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Men's Volleyball Sweeps Sacred Heart, Gimeno and Meissner Combine for 30 Kills

Monday, March 2nd, 2020
NJIT recorded its second consecutive 3-0 EIVA men's volleyball sweep behind a combined 30 kills from Alvaro Gimeno and Julian Meissner Saturday afternoon in men's volleyball action inside NJIT's Wellness and Events Center. NJIT, winners of two in a row, move to 8-5 overall, 3-3 in the EIVA and 5-1 ...

TSA-TEAMS Competition Challenges Pre-College Students in Engineering

Monday, March 2nd, 2020
On Monday, March 16, 2020, NJIT will make science competitive yet fun when it hosts the Technology Student Association’s Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics, and Science (TSA-TEAMS). The annual, statewide STEM competition for middle and high school students is designed to help them discover t...

Faculty-Student Team Explores Social Security Benefit Valuation and Risk

Monday, March 2nd, 2020
Social Security benefits continue to make up a substantial portion of most Americans’ retirement portfolios. With many people depending on this program during their golden years, understanding the associated value and risks of future Social Security payments is of the utmost importance. But just wha...

Men's Fencing Captures MACFA Championship for Second Consecutive Year

Sunday, March 1st, 2020
The NJIT men's fencing team captured the 2020 MACFA Championship for the second consecutive season highlighted by a first-place finish by Cristian Candescu in men's foil, hosted by Drew University Sunday afternoon. NJIT registered 112 total victories, placing first in the sabre competition (38 v...

5 Takeaways from Bloomberg Businessweek's Live Podcast at NJIT

Wednesday, February 26th, 2020
Bloomberg Businessweek aired a live podcast from NJIT’s campus that dove into conversations about the future of work and how AI or other augmented technology is drastically changing the work we are tasked with. This raises concerns about the workforce — and how we should keep up with a constantly ...

Architecture Alum Working at The New York Times Says Learn to Love Data

Tuesday, February 25th, 2020
As a major in architecture or any other field, you absolutely must learn computer programming and other high technology to be a compelling job applicant in the 2020s, implored Sarah Almukhtar, a Hiller College of Architecture and Design alumna ('10, B.Arch.) who spoke here last night about her data ...

Architecting the Future: the Vision of Black Women

Monday, February 24th, 2020
In the 1950’s it was uncommon to see a black woman practicing architecture. Pictured here during her tenure at Gruen Associates, Norma Merrick Sklarek was an uncommon woman. She is recognized as the 3rd African American woman to be licensed to practice architecture in the U.S., after Beverly Loraine...

Highlander Esports Team Looks to Level Up into Regional Powerhouse

Monday, February 24th, 2020
Leaders of NJIT's esports team, which is among the most successful collegiate videogame groups in the region and one of the top programs nationwide at games such as Blizzard Entertainment's Overwatch, said they see the next few years as a time of critical evolution for their two-year-old club and fo...

NJIT Designated as 'Military Friendly School' in National Guide

Monday, February 24th, 2020
In the 10th annual Military Friendly® Schools list, NJIT has been awarded a “Bronze” distinction, exceeding in all six rating categories: academic policies and compliance, admission and orientation, culture and commitment, financial aid and assistance, graduation and career, and military student sup...

Management Graduate Turned Fulbright Scholar Is Conducting Research Abroad

Monday, February 24th, 2020
Jenan Abu-Hakmeh’s dream career is in law and public policy, and the May 2019 graduate has got it all mapped out. An Albert Dorman Honors College alumna who majored in business with concentrations in finance and international business and minored in legal studies, she plans to attend law school, pra...