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Released: 21-Nov-2016 9:05 AM EST
NYIT Program Combines Physical Workouts with Social Interactions to Assist in Treating Parkinson’s Disease
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Exercise is key for Parkinson’s patients but it can be difficult to get them motivated and excited about treadmills, weights, and stationary bikes. At Rock Steady NYIT, health care professionals, as well as student physicians and physical therapy students, lead participants through classes with group activities, games, and boxing exercises designed to improve their physical and mental stamina.

Released: 27-Oct-2016 11:05 AM EDT
From 275 to 155: A Physician Shares Her Weight Loss Story and Tips
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Dr. Patricia Happel, a family medicine physician who lost more than 100 pounds, shares her story and key components of successful weight loss and healthy living

Released: 19-Oct-2016 3:05 PM EDT
Verify User’s Identity While Saving Phone Battery Life: NYIT Researchers Receive National Science Foundation Grant
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Paolo Gasti, Ph.D., assistant professor of Computer Science at NYIT, and a team of researchers has been awarded nearly $300,000 from the National Science Foundation for the research project: “Towards Energy-Efficient Privacy-Preserving Active Authentication of Smartphone Users.”

Released: 19-Oct-2016 11:05 AM EDT
NYIT Appoints Movement Disorders Specialist as Director of Parkinson's Disease Treatment Center
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Dr. Adena Leder, a neurologist and specialist in movement disorders, has been appointed director of New York Institute of Technology's Parkinson's Disease Treatment Center. Leder heads NYIT Rock Steady Boxing and is an associate with NYIT Center for Sports Medicine.

Released: 13-Oct-2016 2:05 AM EDT
Got Mindfulness? Seven Key Steps for Purposeful Daily Living
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Expert Melanie Austin-McCain offers tips for living a purposeful life

Released: 30-Sep-2016 9:05 AM EDT
NYIT Conference Discusses Digital Intrusions, Countermeasures, and the Cost of Cybercrime
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Planes, Trains, and Election Results: NYIT's Annual Cybersecurity Conference Discusses Digital Intrusions, Countermeasures, and the Cost of Cybercrime

Released: 21-Sep-2016 3:05 PM EDT
How Can We Make Tomorrow's Doctors Healthier Now?
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Randomized study aims to learn whether wearing activity trackers and incorporating physical activity education helps student-physicians improve their activity levels. Researchers say they're motivated by studies suggesting that physical activity habits of medical students influence how they treat and counsel patients after graduation.

Released: 22-Aug-2016 11:05 AM EDT
Hampton Joins NYIT as Vice President for Planning, Analytics, and Decision Support
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Mark C. Hampton, Ph.D., a seasoned leader in higher education with nearly 25 years of experience working in planning, institutional research, assessment, budgeting, finance, and academic administration, has joined NYIT as vice president for Planning, Analytics, and Decision Support.

Released: 19-Aug-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Methamphetamine and Skin Wounds: NYIT Researcher Wins $431,000 NIH Grant to Study Immune Response Problems with Drug Use
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The National Institutes of Health has awarded Dr. Luis Martinez of New York Institute of Technology a $431,700 three-year grant to investigate, in mice, methamphetamine's effects on the underlying biological mechanisms that cause inflammation and impair wound healing. Martinez hopes his findings can form the foundation for new studies on human subjects that might lead to targeted prevention and wound management.

1-Aug-2016 12:00 PM EDT
"Echo Hunter": Researchers Name New Fossil Whale With High-Frequency Hearing
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A detailed study of a nearly-complete fossil skull reveals much about the evolution of high-frequency hearing, which plays a key role in echolocation. Researchers at NYIT conclude high-frequency hearing evolved about 27-million years ago, about the same time as echolocation, although some features evolved even earlier.

Released: 16-May-2016 9:05 AM EDT
NYIT Designated as National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education
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The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security have designated New York Institute of Technology as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education through academic year 2021. NYIT is the first university on Long Island to receive this designation.

22-Mar-2016 9:00 AM EDT
NYIT Honored for Excellence in International Education
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New York Institute of Technology is among a select group of universities to receive the prestigious 2016 Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization from NAFSA: Association of International Educators.

Released: 1-Mar-2016 9:05 AM EST
Reinisch Joins NYIT as Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
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Lou Reinisch, Ph.D., an accomplished educator, researcher, and administrator at universities in the United States, Europe, and New Zealand, joins New York Institute of Technology today as associate provost for academic affairs. He'll lead and promote interdisciplinary programs and innovative curriculum development in collaboration with academic deans and help drive initiatives designed to increase student retention and achieve excellence in scholarship, teaching, and service.

Released: 25-Feb-2016 6:00 AM EST
New York Institute of Technology Unveils New Website
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New York Institute of Technology's new website, nyit.edu, is screen-adaptive and loaded with new content to help users understand NYIT's key traits: dynamism, transformative and experiential educational opportunities, and innovation.

Released: 8-Dec-2015 3:05 PM EST
NYIT to open second location of osteopathic medical school at Arkansas State University in August 2016
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NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine will open a second location on the Jonesboro, AR campus of Arkansas State University (A-State). The inaugural class of 115 students will start in August 2016. The new location is the result of a collaboration among NYIT, A-State, and local community health partners committed to educating physicians in Arkansas for Arkansas to meet that state's health care needs.

Released: 20-Oct-2015 10:05 AM EDT
NYIT and PKU Host World Experts at “Sustainable Megacities” Conference in Beijing
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Experts from China and the United States met in Beijing today and reiterated the need for a systems-based, coordinated response to the world’s critical food, energy, and water (FEW) challenges. Engineers, urban planners, and policymakers shared their perspectives at a conference co-hosted by New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) and Peking University (PKU), Sustainable Megacities: Food, Energy, Water, and the Built Environment.

Released: 16-Oct-2015 3:05 PM EDT
NYIT and PKU to Host Global Sustainable Megacities Events in Beijing
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NYIT and its “EcoPartner,” Peking University (PKU), with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), will co-host a conference and workshop, "Sustainable Megacities: Food, Energy, Water, and the Built Environment," on October 20 and 21 in Beijing, China.



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