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Prehistoric mammal Vintana

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.

Milan Toma sitting in front of a computer

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.

Scans of the brain of a Polish crested chicken

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.

Collage of New York Tech faculty

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.

A bronothere and other animals wandering behind it

Beyond the Bones: Sizing Up Thunder Beasts

Research co-authored by Associate Professor Matthew Mihlbachler, Ph.D., explores the fossil record of an ancient relative of the rhino to help explain why natural selection might favor larger animals more often than smaller animals.

Martin Gerdes

Gerdes Named New York Tech’s First University Professor

Professor Anthony (Martin) Gerdes, Ph.D., chair of biomedical sciences in the College of Osteopathic Medicine, has achieved this distinction, effective in the new academic year.

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Spotlight on Faculty Tenures and Promotions for 2023-2024

As New York Tech prepares for the 2023-2024 academic year, several faculty members were recognized through tenure and promotions.

An illustration of feathers and related species

Beyond the Bones: (Climbing) Birds of a Feather

Anatomy research demonstrates how birds use their tails to climb.

Staff Profile: Dost Khalique

Staff Profile: Dost Khalique

NYITCOM Director of Academic Technology Dost Khalique oversees both the Academic Technologies Group and the Media Services Group at New York Tech, innovative teams at the forefront of technological advancements in education and research.

NYITCOM Students Step Up in Simulated Emergency

NYITCOM Students Step Up in Simulated Emergency

The medical school hosted a three-day, multi-agency event aimed at training emergency professionals and medical students to respond to a lifelike mass casualty incident.