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A student signing a poster.

Greek Life Observes Hazing Prevention Week

Each year New York Tech’s Fraternity and Sorority Life observes Hazing Prevention Week, raising awareness and increasing education about the dangers of hazing.

Lukas Faltings working in the lab

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.

President Foley with elected officials

New High-Tech Research Center Coming to Long Island Campus

On September 15, New York Tech celebrated the official kickoff to the construction of the Biomedical Research, Innovation, and Imaging Center (BRIIC).

Local Law Enforcement Gets Cooking

Local law enforcement gathered at NYIT de Seversky Mansion, whipping up appetizing dishes in the ninth annual Cast Iron Chef cooking competition.

New York Tech Students Coach Budding STEM Scholars

Eight New York Tech students coached this year’s Middle School Summer Maker Academy, a weeklong program that exposes young students to the connections between technology and sustainability.

Alana Singh

Student Profile: Alana Singh

Alana Singh has a dual interest in biology and engineering. When she discovered New York Tech’s bioengineering degree, pursuing the field was a no-brainer.

New York Tech Kicks Off the 2023-2024 Academic Year

On September 5, New York Tech welcomed new undergraduate and graduate students at New Student Academic Convocation.

Presidential Excellence Award winners with Hank Foley and Jerry Balentine

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.

Brandon Castellano at a computer next to a 3-D printer

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.

Student performing physical therapy on a patient

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.