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A Neurobiologist, a Solar Physicist and a Chemical Engineer Are Awarded for Research Excellence

Friday, October 5th, 2018
Faced with a formidable list of nominees for the annual Excellence in Research Prize and Medal, the Board of Overseers opted this year for its own brand of novelty and innovation: the prize committee picked three. The sector-spanning winners, all at the forefront of their fields, included a solar ph...

NJIT to Host 36th Annual Black Leadership Conference Oct. 4 – 5

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018
The New Jersey Black Issues Convention (NJBIC) will convene in the Campus Center Ballrooms on the NJIT campus to hold its 36th Annual Black Leadership Conference Oct. 4 – 5 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. (registration begins at 7 a.m. on both days). Organized in 1983 to establish a network of communica...

City, University Leaders to Gather at NJIT for MetroLab Network Summit

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018
WHEN: October 15-16, 2018 WHAT: Leaders from U.S. cities and universities will gather in Newark for the MetroLab Network 2018 Annual Summit, where they will discuss their plans to bring technology, data, and analytics to drive civic innovation and address local government priorities. Med...

Statements from President Bloom and NJ Presidents' Council on Gov. Murphy Economic Development Plan

Monday, October 1st, 2018
Governor Phil Murphy today unveiled his economic development strategic plan – “The State of Innovation: Building a Stronger and Fairer Economy in New Jersey” – to set New Jersey on the path to a stronger and fairer future where innovation and diversity are at the forefront of the State’s economy. “...

Women's Soccer Ties School Record For Wins in 4-0 Victory Over Jacksonville

Monday, October 1st, 2018
The NJIT women's soccer team tied the school-record for wins, earning its ninth win, a 4-0 shutout victory at Jacksonville Sunday afternoon in ASUN Conference action at Southern Oaks Stadium.   NJIT, which has won the last three consecutive matches and last five-out-of-six, improves to 9-...

A Class Act: 1,296 Freshmen From 30 States and 24 Countries Now Call NJIT Home

Friday, September 28th, 2018

Newly-Discovered Bacterium Rids Problematic Pair of Toxic Groundwater Contaminants

Friday, September 28th, 2018
Known as a chemical manufacturing by-product of many cosmetics and home cleaning products, the industrial solvent 1,4-Dioxane is now considered by the Environmental Protection Agency to be an “emerging contaminant” and “likely human carcinogen” that can be found at thousands of groundwater...

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...