Cybersecurity Lab Featured in The Island Now

Dec 06, 2017

The new NYIT cybersecurity lab in Harry J. Schure Hall received media attention in The Island Now, an online news source affiliated with several Long Island newspapers, including The Roslyn Times and The Manhasset Press. In the article, Nada Anid, Ph.D., dean, School of Engineering and Computing Sciences, discusses the ways in which this new facility will prepare future cybersecurity professionals to combat threats. Anid emphasizes the need for a strong supply of workers within this field, as threats are invisible and can affect a wide range of users, stating:

“It’s ubiquitous. It can affect private individual users and it can affect entire institutions. We heard about breaches to the Pentagon and Sony and Yahoo and Uber. Every month we hear about a new breach. These are all very costly attacks to our institutions, whether they’re government or a corporation. It’s a threat that is hidden and we can’t see.”

 

Raven Op-ed Publishes in Forbes.com

Dec 05, 2017

In an op-ed published in Forbes.com, Jeffrey Raven, associate professor, NYIT School of Architecture and Design and director of NYIT’s M.S. in Architecture, Urban and Regional Design, stresses the importance of urban design in helping people adapt to a warming climate. In the article, To Curb Climate Change, Cities Need the Right Design, he explains that the only way to ensure that cities remain livable is for mayors and urban leaders—together with urban designers—to simultaneously cut emissions and help residents adapt to a warming planet.

“Cities that embrace ‘adaptive mitigation’—those that reduce CO2 emissions while also helping their residents adapt to a changing climate—are better positioned to remain livable in the years ahead,” Raven writes.

Two-thirds of the world’s population is expected to live in cities by 2050. Most of the urban spaces they’ll inhabit have yet to be designed. So the urban design decisions made today will have extraordinary consequences on our climate for generations.

“But they’ll also affect the culture and way of life for the planet’s growing urban population. As mayors and urban leaders plan for a warming planet, they shouldn’t forget that, above all, cities are for living,” Raven concludes.

 

Newsday Quotes Hampton on International Enrollment

Nov 14, 2017

In response to the 2017 Open Doors report issued by the Institute of International Education, Mark Hampton, Ph.D., interim vice president, Enrollment Management, discusses international enrollment trends in Newsday (subscription required). Hampton emphasizes NYIT's position as an educational hub for international students, stating:

“We are a significant enroller of international students. This is a big part of our business. It’s something we have embraced but are managing very cautiously.”

 

Zhang Cancer Research Featured in Managed Health Care Executive

Nov 10, 2017

Cancer research by NYITCOM's Dong Zhang, Ph.D., has been featured in Managed Health Care Executive, a publication which reaches an audience of senior key decision-makers in clinical and non-clinical managed care organizations and health systems. In the article, titled, “Four Oncology Treatment Advances to Watch,” Zhang explains his recent findings on ALT cancers, including breast and ovarian cancers, and why precision oncology will be the future of cancer treatment.

 

Misak Explains the Storytelling Benefits of Video Games on The Academic Minute

Nov 03, 2017

In the November 3 segment of The Academic Minute, assistant professor of English and director of Technical Communication, John Misak, examines how video games can improve student storytelling and writing skills, noting that many of today’s video games parallel the greatest literature in history, with an added immersive experience.

As Misak states, “Having students play video games or even watch YouTube videos of games can provide visual learners with a critical eye toward other works of narrative, including literature and film. Students learn differently, and for visual learners it’s often a matter of ‘don’t tell me, show me’. Science now backs this up; new research has also shown that video games directly engage the hippocampus, the part of the brain thought to be the center of emotion and memory, and impart environmental enrichment to players.”

 

Marketing Professor Talks Credit Cards and College Students

Nov 03, 2017

School of Management Associate Professor Veneta Sotiropoulos is featured discussing credit cards for college students in a recent WalletHub post. Answering questions about introducing students to credit cards, Sotiropoulos says, “Credit literacy should be a requirement for college students, or anybody else, to get their first credit card. Credit literacy should focus on generating awareness of the components that make up a person's credit score, as well as what constitutes risky credit card behavior that leads to credit card mismanagement.”

 

CAS Adjunct Professor Cited on Executive Communications

Nov 02, 2017

NYIT adjunct professor of communication arts William Scheckel is cited in The Economist’s Executive Education Navigator in a story about wielding influence in an environment of digital distractions. Scheckel advises executives to “keep it brief, and make it sound like you, not your attorney.” Scheckel also recommends caution while trying to communicate humor. “No matter how funny you are in person, don’t assume everyone will get the joke, so explain it, use an emoji, or when in doubt, just don’t do it,” he warns.

 

Solounias Lends Expertise to New York Times Article on Early Giraffe Ancestor

Nov 01, 2017

Giraffe evolution expert and professor of Anatomy and Basic Sciences, Nikos Solounias, Ph.D., was mentioned in a The New York Times article regarding the discovery of an ancient giraffe ancestor in Spain, known as Decennatherium rex. The fossilized remains of the primitive giraffe suggest the creature, which had four horns and a short neck, lived in modern day Spain nine million years ago, and is believed to have migrated from Africa. The article notes Solounias’ observation that the creature looked more like a giant moose than today's giraffes.

 

NYITCOM Research on Health Consequences of the Western Diet Receives Publicity

Oct 31, 2017

Medical Xpress, and InnovateLI have featured the research of Maria Alicia Carrillo Sepulveda, Ph.D., NYITCOM, and medical student Benjamin Kramer. Findings suggest that short-term exposure to the average American diet may increase one’s risk for developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

As stated in InnovateLI, “With the obesity epidemic worsening in the United States – the AHA says 91 million Americans are losing the battle of the bulge, including 13 million children – the research is a slap in the all-beef patty, according to Carrillo Sepulveda, who notes that even short-term exposure to a western diet 'can put individuals at risk for developing vascular damage long before the tell-tale signs of diabetes are present'.”

 

Center for Sports Medicine Highlighted for Brain Injury Awareness Efforts in LIBN

Oct 30, 2017

The NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine Center for Sports Medicine was included in the Nonprofit Highlights of the Week column of Long Island Business News for its support of a brain injury awareness event, which took place on the Long Island campus. Pictured are Hallie Zwibel, D.O., director, Center for Sports Medicine, and Eileen Reardon, executive director, Brain Injury Association of New York State.