New York Tech News

Class of 2025 student speaker Ryan Ahmed

Cheers to the Class of 2025!

On May 18, graduates, family members, and friends joined faculty, staff, and administration at New York Institute of Technology’s Long Island campus to celebrate its 64th annual commencement.

Latest News

Three students sitting at a desk

Students Propose Solutions to Commuting Challenges

On the heels of last fall’s efforts to solve commuting challenges, students in spring’s Data 101 course are turning ideas into action.

Researchers working in a lab

BRIIC by BRIIC

A look at the new Biomedical, Research, Innovation, and Imaging Center (BRIIC).

Portrait of Michael Alsharaiha

Change Agent

As a senior consultant at EY, Michael Alsharaiha (B.S. ’13, M.B.A. ’18) helps companies navigate change in a fast-paced and ever-evolving economy.

Media Coverage

Gothamist

Architect Advocates for Modular Construction

Modular construction, which largely takes place in factories, could help address the housing crisis in New York.

College of Osteopathic Medicine

Physician: Stay Hydrated During Summer Workouts

Sports medicine expert quoted in more than 2,700 news outlets, including International Business Times, Boston Herald, and others.

Long Island Business News

Local Media Cover the BRIIC’s Grand Opening

On May 16, New York Tech celebrated the official opening of the Biomedical Research, Innovation, and Imaging Center.

Magazine

Spring/Summer 2025

Strength in Leadership

President Foley’s Legacy of Growth, Community, and Innovation

Expert Insights

Stock market trading board

Tariffs Explained

Business analytics expert Shaya Sheikh, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Management, explains how newly imposed tariffs could impact consumers, businesses, and supply chains.

Portrait of Farzana Gandhi

Building in Fire-Prone Areas

The School of Architecture and Design’s Farzana Gandhi, M. Arch., offers strategies to help protect homes in high-risk wildfire areas.

Traffic by Columbus Circle

Our Car-Centric Culture is Hurting New Yorkers—It Needs to Stop Now

As seen in RealClear Policy, an op-ed by the School of Architecture and Design’s Evan Shieh, M.S. AUD, contends that congestion pricing is an opportunity for New Yorkers to re-envision their city’s landscape.

Pill pack

Pharmacy Closures Are a Prescription for Catastrophe

As national retail pharmacy chains collectively shutter thousands of locations nationwide, NYITCOM Associate Professor Maria Pino, Ph.D., explains the potential impact on Long Island, where more than a dozen Rite Aid stores have already disappeared.

Staying Healthy at 35,000 Feet

NYITCOM-Arkansas infectious disease physician Carl Abraham, M.D., arms airline passengers with information to avoid getting sick.

There’s a Simple Solution to the Doctor Shortage

A Salon op-ed by College of Osteopathic Medicine Dean Nicole Wadsworth, D.O., makes the case for expanding the scope of practice for physician assistants. As she writes, doing so could help address challenges caused by the nationwide physician shortage.

Also Noteworthy

Social Feed