Large NIH Grant Supports Work in Direct Sequencing of RNA Modifications
With a National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grant, Associate Professor of Biological and Chemical Sciences Shenglong Zhang, Ph.D., will lead a team of researchers to determine how RNA modifications affect conditions including cancer and diabetes.
Student Profile: Hibah Agha
Aspiring software engineer Hibah Agha is learning everything she needs to know as a student employee at the ETIC, where she is working on several projects related to E.R.R.S.E.L.A., New York Tech’s robot.
Faculty Profile: Matthias Altwicker
“The truth is that architecture requires a team of people with different focuses and interests…To make a great work of architecture, every member of that team needs to be skilled and synchronized with one another,” says Associate Professor of Architecture Matthias Altwicker.
Alumni Profile: Claudia Coplein
As Tyson Foods’s chief medical officer, Claudia Coplein (B.S. ’87, D.O. ’90) is committed to expanding the culture of employee health, safety, and well-being.
Student Profile: Robert Doxey
Since elementary school, Robert Doxey (B.S. ’21) has been interested in how computers work. At New York, he’s gaining first-hand experience as an entrepreneur, working on real-world projects in the ETIC.
Experts Offer Career Advice, Insights on Technology
New York Tech’s recent forum, “Discover Surprising Career Paths in Today’s Digital World,” featured four guest speakers, who discussed how technology is used in their specific fields and offered some basic career advice for students and recent graduates.
Alumni Profile: Jason McGrade
As assistant vice president for advanced clinical providers at Northwell Health, Jason McGrade (B.S. ’02) worked to safely mobilize frontline healthcare workers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and educate the public about the safety of vaccines.
Study: Nasal Problem Plagued Long-Nosed Crocodile Relatives
Research from NYITCOM-Arkansas’s Jason Bourke, Ph.D., finds that humans have more in common with endangered crocodiles than we think—namely, a deviated septum.
A New Sense of Place
Over the past two years, New York Tech has been reinventing its campuses, including facilities upgrades in response to COVID-19 protocols to thoughtful spaces that support the student experience inside and outside the classroom.
Faculty Profile: Felix Fischman
A veteran of private industry as well as university teaching, Assistant Professor Felix Fischman believes the best way to learn in any computer language is to understand the origins of object-oriented programming.
Doers and Makers Building Prototypes for NASA
As part of a new agreement, NASA has contracted with New York Tech to have ETIC student employees build unique technology prototypes based on existing NASA patents and create professional marketing materials to help commercialize the technology.
Celebrating New York Tech’s Entrepreneurs
As the nation celebrates National Entrepreneurship Month, three New York Tech alumni share their journeys to success.