Faculty
Fighting Childhood Brain Cancer
For Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, New York Tech News highlights the work of NYITCOM’s Haotian Zhao, M.D., Ph.D., and medical student Lukas Faltings, who are researching the biological processes responsible for childhood brain tumors and possible therapies to help children battle these malignant masses.
Keeping Tech Safe
New York Tech has launched Tech Safe, a new custom-branded security app. The user-friendly app is a direct channel to Campus Security and enhances the university’s community and safety response to incidents and emergencies.
Convocation 2023: Celebrating the Start of the New Academic Year
On August 31, faculty and staff celebrated the start of the 2023-2024 academic year at the university’s annual faculty and staff convocation—as well as the presentation of the Presidential Excellence Awards.
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.
Delivering Care and Compassion Abroad
This summer, 24 NYITCOM students embarked on transformative service-learning trips to Ghana and the Dominican Republic.
Beyond the Bones: The “Tail” of an Ancient Beast
NYITCOM Associate Professor Simone Hoffmann, Ph.D., is part of a team “unearthing” significant clues about an extinct, ancient mammal.
Visualizing How Military Blasts Impact Unborn Babies
Amidst military conflicts in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, an NYITCOM study provides new insight on how military blasts injure unborn babies.
Beyond the Bones: Brainy Birds
Assistant Professor Aki Watanabe, Ph.D., published the first study from his NSF CAREER grant-funded research project; he proposes using a domesticated chicken to study how birds—and perhaps animals in general—ended up with differently shaped brains.
Biomedical Researchers Secure Prestigious Federal Grants
Faculty from the College of Osteopathic Medicine have secured a collective $1.4 million dollars in grants that support studies to further the understanding and treatment of several health conditions, including pediatric brain cancer, heart failure, and hypertension.