Media Coverage
LaGrandeur Addresses Rising Technological Displacement in Michigan Daily
Sep 11, 2017
Michigan Daily, a publication covering the latest news from the University of Michigan, featured an article on a compelling presentation given by NYIT English professor Kevin LaGrandeur, Ph.D., at the Ford School of Public Policy Science, Technology and Public Policy Lecture Series.
Discussing the strong possibility that many of today’s jobs will soon be completed more inexpensively by artificial intelligence, LaGrandeur states, “In terms of sheer productivity, humans can’t keep up with computers and robots, and even when they can, all things being equal, machines and digital implements are often more convenient and cheaper.”
President Foley Unveils Big Plans for NYIT Athletic Program in Newsday
Sep 09, 2017
As seen in Newsday (subscription required), NYIT President Hank Foley, Ph.D., has appointed Dan Velez as the university’s director of athletics and recreation. The appointment comes as Foley’s first step in a strategy to position NYIT as a Division II powerhouse, which also includes plans to raise funds for a new multi-purpose fieldhouse at the Long Island campus.
In the article, Foley describes his future vision for the athletic program as an atmosphere in which NYIT’s athletes feel like Division I athletes, saying, “I’d really like to be a powerhouse in D-II and then we see where we go from there. For now, that’s the goal, that’s the end game.’’
Grant for Life Sciences’ Hadjiargyrou Announced in Innovate LI
Sep 06, 2017
Innovate LI has covered news about a $442,000 grant awarded to Life Sciences Professor Michael Hadjiargyrou, Ph.D., by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health. The story, which also appeared on the Health Medicine Network, describes Hadjiargyrou’s work to determine the exact role of Mustn1, a gene discovered in his laboratory that is critical to the development and repair of bones.
“We all know people who have suffered from fractures, arthritis, or other joint or bone injuries, and this research into the genomics of bone healing could lead, eventually, to new gene-based therapies,” says Hadjiargyrou.
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.”
Center for Sports Medicine Featured in The Island Now
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.