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'Green Brick City' Selected as Winning Proposal in Honors College Biodiversity Initiative

Friday, March 1st, 2024
NJIT’s Albert Dorman Honors College held its First-Year Seminar Biodiversity Initiatives colloquium, in which six student-led proposals were presented to renovate an area next to Kupfrian Hall.  These student-driven initiatives allow for the Urban Ecology Lab (UEL), ADHC, the Real Estate Developmen...

Happy Pi(e) Day, Highlanders!

Friday, March 1st, 2024
It’s no secret that citizens in Northern New Jersey like to debate over where the best slice is -- and no NJIT student is hiding the fact that they enjoy a nice slice to break up their study sessions. We’ve asked a handful of NJIT students to tell us where their favorite pizza places were in Newark ...

Vishnu Komanduri - ECE PhD Student of the Month - March 2024

Thursday, February 29th, 2024
Vishnu Komanduri is a Ph.D. student in the Helen and John C. Hartman Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) advised by Dr. Roberto Rojas-Cessa. His research focuses on network congestion control, and machine-learning-assisted network design. ...

$265K Awarded to NJIT Researchers Via New Jersey Health Foundation Grants

Thursday, February 29th, 2024
Six NJIT researchers have secured grants in the latest round of funding provided by the New Jersey Health Foundation (NJHF), which has increased its funding in both its Community Health, Social Services and Education Program, as well as its traditional research program this year. The $4 million rou...

Celebrating NJIT's Black/African American Employee Resource Group

Wednesday, February 28th, 2024
NJIT has established employee resource groups (ERG) that meet regularly, build community for underrepresented employees and encourage faculty and staff to connect outside of their direct working relationships. This February for Black History Month, NJIT is celebrating its Black/African American ERG ...

Advocating for More Women in STEM, Avanade Awards Scholarships at NJIT

Wednesday, February 28th, 2024
Six exceptional students have been awarded the Avanade STEM Scholarship to further their pursuit of a degree at NJIT. Avanade, in support of its mission to encourage young people — especially women — to study and succeed in STEM disciplines, has partnered with NJIT since 2016 and awarded scholarship...

NJIT Earns Hispanic-Serving Status from US Dept. of Education

Tuesday, February 27th, 2024
A year earlier than targeted, New Jersey Institute of Technology has earned the federal distinction of being a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI). A goal outlined in NJIT’s 2025 strategic plan, the status is key to NJIT deepening its diversity and better serving its home city of Newark, New Jersey ...

NJIT obtiene el estatus federal de institución al servicio de los hispanos

Monday, February 26th, 2024
Un año antes de lo previsto, el New Jersey Institute of Technology ha recibido la distinción federal de ser una institución al servicio de los hispanos (con siglas en inglés HSI). Tras ser un objetivo descrito en el plan estratégico 2025 de NJIT, la designación es clave para que NJIT profundice su ...

NJIT Launches Center for Translational Research

Monday, February 26th, 2024
With the recent launch of its Center for Translational Research, NJIT is promising to quicken the pace of converting lab research into beneficial, market-ready products and services. The center will serve as a hub for commercialization training and development on campus, but also as a meeting place...

AI-Powered Surgical Training Program Provides Real-Time Feedback and Instruction

Monday, February 26th, 2024
Practice makes perfect, and a new system being tested and perfected enables surgical trainees to obtain cutting-edge instruction in real-time through a new artificial intelligence program. As medical students conduct surgical exercises, the AI software scans a live video feed and provides immediate...