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Black History Month: Celebrating the Past, Empowering the Future
For Black History Month, student Mohit Rahul Gandhi reflects on the commemorative month’s origins, incorporating Black history in education, and the importance of representation.

Students Get “Immersed” at Prestigious Hackathon
Graduate students from the Department of Digital Art and Design competed at MIT’s Reality Hackathon 2025, standing alongside teams from Meta, Snapchat, Harvard, and other top institutions.

Creating a Space for All
Interior design student Lydia Mudd is a recipient of the fourth annual Hazel Siegel Scholarship, acknowledging her design aspirations, perspectives on diversity, and commitment to making a difference in the field.

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.

Harper Named a Black Trailblazer by City & State
Vice President for Equity and Inclusion and Chief Medical Officer Brian Harper, M.D., M.P.H., is included in the inaugural Black Trailblazers list introduced by City & State New York.

New York Tech Students Selected as Finalists in Port Authority Robotics Challenge
College of Engineering and Computing Sciences students were selected as finalists and will move on to the next phase of the College Challenge: Vehicular Tunnel Catwalk Robotics.

Research Projects Secure Competitive Federal Funding
Professors from the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences received research grants from the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Finding “Pura Vida” in Costa Rica
Future physical therapists discovered why the nation has one of the world’s most regarded healthcare systems and longest life expectancies.

Celebrate Black History Month 2025
New York Tech celebrates Black History Month with a series of events.

Where Math Meets Art
Architecture student Emily Mejia is heavily involved on campus, building an impressive roster of extracurriculars and fueling her love for the field and future career.