NJIT Sr. Vice President for Research Donald Sebastian and Associate Professor Michael Recce discuss safer gun technology.  Watch the video on Bloomberg TV. >>

NJIT will mark the start of the new school year Sept. 12, 2012 at University Convocation, an annual celebration and awards ceremony.  The event, which recognizes the accomplishments of students, faculty and staff, will be held at 3 p.m. in the Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreation Facility on the NJIT campus.  >>

NJIT newcomers Camille Billing and Amanda Redden collected their first college goals, lifting the Highlanders to their first women’s soccer victory of 2010, a 2-1 win at Saint Peter’s Sunday afternoon. The Highlanders (1-1) also got the first college assist from freshman Rebecca Tustin, who helped out on Billing’s goal, in taking the road win. >>

The Computer Science Research Committee at NJIT in conjunction with the Department of Information Systems is organizing a series of four talks titled "Funding Experiences in CCS" during the coming academic year. NJIT Professors Guiling (Grace) Wang, James Calvin and Michael Recce will share their experiences with obtaining funding on Nov. 19, 2:30-4 p.m. in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center Rm. 3730. Donald Sebastian, PhD (at left), Senior Vice President for Research and Development at NJIT, will provide opening remarks.    >>

Jacquelynne S. Eccles, PhD, a nationally recognized expert in adolescent psychology and career choice and the director of a research program about gender and achievement at the University of Michigan, speaks at NJIT on March 6, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the NJIT Campus Center. Eccles will discuss how to encourage women to choose careers in science and  technology plus understand and overcome barriers. >>

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. >>

Donald H. Sebastian, PhD, senior vice president of research and development and director of the Homeland Security Technology Systems Center, and Michael Recce, PhD, associate professor of information systems, appeared on CNN's Paula Zahn NOW program last night. Sebastian and Recce provided commentary on smart gun technology as it relates to the recent courtroom shootings in Atlanta. >>

The NJIT women's tennis team, ranked ninth regionally, earned an 8-1 victory over visiting Pace University on Saturday night at the Tenafly Racquet Club. The top five singles players for NJIT (6-2) were all double winners: Fatima Kasem, Chiori Koike, Deepti Sanjai, Rebecca Solorzano and Grace Bogdan. >>

Local nonprofit organizations in and around Newark will benefit from an increased number of NJIT students who volunteer technology assistance through a new partnership announced this week by the Division of Career Development Services’ Civic Engagement Computer Center (CECC) and the College of Computing Sciences’ Senior Capstone Course. “This partnership enables us to sustain an increased number of project teams needed to advance the work of the Center,” said Gregory Mass, Executive Director, Career Development Services. Through the Civic Engagement Computer Center @ NJIT, students work in project teams to design websites, databases, and other technical support projects for several community organizations including most recently the Newark Literacy Campaign and the NJ All-City Hoops. Students enrolled in the Senior Capstone Course will be assigned to the CECC to facilitate community-based projects for nonprofits. >>

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) will host a free public concert on Dec. 8 featuring musical groups from NJIT, Rutgers-Newark, Essex County College and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ).  The concert is scheduled for 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. in the Jim Wise Theatre at NJIT’s Kupfrian Hall, just north of the intersection of Warren and Summit Streets. The concert is open to the public and parking is available. >>

NJIT will host a free public concert featuring musical groups from NJIT, Rutgers-Newark, Essex County College and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey on Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m-9:30 p.m. in the Jim Wise Theatre at Kupfrian Hall. The concert is open to the public and parking is available. >>

Michael Recce, Ph.D., associate professor of information systems at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), has been involved in a broad range of technology-oriented research projects since he arrived on campus in 1997.  >>