The Planet Pays the Price: Managing Diet and Human Habitat
According to Associate Professor Lorraine Mongiello, DRPH, RDN, CDE, humans’ poor diet choices have instigated a vicious circle of climate change, which in turn contribute to dangerous illnesses. But there are things people can do that will benefit their health and the environment.
Q&A: Why Now Is an Opportune Time for Nursing School
Lisa Sparacino, Ph.D., chair and associate professor of nursing, sat down with The Box to discuss why employment demand for nursing school graduates is growing faster than the average for all occupations.
News Byte: Physical Therapy Grads Achieve 100 Percent Pass Rate
Physical therapy graduates of the Class of 2020 have achieved a 100 percent pass rate on their state board exams.
Alumni Profile: Snehal Tobkes
While opening her physical therapy clinic, Snehal Tobkes (B.S. ’00, D.P.T. ’04) was faced with Hurricane Sandy. During her expansion, COVID-19 forced her to shift gears. But she wouldn’t let either event get in the way of doing what she loves.
Exercising with a Mask
In this illustrated series, NYIT School of Health Professions’ Alex Rothstein, MS., explains how wearing a mask might impact exercise.
Op-ed: Staying Fit Is More Important Than Ever During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Until COVID-19, too many Americans viewed exercise as the ticket to a beach body, not as the first line of defense against deadly diseases, writes Alex Rothstein, M.S., instructor and coordinator for New York Tech’s Exercise Science, B.S. degree program, in an op-ed in Fortune.
Community Conversations: Overall Health and Nutrition to Boost Immunity
The third event of the Students First: Community Conversations series, held Thursday, July 23, featured Mindy Haar, Ph.D., RDN, clinical associate professor and chair of interdisciplinary health sciences in the School of Health Professions.
Catching Up: Community Service Spirit Continues to Thrive During Crisis
An update on the many local efforts undertaken by New York Tech students, faculty, and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Symposium Goes Virtual to Address Parkinson’s Impact on Younger Women
The Young Women’s Patient Education Virtual Forum, an interdisciplinary symposium on May 28, attracted more than 70 people with Parkinson’s disease, caregivers, and medical professionals to focus attention and spur research on the oft-overlooked segment of females diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in their 30s and 40s.
Virtual Success: New York Tech Celebrates Its 59th Commencement
New York Tech’s 59th annual commencement enabled graduates, families, friends, faculty, and staff to tune in to a stream that included celebratory speeches, the conferral of degrees, and individual school and college ceremonies honoring each graduate and recognizing student awards and honors.
Bringing Graduation to the Doorstep
Faculty and leaders of NYIT School of Health Professions’ Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences traversed Long Island and Queens to bring graduation to its seniors.
Boosting Immunity Through Diet and Exercise
School of Health Professions experts explain how nutrition and physical fitness can impact immunity and well-being.