NJIT Newsroom tagged with "history"

NJIT Awards 2,643 Degrees to Members of the Class of 2013 at Prudential Center

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

With woops, cheers and mortarboards flying, NJIT today awarded 2,643 degrees to the members of the class of 2013. This brings the total number of degrees awarded by the university to more than 74,678. The ceremony was held at Newark’s Prudential Center.

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Five NJIT New Jersey Students Reach May 20 Commencement Ready to Excel

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT offers innumerable opportunities and the students who avail themselves of the many campus attributes ranging from 121 degree programs to an enviable 15:1 student-faculty ratio often leave NJIT to enjoy a rich, rewarding future. Five inspirational stories below exemplify that if you stay in school and work hard, success follows.

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NJIT To Host Free Forum About Doing Business With the European Union

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

If you want to learn more about helping your business or company grow in Europe, don’t miss a free one day business forum at NJIT on May 15, 2013, which will detail how to use technology and innovation to do business in the European Union.

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Cisco Technology Evangelist To Speak at NJIT's May 20, 2013 Commencement

Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Technology evangelist and Cisco System Senior Vice President Carlos Dominguez; and alums U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, PhD, and Edward Cruz, principal of Hop Brook Properties, will receive honorary degrees at the May 20, 2013 NJIT commencement. The event, set for 9 a.m., will be held at Newark's Prudential Center. The university will confer close to 2000 doctoral, master's and bachelor's degrees on members of the Class of 2013.

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PayScale Ranks NJIT in Top 1 Percent for ROI Among US Public Colleges, Universities

Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT continues to demonstrate the value of its educational offerings in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), according to the latest 2013 PayScale college rankings for return on investment (ROI). NJIT is 6th (top 1 percent) among 437 public universities and 27th (top 2 percent) among 1,511 public and private institutions in the U.S.

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Biomed Innovations, Architecture, Nano Carbons Take Top Honors at NJIT Research Day

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

From exciting architectural plans for the August 2013 Chinese Solar Decathlon to a better hospital rating system, six student research projects recently captured the imagination of judges at the 2013 NJIT Dana Knox Student Research Showcase, held last week on April 17, 2013. Seventy-two graduate and undergraduate students participated.

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NJIT Board of Trustees Approves Submission of Nearly $200 Million in Campus Construction and Infrastructure Projects in Response to State's RFPs

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The Board of Trustees of New Jersey Institute of Technology has approved $200 million in construction and infrastructure projects on the university’s Newark campus, designed to enhance and expand NJIT’s role as the state’s science and technology university and a leader in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and research. The university will apply to the Secretary of Higher Education for $152 million from the Building Our Future Bond Act, state revolving funds and other sources to support the projects.

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NJIT To Host Spring Career Fair on March 6

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT’s annual spring Career Fair, sponsored by NJIT’s Career Development Services (CDS), will be held March 6, 2013 from 12:30 -5 p.m. throughout the campus. It is expected to be the largest ever, with more than 175 companies and government agencies coming to interview upwards of 2,000 students and alumni.

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TIAA CREF CIO To Forecast IT's Future at Free NJIT Talk: Public Invited

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Annabelle Bexiga, the senior managing director and chief information officer at TIAA-CREF, will trace the dramatic changes that have taken place in the field of information technology when she addresses this year’s 2013 Gilbreth Colloquium at NJIT.

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NJIT President Joel Bloom Named To NJ Biz Power 100 List

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT President Joel S. Bloom was named to the NJ Biz prestigious power list of the 100 most powerful people in New Jersey business. Dr. Bloom was ranked 55.

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The Battle of the Brains Again Comes to NJIT: Science Olympiad Set for 1/17

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Once again the brainiest of the brainy will descend Jan. 17, 2013 upon NJIT when 600 middle and senior high school students compete vigorously in the Northern New Jersey Science Olympiad Regional play-offs.

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NJIT NEXT Raises $100 Million

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT NEXT, NJIT’s comprehensive campaign, has secured more than $100 million towards its $150 million goal, announced national campaign co-chairs Chief Operating Officer of Clarion Partners C. Stephen Cordes; Hatch Mott MacDonald President and CEO Nicholas M. DeNichilo; Chairman/CEO Anchor Industries International and Chairman Emeritus/Founder Tampa Bay Rays Vincent Naimoli. All three chairs are NJIT alumni.

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DesignIntelligence Names NJIT's Schuman One of 30 "Top Professors" for 2013

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The influential architecture and design publication DesignIntelligence has named College of Architecture and Design Associate Professor Anthony Schuman, a registered architect, one of 30 most-admired educators for 2013.

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NJIT Professor Speaks At Conferences in Europe

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500

While on sabbatical this year, Stephen Pemberton, associate professor in the federated department of history, has been speaking at conferences in Europe.

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NJIT Featured In The Princeton Review's "Best 296 Business Schools: 2013 Edition"

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT has been named by the Princeton Review an outstanding business school in the 2013 edition of The Best 296 Business Schools (Random House / Princeton Review).

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Tonight NJIT Researcher Who Invented A Method for Fabricating Arrays of the World's Smallest Probe for Investigating Electrical Properties of Living Cells to Receive NJIT Overseers Award

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Tonight NJIT Research Professor Reginald C. Farrow, PhD, who with his research team have discovered how to make nanoscale arrays of the world’s smallest probe for investigating the electrical properties of individual living cells will receive the NJIT Board of Overseers Excellence in Research Prize and Medal.

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Researcher Who Invented A Method for Fabricating Arrays of the World's Smallest Probe for Investigating Electrical Properties of Living Cells to Receive NJIT Overseers Award

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT Research Professor Reginald C. Farrow, PhD, who with his research team have discovered how to make nanoscale arrays of the world’s smallest probe for investigating the electrical properties of individual living, cells will receive on Oct. 4, 2012 the NJIT Board of Overseers Excellence in Research Prize and Medal.

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Dr. Joel S. Bloom Installed Sept. 14, 2012 as 8th President of NJIT

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Beneath a blue sky and past an arch of colorful international flags representing the nationalities of some 106 NJIT students who held them, marched this morning’s processional into the Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility for the installation of Dr. Joel S. Bloom.

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U.S. News Once Again Names NJIT Among Nation's Best National Universities

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400

U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges 2013 Edition has once again named NJIT to the top tier of national universities for its range of undergraduate majors and master's and doctoral degrees.

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Historian Alison Lefkovitz Appointed to NJIT Faculty

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Historian Alison Lefkovitz, PhD, whose research interests cover law, gender, and the political economy, has been appointed an assistant professor to the faculty of NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts in the Federated Department of History.

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New NJIT Faculty Will Energize Interdisciplinary Vision

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The talents of more than 20 new faculty members will soon add momentum to NJIT’s strategic plan for impacting the quality of life in the 21st century. The interdisciplinary initiative focuses on convergent life science and engineering, “digital everyware”-- ubiquitous computing-- and sustainable systems.

NJIT Hemophilia Expert To Speak at Medical History Society on May 16

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT Associate Professor Stephen Pemberton will speak about hemophilia to physicians on May 16, 2012 in Princeton at the Nassau Club at a special meeting of the Medical History Society of New Jersey.

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NJIT Author To Speak at UNC About Hemophilia

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT Associate Professor Stephen Pemberton has been invited to speak at the Bullitt History of Medicine Club at the University of North Carolina (UNC) about how hemophilia became manageable in the 20th century.

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NJIT Tech Forum Series: Paving the Way to a Smarter World: Creativity in Engineering Education

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Imagination and creativity have long energized technological progress.

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NJIT's Gautham Rao Named To Chair Kathryn T. Preyer Committee

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Gautham Rao, PhD, director of the Law, Technology and Culture major in NJIT's Federated Department of History, has been appointed by the American Society for Legal History to chair the Kathryn T. Preyer Committee.

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NJIT History Professor To Keynote Transatlantic Conference

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Richard B. Sher, PhD, distinguished professor in NJIT's Federated Department of History, will give the keynote lecture at the "Ireland, America and the Worlds of Mathew Carey" conference on Nov. 17 at the National Library of Ireland.

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New NJIT Book Examines Hemophilia and Consequences of Medical Progress

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The Bleeding Disease: Hemophilia and the Unintended Consequences of Medical Progress (Johns Hopkins University Press) is the new book by NJIT Associate Professor Stephen Pemberton. The book recounts the promising and perilous history of medical and social efforts to manage hemophilia in 20th-century America.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, federated department of history, stephen pemberton, hemophilia

NJIT Mourns Loss of Distinguished Professor Emeritus Stanley B. Winters

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT mourns the loss of Distinguished Professor Emeritus Stanley B. Winters, a member of the Federated Department of History faculty from 1957 to 1991 who died on Jan. 28 in Port Charlotte, Fla.

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FCC Restricted Ambitions, Scope of Civil Rights Movement, Says NJIT Researcher

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

If you’re looking for a different angle on Black History, speak to NJIT Assistant Professor Allison Perlman.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, federated department of history, verklin program in media ethics and policy, allison perlman

Sickle Cell Disease and Link to Race Focus of NJIT Researcher at NIH Event

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The history of sickle cell disease in the 20th century and its link to race is the focus of a Nov. 16, 2010 talk at a national symposium by NJIT Associate Professor Stephen Pemberton, PhD, an expert on the history of diseases.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, federated department of history, national institutes of health, stephen pemberton, genetic medicine

New Fine Arts Program at NJIT Blends Technology with Creativity

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Students who enroll in the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) program launching next September at NJIT will be as likely to express their creative vision with software programs and high tech machines as with paint brushes and chisels.

Tagged: school of architecture, school of art and design, urs gauchat, glenn goldman, bachelor of fine arts

Beyond an Environmental History of the Space Race: Free Lecture at NJIT

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Historians usually depict the space race of the 1960s and 1970s as a pitched technological battle between Cold War political rivals. Yet while U.S. and Soviet spacecraft forced the world to look upward towards the Moon, they also, quite ironically, encouraged citizens across the globe to gaze back down at “spaceship Earth” with a newfound environmental awareness.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, technology and society forum, federated department of history, neil maher

NJIT History Professor Awarded Verklin Program Fellowship

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Allison Perlman, PhD, an assistant professor in the Federated History Department, has been awarded a one-year research fellowship in the Verklin Program in Media Ethics and Policy at the University of Virginia. Dr. Perlman is the first research fellow in the Verklin Program, which intends to produce high-quality academic research on the ethics of media policy, the reciprocal relationship between the media and the law, and the political and social impact of media regulation. While at the University of Virginia, she will deliver two university-wide talks on her research and will present her research at the inaugural conference of the Verklin Program, which will be attended by the deans of the respective Annenberg Schools, the chair of the communications studies department of the University of Michigan, and other prominent media policy scholars. The fellowship also will support Dr. Perlman's completion of her book manuscript, Reforming Television: Media Activism, Media Policy, Media History. She will spend the 2010-2011 academic year in Charlottesville.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, federated department of history, verklin program in media ethics and policy, allison perlman

April Conference, Concert, Exhibit at NJIT Detail Genocide, Human Rights Violations

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Talks by a former Soviet refusenik, a classical music duet featuring a pianist and violinist and an exhibit on genocide and human rights violations will highlight an upcoming weeklong conference and exhibit at NJIT.

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Professional Society To Honor NJIT Architecture Professor

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Anthony (Tony) Schuman, a professor at NJIT's College of Architecture and Design, has been named a distinguished professor by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA).

Tagged: college of architecture and design, school of architecture, board of overseers, excellence in teaching award, newark preservation and landmarks committee, association of collegiate schools of architecture, acsa, michael mostoller, anthony schuman, service award, newark municipal council

Black History Month at NJIT Opens with Free Concert Featuring Pianist Richard Alston: Program to Focus on Composers of African Descent

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT will usher in Black History Month with a free concert on Feb. 3, 2010 featuring local pianist Richard Alston.

Tagged: technology and society forum, essex county college, jay kappraff, black history month

College of Science and Liberal Arts at NJIT Honors Faculty, Staff, Students, Alums

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts (CSLA) recently honored faculty, staff, students and alumni for outstanding work.

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NJIT History Professor Receives 2009 Van Houten Award for Teaching Excellence

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Neil M. Maher, PhD, associate professor, chair and graduate coordinator of the department of history, received the 2009 Robert Van Houten Award for Teaching Excellence from the NJIT Alumni Association on June 13. Maher recently published Nature's New Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps and the Roots of the American Environmental Movement (Oxford University Press, 2008) and is currently researching and writing an environmental history of the space race during the 1960s and 1970s.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, alumni, federated department of history, neil maher, alumni association

Alums To Be Honored June 13 at NJIT: Honorees Include Voting Rights Lawyer

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The NJIT Alumni Association annually honors a select group of distinguished alumni for their notable achievements in their professional careers, community activities, and/or support of NJIT. This year’s event will honor a group of New Jersey residents who made their marks in the fields of architecture, engineering and more. Set for Saturday, June 13, 2009, at 4 p.m. at NJIT, the event caps Alumni Weekend at the University.

Tagged: department of mathematical sciences, alumni, fadi deek, event, alumni relations, neil maher, alumni association, honorees, department of history

NJIT To Host Free Screening and Discussion of Revolution '67

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT will host a free screening and discussion of the internationally acclaimed film Revolution ’67 on April 28 at 6 p.m. in the Jim Wise Theatre. The film reconstructs the response of Newark’s black citizens and the actions of police and city leaders to the “Newark riots” of 1967 and also examines their subsequent influence on the life of NJ’s largest urban center. Filmmakers Marylou Tibaldo-Bongiorno and Jerome Bongiorno (at left) will attend the screening and participate in a discussion. Revolution ’67 has garnered accolades that include the 2008 John E. O’Connor Film Award of the American Historical Association; O’Connor, NJIT professor emeritus of history, will attend the screening.

Tagged: federated department of history, american historical association

Panel Discussion To Wrap Up Women's History Month at NJIT

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The Society of Women Engineers and NJIT's Murray Center for Women in Technology will wrap up Women’s History Month at NJIT with an evening panel discussion focusing on how women can take the lead to save the planet. The talk will be held on March 30, 5:30-9 p.m. in Eberhardt Hall, Rm. 112 at NJIT. Dora Maria Abreu, assistant vice president and senior business analyst for the global technology integration group of Pershing LLC, will moderate a panel of successful female business executives, engineers and architects. For more information, contact Sara Mina or Talina Knox.

Tagged: murray center for women in technology, society of women engineers, talina knox, sara mina

NJIT History Professor Receives National Endowment for Humanities Fellowship

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Richard B. Sher, PhD, a distinguished professor of history at NJIT, has been elected a Corresponding Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE). Sher, of Maplewood, is one of only 44 new Fellows and one of five new Corresponding Fellows.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, awards, federated department of history, richard sher, national endowment for the humanities

ACE-Network Spring Workshop Presents Seminar on Greener Living

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Green farmer and sustainability activist Carolyn Llewellyn provided timely information on buying and growing organic food, eco-friendly recycling and other actions toward living a greener lifestyle last week at the ACE-Network Spring Workshop. "Little steps make a huge difference, so we shouldn't be scared to start changing things, said Llewellyn. "As you get used to one change, take on another." The event was part of NJIT’s celebration of Women’s History Month 2009. For more information, contact Talina Knox at 973-642-4671 or view the calendar.

Tagged: sustainability, ace network, green living

NJIT's Women's History Month Focuses on Women Taking Lead To Save Planet

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500

“Women Taking the Lead to Save Our Planet” is the inspirational theme of a plethora of intriguing events this month at NJIT to celebrate Women’s History Month. Join NJIT for activities ranging from green, money-saving tips to a lecture from a Harvard sustainability guru about saving the planet. Except where noted, all events are free and open to the public. For further information, please contact: Talina Knox at 973-642-4671 or view the calendar.

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Art Installation at NJIT Highlighting Civil Rights Wraps Up Black History Month

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT wraps up Black History Month with an unusual three-dimensional interactive art installation, celebrating diversity and created by a group of more than a dozen diverse architecture students of Latino, Asian and African American descent.

Tagged: college of architecture and design, educational opportunity program, school of art and design, black history month, fraternity, african americans, nomas, inc.

NJIT Boswell Historian Receives National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Richard B. Sher, PhD, a professor of history at NJIT and a former Guggenheim Fellow, has received a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowship to edit a volume of the correspondence of James Boswell, the eighteenth-century Scottish writer. Boswell was best known for his biography of Samuel Johnson. Sher’s research focuses on the thought and culture of 18th century Scotland.

Tagged: department of humanities, award, humanities, history, rutgers university, national endowment for the humanities, distinguished professor, fellowship, yale university

NJIT Kicks Off Black History Month with Talk by NACME Executive

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Irving McPhail, PhD, the executive vice president and chief operating officer for National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc. (NACME) kicks off NJIT’s opening celebrations for Black History Month with a lecture about America, black history and advances in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Tagged: seminar, workshop, lecture, stem, talk, nacme, black history month, national organization of minority architecture students, irving mcphail

New Book by NJIT Humanities Professor Traces the Evolution of Technical Communication

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

A new book by Carol S. Johnson, PhD, assistant professor in the department of humanities at NJIT, shows how archives available in local and state libraries across the U.S. can provide rich sources of technical communication history and examples of technical and business writing. In The Language of Work: Technical Communication at Lukens Steel, 1810 to 1925 (Baywood Publishing Company, Inc., 2009), Johnson explains that our predecessors eventually turned logs and notes into standardized texts and industry bibles, creating many of the types of information design that we use today. A podcast series related to the book is available at http://web.njit.edu/~cjohnson/lukens.htm

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, carol johnson, technical communication, technical writing

NACME Executive VP and COO To Speak at NJIT's Black History Month Kick-Off

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Irving McPhail, EdD, executive vice president and chief operating officer for the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc. (NACME) will discuss “America, Black History and S.T.E.M.: A Seminal Convergence in Time” on Feb. 4 at 2:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom, followed by a reception in the Campus Center Second Floor Gallery. The event will kick off NJIT's Black History Month celebration.

Tagged: black history month, national action council for minorities in engineering, irving mcphail

KUDOS-January 2009

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Congratulations to NJIT Professors Richard Sher and Raquel Perez-Castillejos on their recent accomplishments.

Tagged: department of electrical and computer engineering, federated department of history, pushpendra singh, raquel perez-castillejos, richard sher, national endowment for the humanities

2009 Newsmakers at NJIT

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Searching for an up-and-coming newsmaker for 2009 to round-off your new year’s spotlight? Why not take a closer look at three young, dynamic NJIT professors with a visit to “Spotlight” in the NJIT Newsroom. There you’ll find the following three winning professors with contact information so you can reach them today!

Tagged: department of mathematical sciences, department of humanities, david rothenberg, history, neil maher, lou kondic

NJIT Professor's Book Examines Great Depression and Modern Environmentalism

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

The Great Depression collided with a wave of natural disasters, including the Dust Bowl and devastating floods of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Recovering from these calamities—and preventing their reoccurrence—was a major goal of the New Deal. In Nature's New Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps and the Roots of the American Environmental Movement (Oxford University Press, 2007), NJIT author and professor Neil M. Maher recounts the history of one of Franklin D. Roosevelt's boldest and most successful experiments, the Civilian Conservation Corps.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of humanities, federated department of history, neil maher, frederick law olmsted

NJIT History Professor Elected Fellow of New York Academy of Arts

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Karl Schweizer, PhD, a professor in the federated department of history at NJIT, has been elected a fellow of the New York Academy of Arts in recognition of his contributions to historical studies.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, federated department of history, karl schweizer

Honors College Colloquium Speaker To Discuss History of Androids in Science Fiction and Engineering

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Lisa Nocks, PhD, a lecturer in the Federated Department of History at NJIT/Rutgers-Newark, will discuss her research on "The Android Initiative in Fiction and Science" at the Spring 2008 Albert Dorman Honors College Colloquium Series. The presentation, which is open to the public, will be held on March 10, 11:30-a.m.-1 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom at NJIT.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, albert dorman honors college, federated department of history, robots

American Historical Association Honors NJIT Professor

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT History Professor Richard Sher has received one of the American Historical Association’s highest honors for his 800-page text about the history of books in the 18th century.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, award, federated department of history, richard sher

ESPN Sportscaster Linda Cohn To Speak at 25th Anniversary of Women’s Athletics at NJIT

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

ESPN network’s SportsCenter anchor Linda Cohn will be the guest speaker at the 25th Anniversary of Women in Athletics, NJIT’s first celebration dedicated to its letterwomen. Alumnae-athlete pioneers from basketball to swimming, soccer to volleyball, will rally on Saturday, March 29, 2008 in the Campus Center Atrium at NJIT.

Tagged: athletics, murray center for women in technology, lynn margulis

NJIT History Professor Elected Fellow of Royal Society of Arts

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Karl Schweizer, PhD, a professor in NJIT's Department of History, will be elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a research body founded in 1754.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, federated department of history, karl schweizer

KUDOS - December 2007

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500

History Professor To Receive Award for Book on 18th-Century Scottish Authors and PublishersRichard B. Sher, distinguished professor of history and chair of the federated history department at NJIT, will receive the Leo Gershoy Award for The Enlightenment and the Book: Scottish Authors and Their Publishers in Eighteenth-Century Britain, Ireland, and America (University of Chicago Press, 2006). Dr. Sher will be presented with the award at the 122nd annual meeting of the American Historical Association on January 4, 2008 in Washington, DC.

Tagged: federated department of history, history, american historical association

Inventor Daniel Henderson Joins with Smithsonian in Acquisition of Wireless Picturephone Technology Prototypes

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Daniel A. Henderson, president of PhoneTel Communications, Inc. and a member of the Albert Dorman Honors College Board of Visitors, assisted the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in the acquisition of two prototypes and related documentation for a pioneering wireless picturephone technology developed in 1993. Henderson recently was awarded six U.S. patents for innovation incorporated in the wireless system and device. The donation adds to a previous collection of wireless technology that Henderson donated to the museum’s Information Technology and Communications Division in 2003.

Tagged: albert dorman honors college, daniel henderson, phonetel communications

Innovative Work by NJIT Students Feted at IBM and History Channel Competition

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400

A way to provide electricity to New York City in the next century garnered a national award for a team of students at NJIT. The “City of the Future” contest sponsored by IBM, The History Channel, and the American Society of Civil Engineers named four NJIT electrical and computer engineering students “IBM Engineers of the Future.”

Tagged: students, electrical and computer engineering, atam dhawan, american society of civil engineers, competition, ibm

NJIT Opens Women’s History Month Hosting Female Engineering Conference: Diversity Is Theme, Says Priscilla Nelson, Provost

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0500

A weekend conference drawing East Coast female engineers and students headlines the upcoming month-long events set for Women’s History Month at NJIT. The month kicks off this weekend, March 2-4, as more than 200 female engineering students and professionals from 68 engineering schools descend on the NJIT campus for the Eastern regional conference of the Society of Women Engineers. NJIT Provost Priscilla Nelson, PhD, will drive home this year’s theme—Diversity in Engineering—when she speaks at 8 a.m. on March 3.

Tagged: provost, murray center for women in technology, priscilla nelson, diversity

KUDOS - February 2007

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500

Book Co-Authored by History Professor To Receive AAP/PSP AwardStephen Pemberton, PhD, an assistant professor in the federated department of history, has won the 2006 Association of American Publishers award in the History of Science category for his book The Troubled Dream of Genetic Medicine: Ethnicity and Innovation in Tay-Sachs, Cystic Fibrosis, and Sickle Cell Anemia (Johns Hopkins University Press). The award is presented by the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division.Humanities Professor To Receive CCCC Outstanding Book AwardOn a Scale: A Social History of Writing Assessment in America by Norbert Elliot, PhD, a professor in the department of humanities, has been selected as one of two winners of the 2007 Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Outstanding Book Award. Dr. Elliot will be presented with the award on March 23, 2007 at the Awards/Retirement Session of the 2007 CCCC Convention in New York.

Tagged: humanities, history, norbert elliot, stephen pemberton

New Book by NJIT Professor Highlights Genetic Medicine and Race in America

Tue, 02 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400

The relationship of race and ethnicity to treatments in the U.S. of genetic disorders is the focus of a new book co-authored by Stephen Pemberton, PhD, assistant professor in the federated department of history at NJIT. The Troubled Dream of Genetic Medicine: Ethnicity and Innovation in Tay-Sachs, Cystic Fibrosis and Sickle Cell Disease investigates critical issues arising from efforts to utilize genetics in American health care.

Tagged: federated department of history, stephen pemberton, genetic medicine

Robot Designer Cynthia Breazeal Speaks at NJIT

Wed, 22 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0500

Robots have been to the moon, to Mars and even, in the form of vacuum cleaners, to shopping malls. But where they haven't been, and where they might be most useful, is in our homes, said Cynthia Breazeal, PhD, one of the nation’s leading roboticists who spoke yesterday at NJIT. “For robots, the final frontier isn’t space; it’s your living room," Breazeal said.

Tagged: technology and society forum, lillian gilbreth colloquium, robots, cynthia breazeal

NJIT History Prof Edits New Book Focusing on NJ’s Environmental Problems

Fri, 17 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0500

New Jersey’s Environments, a new book of essays examining New Jersey’s environmental problems and solutions, was released this month. Edited by Neil Maher, PhD, an assistant professor in the federated history department at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), the book was published by Rutgers University Press. Featured are eight essays and an introduction examining where the state has been environmentally and where it should be going.

Tagged: history, neil maher, rutgers university

MIT Robot Designer and Author To Speak at NJIT for Women's History Month

Tue, 07 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0500

Join robot designer, researcher, author and inventor Cynthia Breazeal, PhD, when she introduces her robotic world to students, faculty and staff at NJIT on March 20. The public is invited to the event, which will take place 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom.

Tagged: murray center for women in technology, robots, cynthia breazeal

Robot Demonstrations, Free Massages, More Mark Women’s History Month at NJIT

Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0500

More than a dozen unique events ranging from a robot demonstration to free massages, roses and chocolates will number among the featured offerings when Women’s History Month gets underway on March 1 at NJIT. All events are free, open to the public and sponsored by NJIT's Murray Center for Women in Technology. Jacquelynne Eccles (left), a nationally recognized expert in adolescent psychology and career choice, will speak on March 6, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Campus Center second floor ballroom.

Tagged: murray center for women in technology, jacquelynne eccles

Arts High Chorus Performs at NJIT

Thu, 02 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0500

The NJIT Technology and Society Forum's spring program kicked off on Feb. 1 with a performance by the Advanced Mixed Chorus from Newark's Arts High School and vocalist Yvette Glover. Co-sponsored by the NJIT Educational Opportunity Program, the concert is part of the university's recognition of Black History Month and celebration of our nation's rich diversity.

Tagged: technology and society forum, educational opportunity program, spring, black history month, diversity, newark arts high school

Newark Arts High Chorus To Sing at NJIT: Vocalist Yvette Glover Will Join Them

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0500

The Advanced Mixed Chorus from Newark’s Arts High School and jazz singer Yvette Glover will perform at NJIT on Feb. 1, 2006 at 4 p.m. as part of the university’s celebration of Black History Month.The concert, free and open to the public, is sponsored by the NJIT Technology and Society Forum Series and the Educational Opportunity Program at NJIT.

Tagged: technology and society forum, educational opportunity program, newark, black history month, concert

Historian at NJIT Will Discuss Disseminating Scientific Knowledge in 19th Century

Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0500

How to reach out and touch someone before the telegraph was even invented, fascinates historian Kevin Gumienny, PhD, a special lecturer in the history department at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). Gumienny, who specializes in the history of science and technology, will highlight three men of science, the history of print and more, Nov. 19, 2005, at a daylong symposium in Madison.

Tagged: lecture, history, symposium, science and technology

Women’s History Month Programs Announced at NJIT

Mon, 07 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0500

Programs about women’s health, saving money and asset building, organizational skills and more number among the free offerings at NJIT this month to celebrate Women’s History Month. Jane Lancaster, PhD, of Brown University will speak on March 23, 2:30-4 p.m. at the annual Lillian Gilbreth Colloquium. “Making Time: Lillian Moller Gilbreth--A Life Beyond Cheaper by the Dozen" will be her topic. Contact: Talina Knox, 973-596-4671. E-mail: talina.n.knox@njit.edu.

Tagged: talina knox, jane lancaster, health

New Jersey Institute of Technology Celebrates Women’s History Month

Thu, 27 Feb 2003 00:00:00 -0500

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) celebrates Women’s History Month throughout March with events ranging from an original play to a lecture by Catalyst founder and chief executive officer Sheila Wellington. Catalyst is one of the most influential women’s think-tanks on women in business and advertising.

NJIT History Professor Wins International Award From World History Association

Wed, 08 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0500

The World History Association (WHA) recently named Lauren Benton, Ph.D., professor of history and director of the legal studies program at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), the winner of the association’s 2003 book award. Benton’s new book, Law and Colonial Cultures: Legal Regimes in World History, 1400-1900, (Cambridge University Press, 2002) will receive the honor in June of 2003 at the association’s annual conference.

Tagged: history