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Fintech Major Leads NJIT Chapter Founding of National Latino Professional Association

Monday, February 3rd, 2025
Growing up in Union City, Shanell Encalada ’26 spoke Spanish at home with her parents, helping them out by translating important documents. She points out that her bilingualism has enhanced her resume and allowed her to gain friendships in the various jobs she’s had. Encalada, a fintech major at the...

NJIT Engineer Tara Alvarez Wins First Place in an International Patent Competition

Friday, January 31st, 2025
Tara Alvarez, a distinguished professor of biomedical engineering at NJIT, won first place in the inaugural Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University (PMU) / National Academy of Inventors (NAI) International Patent Award competition. Her patented technology, branded as VERVE (Virtual Eye Rotation Vi...

Most Facebook News Links Are Unread by Users Sharing Them, Study Finds

Thursday, January 30th, 2025
What are the odds Facebook users read the news articles they end up sharing with the rest of the world? Only one in four, according to a recent study of our news sharing behavior spanning almost a full U.S. election cycle, which was published in Nature Human Behaviour. The study, which applied adv...

3D Wound Tracking System Wins Best Innovation Award at Health Care Technology Conference

Thursday, January 30th, 2025
A new 360-degree perspective on wound care has already attracted attention from the health care industry, and Assistant Professor Salam Daher and Dahlia Musa Ph.D. ’25 from NJIT's Ying Wu College of Computing have a goal to further develop a 3D graphics simulation tool to patent it for commercial us...

New Faculty at Hillier College

Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
Hannah Berkin-Harper, Industrial Design Hannah Berkin-Harper is an Industrial Designer specializing in public spaces and community-engaged design. She comes to NJIT from Pratt Institute where she taught both undergraduate and graduate courses in the Industrial and Interior Design departments....

MBA Student Shines in Banking Simulation Event, Securing Top Honors

Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
Kaya Can Kaya, a final-year MBA student at NJIT with a concentration in finance, recently achieved success in the AmplifyME Investment Banking Simulation, earning first place out of 107 participants. Kaya also ranked second in the AmplifyME Banking Accelerator Simulation Experience, which included a...

Three NJIT Students Win Gilman Scholarships to Study Internationally

Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
Three NJIT undergraduates — two from the Hillier College of Architecture and Design and one from the Ying Wu College of Computing — won the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad.  Architecture majors Nataly Mendez ’27 and Tyler Hebert ’26 will participate in HCAD’s Kunst...

NJIT to Host Gubernatorial Candidates' Discussion on the Future of Diverse NJ Businesses

Monday, January 27th, 2025
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) will host a pivotal forum March 19, where gubernatorial candidates will outline their visions for the future of New Jersey’s diverse business community. Presented by the New Jersey Diverse Business Advisory Council (NJDBAC) and other state business organizat...

Men's Volleyball Sweeps Saint Francis U for Third Straight Win

Sunday, January 26th, 2025
NJIT swept visiting Saint Francis U, 3-0, in men's volleyball non-conference action inside the Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center Saturday evening. NJIT won in straight sets – 25-21, 25-22 and 25-23 to earn the Highlanders its third straight win of the season and improving to 3-2 overa...

El Fallaki Shatters 1,000 Freestyle Program Record in Meet Against Lafayette

Saturday, January 25th, 2025
 Ilias El Fallaki shattered the 1,000 freestyle program record with a personal-best time of 9:22.97 in NJIT's (3-4) 172-123 win over Lafayette (1-4) on Saturday at the Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center (BWEC).   Both teams participated in the "out of the hat" meet, where...