Big cancer-therapy ambitions for 3D-printed ‘mini colon’
By GREGORY ZELLER // The species that brought you Mini-Me, the MINI Cooper and M&M’s Minis now gives a poop with the “mini colon.” Behold, the world’s first functional, drug-testable,…
NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
Unique challenges, precision skill mark ZonoSlam 2
By GREGORY ZELLER // The ultimate ultrasound competition returned to Long Island Feb. 22, with dozens of future physicians gathering at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at…
New York Tech eyes macro status in microscopic world
By GREGORY ZELLER // A forward-looking Long Island campus is zooming in on the future of high-resolution microscopy. The New York Institute of Technology welcomed a gathering of community leaders…
No. 809: A hearty toast to thoroughbreds, tick-borne firsts and Gerwig the Great, with fresh-baked cookies
Horsing around: Welcome to the first Friday of August, dear readers, as we race into the backstretch of Summer 2023 (and vacation season). For fans of the Sport of…
Study: Helmets offer little defense against concussions
By GREGORY ZELLER // New York Tech has a dire warning for footballers, cyclists and others who strap on protective helmets: Even current top-of-the-line models won’t likely prevent a concussion….
Future cardiologists join pros on research front lines
By GREGORY ZELLER // A top Long Island medical school is collaborating with a leading cardiac institution on a unique mentoring opportunity with profound implications. The New York Institute of…
New York Tech’s ASD study smells like a winner
By GREGORY ZELLER // Autism spectrum disorder affects different people in different ways – and for those with an “insistence on sameness,” the disorder’s effects on the sense of smell…
New York Tech, GE ride the bench on Esports injuries
By GREGORY ZELLER // As more and more competitors take a seat, Long Island scientists are establishing the first set of body-composition benchmarks aiming to protect Esports athletes from injury….
Big brains: Disasters led to leaps in mammalian IQ
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Smarter Than You Look File comes an international scientific study questioning decades of presumptions about brain size and intelligence. In fact, the study –…
For future physicians, a Match Day like no other
By GREGORY ZELLER // An emotional rite of passage for future physicians has made a high-tech, if slightly more impersonal, Age of Coronavirus pivot. Match Day is an annual event…
At New York Tech, eSports are way more than a game
By GREGORY ZELLER // A long time ago, on a campus far, far away, “Spacewar!” changed everything. In October 1972, Stanford University hosted an “intergalactic Olympics” featuring the groundbreaking space-combat…
Adelphi, Upstate Medical ink joint-admissions pact
By GREGORY ZELLER // Following a popular higher-education trend, Adelphi University has forged a joint-admissions alliance that will funnel graduates straight into medical school. The Syracuse-based Upstate Medical University, to…
Biomed effort takes hard look at vascular calcification
By GREGORY ZELLER // Researchers at NYIT’s College of Osteopathic Medicine are hoping to break a common link between chronic kidney disease and heart disease. Armed with a fresh National…
At NYIT, a new doctorate in the house (and first PhD)
By GREGORY ZELLER // Doctor of Philosophy, we presume? And at the New York Institute of Technology, we presume correctly, now that NYIT has introduced its first-ever PhD program, joining…
NYIT Academy offers future grads a running start
By GREGORY ZELLER // With the collegiate world focused this week on the Class of 2018, the New York Institute of Technology is taking a broader view – and opening…