NJIT Newsroom tagged with "technology and society forum"

MEDIA ADVISORY: Fracking on Trial at NJIT: Everything You Always Wanted to Know

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

WHAT: Fracking, short for hydraulic fracturing, injects fluid underground at high pressure to fracture rock formations in order to extract previously inaccessible oil and gas. Opponents point to groundwater contamination, risks to air quality, and migration of toxic chemicals to the surface. Is this technology vital for tapping much-needed energy or one that’s environmentally destructive? That’s the question a panel of experts will explore at an upcoming NJIT Technology and Society Forum.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, technology and society forum, civil and environmental engineering, michel boufadel, fracking, daniel soeder

Fracking: Challenges and Opportunities

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400

A technology vital for tapping much-needed energy or one that’s environmentally destructive? That’s the question a panel of experts will explore at the Technology and Society Forum session on fracking April 10, 2013 from 3 – 4:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom. The NJIT Technology and Society Forum is free and open to the public.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, albert dorman honors college, technology and society forum, civil and environmental engineering, jay kappraff, sigma xi, michel boufadel, fracking

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.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, albert dorman honors college, murray center for women in technology, sigma xi, office of technology development, lillian moller gilbreth

Famous Whistleblower, Founder No FEAR, To Speak at NJIT Lecture Series

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

“No FEAR: A Whistleblower’s Triumph” is the title of a lecture by the founder of the No FEAR Coalition Marsha Coleman-Adebayo set for Feb. 20, 2013 in the NJIT Campus Center Ballroom. The event is free and open to the public. Street parking is available. Coleman-Adebayo is the Director of the National Whistleblowers Center.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, albert dorman honors college, csla, department of physics, technology and society forum, educational opportunity program, murray center for women in technology, sigma xi, environmental protection agency, epa, graduate student association

The Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey to Perform Free Concert at NJIT on Feb. 6

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500

A performance by members of the Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey (BONJ) will launch NJIT’s next Technology and Society Forum series, a celebration of artistic creativity and exploration of key social issues. BONJ will perform on Feb. 6, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. in the Jim Wise Theatre on the NJIT campus. The public is invited to attend the free concert.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, department of mathematical sciences, csla, technology and society forum, department of chemistry and environmental science, jay kappraff

Advantages, Challenges of Cloud Computing Discussed Oct. 10 at NJIT

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Cloud computing is a hot topic in cyber-circles and the popular media. But what are the real advantages of computing in the clouds, and what are the challenges, including security? A panel of experts will explore these topics at NJIT’s next Technology and Society Forum session on Oct. 10, 2012 in the Campus Center Atrium from 3-4:30 p.m. The public is invited to this free talk.

Tagged: college of computing sciences, department of computer science, ccs, technology and society forum, cloud computing, reza curtmola, xiaoning ding

Technology and Society Forum Presentation on Oct. 3

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The History of 3D Film: Starring Newark and New York will be the first 2012 featured lecture this fall of the NJIT Technology and Society Forum presentations. The Emmy-nominated, award-winning Newark filmmakers Marylou and Jerome Bongiorno will screen and discuss their short 3D films on Newark and the Brooklyn waterfront on Oct. 3 from 3-4:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, albert dorman honors college, department of humanities, technology and society forum, jon curley, jerome bongiorno

The History of 3D Film: Starring Newark and New York

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The History of 3D Film: Starring Newark and New York will be the first 2012 featured lecture this fall of the NJIT Technology and Society Forum presentations.

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, albert dorman honors college, department of humanities, technology and society forum, lecture series, jonathan curley

Creator of New Museum of Math To Speak at NJIT

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Mathematics is a vital tool for understanding the world and in the fall of 2012 a new museum will invite the public to experience the power and wonders of mathematics, with an emphasis on activities that are creative, surprising and fun.

Tagged: technology and society forum, lecture, jay kappraff

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.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, albert dorman honors college, department of electrical and computer engineering, department of physics, technology and society forum, murray center for women in technology, sigma xi, lillian gilbreth colloquium, lillian moller gilbreth

The Story Under Your Nose: Performance, Poetry, Dialogue Arts Project at NJIT

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Poetry and other forms of creative expression have the power to motivate thinking that addresses critical social issues such as race and identity in new and positive ways.

Tagged: technology and society forum, poetry

Survival of the Beautiful: Scientists and Artists Face Off on Aesthetics of Evolution

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Why did the peacock’s tail vex Charles Darwin?

Tagged: college of science and liberal arts, csla, technology and society forum, david rothenberg, humanities, overseers excellence in research prize and medal

Free Spring Cultural Event Series at NJIT Opens Feb. 22 with Klang Quartet

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

“Creative Diversity” will be the theme of this Spring’s 2012 NJIT Technology and Society Forum, http://tsf.njit.edu a series of free events open to the public and scheduled from Feb. 22, 2012-April 13, 2012 on the NJIT campus.

Tagged: technology and society forum, david rothenberg

Free Lecture about Worldwide Water Crisis at NJIT on 11/16

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

“The Worldwide Water Crisis” will be the focus of a talk by Upmanu Lall, director of the Columbia Water Center at Columbia University on Nov. 16, 2011 at 3 p.m. in the NJIT Campus Center Ballroom.

Tagged: albert dorman honors college, technology and society forum, jay kappraff

CANCELLED: Technology and Society Forum on Oct. 19

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Due to unforeseen circumstances, “Understanding the Benefits and Risks of Atomic Power,” the Technology and Society Forum presentation scheduled for Wednesday, October 19, has been cancelled.

Tagged: technology and society forum series

Sculpture Dedicated Today at NJIT

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

"Une Petite Bouteille," a bronze interpretation of a Klein bottle by nanotechnology research pioneer, entrepreneur and former NJIT research professor Robert B. Marcus, PhD, was officially dedicated today in Eberhardt Hall.

Tagged: faculty, james phillips, technology and society forum series, robert marcus

Scientist and Sculptor To Reflect on Creativity at NJIT Talk Set for 9/21

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The creative confluence of science and art will be the focus of the first in the fall 2011 Technology and Society Forum presentations when James C. Phillips and Robert B. Marcus jointly share their views on September 21, 2011 from 2:30-4 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom.

Tagged: albert dorman honors college, technology and society forum, james phillips, robert marcus

Rise of Academic Entrepreneurship To Be Topic of Free NJIT Talk

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Universities are going into business — in a big way, according to Donald Siegel, dean of the School of Business and professor of management at the University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY).

Tagged: technology and society forum

Columbia Prof To Discuss Good, Bad Aspects of Choice at NJIT March 23 Talk

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

In the NJIT Technology and Society Forum presentation on March 23 in the Campus Center Ballroom at 2:30 p.m., Columbia University Professor Sheena Iyengar will address the psychological and cultural challenges of choice, and suggest answers drawn from her discipline-spanning research.

Tagged: technology and society forum, murray center for women in technology, lillian gilbreth colloquium, lillian moller gilbreth, sheena iyengar

Klang String Quartet Offers Free Afternoon Concert at NJIT

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The Klang String Quartet with its unique blend of musical interests and influences (Klang in German means sound) is scheduled to perform on Feb. 16, 2011 in the NJIT Campus Center Atrium from 3-4:30 p.m.

Tagged: albert dorman honors college, technology and society forum, sigma xi

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

The Art of Choosing: How Does Anyone Make Vital and Mundane Choices

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

A customer at an Apple store asks for the latest iPhone in black, but then suddenly changes his preference to white when he sees everyone else buying black . . . Although the child knows she shouldn't press the big red button, she finds her hand inching toward it. . . . In some cultures, young men and women who decide to marry know that they will see each other in person for the first time on their wedding day. How did these people make their choices? How do any of us make vital and mundane choices?

Tagged: department of humanities, technology and society forum, jay kappraff, sheena iyengar, presidential early career award

Music Improvisation Software: An Interface for People with Severe Disabilities

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Music has many virtues — including the potential to benefit individuals whose mobility is severely impaired by cerebral palsy and spinal injuries. In the first of NJIT’s new series of Technology and Society Forum presentations, Pauline Oliveros and colleagues from the Deep Listening Institute will demonstrate software that makes it possible to improvise music with slight head movements. This software extends the expressive, holistic and therapeutic benefits of musical improvisation to both adults and children.

Tagged: albert dorman honors college, department of biomedical engineering, technology and society forum, jay kappraff, deep listening institute, music improvisation software, pauline oliveros

Music Improvisation Software Expert To Kick Off Fall 2010 Technology and Society Forum Series

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

In the first of a new series of Technology and Society Forum presentations, Pauline Oliveros, founder of the Deep Listening Institute Ltd.and Distinguished Research Professor of Music at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, will demonstrate software that makes it possible to improvise music with slight head movements. The presentation will take place on Sept. 20, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the NJIT Campus Center Atrium.

Tagged: technology and society forum, music improvisation software, pauline oliveros, deep listening institute

Maude Barlow To Speak on Global Water Crisis, Coming Battle for Right to Water

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Water ― life on our planet would be impossible without it, and clean water is vital for human health and well-being. Yet close to three billion people have no running water within a kilometer of their homes, and every eight seconds a child dies of water-borne disease. In the NJIT Technology and Society Forum presentation on March 10, 2010, Maude Barlow will outline a three-part strategy for achieving a water-secure world.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, albert dorman honors college, technology and society forum, murray center for women in technology, lillian gilbreth colloquium, lillian moller gilbreth

Activist To Speak at NJIT Feb. 24, 2010 About New Vision To Help Haiti

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Sarah Brownell, co-founder of Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL), will share a more positive vision for Haiti when she speaks at NJIT on Feb. 24, 2010, 3-4:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Atrium. The talk is a presentation of NJIT’s Technology and Society Forum Series.

Tagged: albert dorman honors college, technology and society forum, jay kappraff, sigma xi, haiti, sarah brownell

Activist To Speak at NJIT Feb. 24, 2010 About New Vision To Help Haiti

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Tagged: seminar, technology and society forum, workshop, lecture, jay kappraff, haiti, earthquake, sarah brownell

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

How-To of Using Electric Power from Space Will Highlight Talk at NJIT

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Imagine beaming electric power from space as a viable solar energy option. Engineer and researcher Martin Hoffert, professor emeritus and former chair of the department of applied science at New York University, will discuss this theory further in a free lecture, open to the public, on Nov. 4, 2009 at NJIT, from 3-4:30 p.m. in the NJIT Campus Center Atrium.

Tagged: albert dorman honors college, technology and society forum, sigma xi, global warming, solar energy

Vertical Farming Expert Opens Fall 2009 Technology and Society Forum Series at NJIT

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Dickson D. Despommier, a professor of environmental health sciences at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, discussed vertical farms, the agriculture for the 21st century, at the NJIT Technology and Society Forum Series yesterday. Vertical urban farms could help to repair many of the world’s damaged ecosystems and moderate global climate change, says Despommier. Social benefits include fostering a sustainable urban environment that encourages good health, new employment opportunities, fewer abandoned lots and buildings, cleaner air, and an abundant supply of safe drinking water. Despommier’s lecture drew a large number of community organizers, including Newark Councilman Donald M. Payne, City of Newark Sustainability Officer Chelsea Arbusher, and Greater Newark Conservancy Executive Director Robin Dougherty, in addition to representatives from the Trust for Public Land, Newark Public Schools, Rutgers University and the Ironbound Community Corporation.

Tagged: technology and society forum, newark, donald payne, newark public schools, vertical farming, dickson despommier, vertical urban farms

Vertical Farming Advocate Featured at Free Lecture Tomorrow at NJIT

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

A farm on the 40th floor? That’s a distinct possibility, according to Dickson D. Despommier, an advocate of vertical farming. Despommier, who is a professor of environmental health sciences at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, has long been interested in the environment and the ecology of infectious disease transmission. Despommier will discuss vertical farms, the agriculture for the 21st century, on Sept. 30, 2009 at NJIT.

Tagged: technology and society forum, vertical farming, dickson despommier, aeroponic technologies, hydroponic technologies

Vertical Farming Advocate Featured at Upcoming Free Lecture at NJIT

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

A farm on the 40th floor? That’s a distinct possibility, according to Dickson D. Despommier, an advocate of vertical farming. Despommier will discuss vertical farms, the agriculture for the 21st century, on Sept. 30, 2009 at NJIT.

Tagged: technology and society forum, vertical farming, dickson despommier, aeroponic technologies, vertical urban farms, hydroponic technologies

Executive Director of Sigma Xi To Speak at NJIT's Technology and Society Forum Series

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

"The Value of Scientific Societies" is the topic of a presentation by Jerome F. Baker, PhD, executive director of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, on April 6, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Campus Center Atrium. The lecture, which is part of the NJIT Technology and Society Forum Series, will focus on how Sigma Xi is working to assist its members in adding value to their lives and to the lives of those impacted by engineering and science.

Tagged: technology and society forum, sigma xi

NJIT Humanities Professor To Explore the Worlds of Whale and Bird Song at Technology and Society Forum

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT Humanities Professor and clarinetist David Rothenberg brings a unique perspective to interpreting our relationship with nature through words and music—a perspective he will share when he performs at NJIT on April 1, 3-4:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Atrium. The event, which wraps up the Spring 2009 Technology and Society Forum Series at NJIT, is free and open to the public.

Tagged: technology and society forum, david rothenberg, humanities, whale music, birdsong

Organizational Change Management for Sustainability: The Harvard Case Study

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

It takes much more than the appropriate technology to create a sustainable green environment and organizational culture. Learn about the challenges of such a transformation at the Technology and Society Forum presentation by Leith Sharp on Wednesday, March 25 from 3-4:30 pm in NJIT’s Campus Center Ballroom.

Tagged: seminar, technology and society forum, workshop, lecture, jay kappraff, sustainability, leith sharp

Public Invited To Free Performance by Members of NJ Symphony Orchestra at NJIT Feb. 25, 2009

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Music is an expression of creativity that spans all eras and cultures. On Feb. 25, 2009 at the NJIT Campus Center Atrium from 3-4:30 p.m., the NJIT Technology and Society Forum will celebrate this aspect of creativity when artists from the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (NJSO) will perform the work of five noted composers.

Tagged: technology and society forum, event, concert, music, new jersey symphony orchestra

PSEG’s Ralph Izzo To Explore at NJIT the Impacts of Climate Change, More

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Ralph Izzo believes that our society is steering a very unsustainable course when it comes to energy — and he speaks with authority. In the first Technology and Society Forum presentation at NJIT for spring 2009, Izzo will explore how the impacts of climate change and an uncertain economy make it imperative to redefine our complex relationship with energy.

Tagged: albert dorman honors college, technology and society forum, american physical society, climate change, ralph izzo, public service enterprise group

Sustainability, Whale Music, Plus More Highlight Upcoming Free NJIT Lectures

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

There’s something for everyone this spring at NJIT’s semi-annual Technology and Society Forum Series. In two weeks, Ralph Izzo, chairman and chief executive officer of Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) opens the event with a closer look at sustainability.

Tagged: albert dorman honors college, seminar, department of humanities, technology and society forum, david rothenberg, workshop, murray center for women in technology, lecture, sustainability, jay kappraff, whale music, ralph izzo, public service enterprise group, new jersey symphony orchestra

NJIT Tech Forum Speaker Will Discuss Climate Change and U.S. Politics on Nov. 12

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Dealing effectively with climate change presents political challenges that can be even more complex than the science involved. David W. Orr, PhD, the Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics at Oberlin College and the James Marsh Professor at the University of Vermont, will explore critical climate-change issues in the context of U.S. politics and policy decisions in "Some Like It Hot—Many More Don't," the final Fall Technology and Society Forum presentation on Nov. 12, 3-4:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom.

Tagged: technology and society forum, campus center, climate change

NJIT Talk by South Bronx Leader To Focus on Sustainability of Newark

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Miquela Craytor, executive director of Sustainable South Bronx (SSBx), will speak Oct. 1, 2008, at NJIT about how green technology can meet the growing climate crisis and also benefit the nation’s distressed urban centers.

Tagged: technology and society forum, green technology

Noted Reporter To Speak at NJIT on the Threat to Personal Privacy

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The growing threat to the privacy of American citizens resulting from the government’s efforts to combat terrorism will be the focus of a talk at NJIT set for Sept. 17, 2008 from 3-4:30 p.m. at NJIT’s Campus Center.

Tagged: technology and society forum

Former MIT President To Outline Future of Engineering Education at NJIT

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Charles M. Vest, president of the National Academy of Engineering and president emeritus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology will speak about educating engineers for a multi-faceted role in the global economy at NJIT on April 30 from 3-4:30 p.m. in NJIT’s Campus Center Ballroom.

Tagged: albert dorman honors college, technology and society forum, national academy of engineering, charles vest

Former MIT President To Outline Future of Engineering Education at NJIT

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Charles M. Vest, president of the National Academy of Engineering and president emeritus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology will speak about educating engineers for a multi-faceted role in the global economy at NJIT on April 30. The distinguished engineer and educator will deliver his lecture from 3-4:30 p.m. in NJIT’s Campus Center Ballroom.

Tagged: albert dorman honors college, technology and society forum, national academy of engineering, charles vest

Don’t Miss: NJIT Offers Two Free Classical Music Concerts on April 2, 7

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The NJIT Technology and Society Forum has scheduled two free musical events on April 2 and April 7 for its Spring 2008 Series. The public is invited to both of them. On April 7 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., NJIT Math Professor Jay Kappraff will join Rieko Kawabata on violin in a performance of the Vivaldi double concerto.

Tagged: technology and society forum, jay kappraff

Expert on Biological Evolution Headlines Upcoming Lecture

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The “Evolution of Life: Sex and Other Mergers” will be the subject of an upcoming talk at NJIT by noted University of Massachusetts (UM) scientist and author Lynn Margulis, an expert on the “Gaia” hypothesis. The public is invited to the free talk set for March 31, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom at NJIT.

Tagged: technology and society forum, lynn margulis

Members of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra To Perform at Technology and Society Forum Series

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Members of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra will perform Schubert's octet scored for two violins, viola, cello, double bass, clarinet and French horn on April 2, 3-4:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Atrium. The performance is part of NJIT's Spring 2008 Technology and Society Forum Series.

Tagged: technology and society forum

Expert on Biological Evolution Headlines Upcoming NJIT Lecture

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Tagged: technology and society forum, lynn margulis

NJIT Forum Series Speaker Will Discuss Sustainable Environment

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

“Sustainability”—it’s a term that has risen to critical prominence in assessing our planet’s resources and the future well-being of society. In NJIT’s upcoming Technology and Society Forum presentation, Jon Plaut will explore the antecedents of concerns with sustainability, including the agricultural and industrial revolutions, and increasing population. The public is invited to the free talk set for Feb. 25, 11:30 a.m., in the NJIT Campus Center Ballroom.

Tagged: albert dorman honors college, technology and society forum, sigma xi

Professor Analyzes China’s Rise To Power for Upcoming NJIT Talk

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Cheng Li, the William R. Kenan Professor of Government at Hamilton College, will analyze China in the 21st century at NJIT’s Technology and Society Forum presentation. The free public event is set for Oct. 10, 3-4 p.m. in the Campus Center Atrium.

Tagged: technology and society forum, china, cheng li

Hopkins Research Professor Talks at NJIT About Hospital Noise and Black Heritage in Technology

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400

James E. West, PhD, a research professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at Johns Hopkins University, will make two presentations on April 9. The first talk, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom, will feature an overview of the Black heritage in technology. From 4-5:30 p.m. in Tiernan Lecture Hall I, West will discuss the increasing awareness of noise as being detrimental to health in hospitals.

Tagged: technology and society forum

William A. Wulf Lecture Postponed

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500

Due to the inclement weather, the lecture by William A. Wulf, PhD, president of the National Academy of Engineering, that was originally scheduled today at 11:30 a.m. has been postponed.

Tagged: technology and society forum, lecture, national academy of engineering

Climos Chief Science Officer to Speak at NJIT About Greenhouse Gases

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500

Margaret Leinen, PhD, chief science officer and vice president of Climos, will discuss at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) next week the buildup of atmospheric greenhouse gases over just two centuries as part of NJIT's NJIT Technology and Society Forum Series.

Tagged: technology and society forum, climate change, climos, margaret leinen

Margaret Leinen To Discuss Global Change at Spring 2007 Technology Forum

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0500

Margaret Leinen, PhD, chief science officer and vice president of Climos, will discuss "Global Change: The Challenges for Research in a World Aware of Change" on Feb. 12, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom at NJIT. The public is invited to the talk, which is part of NJIT’s Technology and Society Forum Series.

Tagged: technology and society forum, climos, margaret leinen

Super Powers for Humans May Be Just Around the Technological Corner

Fri, 20 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400

Humans may soon have the super powers of superheroes now found only in comic books and movies, says bestselling author and social commentator Joel Garreau, who will speak on Nov. 9, 4-5:30 p.m. at NJIT's Campus Center. The talk is part of NJIT's Technology and Society Forum series.

Tagged: technology and society forum

Winning the Oil Endgame in America To Be Discussed at NJIT Forum

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400

America’s energy future is choice, not fate, and U.S. dependence on oil can be eliminated with proven technologies that create wealth and strengthen security. That’s the message Nathan Glasgow of the Rocky Mountain Institute will bring to NJIT in his presentation on Oct. 25 at NJIT’s Technology and Society Forum.

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NJIT Sponsors Fall Lecture Series

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0400

Once again, the NJIT Technology and Society Forum will present speakers whose ideas excite and challenge. The first lecture, “Creative Thinking and Problem Solving, An Essential Skill for the New Millennium,” is set for Sept. 27, 3-4:30 p.m. in the NJIT Campus Center Ballroom. Gerard J. Puccio, PhD, the department chair and professor of the International Center for Studies in Creativity at Buffalo State, SUNY, will explore the nature of creativity and how people may enhance their potential for thinking.

Tagged: technology and society forum

Nanotechnology Expert To Lecture on Molecular Engineering at NJIT

Mon, 03 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0400

Chris Phoenix, director of research at the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology, will lecture at NJIT on a promising yet potentially dangerous nanotechnology called molecular manufacturing. Phoenix’s lecture, free and open to the public, is scheduled for April 5, 3-4:30 p.m., in the NJIT Campus Center Ballroom.

Tagged: technology and society forum, lecture, nanotechnology

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

Shirley Ann Jackson Discusses Energy Security and the Quiet Crisis at NJIT Tech Forum

Thu, 09 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0500

Energy security demands innovation and innovation requires an investment in intellectual security,” Shirley Ann Jackson, PhD, president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute told some 200 faculty, staff, students and others on Feb. 9. Jackson said that energy security and the “quiet crisis”—stemming from the gap between the nation’s growing need for scientists, engineers, and other technically skilled workers and its production of them—are “inextricably linked” and, if permitted to continue unmitigated, could reverse the global leadership Americans currently enjoy. “We can no longer drill our way to energy security,” Jackson said. “We must innovate our way to energy security.”

Tagged: technology and society forum, shirley ann jackson

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

Prominent Geologist To Discuss the Impending Global Oil Shortage at NJIT

Wed, 31 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0400

Kenneth Deffeyes, PhD, an esteemed geologist and professor emeritus at Princeton University, will give a lecture titled “The Impending Oil Shortage: A Crisis in Public Policy" on Sept. 19, 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m., in the NJIT Campus Center atrium. The lecture is free, open to the public and parking is available. Deffeyes’s talk is the first in this year’s Technology and Society Forum series.

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