Empowering Women in STEM
New York Tech celebrates the achievements of six students and faculty who have made strides in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
New York Tech-Vancouver’s 13th Commencement Ceremony
On September 23, nearly 300 graduates received their degrees at the Vancouver campus’ commencement ceremony.
Student Profile: Xi (Ethan) Rao
Xi (Ethan) Rao enjoys competitive programming and has participated in several contests. In May 2022, he entered Kick Start, Google’s coding competition, coming in second in Canada and 25th in the world.
Student Profile: Ishan Mehta
Ishan Mehta may have his sights on a career in computer forensics, but when he’s not looking at a screen, you can find him hiking the trails near New York Tech’s Vancouver campus.
Student Profile: Yuanyuan (Maxine) Liu
On a visit to New York City, Yuanyuan (Maxine) Liu stopped into New York Tech to learn about taking computer classes. She was interested in what she learned that she decided to enroll in the master’s in cybersecurity program on the Vancouver campus.
News Byte: Cybersecurity Graduate Students Compete at GeekPeek Hackathon
Three New York Tech-Vancouver students competed at the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security’s GeekPeek hackathon in December.
Students Take Third Place in Canadian Cyber Defense Challenge
Three cybersecurity graduate students from New York Tech’s Vancouver campus came in third place at the ninth annual Canadian Cyber Defense Challenge.
Student Profile: Talise Geer
After working in sales for 10 years, graduate student Talise Geer didn’t see herself going back to school—especially not in a STEM field. Today, she is enrolled in the Cybersecurity, M.S. program, preparing to capitalize on the growing demand for cybersecurity professionals.
News Byte: Preparing the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Experts
Through the “Strengthening the Cisco Cybersecurity Pipeline” project, New York Tech worked with instructors to train 24 high school teachers to help them implement cybersecurity lessons in the classroom while five grad students acted as mentors to the students.
Cybersecurity Grad Student Featured in Cybercrime Radio Podcast
Zachary Singleton, a graduate student studying cybersecurity who was recently awarded the Department of Defense Cyber Scholarship, shared his story during an interview with a leading cybersecurity-focused podcast.
Student Profile: Zachary Singleton
Cybersecurity major Zachary Singleton (B.S. ’20) believes in order to know how to make something, you have to break it apart.
Alumni Profile: Hedao Tian
Ever since he was a child, Hedao Tian (M.S. ’19) had an interest in computers. Now he’s working as an intern at software company SAP, where he develops business intelligence systems and data warehousing.