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NJIT Community Updates and Announcements 2/8/21-2/12/21

Monday, February 8th, 2021
Here you will find a weekly listing of updates and announcements for members of the NJIT campus community. Announcements are to be submitted through the form found at https://forms.gle/V6PBxUy5b3jkErMc8. Those submitted by each Thursday will be included in the following week's Updates and Announceme...

NJIT Sweeps EIVA Weekend Series from Sacred Heart, Meissner Registers Match-Best 13 Kills

Monday, February 8th, 2021
NJIT swept the EIVA weekend series from Sacred Heart with its second consecutive 3-0 victory behind a match-best 13 kills by sophomore Julian Meissner Friday evening inside NJIT's Wellness and Events Center. NJIT (2-2, 2-0 EIVA) picked up a 3-0 win on Thursday evening and followed up with a 3-0 vict...

Rene White Selected in Third Round of MLS SuperDraft

Monday, February 8th, 2021
NJIT senior forward Rene White was selected in the third round of the 2021 Major League Soccer SuperDraft by Real Salt Lake. White becomes the second Highlander to be drafted to the MLS in the last four years after Mamadou Guirassy was drafted by the Portland Timbers in the fourth round selection in...

Minority Architects Organization Seeks New Student Leaders

Friday, February 5th, 2021
Student clubs come and go, but right now the Highlander chapter of NOMAS — National Organization of Minority Architecture Students — is being primed for a comeback, according to faculty advisor Mark Bess, a university lecturer in Hillier College of Architecture and Design since 2004. There are 80 co...

NJIT's Maurie Cohen Publishes New, Timely Guide to Sustainability

Thursday, February 4th, 2021
Encompassing everything from electric cars, meatless diets and the compostable cups we find at Starbucks, to big ideas of economic and social equality, the catch-all buzzword “sustainability” has taken on a life of its own over the past few decades — but what does it mean today? Maurie Cohen, sustai...

Black History Month

Monday, February 1st, 2021
Dear NJIT Community Members, NJIT is proud to celebrate Black History Month, because our university’s diversity is among its greatest strengths. As we celebrate, we continue to learn, share and declare our support for our Black colleagues. We must be allies of those who continue to be victims of rac...

NJIT Community Updates and Announcements 2/1/21-2/5/21

Monday, February 1st, 2021
Here you will find a weekly listing of updates and announcements for members of the NJIT campus community. Announcements are to be submitted through the form found at https://forms.gle/V6PBxUy5b3jkErMc8. Those submitted by each Thursday will be included in the following week's Updates and Announceme...

Strong Second Half Leads NJIT Past First-Place UMBC at the WEC

Monday, February 1st, 2021
NJIT Highlights Postgame Interview w/ Head Coach Brian Kennedy and San Antonio Brinson Postgame Interview w/ Assistant Coach Joe Gutowski Photo Gallery NJIT's big three offensive weapons - Zach Cooks, San Antonio Brinson and Dylan O'Hearn - all scored in double-figures on Sunday to lead the Highlan...

Computing Professor Makes Artificial Intelligence More Reliable

Monday, February 1st, 2021
Artificial intelligence software used in everything from cancer research to vehicle navigation sometimes relies on unreliable data-sorting algorithms that can lead to serious real-world problems, but an NJIT expert is working on new ways to identify the causes and find possible solutions. Many of th...

New Cyberpsychology Seminar Series to Cover Online Conspiracy Theories, Misinformation and More

Monday, February 1st, 2021
What psychological factors drive the popularity of conspiracy theories, and what are the psychological consequences of adopting these theories? What is the role of personality traits in people’s real-life spending behavior online? Is clinical VR ready for primetime in the world of mental healthcare?...