Media Coverage

LIBN Quotes Nizich in Story About Using AI in School Safety

Apr 06, 2023

Through the perspectives of several experts across the technology industry, including Michael Nizich, Ph.D., ETIC director and adjunct associate professor of computer science, Long Island Business News examines the role that artificial intelligence (AI) can play in ensuring public safety, especially in schools, and the factors that need to be considered when weighed against protecting privacy.  

The article notes that when it comes to mass shootings, nearly half of all perpetrators leak their plans, often via social media. As such, some companies are test-piloting AI products that monitor various platforms constantly to identify potential threats. Yet experts raised concern about potential issues and unintended consequences of such web-scraping.

Suppose, Nizich said, “you have a kid who is a ‘good kid’ who makes a bad joke, and now the system is alerting the school that this might be a target.” In that same school, you might “have a really ‘bad kid’ that is smart enough to not make bad jokes” and then may not be flagged by the AI. He concluded that there may be “too many negatives for such a program to be a positive.”

 

Parkinson's Center Featured in The Island 360

Apr 05, 2023

As seen in The Island 360, on April 3 coaches and patients from New York Tech's Rock Steady Boxing program stood by the Town of North Hempstead as it officially declared April as Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month. The event, which was held at town hall, marked the municipality's participation in national Parkinson's awareness efforts and also provided an opportunity to highlight the services offered through New York Tech's Parkinson's Center.

 

Newsday Interviews Parkinson's Expert

Mar 31, 2023

Newsday noted New York Tech's Parkinson's Center in an article about inpatient Parkinson's disease rehabilitation at nearby Glen Cove Hospital (Glen Cove, N.Y.). In speaking with reporter Maura McDermott, the Center's Director Adena Leder, D.O., a neurologist and movement disorders specialist, shared valuable insight on the neuroprotective benefits of exercise. She also commended the hospital for its efforts to enhance patients' independence and mobility through exercise, much like the Center does through its own wellness classes, such as Rock Steady Boxing, Tai Chi, and dance therapy.

 

Newsday Highlights Hofstrand’s Young Investigator’s Program Award

Mar 26, 2023

Newsday has featured Andrew Hofstrand, Ph.D., assistant professor of mathematics, in its Winners column for having received the Air Force Research Laboratory/Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFRL/AFOSR) Young Investigator’s Program (YIP) Award. His research focuses on the mathematics that describes the way lasers move inside specially designed materials and how the light interacts with its surroundings. Such light-matter interactions can be highly complex, requiring sophisticated techniques in mathematical modeling.

InnovateLI featured the grant award news in earlier coverage.

 

News Outlets Publicize Ovarian Cancer Research

Mar 24, 2023

Pharmacology-focused cancer research by Maria Pino, Ph.D., associate professor of clinical specialties at NYITCOM, was featured in multiple media outlets, including News Medical, Trial Site News, AZO Life Sciences, The Island 360, InnovateLI, and others. Pino’s research focuses on the therapeutic benefits of curcumin, a compound found in turmeric, to aid in the treatment of ovarian cancer.

 

Henao Featured in GoodCourse's "The Interview"

Mar 23, 2023

Dean of Students Felipe Henao, Ed.D., is featured in GoodCourse’s series The Interview, which features student success insight from campus leaders at U.S. and U.K. institutions. In addition to highlighting New York Tech’s campus-wide efforts to address food insecurity and other basic student needs, Henao explains why universities should learn from the customer and employee engagement strategies used by leading corporations.

“In terms of innovation, I turn to industry to see what they are doing, such as looking at how employers are upping employee engagement or how they're keeping their customers satisfied, because, at the end of the day, our students are our customers whether we want to believe that or not,” says Henao. “They come with multitudes of issues; addressing them holistically and thinking about the future is essential. It’s about challenging our own expectations and thoughts too — the industry is always changing, and it's up to us to keep up.”

 

Microbiologist Featured in Antibiotic Resistance Articles

Mar 21, 2023

As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued warnings about the antibiotic-resistant bacteria Shigella, insight from Associate Professor of Biological and Chemical Sciences Bryan Gibb, Ph.D., was featured in several outlets, including News Medical and AZO Life Sciences. Gibb, who is researching the therapeutic potential for viruses (phages) to treat antibiotic-resistant infections, tells News Medical that phages are “already working wonders in Eastern Europe,” where doctors in countries like the Republic of Georgia have successfully used phage cocktails to treat infections for decades. However, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) process for approving pharmaceuticals is not equipped to deal with bacterial agents like phages.

“They evolve quickly, just like the mutating bacteria they fight, giving them a major edge over antibiotics. But their flexible nature also makes phages difficult to evaluate in a traditional clinical trial setting,” says Gibb. To overcome this obstacle, he recommends a separate FDA approval track for phage therapy.

 

Long Island and Arkansas Media Cover NYITCOM Match Results

Mar 17, 2023

At this year’s Match Day, NYITCOM’s Class of 2023 achieved a 100 percent match rate, with all students in the class placed into residencies. Several outlets in both Long Island and Arkansas, where NYITCOM has medical school locations, covered this news, including KAIT-TV, Batesville Daily Guard, The Jonesboro Sun, The Island 360, Huntington Now, and Port Washington Patch.

 

Haar Quoted in Everyday Health

Mar 15, 2023

School of Health Professions Assistant Dean and Chairperson for the Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Mindy Haar, Ph.D., is quoted in an Everyday Health article about yogurt and gut microbiome. Haar notes that yogurts with added sugars still offer the potential benefits of probiotics, even if they’re a less healthy choice holistically. However, she still recommends that consumers start with plain yogurt and add a little sugar or fruit on their own. Haar advises consumers to always look at the “added sugar” line on a food label and note the amount. As 20 grams is equal to about five teaspoons of sugar, even if consumers add a teaspoon of sugar or honey to plain yogurt on their own, it will still be less sugar than the amount added to many flavored yogurts. 

 

Long Island Media Highlight Research Collaboration

Mar 07, 2023

As featured in InnovateLI and The Island 360, NYITCOM and St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center®’s DeMatteis Center for Cardiac Research and Education have launched a new collaboration. The initiative provides NYITCOM students the prestigious opportunity to shadow St. Francis Hospital’s world-renowned, innovative cardiovascular researchers and assist them in potentially life-saving studies. The Island 360 article notes that the research collaboration also furthers the medical school’s existing relationship with the Catholic Health system, of which St. Francis Hospital is a part, whose facilities serve as a vital training ground for NYITCOM students completing clinical rotations and graduates fulfilling residencies and fellowships.