New York Institute of Technology

New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) welcomed its newest medical students during two days of celebration in Long Island, N.Y., and Jonesboro, Ark., where members of the Class of 2026 received their first white coats. The annual White Coat Ceremonies mark the beginning of NYITCOM students' medical school journey. In receiving their coats, the incoming class prepared to fill the shoes of the Class of 2022, which had a combined match rate of 99.5 percent; graduates earned impressive residencies at institutions such as The Cleveland Clinic, Duke University, and Emory University, among many others. Read more.

Major General Ray Shields, the Adjutant General for the State of New York, announces the promotion of members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their capability for additional responsibility and leadership.

More than 900 students received degrees from New York Institute of Technology as spring graduates of the Class of 2022.

New York Tech congratulates the nearly 400 students named to the Dean's List for spring 2022.

The New York Army National Guard commissioned its newest officers August 7, 2022 following their successful completion of Officer Candidate School. Five newly commissioned second lieutenants of the New York Army National Guard and their families received their oath of commissioning and officer's rank, led by New York Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Michel Natali, the Assistant Adjutant General, Army.

New York Institute of Technology congratulates the more than 800 students who were named to the Spring 2022 Presidential Honor List.

Nearly 70 first-year students have been awarded the Presidential Scholarship at New York Institute of Technology. This is the highest scholarship awarded to incoming first-year students.

New York Tech welcomes its newest first-year and transfer students for the fall 2022 semester.

More than 150 students have been awarded the Theodore K. Steele Memorial Scholarship at New York Institute of Technology. The scholarship is awarded to first-year students with a GPA of 3.75 or higher.

As part of New York Institute of Technology's 61st annual commencement, its School of Health Professions recognized 54 students from the Class of 2022.

New York Institute of Technology's School of Management recognized its Class of 2022 award winners as part of the university's 61st annual commencement.

As part of New York Tech's 61st annual commencement, the College of Arts and Sciences recognized 43 students from the Class of 2022.

As part of New York Institute of Technology's 61st annual commencement, the School of Architecture and Design recognized 48 members of the Class of 2022.

This summer, New York Tech's student orientation leaders will welcome new students ahead of the fall semester, facilitating discussions about life as a New York Tech student, including campus resources and academic, experiential and other services to help new students succeed in their college career.

Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society, welcomed 320 new initiates from 15 universities during May 2022. Students initiated into the Society must be sophomores, juniors, seniors, or graduate/professional students in the top 35% of their class, demonstrate leadership experience in at least one of the five pillars, and embrace the ODK ideals. Fewer than five percent of students on a campus are invited to join each year.

During New York Institute of Technology's commencement celebrations, the institution's College of Engineering and Computing Sciences recognized 55 students from the Class of 2022.

New York Tech students in the Undergraduate Research Entrepreneurship Program (UREP) showcased their final presentations. A total of 12 students presented their group projects with the assistance of their faculty mentors.

Each spring, New York Institute of Technology's School of Health Professions inducts senior students from all health disciplines into the Alpha Eta Honor Society. With the motto "Together We Serve," the national honor society promotes and recognizes students for significant scholarship, leadership, and contributions to the allied health professions. This year, nearly 100 School of Health Professions students from New York Tech's Class of 2022 were inducted.

Seventy-two students completed New York Institute of Technology's rigorous Internship Certificate Program during the spring 2022 semester, earning valuable hands-on experience and developing skills in a wide range of work environments.

On June 4 and 5, New York Tech students, faculty, and staff will join in the production of Teatro Grattacielo's Giulietta e Romeo in Battery Park City.

Class of 2022 Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) students received their doctoral hoods at New York Tech's commencement ceremony on May 22. Receiving the doctoral hood is a rite of passage celebrating the completion of training as D.P.T. students graduate and pursue careers as physical therapists.

For the 2021-22 academic year, 74 students were inducted into New York Institute of Technology's chapter of Phi Eta Sigma, the nation's oldest and largest honor society for first-year college and university students.

For the 2021-22 academic year, 50 students were inducted into New York Institute of Technology's chapter of the National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS), an organization that provides a life-changing leadership program that helps students achieve personal growth, career success and empowers them to have a positive impact in their communities.

On May 13, New York Tech's Physician Assistant (PA) Studies program celebrated its members of the Class of 2022 during its annual white coat ceremony. White coat ceremonies are a rite of passage celebrating the completion of students' training as they graduate and pursue careers as PAs. In marking the transition into professional life, the event centers around the symbolic awarding of a new long white coat, which replaces the short student white coat worn daily to class and clerkships. PAs are healthcare professionals who diagnose illness, develop and manage treatment plans, prescribe medications, and often serve as a patient's principal healthcare provider. New York Tech's career-focused Physician Assistant Studies, M.S. program provides students with a strong foundation in science, medicine, research, and transcultural patient care as they build their professional network and prepare for the Physician Assistant National Certification Examination.

On May 19, nursing students from the Class of 2022 were welcomed into the profession with a pinning ceremony. Nursing school pinning ceremonies are a rite of passage celebrating the completion of students' training as they graduate and go on to pursue careers as RNs.

New York Institute of Technology presented Student Leadership and Service Awards to students who demonstrated leadership, served the university, and enhanced fellow students' experience throughout the 2021-2022 academic year.

Four undergraduates and two graduate students from the School of Architecture and Design were named to Metropolis magazine's Future100. The list recognizes the top interior design and architecture students graduating in North America. Nominated by university faculty and mentors, winners hail from some of the most prestigious architecture and interior design schools in the United States and Canada. Four undergraduates and two graduate students from New York Tech's School of Architecture and Design were named to this year's list.

On April 29, 170 undergraduate and graduate students showcased their research and creative scholarly work at New York Tech's annual Symposium of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). Throughout the day, students shared their research projects in the form of verbal and poster presentations. Research projects included topics such as the 3-D bioprinting of organs, neuromarketing, virus genome analysis, and robotics in medicine, among many others. View this year's event program for a listing of all student projects.

Two New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) students participated in cardiovascular research that spills the beans--coffee beans, that is--on why people may want to watch their caffeine intake as they age. NYITCOM students Victor Chen and Nibras Choudhury, along with Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences Youhua Zhang, M.D., Ph.D., shared their research findings at this year's meeting of the American Physiological Society, which was held in conjunction with the Experimental Biology 2022 conference, held April 2 through 5 in Philadelphia, Pa. While caffeine is suspected to trigger or exacerbate cardiac arrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythm) in patients, so far, clinical data have been conflicting. As a general guideline, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends that healthy adults consume a maximum of 400 milligrams (mg) of caffeine, or the equivalent of four cups of brewed coffee, daily. The NYITCOM researchers have discovered that sticking to these guidelines may be especially important for older individuals. Hypothesizing that caffeine alone could trigger spontaneous cardiac arrhythmias, the researchers monitored the impacts of caffeine in male and female rats from different age groups. An acute dose of caffeine was administered to four experimental groups: younger (five-month-old) and middle-aged (one-year-old) rats from both sexes. As a control, a group of the younger five-month-old animals was given saline. Using an electrocardiogram (EKG), the team then monitored for changes in heart rhythm. While there is no precise conversion to translate rat age to human age, a five-month-old rat can roughly be considered the same age as a young adult human. At one year, rats are approximately early middle age. Similarly, while there is also no exact conversion for a human to rat caffeine dose, a starting estimate would be about 13 milligrams per kilogram of weight, which is 880 milligrams for a person weighing 150 pounds. The researchers found that the caffeine caused nearly all of the middle-aged test subjects to develop ventricular arrhythmias (abnormal rhythms in the lower heart chambers), including all of the females and all but one male. Among the younger subjects, only two males and one female developed abnormal heart rhythms. None of the controls displayed abnormal heart rhythm. The findings suggest that older individuals may be more vulnerable to arrhythmia caused by high caffeine consumption. While these effects are temporary, they can still have serious health risks that increase with the frequency of the episodes, including lightheadedness, loss of consciousness, and cardiac arrest. Given this, the researchers advise that "it would be wise to consume caffeine in moderation."

Five New York Tech students were inducted into the Order of Omega Honor Society. The Order of Omega, founded in 1959, recognizes members of the fraternity and sorority life communities throughout the U.S. for their outstanding leadership, dedication, and academic success within the community and throughout their colleges and universities.