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New York Tech Receives Award to Help Improve Student Experiences and Outcomes
New York Tech has been awarded a $2.25 million U.S. Department of Education Title III Strengthening Institutions Program award, a highly competitive grant to help eligible institutions expand capacity to serve low-income students.

Student Profile: Nke Adwowa Opoku
Named a Future Face by the National Organization of Minority Architects, Nke Adwowa Opoku wants nothing more than to leave a mark in the industry. After she graduates in 2024, one of her goals is to improve the infrastructure in her home country, Ghana.

Student Profile: Joanna Sroka
Computer science student and aspiring data scientist Joanna Sroka can speak five different languages—and that’s not including the languages she uses to code devices in the ETIC.

Brookhaven National Laboratory Delegation Visits New York Tech
A delegation from Brookhaven National Laboratory visited New York Tech to identify potential collaborations between the two institutions.

Student Profile: Winston Wang
Mechanical engineering student Winston Wang is pursuing his interests in aviation and engineering with hopes of someday securing a position with a major aerospace defense corporation.

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.

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.

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.