fourth year.” 

 

Lacrosse Head Injury Study Featured Prominently in New York Media

Nov 09, 2018

A Newsday documentary and News 12 feature followed physicians Hallie Zwibel, D.O., director, NYIT Center for Sports Medicine, and Matthew Heller, D.O., team physician, NYIT Center for Sports Medicine, in their work to document the impact of sub-concussive hits on NYIT’s men’s lacrosse players.

The story, which also appeared on the front cover of Newsday (subscription required), sparked additional coverage on broadcast television, including CBS, ABC, and Fox television affiliates. The stories featured interviews with Dan Vélez, director, Athletics and Recreation, participating NYIT lacrosse athletes, and Zwibel, who demonstrated how innovative technology, such as the digital mouthguards used in the study, can improve understanding of student-athlete safety. As Zwibel, mentioned in his interview with ABC, the cumulative impact pf mild head injuries can affect cognitive brain function.

“That's really the major finding is that there are some subtle deficits in cognitive abilities, memory, that can take place, even though you're not having a real concussion," he said.

 

Donoghue Inspires ACE Article on Post-Cesarean Section Exercise

Nov 08, 2018

Comments from Joanne Donoghue, Ph.D., assistant professor, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, NYITCOM, were featured in an article by The American Council of Exercise (ACE) on workouts following C-section. Donoghue states:

“Let me emphasize that a cesarean section is major abdominal surgery. The abdominal wall has been stretched for nine months while working to support the body’s extra weight. Then it is cut, stretched so that organs can be shifted, and the uterus is then cut to deliver the baby. After that trauma, everything is stitched back together.”

The reporter, Carrie Myers, was inspired to write this article following an earlier interview with Donoghue, in which Donoghue noted that very little information exists on this important topic.

 

Bono Promotes Food Sanitation Practices in Newsday Salmonella Story

Nov 04, 2018

Nancy Bono, D.O., associate professor and chair of Family Medicine, NYITCOM, was recently quoted in Newsday (subscription required) regarding an outbreak of salmonella in poultry. In the article, Bono explains that cross-contamination is common in supermarkets where shoppers touch packaged poultry products — that are often wet — and then put their hands on shopping cart handles and other items in grocery stores. Providing practical consumer guidance on food handling, she advised shoppers to wear gloves and bring their own plastic bags, noting that chicken should be bagged and separated from other items in a shopping cart.

 

NYITCOM at A-State Fellowship Program Spotlighted in Arkansas Media

Nov 02, 2018

Following the announcement of a fellowship program in partnership with the district’s federal representative, Rick Crawford, NYITCOM at A-State has been featured prominently in the region’s local media. As seen in KAIT, KASU, and Talk Business and Politics the program aims to improve healthcare outcomes in the Mississippi Delta region.

Each year, one student will be selected to identify an area of research and work with Crawford’s office to obtain data and perform on-site visits for a true picture of the different funding streams provided by multiple federal agencies that grant funding to the Mississippi Delta Region. At the conclusion of the fellowship program, the student will spend time in Washington D.C. and work with Crawford’s office to create potential legislation, analyze policy proposals, and leverage the resources of the office to help ensure federal funding targets needed areas.

 

Haar Warns MyFitnessPal Users of Keto Diet Risks

Oct 13, 2018

In a MyFitnessPal blog article, Mindy Haar, Ph.D., assistant dean, Undergraduate Affairs, New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) School of Health Professions, discusses the dangers of the low-carb, high-fat ketogenic diet and its impact on exercise. She cites dehydration and loss of energy as two major concerns.

She explains, “Excreting the waste products from this diet requires abundant fluids, putting people at a higher risk for dehydration.”

 

Toma Quoted in Trainer Magazine on Jockey Concussions

Oct 12, 2018

Milan Toma, Ph.D., assistant professor, mechanical engineering, discussed his computational models for evaluating the impact of concussions in Trainer Magazine, an outlet dedicated to horse racing trainers and jockeys. In the article, which also mentions advocacy by NYITCOM’s Hallie Zwibel, D.O., for return to ride protocol, Toma discusses his computational assessment of brain injuries, a study which was recently awarded a $15,000 grant from the New York Thoroughbred Horseman’s Association.

“While much of the discussion regarding helmet safety has been focused on other sports, I am happy to lend my expertise to help deliver much-needed awareness for horseracing,” says Toma.

 

Nutrition Expert Weighs in on Probiotics in Lifestyles After 50

Oct 11, 2018

As seen in Florida senior living publication Lifestyles After 50, Mindy Haar, Ph.D., assistant dean, Undergraduate Affairs, New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) School of Health Professions, maintains the simpler and safer approach to restoring probiotic balance is through diet. The article lists her dietary recommendations, which include fermented foods like sauerkraut, yogurt or kombucha tea, as well as increased fiber intake.

“Probiotic supplements are commonly used to ‘correct’ the balance of bacteria in the digestive system, but most people don’t realize they may be ineffective or even counterproductive,” Haar states.

 

Bloom Looks to Politics to Win Support for NYCHA

Oct 04, 2018

In an op-ed published in Gotham Gazette, Nicholas Dagen Bloom, Ph.D., professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, narrates a brief history of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) starting in the 1930s and then looks to its future.

According to Bloom, New York’s housing conditions have become a political issue again. “Residents and housing advocates have kept the heat on politicians, feeding a steady stream of heartbreaking images and stories to the media and the courts,” he says. “Elected officials can’t pick up the paper or turn on the TV without reading about a problem, often in their district.” The rest of the op-ed recommends political strategies to housing advocates seeking improvements in NYCHA.