Beyond the Bones: Brainy Birds
Assistant Professor Aki Watanabe, Ph.D., published the first study from his NSF CAREER grant-funded research project; he proposes using a domesticated chicken to study how birds—and perhaps animals in general—ended up with differently shaped brains.
Biomedical Researchers Secure Prestigious Federal Grants
Faculty from the College of Osteopathic Medicine have secured a collective $1.4 million dollars in grants that support studies to further the understanding and treatment of several health conditions, including pediatric brain cancer, heart failure, and hypertension.
Beyond the Bones: Sizing Up Thunder Beasts
Research co-authored by Associate Professor Matthew Mihlbachler, Ph.D., explores the fossil record of an ancient relative of the rhino to help explain why natural selection might favor larger animals more often than smaller animals.
Beyond the Bones: (Climbing) Birds of a Feather
Anatomy research demonstrates how birds use their tails to climb.
Mini-Research Grant Program for High School Students Thrives
Continuing its commitment to undergraduate research and to building a pipeline for students to pursue STEM fields, New York Tech has completed the sixth year of its Mini-Research Grant Awards program.
Health Professions Students Present Their Work at Aletheia
The School of Health Professions hosted its annual Aletheia Research Symposium, where students presented their scholarly research and defended their capstone projects.
Study: Hearing Loss Disproportionately Impacts People of Color
Findings by David Nadler, Ph.D., highlight hearing loss as a public health issue and may help employers reduce this occupational hazard in an ever-evolving and more diverse workforce.
Making Heads or Tails of Helmet Safety
A new study by NYITCOM researchers explores how helmet design may play a role in limiting concussion severity.
News Byte: Vancouver Students Showcase Their Scholarly Work
The Employer Student Showcase was held this spring on the Vancouver campus. An event exhibiting 15 student projects, the showcase provided a unique networking opportunity and fostered meaningful collaborations.
Celebrating 20 Years of SOURCE
New York Tech’s annual celebration of student research and scholarly work, Symposium of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE), celebrated its 20th anniversary on April 14 on the New York City campus.
Searching for the True Sequence of RNA
Shenglong Zhang, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biological and Chemical Sciences, received a National Institutes of Health grant estimated at $2,588,918 over the next four years, to develop a tool to reveal the true sequence of RNA.
NIH-Funded Research Could Lead to New Drug Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease
Assistant Professor Jole Fiorito, Ph.D., an expert in medicinal chemistry, has secured a three-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke that will support research into early-stage drug development to treat Alzheimer’s disease.