White Coats for Students at 2 Colleges

Several local students have been awarded their white coats in recognition of their entrance into the next phase of their medical training. Erin Levitsky from Commack was one of 126 students who received their nursing white coat in a ceremony held by the Bloomsburg Department Read More …

Students Begin Medical School Training at NYIT

In August, hundreds of first-year New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) students received their first white coats and began medical school training as members of NYITCOM’s Class of 2025. Local medical students included: Kelsey Fisher of Commack Joshua Halpern of Commack Read More …

Local Students Named to Deans’ Lists

Alyssa Rosenzweig of Dix Hills  was named to the University of Kentucky’s College of Arts & Sciences Spring 2019 Dean’s List. During this term, Alyssa’s academic major was Political Science. This accomplishment is a sign of Alyssa’s hard work and committment to learning. The University Read More …

NYIT Students Inducted Into Honor Society

One hundred twenty-one students were inducted into the New York Institute of Technology chapter of the Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society. Only students who achieve a GPA of 3.5 or higher during their first year qualify for membership. The following local students were among this year’s inductees: Francesco Mannino of Cold Read More …

Flores Participates in Student Engineering Conference

Sabrina Floro of Huntington was among the group of 17 students from New York Institute of Technology’s (NYIT) College of Engineering and Computing Sciences who attended the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Region 1 Student Conference on March 8-9 at Binghamton University. The Read More …

Huntington Station Man Joins NYIT eSports Team

eSports viewership is expected to reach 380 million this year, (according to market intelligence firm Newzoo), and by 2020, this segment of the video game industry is expected to generate $1.4 billion in advertising, sponsorships, tickets, merchandising, and media rights. “The world of eSports is Read More …

Bloomsburg, Buffalo State, NYIT Graduations

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania announced the names of the students who graduated during its May 12 commencement exercises. More than 1,500 students, including those listed below, received degrees. Alyssa Fried of Commack Kristine Gerdik of Huntington Marianna Palumbo of Commack Buffalo State Buffalo State College Read More …