New York Institute of Technology

On May 21, 2020, the 44 nursing students from New York Institute of Technology's Class of 2020 were welcomed into the profession with a pinning ceremony. Nursing school pinning ceremonies are a rite of passage to mark the completion of students' training and to celebrate the start of their professional careers. This year's ceremony was conducted remotely due to the current crisis.

New York Institute of Technology awarded Edward Guiliano Global Fellowships to seven students to carry out travel-related projects during summer and fall of 2019.

Fifteen students from NYIT College of Engineering and Computer Sciences enjoyed a guided tour of the Mid-Day Storage Yard, part of the Metropolitan Transport Authority's (M.T.A.) enormous East Side Access (E.S.A.) project. The train storage yard, still under construction, is in Sunnyside, Queens, and forms part of one of North America's largest public works projects.

On January 24, twenty-two medical students from NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine's Class of 2020 were inducted into the Sigma Sigma Phi Omega Chapter. Sigma Sigma Phi is the national osteopathic medicine honors fraternity for medical students training to become Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.). The medical students, along with their families, enjoyed a ceremony and a luncheon in their honor, which were held at the NYIT de Seversky Mansion.

The NYIT volleyball team spread holiday cheer for a good cause on Sunday, December 16. The student-athletes volunteered at Saint Martin of Tours Knights of Columbus in Amityville. The Knights annually host a holiday luncheon for developmentally disabled adults who live in nearby group homes. It marked the fourth consecutive year NYIT volleyball student-athletes volunteered at the event. Overall, 92 percent of NYIT student-athletes have participated in community service during this academic year, totaling nearly 2,300 hours. "Every year we visit Saint Martin of Tours Church and help run a Christmas party for adults with disabilities in group homes," East Coast Conference Player of the Year Tiffany Verni said. "We help give out food and presents from Santa and play a variety of games with those who attend. "Being able to give back to the community and spread a little joy to others during the holiday season is really special. I'm glad that helping out there has become an annual tradition for NYIT volleyball."

Seven NYIT students joined DIY enthusiasts, scientists, designers, inventors, engineers, and tech fans across the tri-state area September 22 and 23 for the 9th Annual World Maker Faire at the New York Hall of Science in Queens, where they showcased their latest research in the fields of robotics and virtual reality.

Two medical students from NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine's Long Island (Old Westbury) and NYITCOM at A-State (Jonesboro, AR) campuses have been named to Omega Beta Iota (OBI), the National Osteopathic Political Action Honor Society.

NYIT graduate student Joseph Sassoon of Great Neck was among the students causing a flutter of activity at NYIT's Harry J. Schure Hall this past summer.

Five NYIT Archictecture and Design students have been selected to showcase their artwork at the Design Communication Association (DCA) conference this fall.

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences Aleksandr Vasilyev, M.D., Ph.D., and NYITCOM students Ivan Bandovic and Dylan Carmichael have developed Nephro360, a new teaching tool that uses virtual reality and gaming technologies to help students study the kidney.

At the Make Anything Robot Hackathon held in the Innovation Lab at Wisser Library from September 25-28, students had the opportunity to build and program a robotic arm. The event is part of the 2017-2018 Make Anything Robot Build workshops, which take place every week throughout the year. The initiative was conceived of by Christian Pongratz, M.Arch., professor and interim dean of NYIT School of Interdisciplinary Studies and Education, together with Haddington Dynamics, a research and development company.

Salman Javid Malik and Vignesh Harish, working with NYIT's Entrepreneurship and Technology Innovation Center, developed an award-winning app, Crater, to help consumers transport large items requiring a pickup truck. Competing against more than 100 teams from colleges and universities across New York State, Crater took third place at the New York State Business Plan Competition.

August 10, 2018

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