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FROM THE PRESIDENT: LET'S VOTE!

Monday, November 2nd, 2020
Tomorrow, November 3, 2020, will conclude voting for the 2020 election that includes presidential candidates at the top of the ballot. All registered voters who have not yet cast their ballot can safely place it into a dropbox, return it to the county board of elections office or go to your polling ...

A Loss in Our Community

Monday, November 2nd, 2020
Dear NJIT Colleagues: It is with great sadness that I share the loss of Maria Thérèse Nakhle-Deek, beloved mother of NJIT Senior Executive Vice President and Provost Fadi P. Deek `85, `86, `97. Maria Thérèse also was mother-in-law to Maura Deek `86 and grandmother to Matthew `11, Rebecca `16, and A...

NJIT Community Updates and Announcements 11/2/20-11/6/20

Monday, November 2nd, 2020
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...

What is the Architect's Role in Rebuilding After Disaster?

Friday, October 30th, 2020
The Fall 2020 Lecture Series on the theme of 'Responsibility' is hosting Jiakun Liu in conversation with Doreen Heng Liu, Monday November 2nd at 7:30pm, on the topic of the architects role in rebuilding after disaster. You may join the event here. Jiakun Architects was founded by Liu Jiakun in 1999...

Technology VIPs, Including an Internet Pioneer, Visit NJIT for Inspiration

Friday, October 30th, 2020
TTI/Vanguard, a prestigious organization of technology industry executives who meet a few times each year to study and debate emerging innovations, chose to virtually visit New Jersey Institute of Technology this week for their latest intellectual retreat. The group's members, through exposure to w...

2020 Research Report Highlights Innovative Computing Research from YWCC Faculty

Friday, October 30th, 2020
The Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) at NJIT has published its 2020 Research Report, showcasing the diverse research activities conducted by Ying Wu faculty over the past year. Research topics span a wide spectrum of interests, from human-computer interaction to cybersecurity, data science and v...

NJIT Honors Exceptional Donors at Launch of the Colton Society

Thursday, October 29th, 2020
NJIT’s inaugural inductees into its new Colton Society represent an array of disciplines, including engineering, architecture, finance, education and technology. Each, however, shares something remarkable in common: lifetime contributions to the university that exceed half a million dollars. In tri...

NJIT Mourns the Passing of Dr. Irving Pressley McPhail

Thursday, October 29th, 2020
It is with great sadness that I inform you about the death of Dr. Irving Pressley McPhail, who received an honorary degree from NJIT in 2015 and served eloquently as our main Commencement speaker that year. Dr. McPhail is reported to have succumbed to complications from COVID-19 last week. He most r...

NJIT Turns Mobile Medical Care Prototype into Hub for COVID-19 Testing

Wednesday, October 28th, 2020
NJIT has activated a prototype mobile medical care unit as a COVID-19 testing center for students, faculty and staff. The mobile medical care unit (M2CU), which NJIT developed in partnership with University Hospital in Newark and The Tuchman Foundation and unveiled in July, is made from repurposed...

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Wednesday, October 28th, 2020