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NJIT Engineers Muffle Invading Pathogens with a 'Molecular Mask'

Wednesday, April 10th, 2024
Vaccines remain the gold standard of protection against dangerous pathogens, but take considerable time and vast resources to develop. Rapidly mutating viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 can blunt their effectiveness and even render them obsolete. To address these gaps, a multi-university team led by New J...

NJIT and NJII Launch Learning and Development Initiative

Wednesday, April 10th, 2024
The Learning and Development Initiative (LDI), a pioneering collaboration between New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), has launched and brings cutting-edge professional development for both individuals and organizations. Critically, the LDI leverages ...

Remembering Dr. Robert E. Lynch: Beloved Professor Honored with Memorial Collection

Tuesday, April 9th, 2024
On June 22, 2023, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) lost a beloved community member in the passing of Robert E. Lynch. James Wise Professor of Theater and Emeritus Professor of English. Dr. Lynch died in his home in Mount Arlington, New Jersey. He taught at NJIT for 41 years and served in ma...

JerseyCTF 2024 IV Earns Its Place Among the Competition

Monday, April 8th, 2024
The fourth edition of the annual Jersey Capture the Flag competition has become a brand standard among the global millions who depend on the dashboard CTFTime to remain informed and participate in the highly popular information security competitions. This year’s event drew many repeat visitors to th...

NJIT Athletics Presents the 2024 Highlanders Athletics Golf Classic

Monday, April 8th, 2024
The NJIT Highlander Athletics Golf Classic is celebrating its 25th year and is presented by USI Services, Inc. Mark your calendar for Monday, May 6 at the Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone, New Jersey. To register, visit https://www.njit.edu/development/highlanders-athletics-golf-classic. T...

NJIT Aims to Be an Innovation Nexus Under Its New Strategic Plan

Monday, April 8th, 2024
New Jersey Institute of Technology aims to be a nexus of innovation that embraces new tech, commercializes groundbreaking research, leverages its diversity and tackles global environmental and socioeconomic challenges under a new strategic plan that extends through 2030. The plan, NJIT Makes An Inn...

NJIT Team Wins Film Contest Inspired by Kevin Smith Film Universe

Thursday, April 4th, 2024
A group of film students and faculty from the NJIT-Rutgers Theatre Arts Program have taken creative inspiration from the cinematic universe of N.J.-born filmmaker Kevin Smith, and it’s earned them recognition from the iconic writer/director himself. The NJIT-Rutgers team’s short film shot predomina...

Senior Spotlight: Ruby Kapoor and Jason Zheng

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024
Like many NJIT students, senior computer science majors Ruby Kapoor and Jason Zheng have made the most of their undergraduate experience. They were the recipients of an NSF mini-grant to further explore creating successful entrepreneurship startups. The $3,000 award brought them to the Professional...

Ph.D. Candidate's AR Project May Transform Physical Science Learning

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024
Can learning your periodic tables in chemistry class actually be fun? Kantida Nanon, a Ph.D. candidate, thinks her augmented reality (AR) solution may provide the eureka moment that every science teacher seeking to better engage students has sought for decades. Her project titled “Enhancing Chemist...

Deepak Vungarala - ECE PhD Student of the Month - April 2024

Monday, April 1st, 2024
Deepak Vungarala is a Ph.D. student at NJIT, originally from Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, India. He is fueled by his ambition and a robust work ethic, Vungarala's background is remarkably diverse. He has a passion for sports, having achieved accolades in boxing and Kung-Fu, both as a student and tr...