Schools & Colleges

A Passion for Prototypes
Brandon Castellano always knew he wanted to be an engineer, but he couldn’t have predicted that one day he would be creating prototypes in a laboratory.

School of Health Professions Awarded State Grant to Train Diverse New Yorkers for Healthcare Jobs
New York Tech will use a $250,000 grant from the New York State Department of Labor and the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council to train individuals to become healthcare workers prepared to answer Long Island’s need for physical therapy aides, personal trainers, healthcare workers with Spanish language skills, and more.

Unlocking New Insights Into Breast Cancer Risk
Research by the College of Arts and Sciences’ William Letsou, Ph.D., could change how scientists and physicians understand genetic predisposition to breast cancer.

Alumni Profile: Farrah Désir
Farrah Desir (B.S. ’99) never intended to work in construction. But after taking on a project manager role at JR Construction in New York City, she never looked back. Today, she is the founder of construction management company Creative Form Development.

Student Profile: Danielle Ongsohu
Danielle Ongsohu discovered her passion for coding and web design in high school and is now pursuing her bachelor’s degree in computer science to support her dream of becoming a front-end web developer.

Coating NYITCOM’s Class of 2027
NYITCOM’s annual White Coat Ceremonies on Long Island, N.Y., and in Jonesboro, Ark., welcomed its newest cohort of future physicians.

News Byte: Summer Maker Academy Recognized as an Inspiring STEM Program
New York Tech’s 2022 VOYA Summer Camp Program received the 2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.

News Byte: Two NYITCOM-Arkansas Students Are First Recipients of New Scholarship
Student Doctors Katie Head of Paragould, Ark., and Andrew Sullivan of Jonesboro, Ark., are the first two recipients of the Dr. Michael and Julie Isaacson Scholarship, which was established to assist students at the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM-Arkansas) with their medical education.