Faculty Forum: Telemedicine Matures During the Pandemic
In Part II of the series, Associate Professor Shinu Kuriakose focuses on the challenges and opportunities of telemedicine, as well as the hurdles that need to be overcome.
Faculty Forum: Telemedicine and COVID-19
The pandemic has shed light on the problems facing the patient population in the United States. But increased usage of telehealth virtual modalities has provided needed care, given its decreased risk of spreading the virus and people’s reluctance to frequent emergency rooms full of patients with COVID-19.
Discussing Collective Trauma and Mental Health
NYITCOM’s Liat Jarkon, D.O., director of the Center for Behavioral Health and assistant professor of family medicine, was one of several experts featured in a virtual forum about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Long Island’s mental health crisis.
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.
Op-ed: College Campuses Should Learn the Power of Design from Corporate America
A Fortune op-ed by Suzanne Musho, AIA, NCARB, vice president and chief architect for real estate development and sustainable capital planning, calls on universities to leverage the pandemic as an opportunity to reimagine their campuses and create spaces that foster student success.
Panel, Guest Speaker Explore Technology in Students’ Lives
The Office of Student Life held a two-part virtual series titled “Culture + Media + Academia: The Impact on the Gen Z Learning Experience” to explore the role of technology on how the current generation of students learn, communicate, gather information, and conduct live their lives.
Debunking Myths in Support of COVID-19 Vaccines
Professor Michael Hadjiargyrou, Ph.D., an expert in molecular and cellular biology, tackled the timely topic of COVID-19 vaccines with an in-depth discussion of the structure of SARS-CoV-2 and underscored the importance and safety of vaccines.
Students First: Health, Wellness & Reacclimating to Campus Post-COVID-19
During the August 26 final installment of the 2021 Students First: Community Conversations series, New York Tech Chief Medical Officer Brian Harper, M.D., M.P.H., and Director of Counseling and Wellness Michael Schneider provided information on critical health and wellness resources and guidelines for students returning to campus in fall 2021.
Building the Biotech Talent Pipeline Now is Critical
As the delta variant spreads, the United States’ plan to administer 100 million COVID-19 booster shots in the next few months would not be possible without the scientists and researchers working in America’s biotech sector. Unfortunately, the number of new researchers entering the workforce isn’t keeping up with demand.
Python Programming for Women Receives Inspiring Programs in STEM Award
New York Tech’s Python Programming for Women training initiative has received the 2021 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education. New York Tech’s Python Programming for Women training initiative has received the 2021 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education.
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.
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.