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NJIT Students Develop Mental Health Side-Effect Tracker Recognized at Pfizer Hackathon

Wednesday, October 15th, 2025
Rougly half of patients do not take psychotropic drugs as prescribed, especially those in underserved communities, according to A:Care. To address this, a team of eight Ying Wu College of Computing undergraduate students created "Sidekick," a mental-health side-effect tracker that earned third place...

Pressure Is a Privilege: NJIT Swim Captain Zac Kuzak on Scholarships, Success and Paying It Forward

Wednesday, October 15th, 2025
For NJIT undergrad and men’s swim team captain Zachary Kuzak ’26, the clock starts at 5:30 a.m. each day at the Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center pool, always with one mantra: “pressure is a privilege.” For Kuzak, every second counts — not just in the pool, where he’s chasing universi...

NJIT Researcher Fortifies Virtual Reality Tech for Cancer Patient Emergencies

Tuesday, October 14th, 2025
Virtual reality expert Erin Truesdell, in NJIT’s Ying Wu College of Computing, is designing a new kind of user interaction technology that could help cancer patients and caregivers prepare for potential complications due to fevers. Truesdell works on the technical challenges inherent in multiple pe...

Swimming and Diving Wins the NJIT Invite for the Third Straight Season

Tuesday, October 14th, 2025
The NJIT swimming and diving won the NJIT Invite for the third straight season, finishing with 1,121 points on Saturday at the Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center (BWEC).   Howard placed second with 859.5 points, followed by Villanova (849.5) and Saint Peter's (382).   Mohamed ...

Building Her Future: How Saly Tanyous is Shaping What's Next in Mechatronics

Tuesday, October 14th, 2025
When Saly Tanyous ’26 walks across the stage at NJIT this spring, she won’t just be accepting her degree, she’ll be celebrating a journey marked by resilience, discovery and the courage to find her true path in engineering. Born in Egypt, Tanyous moved to the United States in sixth grade and settle...

NJIT's Julie Ancis Explores Cyberpsychology's Role in Modern Computing in ACM Publication

Friday, October 10th, 2025
In a new article featured in Communications of the Association for Computer Machinery (ACM), NJIT Distinguished Professor Julie Ancis explores how cyberpsychology — the study of the two-way relationship between people and technology — is reshaping modern computing. Presenting more than a single exp...

Launch of NJIT's B.S. in Enterprise AI Cultivates Next-Generation Tech Talent

Friday, October 10th, 2025
New Jersey Institute of Technology's newly-announced Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Enterprise AI will be available to students beginning in fall 2026, with the intention of developing next-level professionals that extends beyond a traditional technical degree. Offered by NJIT's Ying Wu College of C...

An Expert in Marine Acoustics Wins NJIT's 2025 Excellence in Research and Innovation Award

Thursday, October 9th, 2025
Eliza Michalopoulou, a mathematician who develops acoustic techniques to reveal uncharted features of the ocean and the movements of its inhabitants, is this year’s winner of NJIT’s Foundation Excellence in Research and Innovation award. Her field, geoacoustic inversion, uses signal processing and ...

NJIT Celebrates Faculty, Staff in 2025 Nexus of Excellence Awards

Thursday, October 9th, 2025
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) hosted the second annual Nexus of Excellence Awards Oct. 8 in the Campus Center Atrium, celebrating the university’s faculty and staff whose achievements exemplify NJIT’s mission and values. Building on last year’s inaugural ceremony, the 2025 event recogni...

NJIT Launches New Bachelor's Program Blending Business and Artificial Intelligence

Thursday, October 9th, 2025
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is now accepting applicants for a new degree, the Bachelor of Science in Business with Artificial Intelligence (B.S. in Business with AI). It is the first undergraduate degree in New Jersey to blend a comprehensive business curriculum with AI training. ...