SUNY Oneonta
Benjamin Rosenstein of Great Neck was one of 23 students from the School of Economics and Business who were inducted into the college’s Beta Gamma Sigma honor society chapter during a recognition ceremony on April 26.
Only the best business students in the world, and the professionals who earned the distinction of “the Best in Business” during their academic careers, can claim membership in Beta Gamma Sigma. Students ranking in the top 10 percent of the baccalaureate and top 20 percent of graduate programs at schools accredited by AACSB International — The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business are eligible for this invitation. Beta Gamma Sigma has installed collegiate chapters and inducted students on six continents.
Rosenstein, a junior, is studying communication studies at SUNY Oneonta.
New York Institute of Technology
More than 160 student researchers presented their work at NYIT’s “SOURCE” (Symposium of University Research and Creative Expression), sponsored by NYIT College of Arts and Sciences. Topics spanned the range of the university’s academic programs, including physician assistant studies, life sciences, biomedical sciences, behavioral sciences, interior design, digital art and design, and others.
The following local students shared their work at SOURCE:
Janelle Zapiti of Mineola, who worked in a team on “The Significance of Mustn1 in Embryonic Development.”
Kinza Ahmed of Albertson, who worked in a team on “Construction of C. elegans Strains Deficient in Multiple Neurotransmitters.”
Malwina Zaslonka of Mineola, who worked individually on “All You Need to Know If You’re Veg-Curious.”
Gina Koros of Williston Park, who worked in a team on “The Presence of B-DNA in Dermatophytes Within Human Tissue: Immunohistochemistry (Part I).”
Ryan Rahmanan of Great Neck, who presented “Counting Oil,” an individual effort, working under Professor Patty Wongpakdee in NYIT’s Department of Digital Art and Design.
Feeza Hasan of New Hyde Park, who worked in a team on “Patterns and Risk Factors of Pediatric Malignancies in a Bangladeshi Tertiary Care Hospital.”
Karl Pillion of New Hyde Park, who worked in a team on “Isolation and Characterization of Bacteriophages Targeting Enterobacter Bacteria.”
Jenson John of New Hyde Park, who worked in a team on “Construction of C. elegans Strains Deficient in Multiple Neurotransmitters.”
Ajay Benjamin of New Hyde Park, who worked individually on “HLM Stability of PDE5 Inhibitors.”
Steven Thomas of New Hyde Park, who worked in a team on “The Presence of B-DNA in Dermatophytes Within Human Tissue: Histological Stain (Part II).”
Adarsh Pillay of New Hyde Park, who worked in a team on “The Use of Photomicroscopy in Order to Characterize Histological Morphology and Molecular Histotechnology.”
Shaheryar Gill of New Hyde Park, who worked in a team on “Molecular Fixatives for the Optimal Preservation of Eye Globe Tissue Morphology, and Tissue-Based Canonical DNA Molecules.”
Sharon Thomas and Melina Hamaoui of New Hyde Park, who worked in a team on “The Presence of B-DNA in Dermatophytes Within Human Tissue: Immunohistochemistry (Part I).”
Wilkes University
Sarah Weynand of Albertson is the recipient of the the Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Paul Sangiuliano Scholarship at Wilkes University. Scholarship students were recognized along with the donors whose gifts made the scholarships possible at the University’s annual Scholarship Luncheon on April 4.
The scholarship is presented to a junior and senior who are majoring in music. Recipients must demonstrate an aptitude for scholarship and a high level of performance skills. It was established by Norma Sangiuliano Tyburski, former Wilkes College dean of women, as a tribute to her parents and their life-long love of music.
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Robert Pape Jr. of Port Washington was recently initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Pape was initiated at Clemson University.
The University of Alabama
Justin Cenname of Port Washington was inducted into the Blue Key Honor Society during the Tapping on the Mound ceremony on April 5.
Blue Key Honor Society is a premier honor society that recognizes college students for balanced and all-around excellence in scholarship, leadership and service.
