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Biomedical Engineer Tara Alvarez is Poised to Win a Breakthrough Award. Help Her by Voting Now!

Thursday, September 27th, 2018
Please support one of New Jersey Institute of Technology’s (NJIT) pioneering researchers in her pursuit of a highly competitive award for work on concussion diagnosis and VISION therapy. Voting ends Tuesday at 9 a.m. The Researcher: Tara Alvarez, professor of biomedical engineering a...

Advancing After Academy: Yet Another Pre-College Success Story

Monday, September 24th, 2018
Before Jonathan Lewis arrived at NJIT to study biomedical engineering, he had already earned five college credits — two after completing the university’s Management 190 course and three after finishing its Fundamentals of Engineering and Design 101. He was then a student at St. Benedict’s Prep, part...

Teaching the Teachers

Friday, September 21st, 2018
The school year is back in swing and teachers in New Jersey have returned to the classroom with new computer science skills acquired this summer at NJIT’s Ying Wu College of Computing. The teachers, from three school districts, were students this summer at NJIT in a CS 100 course titled “Python Pro...

NJIT Rises, Ranks in Top 15 Percent "Best Institution" Nationwide by College Factual

Thursday, September 20th, 2018
College Factual, a leading source of higher education analytics and insights, has ranked NJIT in the top 15 percent nationwide in the overall “Best Institution” category for 2019, a 61-place jump compared to 2018 rankings. NJIT is now ranked 251 out of a 1,779 institutions nationwide, and 5 out of ...

Fall Piano Recital Featuring Robert Argasinski

Thursday, September 20th, 2018
The last Wednesday of September 2018 is scheduled to bring an original concert performance to campus from Robert Argasinski — competition-winning virtuoso pianist, composer and NJIT Albert Dorman Honors College student. Argasinski will perform a rich collection of his own compositions, including&...

NJIT and Essex County College Sign Joint Academic Agreement

Wednesday, September 19th, 2018
Associate degree students from Essex County College (ECC) are now able to seamlessly transfer into appropriate and/or corresponding bachelor’s degree programs at NJIT.    On Sept. 17, 2018, the neighboring institutions in Newark signed a three-year joint academic agreement designed to pro...

NJIT Jumps to Number 2 on College Factual's List of Best Civil Engineering Programs Nationwide

Wednesday, September 19th, 2018
The Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) program at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) now ranks second in the nation, according to College Factual, an outcomes-based data analytics and research company. NJIT jumped six places from last year, landing behind Georgia Tech (1) and ahead of...

NJIT Faculty Expert Rima Taher on 'Building Design for Wind Forces'

Wednesday, September 19th, 2018
The faculty at the College of Architecture and Design (CoAD) continues to foster insightful discussion and riveting commentary in and out of the classroom. Senior University Lecturer Rima Taher’s textbook "Building Design for Wind Forces,” which was published by McGraw Hill Education, explores the ...

NJIT Faculty Expert Yvette Wohn on Curating Safe Spaces Online

Tuesday, September 18th, 2018
Live streaming social media platforms such as Twitch are shrinking the distance between broadcasters and their viewers, who watch them and comment in real time. But these interactive forums also bring added layers of intensity to online bullying: trolls who post negative comments can observe the i...

NJIT Center for Pre-College Programs to Host Hands-On Workshop on Oct. 17

Monday, September 17th, 2018
The Center for Pre-College Programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) will be hosting a free workshop for middle and high school teachers and STEM curriculum specialists on Wednesday, Oct. 17 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m in the NJIT Makerspace. The workshop will include teaching 3D engineering p...