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“Fall”-ing into a Healthy Lunch Routine
Feature | Sep 11, 2023
As students, faculty, and staff return to campus, nutrition expert Mindy Haar, Ph.D., RDN, shares simple tips and tricks for packing healthy lunches.
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Op-ed: Autism diagnoses are on the rise. School policy must change.
Feature | Sep 05, 2023
A Fortune op-ed by the School of Health Professions’ Alex Lopez, J.D., OT/L, advocates that K-12 schools be required to have occupational therapists or other autism specialists on staff to support students and provide proper intervention.
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Welcome, New Faculty!
Feature | Aug 30, 2023
As part of the activities to begin the new academic year, New York Tech welcomed new (and recently hired) faculty at a reception held on the Long Island campus.
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Spotlight on Faculty Tenures and Promotions for 2023-2024
Feature | Jun 27, 2023
As New York Tech prepares for the 2023-2024 academic year, several faculty members were recognized through tenure and promotions.
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Adaptive Fashions Take Center Stage
Feature | May 16, 2023
New York Tech’s Adele Smithers Parkinson’s Disease Treatment Center hosted its first adaptive fashion show, featuring garments designed for those with physical limitations.
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News Byte: New York Tech Faculty, Alumni Participate in Long Island Healthcare Forum
Feature | Apr 17, 2023
On April 11, New York Tech faculty and alumni were well represented among the leading voices in Long Island in a healthcare-focused event produced by Long Island Business News.
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Autism Acceptance Month: Promoting Inclusivity
Feature | Apr 11, 2023
April is Autism Acceptance Month, promoting inclusivity and positivity toward those with autism spectrum disorder. Here we highlight a few members of the New York Tech community who are working to enhance understanding, therapies, and life experiences for those with autism.
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Annual Faculty Scholars Reception: Best and Brightest
Feature | Apr 06, 2023
New York Tech’s annual event was held on the Long Island campus on March 29, highlighting the academic research and scholarship over the last year.
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Improving Health, One Posture Check at a Time
Feature | Jan 25, 2023
The School of Health Professions’ Department of Physical Therapy has long been a source of information about how to improve body movement to recover from, and ideally avoid, injury. With its service initiative, Posture Patrol, physical therapy students are working to improve the posture, and health, of the New York Tech community, one member at a time.
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Healthy and Fit for the New Year
Feature | Jan 03, 2023
New York Tech faculty members Mindy Haar, Ph.D., RDN, and Alex Rothstein discuss current nutrition and exercise trends and the direction these keys to health may be headed toward in 2023.
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