Study: Early Killer Whales Ate Fish—Not Other Marine Mammals
A new study co-authored by NYITCOM’s Jonathan Geisler, Ph.D., provides vital clues on when killer whales began feeding on other marine mammals.
NIH Grant Enables NYITCOM Researchers to Investigate Diabetic Heart Failure Treatments
An NYITCOM research team led by Biomedical Sciences Instructor Satoru Kobayashi, Ph.D., has secured a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to investigate treatments for diabetic heart failure.
New York Tech Awards Mini-Research Grants to High School Students for Fifth Straight Year
Underscoring its commitment to undergraduate research and to building a pipeline for students to pursue science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, New York Institute of Technology has awarded 30 research projects from 20 high schools with New York Tech Mini-Research Grant Awards.
New York Tech’s Center for Esports Medicine Partners with Fnatic
The Center for Esports Medicine launched an exciting research collaboration with the esports performance brand Fnatic to explore how compression sleeves may aid in gaming performance.
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.
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.
Continuing Proud Traditions at OMED21
At this year’s Osteopathic Medical Education Conference (OMED21), NYITCOM students, faculty, and alumni presented academic research, exchanged ideas on advancements in medicine, and recognized its award-winning community members.
Third Quarter in Review
A roundup of research grants and awards obtained by New York Tech faculty that support original and innovative research to provide a student experience that inspire critically creative thinking through fundamental or applied experiences.
Faculty Profile: Michael Hadjiargyrou
Department Chair, Ph.D. Program Director, and distinguished scientist Michael Hadjiargyrou, Ph.D., became seriously interested in biology after taking an undergraduate class in the field. At New York Tech, he is dedicated to providing an outstanding education and service to the students.
Pejman Sanaei, Ph.D., Will Use Math to Improve Membrane Filter Performance
Using a $204,085 National Science Foundation grant, Assistant Professor of Mathematics Pejman Sanaei, Ph.D., will examine ways to improve the quality of filters [...]
New York Tech Physics Faculty Earns NSF Grant to Solve Cosmic Mystery
Assistant Professor of Physics Eve Armstrong, Ph.D., received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to research how the universe formed from stardust.
Study: Chimps Outstep Humans
New research by NYITCOM’s Nathan Thompson, Ph.D., suggests that human strides are considerably shorter than that of our nearest cousins, chimpanzees.