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Men's Volleyball Wins Third Straight, Sweeps Rutgers-Newark

Monday, January 21st, 2019
Junior opposite Piotr Namiotko paced NJIT with a match-best 11 kills in the Highlanders 3-0 (25-21, 25-13, 25-13) straight set sweep over Rutgers-Newark at the Golden Dome Classic Saturday afternoon. NJIT, winners of its last three matches, improves to 3-4 on the season while the Scarlet Raiders mo...

NJIT Wins in Nail Biter At Home Over Jacksonville

Monday, January 21st, 2019
The NJIT Highlanders (14-5, 2-2 ASUN) defeated the Jacksonville Dolphins (8-12, 1-4 ASUN) on Saturday at the Wellness and Events Center, 77-74. Senior Abdul Lewis broke his own program rebounds record with 21 boards in the game, which is tied for fifth in the nation this season for rebounds in a si...

Distinguished Professor of Architecture Awarded for Work in Islamic Studies

Friday, January 18th, 2019
Distinguished Professor of Architecture Zeynep Celik in the College of Architecture and Design at New Jersey Institute of Technology has been awarded the Giorgio Levi Della Vida Medal honoring outstanding achievement in Islamic Studies for her extraordinary teaching and research ...

NJIT's David Rothenberg Honored For Achievement in Art and Science

Friday, January 18th, 2019
Acclaimed musician and NJIT Distinguished Professor of Humanities, David Rothenberg, has recently been named a 2019 Fellow by the Safina Center for his career contributions in the fields of philosophy, art and conservation science. The Safina Center — founded by writer and environmentalist Car...

Pre-College Workshops Bring STEM to Educators and Families Alike

Thursday, January 17th, 2019
When Parsippany High School’s Kathy Effner heard about NJIT’s Center for Pre-College Programs’ (CPCP) Try Engineering! workshop for educators, she was intrigued — particularly since it featured a hands-on project at the university’s new 10,000-square-foot Makerspace. This past October she attended t...

Martin Tuchman School of Management Professors Present Research on Startup Practices

Thursday, January 17th, 2019
Ellen Thomas, associate professor of marketing, and Cesar Bandera, associate professor of entrepreneurship, both at Martin Tuchman School of Management, presented their findings on new venture pivoting at the 52nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS). In their work, titled “To ...

The Department of Informatics Welcomes Three New Faculty Members

Tuesday, January 15th, 2019
Three professors joined the Department of Informatics at the Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) this Fall. Check out the Q&A below to learn a little more about Aritra Dasgupta, Margarita Vinnikov and Xinyue Ye, who hail from institutions across the country. Assistant Professor Aritra Dasgupta...

Governor Names NJIT President to Commission on Science, Technology and Innovation

Monday, January 14th, 2019
Gov. Phil Murphy has named eight people, including NJIT President Joel S. Bloom, to the recently re-established New Jersey Commission on Science, Technology and Innovation in conjunction with his efforts to strengthen New Jersey’s innovation economy. The commission will receive $1 million to redeve...

NJIT Unveils New Jersey's First Cyberpsychology Program

Thursday, January 10th, 2019
This year, NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts has announced it will offer students a unique baccalaureate degree option in the emerging field of cyberpsychology. The new program — exploring the dynamics between modern technology and human psychology — is the first of its kind in New Jersey, ...

Men's Basketball to be Featured on NBC Channel 4 New York

Wednesday, January 9th, 2019
The NJIT men's basketball team will be featured on NBC Channel 4 New York Wednesday, January 9, at 6 p.m. on the sports segment of the news. Bruce Beck — lead sports anchor for NBC 4 NY — visited the campus of NJIT Wednesday afternoon to cover the historic start of the Highlanders. Beck interv...