Study: Gamers “Stand” to Benefit from Walking Breaks
Researchers from New York Tech’s Center for Esports Medicine have published a study in BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine that evaluates if walking breaks can benefit gamers’ reaction time and executive function.
Alumni Profile: Peter J. Romano
Throughout a long and successful career running his own architectural firm, Peter J. Romano (B.Arch. ’76) has remained an active member of the New York Tech community, joining the Board of Trustees in 2011 to ultimately being named chair in June 2021.
Alumni Profile: John J.W. Asheld III
John J.W. Asheld III (D.O. ’08) was drawn to cardiology because of the diversity of medical conditions one can encounter. “You never know what is coming next,” he says. Learn more about Asheld’s path to medicine.
New York Tech Participates in the COVID-19 College Vaccine Challenge
On August 4, the university participated in the White House and U.S. Department of Education’s COVID-19 College Vaccine Challenge, joining forces with colleges around the country to help put an end to the pandemic.
Alumni Profile: Mingyang Akihiro Yu
After graduating from the School of Architecture and Design, Mingyang Akihiro Yu (B.Arch. ’19) received his master’s degree and landed a job with HYP-Arch in Shanghai, China, leading the company’s international project department.
Alumni Profile: Jiawen (Mani) Huang
When Jiawen (Mani) Huang (M.S. ’20) graduated from the physician assistant studies program, she had already been offered a position at New York-Presbyterian—Queens Emergency Department. By the fall of 2020, she was thrust into emergency patient care amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about her journey.
Student Profile: Ilaha Jalilova
Ilaha Jalilova’s inspiring video about New York Tech earned her a $5,000 scholarship from HelloCampus.
Students First: Fall Academic Plans with the Deans
Deans and representatives from New York Tech’s colleges and schools joined the university community for the second discussion of the 2021 Students First: Community Conversations series.
Digital Arts Student Designs Socks for Autism Awareness
Jacob Greene is interning at John’s Crazy Socks, where is working on new designs for the company’s Autism Awareness Socks collection.
Alumni Profile: Brandon Hamchuk
Brandon Hamchuk’s (B.S. ’07) New York Tech education helped him strike out on his own and start BKH Architecture. Now, he’s designing multiple-family dwellings throughout the New York metropolitan area and landed a project to turn Yankee Stadium into a COVID-19 vaccination site.
Students First: The Student Experience
Assistant Provost for Student Engagement and Development Tiffani L. Blake, M.Ed., and Dean of Students Felipe Henao, Ed.D., joined the New York Tech community for the first discussion of the Students First: Community Conversations series.
Light-years Ahead
In the 1970s, computer scientists and engineers worked on cutting-edge technology that would give birth to computer-generated imagery and animation as we know it today.