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Cheers to the Class of 2025!
On May 18, graduates, family members, and friends joined faculty, staff, and administration at New York Institute of Technology’s Long Island campus to celebrate its 64th annual commencement.
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New York Tech’s First Engineering Ph.D. Candidate Graduates
Michael Kohler (M.S. ’22, Ph.D. ’25) earned a Ph.D. in Engineering, marking a pivotal moment for the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences.
Vancouver Energy Management Students Light Up the Competition
April and May proved exciting for Vancouver-based energy management students, who earned awards in energy design and poster competitions.
A Legacy of Justice, Perseverance, and Healing
For Jewish American Heritage Month, Theodore Flaum, D.O., professor of osteopathic manipulative medicine, reflects on his heritage and how it has shaped how he teaches, practices medicine, and lives.
Media Coverage
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative Highlighted
The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Academy, the related venture fund, and Startup Tech Central get the spotlight.
Foley Among the Trailblazers in Higher Ed
President Foley is once again included in an annual listing of higher education trailblazers in New York.
How Does Exercise Lower Blood Sugar?
Director of the Exercise and Sport Science, M.S. program explains how fitness routines can train the body to better stabilize blood glucose levels.
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Spring/Summer 2025
Strength in Leadership
President Foley’s Legacy of Growth, Community, and Innovation
Expert Insights
Tariffs Explained
Business analytics expert Shaya Sheikh, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Management, explains how newly imposed tariffs could impact consumers, businesses, and supply chains.
Building in Fire-Prone Areas
The School of Architecture and Design’s Farzana Gandhi, M. Arch., offers strategies to help protect homes in high-risk wildfire areas.
Our Car-Centric Culture is Hurting New Yorkers—It Needs to Stop Now
As seen in RealClear Policy, an op-ed by the School of Architecture and Design’s Evan Shieh, M.S. AUD, contends that congestion pricing is an opportunity for New Yorkers to re-envision their city’s landscape.
Pharmacy Closures Are a Prescription for Catastrophe
As national retail pharmacy chains collectively shutter thousands of locations nationwide, NYITCOM Associate Professor Maria Pino, Ph.D., explains the potential impact on Long Island, where more than a dozen Rite Aid stores have already disappeared.
Staying Healthy at 35,000 Feet
NYITCOM-Arkansas infectious disease physician Carl Abraham, M.D., arms airline passengers with information to avoid getting sick.
There’s a Simple Solution to the Doctor Shortage
A Salon op-ed by College of Osteopathic Medicine Dean Nicole Wadsworth, D.O., makes the case for expanding the scope of practice for physician assistants. As she writes, doing so could help address challenges caused by the nationwide physician shortage.