Engineers, Life Scientist Team Up to Create “Precision Agriculture”
With the help of a nearly $300,000 NSF grant, NYIT faculty are developing a soil nutrient sensing system to enhance crop growth and reduce contamination from agricultural runoff.
News Brief: Students Take First Place at MACUB Conference
Two NYIT students and an alumna won first place at the Metropolitan Association of College and University Biologists conference for their work with bacteriophages.
Alumni Profile: Amanda Kaminaris
Amanda Kaminaris applied for NYIT’s undergraduate advanced research program thinking it would be a good resume builder. Instead, biomedical research became a major part of her education.
News Brief: Professor Eugene Mitacek Funds Excellence in Life Sciences
Professor Eugene J. Mitacek, Ph.D., makes two $20,000 donations to fund awards that recognize the exceptional work of NYIT students and faculty.
Throwing Light on STEM Innovation
NYIT researchers received a $426,621 grant from the National Science Foundation for a micro-computed tomography machine, which will allow them to explore the internal spaces and structures of specimen at the microscopic level.
Hunting for Bacteriophages in the Kitchen Sink
Assistant Professor Bryan Gibb, Ph.D., and a team of undergraduate students look to the kitchen sponge for solutions to antibiotic resistance.
News Brief: FEW Researchers Strategize at NYIT
Scientists, designers, and others interested in the food/energy/water nexus met at NYIT to establish a research network.
Presidential Engagement Awards: Putting NYIT’s Best Values Forward
Five faculty and staff members are celebrated with the Presidential Engagement Awards for their extraordinary service to students during the NYIT Academic Senate meeting on May 4.
Student Profile: Simran Polce
With a full academic schedule, Simran Polce has still found time to be an active member of the NYIT community.
Our Genome at Risk: New Tools for Exploring RNA
Computer Science and Life Science faculty members at NYIT are developing cutting-edge tools to detect and describe RNA modifications and their potential links to serious diseases.
Abdel Soliman
One might say that biology major Abdel Soliman is ambitious—he began his college career at the age of 16 and taught himself several computer languages. He also knows how to get his foot in the door. He landed a prestigious internship with pharmaceutical giant Boehringer Ingelheim.
Faculty Research: No Bones About It
Michael Hadjiargyrou, Ph.D., receives $442,000 NIH grant for bone healing research.