Owen Fitzgerald was not always an outstanding student. In high school, for instance, he did well but didn’t excel. And that made his father suspect he was coasting -- not working up...
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Haila Hudson is a pioneer in the fields of construction and professional engineering. She was one of the first women in New Jersey to become a licensed electrician, and one of the first women in...
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Andrea Kimbrough is a senior NJIT, but she already has a great job lined up. Right after she graduates, she’ll work as an assistant engineering project leader for BAE Systems, a...
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On the day she started an internship at Boston Scientific, Shruthi Shankar was given a shirt inscribed with the company’s motto: “If you have the power to improve lives, share...
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Over the course of her five years here, Erin Ross has availed herself of much of what NJIT offers its students. She is a scholar in the Albert Dorman Honors College and also a student in...
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Two NJIT Students won first and second place in Newark’s Most Promising Young Entrepreneur Contest.Michael Amegashie, an NJIT junior, took the first place prize of $5,000 for a start-up...
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Sometimes a bit of luck – a stroke of happenstance – helps a student find a subject he loves. It worked that way for Chris Sakowski.During his first year in high school, Chris...
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When Indira Hernandez was in high school in Cuba, she and her classmates spent the afternoons working in the fields, helping the local farmers pick oranges, water potatoes and sow the fields....
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Joseph Helmy is a senior at NJIT, but he’s already helped start three profitable businesses. He, along with two partners, started a UPS store, a real estate company and a trucking company....
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When he was a sophomore in high school, Nishant Vyas got some shocking news: His sister -- 8-year old Aesha -- was diagnosed with cancer. A growth on her chin threatened her life, and some...
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