Media Coverage

Amsler Discusses Decline of Medical Research by Surgeons in ENT Today

Sep 05, 2017

ENT Today, a monthly publication distributed to the members of the Triological Society, has featured Kurt Amsler, associate dean of research and professor of biomedical sciences at NYITCOM, in its article, “The Decline of the Surgeon­-Scientist.” Discussing the dwindling number of surgeons participating in medical research, the article cites multiple quotes from Amsler regarding causes for this decline and how a lack of research may impact the future of the practice, stating:

“The lack of research in surgery means that the practice of surgery could become relatively stagnant. This, coupled with research advances in non-surgery areas, could potentially lead to a decline in the position of surgery in the future healthcare landscape.”

 

Sep 05, 2017

The Center for Sports Medicine at NYITCOM was featured in The Island Now, a series of weekly publications covering news stories in the north shore Long Island community.

In the article, Hallie Zwibel, D.O., director, Center for Sports Medicine, discusses a variety of topics relating to concussion awareness,including the Center for Sports Medicine’s recent partnership with Lawrence High School, the benefits of providing high school athletes with concussion baseline testing, and what parents and coaches of young football players should know regarding a recent study of neurodegenerative brain disease in deceased NFL players.

 

LaGrandeur Discusses Future of AI and Economic Policy Reform on The Academic Minute

Sep 05, 2017

In a segment of The Academic Minute, Kevin LaGrandeur, professor of English, NYIT College of Arts and Sciences, explains why artificial intelligence is the biggest job killer in our society, and how the U.S. government can prevent the potential negative impact of technological unemployment. Supporting recent testimony by Elon Musk to U.S. governors, LaGrandeur states:

“Automation poses a serious threat to American jobs. In fact, intelligent technology is displacing not only manual labor, but also middle-class jobs and higher level jobs. This displacement includes journalists, technical writers, and accountants, a profession that risks a very significant chance of being displaced by intelligent technology in the next ten years.”

LaGrandeur notes that relieving the effects of this displacement will require fundamentally new approaches to economic policy, such as universal basic income, as Musk has mentioned, or perhaps a shorter workweek and a mechanism for paying individuals when their personal data is used by technology firms to turn a profit. Other suggested policy changes include judicious regulation for the development of protocols to build and test AI, procedures for fail-safe controls built into AI, methods to examine the reliability of these controls, and most importantly, government investments to research non-military forms of artificial intelligence, so that benevolent innovations in technology could offset dangerous ones.

 

KAIT-8 TV: “Osteopathic Program Boosting Local Economy”

Aug 31, 2017

Shane Speights, site dean for NYITCOM at A-State, discusses the medical school campus’ positive impact on the Jonesboro economy on KAIT-8. In the television interview, Speights provides specific figures on this boost, stating:

“During the first two years of our medical school, the economic impact is expected to be 70 million dollars and we’re in our second year right now. A 70 million dollar impact to northeast Arkansas by the end of this second year of our medical school existence is obviously exciting for this area.”

He also notes that while he’s thrilled about the economic boost, the medical school will also deliver on its key objective to help improve the medical care available in rural areas. “As we increase the number of doctors in the area, [there will be things like] decreased wait times in ER’s and in Urgent Care. So, now patients can get quicker care by a physician,” said Speights.

 

Sposato Cited on Value of Soft Skills

Aug 24, 2017

In a story about skilled jobs that don’t require a bachelor’s degree, GoodCall quotes Liz Sposato, assistant director of Career Services. Sposato says that in addition to technical skills, workers need soft skills. “Communication, teamwork, networking, and presentation skills” help workers succeed on the job, especially if they want to get promoted to management, she says.

 

Fields’ Op-Ed Publishes in The Hill

Aug 24, 2017

In an op-ed published in The Hill, Sheldon Fields, Ph.D., dean, NYIT School of Health Professions, makes a strong case for the federal government to prioritize the looming nurse shortage. In the article, titled, “Both Parties Can Agree on Working to Solve the Looming Nurse Shortage”, Fields discusses how changes in U.S. demographics, namely a rapidly aging and increasingly more ethnically diverse population, will cause the demand for nursing services to dramatically outstrip the supply.

“In this new healthcare environment, the skills of nurses -- and specifically, advanced practice nurses -- will be especially valuable. Averting any shortfall will require policies from Washington aimed at making the most of those who enter the nursing profession,” says Fields.

Suggesting lawmakers take action to prevent this shortage, Fields advocates for the support of federally funded workforce development programs, reimbursing qualifying hospitals for the cost of training advanced practice nurses, and removing regulatory barriers that prevent advanced practice nurses in many states from making full use of their knowledge and skills. 

 

Geisler Discusses Feeding Evolution of Marine Mammals with Discovery of New Dolphin Species

Aug 23, 2017

Several publications have reported on research co-authored by Jonathan Geisler, Ph.D., chair of the Anatomy department at NYITCOM. Reporting on the team’s discovery of a new species of ancient dolphin, named Inermorostrum xenops, these articles, including those in Daily Mail and Science Daily, discuss how the dolphin lived during the same period as Coronodon havensteini, a species of ancient filter-feeding whale recently announced by NYITCOM's Anatomy department. Geisler states the discoveries are an important step in understanding why the South Carolina Coast provides unique insights into cetacean evolution. 

“Coronodon, a filter feeder whale, and Inermorostrum, a suction feeding dolphin, may well have fed on the same prey. Their feeding behaviors not only help us understand their vastly different body sizes, but also shed light on the ecology of habitats that led to Charleston's present-day fossil riches.”

 

Aug 22, 2017

Long Island Business News has featured Maria Perbellini, dean of NYIT’s School of Architecture and Design, in its special section, “Who’s Who in Women in Professional Services” (subscription required).

This section celebrates Long Island’s influential women across various industries and the ways in which their organizations are addressing industry trends and challenges to ensure a successful future within their fields. As noted in the article, The NYIT School of Architecture and Design is celebrating several recent initiatives aimed at preparing students for leadership both in the profession and in the community, including the expansion of the interior design program to the NYIT Manhattan campus, and plans to advance the school’s degree offerings with a new Master of Architecture program.

 

Aug 17, 2017

NYIT-Vancouver’s academic programs and their connection to local industry needs are the subject of a story in the Georgia Straight, an urban weekly distributed across Metro Vancouver.

Campus Dean Irene Young describes the growth of NYIT’s graduate programs from its first master’s degree, in business administration, to its newest degree in instructional technology and its efforts to offer degrees in computer science and electrical and computer engineering. In the past, says Young, a master’s degree was a step on the path toward an academic career. “But the workplace is now requiring and needing more people with advanced-level degrees,” she said. “So we’re here to address that need.”

 

White Coat Ceremony Welcomes New Medical Students to NYITCOM at A-State, Receives Media Attention

Aug 11, 2017

As seen in a news segment on KAIT-8, NYITCOM at A-State recently welcomed 123 new medical students to its class of 2021. As 800 attendees packed the Fowler Center at A-State, Shane Speights, site dean of NYITCOM at A-State, greeted students and instilled them with a sense of purpose.

“This is an amazing opportunity,” said Speights. “Not only for the students but for this region and for Jonesboro, and also the profession itself. What we’ve done here is bring in an entirely new group of citizens into our community who will become physicians and hopefully train in our community and in our region and provide care for the needy in our area.”