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Securing the Software Supply Chain, One Step at a Time

Friday, July 12th, 2019
Ensuring the security of the software is of paramount importance to any company, and more so for the companies who develop and supply the software. With opportunities for an infection of malware at each step of the software supply chain, securing the chain has become a key concern in a world control...

Playing His Cards Right: Kalpesh G. Kapadia M.S. '97

Thursday, July 11th, 2019
When he was 22 years old, Kalpesh G. Kapadia immigrated to the United States from Bombay, India. A commuter student who lived in Kearny, Kapadia attended NJIT on a full scholarship, with cooperative work at the pharmaceutical company Schering-Plough. His scholarship also entailed teaching students a...

NJIT to Establish New Institute for Data Science

Monday, July 8th, 2019
Continuing its mission to lead in computing technologies, NJIT announced today that it will establish a new Institute for Data Science, focusing on cutting-edge interdisciplinary research and development in all areas pertinent to digital data. The institute will bring existing research centers in bi...

Alumni Give in Record Numbers, Surpass Giving Rate Goal for 2018-19

Monday, July 8th, 2019
During the fiscal year that ended last week on June 30, a record number of NJIT alumni made a gift in support of their alma mater. These donations from alumni pushed NJIT’s alumni giving rate to 10.3% — more than double the national average for public universities. This newly-achieved alumni giving...

Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Treatment Choices by Physicians and Patients

Monday, July 8th, 2019
Electronic health records (EHRs) have become the chief tool for documenting a patient’s medical care in today’s changing health care landscape. Still, many physicians are reluctant to use this technology and when they do, they often leave behind an incomplete and incorrect file, primarily because th...

NJIT, Penn College Awarded $8M to Develop Manufacturing Apprenticeship Programs

Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019
The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded a $7,996,530 grant to New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and Pennsylvania College of Technology to develop industry-driven strategies for apprenticeships in advanced manufacturing fields. The funding is part of the U.S. Department of Labor's awarding o...

MIP Studio Earns Honorable Mention in 2019 Schindler Global Award

Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
A group of students in the College of Architecture and Design’s (CoAD) Master of Infrastructure Planning (MIP) studio took home first honorable mention and a $7,500 prize at the Schindler Global Award (SGA) in Mumbai, India May 10. The SGA is a student urban design competition that is focused on mo...

NJIT Plays Integral Role in 1st Annual ExploreNJ Conference for Business Owners and Entrepreneurs

Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
The focus of the event was why New Jersey is the best place for entrepreneurs and businesses in the U.S., as well for foreign firms seeking to enter the U.S. market, to invest in and grow their businesses. And the interest in doing so was indeed high, with upward of 150 people from over 40 industrie...

NJIT Students Part of Elite CyberCorps Program

Monday, July 1st, 2019
NJIT graduate Theresa Wagner knew she wanted to work for the federal government. After switching her major a few times while at NJIT, she found her path as an undergraduate student studying information technology. It was while studying IT that she learned of a program that would help her finish her...

Mayor's Honors Scholars Program Announces Recipients of Three Scholarship Awards

Friday, June 28th, 2019
NJIT President Joel S. Bloom and Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka officially announced the three students selected as Mayor’s Honors Scholars from the high school class of 2019 on June 28, 2019 in NJIT’s Albert Dorman Honors College (ADHC). In his introductory remarks, Bloom described how students e...