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Algorithms Expert is First Woman at NJIT to Become IEEE Fellow

Friday, December 17, 2021
Guiling (Grace) Wang, professor and associate dean for research in Ying Wu College of Computing, was recently named an IEEE Fellow, one of the electronic technology industry's...
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Surprise Finding: Zebrafish Break Out Into 'Panic Wave' Mosh Pits to Social Distance

Thursday, December 16, 2021
Social distancing is nothing new in the time of COVID.

Data Science Professor Helps Uncover Cosmic Mysteries of Nuclear Physics

Wednesday, December 15, 2021
An NJIT business school professor is teaching graduate students how to apply data science to unique fields, starting with cutting-edge problems in nuclear physics.

WiFi and Light-Based Networks Combine for Better Virtual Reality Systems

Thursday, December 9, 2021
"Why not both?" is a social media meme, but it's also the proposed answer to a problem for the designers of virtual reality systems, who generally must rely on wireless signals that are reliable but not as fast as needed.

NJIT Joins NASA-Funded Project Where You Can Be a "Solar Jet Hunter"

Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Scientists at NJIT’s Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research (CSTR) are joining a new research project, led by researchers at the University of Minnesota (UMN) with support from NASA, which will give volunteering citizen-scientists the chance to...

For 3rd Straight Year, NJIT Professor Makes Global List of Highly Cited Researchers

Tuesday, December 7, 2021
A research paper on metal carbides and nitrides is paying dividends for NJIT’s Meng-Qiang Zhao — seven years after it was published.

Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Method Wins GSA Research Showcase

Thursday, December 2, 2021
NJIT's annual Graduate Student Association Research Day returned to the campus this week, after being cancelled last year because of COVID, with 39 students who are pursuing doctoral and...

Researchers Model Circadian Clock Neurons in a Day-Active Animal for the First Time

Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Researchers record and model the electrical activity of circadian clock neurons in a day-active animal for the first time — a breakthrough toward better understanding what makes the circadian biological clock in humans and...

NJIT Students and Faculty Help Save New Jersey's Old-Growth Forests

Monday, November 22, 2021
With world leaders recently in climate change talks at the COP26 Summit in Glasgow, NJIT students and faculty have been busy getting others to appreciate the value of the environment back home, and their efforts have helped save forest land in...
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NJIT-Led Team Wins a $1.25 Million Grant to Ensure Women Scholars Flourish as Inventors

Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Women’s ingenuity dots the human landscape, from the external fire escape, to the word processor, to the first dishwashing machine to replace scrubbers with water pressure, to Kevlar, the lightweight, but supremely strong fiber used in...