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Alumni Profile: Oliver Vasquez
Upon graduating in 2012, Oliver Vasquez (B.S. ’12) was on the move, landing a job with the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). In just two years, he would start his company, Vasquez Integrators, designing communication networks and security systems to support transportation agencies, including the MTA.
Alumni Profile: Domenick Chieco
Since graduating from New York Tech, Domenick Chieco (B.S. ’89) has remained active at his alma mater, serving as chair of the FRIENDS of the School of Architecture and Design for the past 15 years, a role that is close to his heart.
New Degrees Prepare Students for In-Demand Fields
New York Tech has launched three new exciting degree programs that will prepare students to solve global challenges in engineering, public health, and business.
NIH Grant Funds Depression Research
Assistant Professor Weikang Cai, Ph.D., secured a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how certain brain cells respond to chronic stress. The research project could help identify breakthrough treatments for clinical depression, which affects more than 260 million people worldwide.
Student Profile: Harminderjeet Kaur
When Harminderjeet “Harminder” Kaur (B.S. ’22) first came to New York Tech, she was nervous. But she quickly found her place by getting involved in campus life and taking on leadership roles with various clubs and organizations.
Student Profile: Mary Margarette Sanchez
Mary Margarette Sanchez is making the most of her college experience, working on multiple research projects across different disciplines, and coming in second in the Sigma Xi Student Research Competition.
New York Tech Faculty Receive $470K in Research Grants
The National Institutes of Health awarded Associate Professor Shenglong Zhang, Ph.D., $350,000 to unlock mysteries in RNA sequencing, and Assistant Professor Sophia Domokos, Ph.D., received $120,000 from the National Science Foundation to advance research in particle physics.
NYITCOM-Arkansas Receives Its First NIH Grant
An NYITCOM-Arkansas researcher received a $428,400 multi-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate whether Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment can help relieve migraine headaches.
Engineering’s Chalise Earns Summer Faculty Research Fellowships
Assistant Professor Batu Chalise, Ph.D., has been awarded the Office of Naval Research and Air Force Research Laboratory Summer Faculty Research Fellowships.
Student Profile: Zachary Singleton
Cybersecurity major Zachary Singleton (B.S. ’20) believes in order to know how to make something, you have to break it apart.