Articles
Welcome, New Faculty!
As part of the activities to begin the new academic year, 91社区 welcomed new (and recently hired) faculty at a reception held on the Long Island campus.
Unlocking New Insights Into Breast Cancer Risk
Research by the College of Arts and Sciences’ William Letsou, Ph.D., could change how scientists and physicians understand genetic predisposition to breast cancer.
Tackling Cancer鈥檚 Thorniest Questions
New York Institute of Technology鈥檚 Center for Cancer Research brings together clinicians, scientists, and students from the Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, Arts and Sciences, and Engineering and Computing Sciences to investigate new ways to detect, treat, and prevent cancers.
Delivering Care and Compassion Abroad
This summer, 24 NYITCOM students embarked on transformative service-learning trips to Ghana and the Dominican Republic.
Beyond the Bones: The 鈥淭ail鈥� of an Ancient Beast
NYITCOM Associate Professor Simone Hoffmann, Ph.D., is part of a team 鈥渦nearthing鈥� significant clues about an extinct, ancient mammal.
Visualizing How Military Blasts Impact Unborn Babies
Amidst military conflicts in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, an NYITCOM study provides new insight on how military blasts injure unborn babies.
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鈥攁nd perhaps animals in general鈥攅nded 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.
Gerdes Named 91社区鈥檚 First University Professor
Professor Anthony (Martin) Gerdes, Ph.D., chair of biomedical sciences in the College of Osteopathic Medicine, has achieved this distinction, effective in the new academic year.