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Thinking while Brainless: Slime Mold Gives Insight into the Intelligence of Neuron-Less Organisms

Wednesday, June 8th, 2016
How do organisms without brains make decisions? Most of life is brainless and the vast majority of organisms on Earth lack neurons altogether. Plants, fungi and bacteria must all cope with the same problem as humans – to make the best choices in a complex and ever-changing world or risk dying – with...

NJIT Grad Has a Top Job at General Motors

Wednesday, June 8th, 2016
Marino Durán was born in a poor village in the Dominican Republic. When he was 5-years old, his family immigrated to the United States -- none of them knowing a word of English. Yet later this summer, he'll begin working as an engineer for General Motors, one of the world’s largest corporations. It...

Mane Event

Wednesday, April 6th, 2016
It’s not everyday you find a course that dissects the symbolism of hair—at a technology university, no less. But twice a week at NJIT, on the third floor of the Central King Building, adjunct professor Patti O’Brien-Richardson teaches “HAIR: Culture, Politics and Technology,” a senior seminar offere...

Buildings and Meanings — Interpreting Cultural Expression in Architecture

Tuesday, January 19th, 2016
  Buildings and Meanings — Interpreting Cultural Expression in Architecture Distinguished Professor Zeynep Çelik is an internationally honored interpreter — of buildings. Çelik, who has a joint appointment in NJIT’s New Jersey School of Architecture and the Department of History, is an archit...

She's an Award-Winning Digital Designer: Meet Rachel Corres

Wednesday, July 17th, 2013
Rachel Corres recently won the School of Art + Design Medal.  Each year, the School gives the medal to a graduating senior who combines academic achievement with design excellence. Rachel, who graduated in May with a degree in Digital Design, had many accomplishments at NJIT that lead up to he...