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2017
New Jersey Innovation Institute to Co-host First State-Wide Civic Tech Competition in NJ: Coding for Community
January 18, 2017
Sustainable Jersey, with co-host New Jersey Innovation Institute, is holding Coding for Community (CfC) the first of its kind, New Jersey-wide civic tech competition.
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New Jersey Innovation Institute's Michael van Ter Sluis to Present at DIA Supply Chain Mapping Seminar
January 11, 2017
Michael van Ter Sluis, director, innovation services for the New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII) will be among the presenters at the U.S. Department of Defense, Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) Defense Industry Adjustment (DIA) webinar on supply chain mapping to be held on January 24 in a closed session designed for DIA grantees.
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It's a first! Blake Haggerty, executive director for digital learning and technology support at NJIT, has received the inaugural George Laskaris Leadership Award, presented this past November by NJEDge.Net.
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2016
New Jersey Universities are Pioneers in Drone Technology
December 07, 2016
The New Jersey State House in Trenton was the rallying point for many of the top researchers in drone Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) innovation with representatives from NJIT, Rutgers, Stockton, Rowan and Stevens Institute of Technology. The New Jersey Senate Democrats sponsored the forum.
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Food Industry Partnership: Workforce Needs Assessment
December 01, 2016
New Jersey's food processing executives will identify solutions to the industry's workforce needs and help shape workforce training opportunities for their industry at a key workshop and brainstorming session, the Food Industry Targeted Industry Partnership (FoodTIP).
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The Beats Go On for the Holidays
November 22, 2016
The Giga Beats, NJIT's acapella group, are hosting their first annual Holiday Showcase and invite all in the NJIT community to enjoy an evening of music, dance and humor as an enjoyable prelude to the end of the semester.
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ManufactureNJ and NJII to Host Additive & Advanced Manufacturing Industry Summit Focusing on 3-D Printing
November 21, 2016
ManufactureNJ and NJII will welcome distinguished speakers and guests at the Additive & Advanced Manufacturing Industry Summit, to be held Nov. 29 in the university's Campus Center Atrium. ManufactureNJ is the Advanced Manufacturing Talent Network funded by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development and hosted at and managed by NJIT.
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Haro Hartounian Ph.D., executive director, bio-pharmaceutical cluster development at the New Jersey Innovation Institute will moderate an industry panel focused on “The View Ahead” at the Regional Pharma Manufacturing Expo Nov. 17 at the DoubleTree Hotel, Somerset, New Jersey.
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NJII's Donald H. Sebastian Named to Made In New Jersey Honor Roll
October 27, 2016
The New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA), the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program (NJMEP) and New Jersey Business magazine named Donald H. Sebastian to the Made in New Jersey Honor Roll.
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NJIT's Gale Spak Invited to Present at Manufacturing Forum
October 24, 2016
Manufacturing leaders across key business verticals will convene next month for the “Leap HR: Manufacturing” forum, where guest speakers will discuss how to find the next generation of manufacturing talent and challenge traditional thinking about the role of Human Resources in doing so. Gale Tenen Spak, associate vice president of Continuing Professional Education at NJIT, will be among the presenters at the event, to be held Nov. 15-16 in Pittsburgh, P.A.
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NJIT's Gale Spak to Serve as Plenary Speaker at International Engineering Education Colloquium
October 17, 2016
Gale Spak, associate vice president of Continuing and Distance Education at NJIT, will serve on a panel of industry and university representatives at the 19th Annual Colloquium on International Engineering Education: “Preparing the Global Workforce,” to be held Nov. 3 in Newport, R.I.
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2016 TEDxNJIT Event to Highlight Innovation and Collaboration
September 14, 2016
A TEDxNJIT event will take place on September 28, 2016 in the Jim Wise Theatre on the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) campus and also via an accompanying live simulcast broadcast available to viewers worldwide. The independently organized event, licensed by TED, is themed "Innovation and Collaboration," and will feature leaders from business, academia and the arts, including Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, addressing a range of topics.
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New Jersey Innovation Institute to Host: Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology EU and U.S. Perspectives
August 24, 2016
The New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), will host a half day business forum entitled: Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology - EU and U.S. Perspectives, Sept. 22, 2016 from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. at the Nassau Club, 6 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ.
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NJEDge.Net to Welcome New President and CEO in September
August 12, 2016
NJEDge.Net has hired Samuel Conn, Ph.D., as its new president and CEO, effective Sept. 12, 2016, after a long and extensive search. Dr. Conn will take the reins of NJEDge.Net from founder, outgoing president and CEO, George G. Laskaris.
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NJIT Biomedical Engineers Showcase Research at the National Neurotrauma Society Symposium
August 10, 2016
Team members from NJIT's Department of BioMedical Engineering and the Center for Injury Bio-mechanics, Materials, and Medicine (CIBM3) pictured at their exhibitor booth at the National Neurotrauma Society (NNS) Symposium in June.
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NJIT Staff tours Traumatic Brain Injury Lab
August 09, 2016
Namas Chandra, director of the Center for Injury Bio-mechanics, Materials, and Medicine (CIBM3), Bryan Pfister, chairman of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and team members conducting a tour of the Blast Lab for NJIT team members.
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The New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation that applies the intellectual and technological resources of the state's science and technology university to challenges identified by industry partners, has announced that Tomas Gregorio, senior executive director for healthcare innovation, has been named a finalist in the NJBIZ Healthcare Heroes Healthcare Professional of the Year award for 2016.
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Veterans are returning to civilian life as accomplished welders, logistics managers, drivers, communications specialists and more. And they often are looking for employment.
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"What's So Cool About Manufacturing?" Video Competition Award Ceremony to Be Held at NJIT
June 14, 2016
For the past four months, teams of sixth- to eighth-grade students from four middle schools throughout New Jersey have donned their creative caps and worked diligently to answer the question, “What's so cool about manufacturing?” Guided by their teachers and provided with GoPro video equipment and instructional materials, the teams were matched with local manufacturers and charged with visiting their respective company to learn about its products, workforce and technology, and ultimately produce a two-and-a-half-minute video profile.
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Hackensack University Medical Center John Theurer Cancer Center and NJII Host Entrepreneur Showcase
June 03, 2016
The New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation that applies the intellectual and technological resources of the state's science and technology university to challenges identified by industry partners and Hackensack University Medical Center John Theurer Cancer Center hosted an Entrepreneur Showcase on May 25, 2016.
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Graduate Students Place at NJWEA Poster Competition
May 23, 2016
NJIT graduate students Smruti Ragunath and Megha Thakkar won second and third place at the 101st Annual New Jersey Water Environment Association (NJWEA) Student Poster Competition, where students from New Jersey universities presented their research related to water.
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Ian Trammell Appointed Executive Director Economic & Cluster Development, New Jersey Innovation Institute
May 18, 2016
The New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation that applies the intellectual and technological resources of the state's science and technology university to challenges identified by industry partners, has announced the appointment of Ian Trammell as Executive Director Economic & Cluster Development.
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The New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation that applies the intellectual and technological resources of the state's science and technology university to challenges identified by industry partners, has joined MetroLab Network, a network of 35 city-university partnerships focused on bringing data, analytics and innovation to local government.
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Ying Wu College of Computing Sciences Dean Search
May 05, 2016
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) seeks applications and nominations from the academic and corporate sectors for the position of Dean of the Ying Wu College of Computing Sciences (CCS).
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In twilight, under a light rain, they entered the circle of love. One by one, the TKE members stepped into the hollow and -- enveloped by 400 mourners -- painted a portrait of their missing brother: Joe Micalizzi, who was murdered Monday while trying to ward off burglars who had entered the TKE fraternity house.
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NJIT Mourns the Loss of Student Joseph Micalizzi
May 02, 2016
NJIT is mourning the loss of Joseph Micalizzi, 23, a junior from Freehold majoring in mechanical engineering, who was tragically slain early this morning.
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New Jersey Innovation Institute Collaborates with SaferMD on New Qualified Clinical Data Registry
April 26, 2016
The New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation that applies the intellectual and technological resources of the state's science and technology university to challenges identified by industry partners, has partnered with SaferMD to offer a qualified clinical-data registry that includes all standard PQRS measures, plus new measures that are designed specifically for radiology.
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The New Jersey Technology Council (NJTC) will honor David Ullman, NJIT's associate provost for Information Services & Technology and chief information officer, with its 2016 CIO of the Year–Nonprofit Organization award. NJTC “provides business support, networking opportunities, information, advocacy and recognition of technology companies and their leaders” and helps to advance “New Jersey's status as a leading technology center in the United States.” The award recognizes a CIO or chief information security officer for “innovation and creativity in deploying their enterprise systems, future IT goals, management philosophy and service to the industry and community.”
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NJIT's Dr. Gale Tenen Spak and Ray Vaccari to Speak at Manufacturing Industry Conference
April 19, 2016
Two of New Jersey Institute of Technology's strongest supporters for manufacturing will be featured speakers at the NERETA Talent Pipeline Strategic Alignment Summit in Clinton, N.J. on April 27-29. The summit aims to help local professionals in higher education and both economic and workforce development to enhance workforce capabilities, increase manufacturing employment opportunities and create a collaborative environment for manufacturing employers.
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Robert Brown, marketing specialist for NJIT's Procurement Technical Assistance Center, will join a panel of experts April 19 during the African American Chamber of Commerce (AACCNJ) "State of Black New Jersey" conference in Jersey City.
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Tomas Gregorio Named to NJBIZ Health Care Power 50
March 30, 2016
The New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation that applies the intellectual and technological resources of the state's science and technology university to challenges identified by industry partners, has announced that Tomas Gregorio, senior executive director for health care innovation, has been named to the Top 50 Powers in Health Care by NJBIZ.
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Symposium on Ukrainian Dance and Culture March 31
March 24, 2016
The Clement A. Price Institute, in partnership with the Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Program, will present the Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble March 31 on both the NJIT and Rutgers University-Newark campuses.
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Timothy V. Franklin Named to the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities Planning Committee
March 23, 2016
The New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation that applies the intellectual and technological resources of the state's science and technology university to challenges identified by industry partners, announced that Timothy V. Franklin, vice president and chief operating officer of the New Jersey Innovation Institute has been named to the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities Planning Committee on the New Engagement.
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The New Jersey chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA-NJ) is pleased to announce the Payette Sho-Ping Chin Memorial Academic Scholarship, a $10,000 scholarship that will be awarded to a female student who has completed at least two years of undergraduate architectural studies.
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NJSOA Hosts Half-day AIA-sponsored Symposium March 30
March 22, 2016
The New Jersey School of Architecture (NJSOA) at NJIT will host the AIA-sponsored symposium “How We Work,” March 30, 1p.m. - 6 p.m. in Weston Lecture Hall 1.
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“This is perhaps the best time to be an innovator in the healthcare system,” noted Aneesh Chopra, co-founder and executive vice president of health information-technology (IT) company Hunch Analytics, and former chief technology officer (CTO) of the United States under President Barack Obama.
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Transatlantic Workforce and Job Creation Forum March 24
March 18, 2016
NJIT, through its New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), will hold a transatlantic workforce and job creation business forum March 24, 9 a.m. – noon in the Campus Center Atrium.
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The New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation that applies the intellectual and technological resources of the state's science and technology university to challenges identified by industry partners, will host its second annual Healthcare Cluster Innovation Showcase Friday, March 18, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the NJIT Campus Center Atrium, University Heights, in Newark.
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Timothy V. Franklin Joins National Manufacturing Initiative
February 24, 2016
Timothy V. Franklin, vice president and chief operating officer of NJIT's New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), will serve as an advisory board member of the National Manufacturing Foresight Project (MForesight), a federal program that seeks to identify promising manufacturing technologies.
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Hackensack University Medical Center Becomes the First Healthcare Charter Member of NJII
February 03, 2016
The New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation that applies the intellectual and technological resources of the state's science and technology university to challenges identified by industry partners, has announced that Hackensack University Medical Center (HackensackUMC) has become the first healthcare charter member of NJII and a partner in its Healthcare Delivery Systems Innovation Lab (iLab). HackensackUMC will also have a seat on the iLab's advisory board.
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NJIT Alumnus to Appear on One-on-One with Steve Adubato
January 13, 2016
Tom Bury, an NJIT alumnus and construction manager on the Food Network's hit show, “Restaurant: Impossible,” will discuss his New Jersey roots as well as how his education prepared him for his career on an upcoming episode of “One-on-One with Steve Adubato.”
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George Nikolaou Appointed Senior Executive Director Financial Services Innovation, NJII
January 12, 2016
The New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation that applies the intellectual and technological resources of the state's science and technology university to challenges identified by industry partners, has announced the appointment of George Nikolaou as Senior Executive Director, Financial Services Innovation.
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NJIT's School of Management to be Named: Tuchman
January 11, 2016
NJIT's School of Management (SOM), which shapes students to become technology leaders, managers and powerbrokers, will be named March 3, 2016 in honor of distinguished alumnus Martin Tuchman. This is the first time in the school's 27-year history that it will carry a formal name: Martin Tuchman School of Management.
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Setting a New Standard for Education
January 07, 2016
High standards in education at every level, in every subject, are the bedrock of student success.
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2015
NJIT Participates at NJTC Tech Day
December 15, 2015
Members of the NJIT community, Judith Sheft, Pushpendra Singh, Som Mitra and Naga Musunuri, participated in this year's NJTC Tech Day, a full day tech event that included fireside charts, exhibitors and panel discussions.
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New Jersey's Urban Water Systems the Focus of Conference at NJIT
December 11, 2015
State and federal regulatory officials, scientists and environmental advocates gathered at NJIT in December to launch a new coalition, Jersey Water Works, to address longstanding, significant problems facing New Jersey's urban water systems, from crumbling storm and wastewater infrastructure to inadequate supplies of clean drinking water.
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Overcoming the Digital Divide: NJIT and NJ-Israel Commission Offer Insight Dec. 15
December 09, 2015
The New Jersey-Israel Commission will offer perspectives on education and innovation to drive economic development and address the digital divide Dec. 15, 10 a.m. - noon inside the Campus Center Atrium at NJIT.
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Men's Swimming and Diving Wins First Ever ECAC Championship
December 07, 2015
The NJIT men's swimming and diving team captured its first-ever ECAC Championship in program history at the ECAC Winter Championships, which concluded Sunday at the Nassau County Aquatic Center. The Highlanders finished first among 11 men's teams in the three-day event and the gap between NJIT and second-place Pace (1,436 points-to-1089.50 points, 346.50 points) was the largest between any two consecutive spots in the team standings.
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Ready, Set, Hack!
November 30, 2015
Highlanders pull an all-nighter to build innovative Web and mobile applications.
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Steve Devick, a former optometrist and entrepreneur who founded and co-founded a series of technology-based public and private companies, including the software company Platinum technology, will give a talk, “The Marriage of Science and Business” on Dec. 1 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Room 112 of Eberhardt Hall.
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NJIT Presents Comodo with NJTC Outstanding Technology Development Award
November 23, 2015
For the 19th consecutive year, the NJ Tech Council (NJTC) hosted an awards celebration to recognize and celebrate tech and life sciences companies for their accomplishments in leadership, collaboration and innovation.
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Donald H. Sebastian Appointed to Rowan's SJTP Board
November 16, 2015
The Rowan University Board of Trustees has appointed Dr. Donald H. Sebastian to the Board of Directors of the South Jersey Technology Park at Rowan University.
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CCS to Host 2015 HACKNJIT Nov. 7 - 8
November 02, 2015
Approximately 200 graduate and undergraduate students representing NJIT and other participating colleges and universities will participate in a 24-hour hackathon organized and hosted by NJIT's Association of Computing Machinery student chapter and the College of Computing Sciences Nov. 7 - 8.
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Resilient Newark: Water and Beyond
October 26, 2015
Water is a vital resource in every environment, and the focus of the next in the fall series of Technology, Art and Science Forum presentations will be water and the City of Newark.
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The NJIT NEXT comprehensive campaign has surpassed its $150 million goal to become the largest philanthropic fundraising effort in university history, NJIT officials reported today. The 10-year campaign raised $153,700,251 or 102 percent of the goal, two years ahead of schedule, to undergird a campus transformation that has received national attention.
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Backed by a nearly $50 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NJIT's New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII) will spend the next four years working with thousands of medical practices in the state to improve the quality and efficiency of the care they provide, while also lowering its cost.
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Thought Leaders Convene at NJIT to Reshape Outdated Perception of Manufacturing Careers
October 05, 2015
The opening ceremony for New Jersey Manufacturing Week, hosted at NJIT, kicked off an exciting week of workshops, talks and festivities to draw awareness to the shortage of qualified manufacturing professionals.
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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell recently announced that New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII) is one of 39 healthcare networks selected to participate in the Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative, a collaborative network that will join the federal government and other partners in supporting large-scale health care transformation among clinician practices.
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NJIT-Led Consortium Wins EU Grant to Promote Economies on Both Sides of the Atlantic
September 21, 2015
A consortium of academic, policy and business organizations led by the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has been awarded a “Getting to Know Europe” grant from the Delegation of the European Union (EU) designed to boost economies on both sides of the Atlantic through the expansion of cooperation and trade.
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Across the Creative Spectrum
September 17, 2015
The new academic year at NJIT brings an expanding spectrum of events spanning creative scientific, technological and social inquiry, and celebrating the arts — beginning with a performance by pianist Yelena Grinberg, who will perform on September 25 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Jim Wise Theatre.
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Radio Hosts to Speak at Opening Ceremony for New Jersey Manufacturing Week Sept. 28
September 16, 2015
NJIT and ManufactureNJ to host opening ceremony for New Jersey Manufacturing Week Sept. 28.
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TEDxNJIT Event on September 29
September 09, 2015
A TEDxNJIT event will take place on September 29, 2015 in the Jim Wise Theatre on the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) campus and also via an accompanying live simulcast broadcast available to viewers worldwide.
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Sheft Recognized as a Top 'Intrapreneur'
September 09, 2015
NJIT's Judith Sheft has been recognized as one of six top women "intrapreneurs" by Leading Women Entrepreneurs & Business Owners (LWE). This is the first year the organization has honored “intrapreneurs,” which it defines as corporate innovators who are all accomplished, intelligent and inspire others through their work.
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NJIT Gains Ground in US News & World Report Ranking
September 09, 2015
New Jersey Institute of Technology is ranked 140 in the category of Best National Universities, US News & World Report reported today in releasing its 2016 rankings. NJIT, which moved up nine places from last year's 149, is also ranked well for its ethnic diversity and providing more students needed opportunities. >>
NJIT's Joshua Mercer Selected 2015 Senior CLASS Award Candidate
September 08, 2015
NJIT men's soccer senior Joshua Mercer was selected one of 30 candidates, who excel both on and off the field, for the 2015 Senior CLASS Award in collegiate soccer.
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Judith Sheft, NJIT's associate vice president of technology development, was recently interviewed by Bart Jackson for his radio show The Art of the CEO.
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NJII Awarded $2.9M to Ensure Health Care Providers Can Share Patient Records Reliably and Safely
July 30, 2015
NJII will develop a safe and reliable way to allow health care providers – from doctors, to clinics, to hospitals – to share patients' electronic health care records.
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The Role of Technology in Newark 3.0
July 20, 2015
Judith Sheft, NJIT associate vice president of technology and enterprise development, will take part in tonight's Tech Town Hall in Newark.
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The NJIT community mourns the loss today of Edward Cruz '63, '13 HON, president and chief executive officer of E.E. Cruz & Company, one of the region's largest engineering and construction firms that he co-founded in 1984 with his cousin Evaristo.
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NJII HealthIT Connections Program-Applications Open
July 06, 2015
The New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII) is recruiting growth-stage health IT companies (with revenues between $250K-$6MM) to participate in the third cohort of its HealthIT Connections Program.
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The New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation that applies the intellectual and technological resources of the state's science and technology university to challenges identified by industry partners, has announced that Dr. Donald H. Sebastian of Randolph has been named an Innovation Hero as part of the 2015 NJBIZ Healthcare Heroes Awards.
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The New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation that applies the intellectual and technological resources of the state's science and technology university to challenges identified by industry partners, hosted 60 companies and public officials at the NJ MarketShift Design Forum 2.0 on Friday, June 12, 2015 at the Forsgate Country Club.
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NJIT and NJII to Participate at BIO Innovation Theater
June 11, 2015
The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and the New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation, will participate at the 2015 BIO International Convention, the world's largest biotechnology gathering.
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New Jersey Innovation Institute Receives Three TechConnect 2015 National & Global Innovation Awards
June 08, 2015
The New Jersey Innovation Institute, (NJII), an NJIT Corporation that applies the intellectual and technological resources of the state's science and technology university to challenges identified by industry partners, has received three TechConnect 2015 National & Global Innovation Awards.
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Thomas E. Motyka Appointed Senior Executive Director Smart Infrastructure, New Jersey Innovation Institute
May 11, 2015
The New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation that applies the intellectual and technological resources of the state's science and technology university to challenges identified by industry partners, has announced the appointment of Thomas E. Motyka as Senior Executive Director of Smart Infrastructure.
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NJIT Alumnus and Former Board of Overseers Chair to Receive Global Business Leadership Award
May 05, 2015
Philip L. Rinaldi '68, '77, CEO of Philadelphia Energy Solutions, has been selected by The World Trade Center Greater Philadelphia (WTCGP) to receive the 2015 Global Business Leadership Award on May 7, 2015.
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Campus Musical Talent Celebrates Spring
April 23, 2015
NJIT faculty, students and friends have mustered an impressive array of talents to form a jazz band, string and wind ensembles and a dance group. With the snows of winter now behind us, these talents will be a celebratory part of spring on campus.
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NJIT men's basketball coach Jim Engles was honored Friday afternoon as the 2015 John McLendon National Coach of the Year at the annual CollegeInsider.com Awards Banquet, held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
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New Issue of NJIT Magazine Now Available Online
April 08, 2015
The Winter 2015 issue of NJIT Magazine is now available online.
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Colette Santasieri, Ph.D. will be a featured speaker at the Creative Placemaking Forum for Professional Artists and Graduate Arts and Design Majors to be held at the NJIT campus on April 13, 2015 from 6-9 p.m.
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The energy on campus is electric. Everywhere you turn, students are sporting NJIT gear in support of tonight's game.
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Watch NJIT's Barbara Littman MArch '94, adjunct professor in the School of Art and Design in the College of Architecture and Design, on Life & Living with Joanna Gagis. The program is scheduled to air on March 28 at 2 p.m. on NJTV. The program will repeat on April 25 at 9 a.m. and on April 26 at 11:30 p.m. on FiOS 1.
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The New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT Corporation that applies the intellectual and technological resources of the state's science and technology university to challenges identified by industry partners, introduced the NJ MarketShift Design Forum on March 20, 2015.
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Baroque Is Back
March 12, 2015
The Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey (BONJ), conducted by Robert W. Butts, returns to campus on Wednesday, April 1 with an exciting concert of contemporary music, a presentation of the NJIT Technology, Art and Science Forum. The performance will be from 2:30 to 4:00 P.M. in the Jim Wise Theatre. >>
JPMorgan Chase announced a $300,000 grant to New Jersey Innovation Institute during its Small Business Forward event at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), where regional business, civic, nonprofit and government leaders came together to discuss Newark's burgeoning health care IT cluster.
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JPMorgan Chase and NJIT to Hold a Summit on Spurring Growth in Newark's Health Care IT Cluster
March 04, 2015
JPMorgan Chase & Co. and NJIT's New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII) will hold a summit on a $1.45 million initiative to advance the health care sector in the Newark metro region and boost economic development by promoting growth in the city's burgeoning health care IT cluster.
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NJIT's Third Annual Faculty Research Symposium
February 19, 2015
NJIT's Third Annual Faculty Research Symposium
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Blackmore Named Distinguished Teacher
February 18, 2015
Professor Denis Blackmore, Department of Mathematical Sciences, has been honored by the New Jersey Section of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA-NJ) with the award that it presents annually for distinguished college or university teaching of mathematics. >>
NJIT President Joel S. Bloom has once again been named to The Power 100, NJBIZ's annual ranking of the most powerful people in New Jersey business.
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NJIT Conducts Historic Unmanned Aircraft Flights in National Airspace over the Atlantic Ocean
January 30, 2015
With a piercing whoosh, the silver RS-16 aircraft took off yesterday afternoon from the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center in Cape May, climbed to about 3,000 ft. and began soaring in loops over the Atlantic Ocean.
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Climate Reality Check: Center for Resilient Design Hosts Climate Change and Global Warming Presentation
January 20, 2015
NJIT alum Jason Kliwinski led an informative two-hour presentation at the College of Architecture and Design about the linkages between climate and weather and the effects of global warming.
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Small Business Forward - NJII Health IT Entrepreneurial Connection Program
January 12, 2015
Attention Entrepreneurs: Apply by January 21 to Participate in Seminars, Training Programs and Networking Sessions >>
2014
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Small Business Forward - NJII Health IT Entrepreneurial Connection Program
January 12, 2015
Attention Entrepreneurs: Apply by January 21 to Participate in Seminars, Training Programs and Networking Sessions >>
NJ-HITEC Leads the Nation in Transforming Medical Care through Health Information Technology
December 19, 2014
Four years ago, NJ-HITEC, an NJIT health IT startup, took up a daunting challenge: to train 5,000 primary care providers in the state to adopt electronic health record (EHR) systems that would allow them keep better track of their patients and improve the quality of their care.
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Science and Society in the Stone
December 09, 2014
Diverse skills converge in preparing fossils for research and display.
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Michel Boufadel, director of NJIT's Center for Natural Resources Development and Protection, has been appointed to a National Academy of Sciences (NAS) committee charged with assessing the environmental impact of spills of the heavy Canadian crude oil known as oil sand.
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R&D Honors for NJIT Researchers and Distinguished Alumnus
November 21, 2014
Two NJIT researchers and an alumnus inventor were recently honored by the Research & Development Council of New Jersey at the 35th annual Edison Patent Awards Ceremony & Reception.
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NJIT to Host Federal Reserve Bank of NY/School of Management Access to Capital Forum
November 17, 2014
NJIT will host a free forum on Nov. 19 sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the NJIT School of Management in partnership with the NJIT Enterprise Development Center, the NJIT Innovation Acceleration Center, Greater Newark Enterprises Corporation, Atlantic Federal Credit Union, and City National Bank.
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NJIT and Association of Computing Machinery Name Winners of HackNJIT
November 17, 2014
More than 50 undergraduate students offered a first-hand glimpse into the innovations of the future at HackNJIT, a 24-hour hackathon hosted by NJIT's College of Computing Sciences and the Association for Computing Machinery on Nov. 8-9, 2014.
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Enlisting Bacteria for Greener Manufacturing
November 14, 2014
Producing high-value products such as pharmaceuticals with substantially less energy, no need for environmentally harmful chemicals, and a greatly reduced amount of waste by-products. This is the goal of NJIT Associate Professor and Department Chair Edgardo Farinas. >>
A paper authored by Marguerite Schneider, Ph.D., an adjunct associate professor in NJIT's School of Management, was named one of 10 Bright Ideas Award winners from the New Jersey Policy Research Organization.
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Water experts at NJIT, Drexel University and Rowan University are joining forces to tackle the increasingly complex challenges affecting water resources in the region, from shrinking supplies, to industrial contamination, to climate change.
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NJIT's College of Computing Sciences and the Association for Computing Machinery to Host HackNJIT on Nov. 8-9
November 03, 2014
Fortune Magazine Calls EDC Startup Sabre88 One of the Country's Fastest Growing Inner-City Businesses
October 30, 2014
Sabre88, an IT startup at NJIT's Enterprise Development Center, earned a top spot on Fortune magazine's 2014 Inner City 100, a list of the country's fastest growing inner city businesses.
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NJIT to Launch MarketShift to Bolster NJ's Defense and Aerospace Industry and Maintain U.S. Military Readiness
October 28, 2014
WHAT: Launch of MarketShift, a nearly $6 million program funded by the Department of Defense (DOD) to boost the capacity of the aerospace and defense industry in New Jersey by helping companies better understand and address risks associated with the defense supply chain, develop new products for existing markets, and identify new market opportunities for the products they already manufacture. >>
Katia Passerini, Ph.D., has been named Dean of the Albert Dorman Honors College at New Jersey Institute of Technology.
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NJIT's Timothy Franklin is Inducted into the Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship
October 09, 2014
Timothy Franklin, associate vice president for business and economic development at NJIT, was inducted this week into the Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship (ACES), an organization whose mission is to improve the physical, social, civic and economic wellbeing of communities by advancing scholarship based on collaborative discovery by communities and their higher education partners. >>
John Ratzenberger Delivers an Ode to Tinkering
September 29, 2014
John Ratzenberger, the Emmy-nominated actor, director, author, and skilled carpenter, as he is proud to reveal, extolled the virtues of a childhood of unfettered tinkering in his keynote speech at the opening ceremonies for ManufactureNJ Week, held Monday on the NJIT campus.
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Actor and National Manufacturing Spokesperson John Ratzenberger to Keynote ManufactureNJ Week Opening Ceremony
September 26, 2014
Emmy-nominated actor and entrepreneur John Ratzenberger of Cheers and John Ratzenberger's Made in America television series fame will be the keynote speaker at the free opening ceremony for ManufactureNJ Week on Sept. 29, 2014, starting at 8:30 a.m. in the Campus Center Atrium at NJIT.
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NJIT Health Experts Team with Osler Health IPA to Improve Quality and Efficiency of Care in Medical Practices
September 16, 2014
The New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation, has partnered with Osler Health IPA, a primary care physician-centered, owned and managed health network, to provide New Jersey medical practices with a technology-enhanced management system that will help them improve the quality of care they provide, streamline their delivery of services, and substantially reduce costs.
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NJIT Welcomes Class of 2018 and Recognizes Faculty and Staff Excellence at Annual Convocation
September 10, 2014
The NJIT community officially welcomed the incoming Class of 2018 and recognized faculty and staff excellence during the annual Convocation ceremony on September 10, 2014.
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Make Music at NJIT
September 08, 2014
Do you play a string or wind instrument, or want to spend some spare time playing “big band” jazz? Then NJIT is the place to be starting this fall. >>
NJSHINE and New Jersey Health Information Technology Extension Center (NJ-HITEC) Announce Major Partnership
August 04, 2014
NJSHINE, an electronic Health Information Organization (HIO) serving Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem Counties in New Jersey announces the formation of an alliance with the New Jersey Health Information Technology Extension Center (NJ-HITEC) to promote the sharing of electronic health information between healthcare providers and patients in South Jersey. >>
Tomas Gregorio EMBA‘09, a veteran health care executive experienced in building IT networks for regional hospitals, has been appointed Senior Executive Director of Healthcare Systems Innovation at the New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation. >>
Ali Akansu, a professor in the Helen and John C. Hartmann Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and his Ph.D. student Yanjia Sun have published a paper entitled “Automatic Inference of Mental States from Spontaneous Facial Expressions" at the IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing in Florence, Italy.
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NJSOA Faculty and Doctoral Students Participate in Society of Architectural Historians Annual Meeting
June 06, 2014
The New Jersey School of Architecture at NJIT was well represented at the 67th annual meeting of the Society of Architectural Historians in Austin, Texas.
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An Exceptional Career in Mathematics
June 03, 2014
Each year for more than a decade, NJIT has hosted Frontiers in Applied and Computational Mathematics — FACM — an international gathering that brings together representatives of academia and preeminent research organizations to share work in mathematics that has significant real-world importance across many scientific and technological disciplines. >>
Namas Chandra, professor of biomedical engineering and director of the Center for Injury Bio-mechanics, Materials, and Medicine, will discuss his traumatic brain injury research on Caucus: Up Close. Program dates are scheduled for 5/24 (NJTV, 12 p.m.); 5/24 (Thirteen, 12:30 p.m.); 5/25 (NJTV, 8:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.); 5/27 (NJTV, 5:30 a.m. and WHYY, 5:30 p.m.).
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Dozens of manufacturers from the region attended a small business forum at NJIT on May 16 to discuss strategies to strengthen and expand their companies by locating public and private sources of capital and by developing new markets at home and abroad. >>
Meet NJIT's Student Leaders
May 15, 2014
Each year, NJIT honors students who have worked to enhance campus life. This year, 11 students received 2014 Highlander Student Achievement Awards, which recognized their leadership roles on campus.
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NJ-HITEC Assists the First Eligible Provider Attest to Stage 2 Meaningful Use & Offers Remote Support Services
May 14, 2014
The New Jersey Health Information Technology Extension Center (NJ-HITEC), one of the top-performing Regional Extension Centers (RECs) in the country, assisted Dr. Seema Rao attest to Stage 2 Meaningful Use. The internist from South Plainfield attested to Stage 2 in the earliest possible 90-day period for the federal Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program. >>
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker to Host a Small Business Forum for New Jersey Manufacturers on the NJIT Campus
May 14, 2014
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker will host a forum for small manufacturers on the NJIT campus on Friday, May 16 that will address common challenges to expansion and stability such as access to capital and growth through exporting and new market development, while also apprising business owners of available federal resources. >>
President Bloom Receives Transportation Honor
May 14, 2014
NJIT President Joel S. Bloom was honored on May 12 by the Newark Regional Business Partnership (NRBP) as a leader in promoting the university's commitment to research and improvement in transportation.
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Air Force ROTC Cadets Host a Special Guest
May 09, 2014
On the first day of May, the cadets of Air Force ROTC Detachment 490 based at NJIT welcomed Colonel Kent Dalton, AFROTC Northeast Regional Commander, during a special session of the unit's leadership lab.
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Researching an Endangered Relationship
May 05, 2014
The timing has been beautifully choreographed by nature. Rising spring temperatures prompt many bee species to begin their search for the flowering plants they depend on for food — and which they propagate through pollination. But what would happen if this vital, mutually beneficial relationship goes out of synch due to climate change?
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NJIT General Counsel Holly Stern Named Finalist in 2014 NJBIZ General Counsel of the Year Award Program
April 25, 2014
Holly Stern, Esq., of West Orange, General Counsel at NJIT, has been named a finalist in the 2014 NJBIZ General Counsel of the Year award program in the category of nonprofit or governmental organizations.
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The “NJIT Design Studio” exhibit can be seen at the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission's (NJMC) Flyway Gallery through April 25. >>
NJIT Hosts the Technology & Entrepreneurship Talent Network (TETN) Kicking Off Industry Week April 21-25
April 17, 2014
NJIT is hosting the Technology and Entrepreneurship Talent Network (TETN) opening ceremony to kick off Industry Week that focuses on the latest trends in these two industry sectors. >>
NJIT to Announce Major, New Economic Development Venture
April 16, 2014
U.S. Senator Cory Booker, Panasonic Corp. of North America Chairman and CEO Joe Taylor, and New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education Rochelle Hendricks will join New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) President Joel S. Bloom and New Jersey Innovation Institute President Don Sebastian in announcing a major, new economic development venture to an audience of invited guests from the business, government, and higher education sectors. >>
Inventions That Improve Lives and Inspired Business Concepts Were the Winners at Innovation Day 2014
April 14, 2014
NJIT's second annual TechQuest and Innovation Day proved a brilliant showcase of the deep range of innovative talent and entrepreneurial skills possessed by students across disciplines, from engineering, to the life sciences, to business and finance.
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NASA Calls NJIT's Spacecraft Instrument Aboard the Van Allen Probes a 'Mission Success'
April 10, 2014
Now deep into the scientific discovery phase of a two-year orbit, NASA's Van Allen Probes, carrying an NJIT instrument that measures the composition of the radiation belts surrounding Earth, are shedding new light on a hazardous, little-understood region of the planet's outermost atmosphere. >>
For the fifth year, NJIT has been named to The President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, one of the highest federal recognitions a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. >>
NJIT To Host MATLAB Day on April 10
April 04, 2014
NJIT educators, academic researchers and students are invited to a free MATLAB seminar, "Introduction to Simulink for Project-Based Learning using LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT" on April 10, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in GITC 3710.
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NJIT Mourns the Loss of Dr. Joseph J. Padalino '44, Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering
April 01, 2014
The NJIT community mourns the recent loss of Dr. Joseph J. Padalino '44, Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering, at the age of 91.
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New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) continues to demonstrate the value of its educational offerings in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), according to a new report from PayScale.
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As Opening Day rapidly approaches for most Major League Baseball teams, NJIT Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences Bruce Bukiet has prepared his annual MLB projections for the upcoming season. And, to the chagrin of loyal Mets fan Bukiet, New York's National League club looks to be in store for a disappointing year.
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NJIT Wins SNJBP Readers' Choice Award
March 25, 2014
NJIT has received a 2014 Readers' Choice Award from SNJ Business People (SNJBP) in the category of technology. >>
TEDxNJIT Event on April 3rd
March 24, 2014
A TEDxNJIT event will take place again on April 3, 2014 in the Jim Wise Theatre on the New Jersey Institute of Technology campus and also via an accompanying live simulcast broadcast available to viewers worldwide. The independently organized event, licensed by TED, has a theme of “Transformations” and features leaders in fields from sustainable design, to energy, to computing, addressing a range of topics on how ideas can transform individuals, societies, and nations. >>
Michael A. Wall has been appointed as Executive Director of Constituent Relations in NJIT's Office of University Advancement, effective March 31, 2014.
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More than 300 high school students gathered at NJIT on March 19 for the ninth annual Web Design Competition.
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Health Reform in Action: What You Need to Know
March 17, 2014
Television host and Commentator Steve Adubato will moderate a free seminar on health reform on March 24 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in the Campus Center Atrium.
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Professor Namas Chandra Discusses Traumatic Brain Injuries
March 13, 2014
Listen to Namas Chandra, professor of biomedical engineering and director of the Center for Injury Bio-mechanics, Materials, and Medicine, discuss traumatic brain injuries on Caucus Up Close. >>
Medical practices in New Jersey are making substantial progress in eliminating deadly mistakes such as dangerous medication interactions and gaps in disease screenings by replacing their paper charts with electronic health record (EHR) systems. One of the key drivers of the state's success is an NJIT-led, federally funded organization, New Jersey Health Information Technology Extension Center (NJ-HITEC). >>
In Celebration of New Jersey's 350th Anniversary, Dr. Sebastian Takes a Look Back at the "Birthplace of American Innovation"
March 07, 2014
Dr. Don Sebastian provides a historical perspective of New Jersey as the birthplace to almost every major industry from electric light and power to petroleum to food products. The space to build factories, the workforce to fill the jobs, the transportation network to move the goods, and the access to New York's financial markets made the Garden State a great place for great inventors to come to build successful businesses.
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New college graduates may have reason to be hopeful this spring. After several dismal years of high unemployment and hiring freezes, early projections say the job market for the Class of 2014 is looking up.
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Academic and Foundation Honors for Architectural Historian
March 05, 2014
Zeynep Çelik, distinguished professor of architecture who holds appointments in NJIT's New Jersey School of Architecture and Federated Department of History, was recently honored by Turkey's Bosphorus University and the Vehbi Koç Foundation for her work in architectural and cultural history.
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Bernadette Longo, associate professor in NJIT's Department of Humanities, has been selected as the 2014 recipient of the IEEE Professional Communication Society Emily K. Schlesinger Award for Outstanding Service to the Professional Communication Society. >>
NJIT Assistant Professor Michael Brownstein will receive the "best paper in the category of untenured faculty" prize for a paper that he will be presenting this month at the North Carolina Philosophical Society.
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Game On! NJIT Community Provides Warm Welcome on Super Bowl Sunday
February 10, 2014
Members of the NJIT community joined the ranks of the more than 15,000 volunteers who provided a warm welcome to the thousands of visitors descending upon the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area when Super Bowl XLVIII kicked off on February 2, 2014.
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New Issue of NJIT Magazine Available Online
February 07, 2014
The Winter 2014 issue of NJIT Magazine is now available online. “Protecting Who We Are,” the issue's cover feature, focuses on understanding and developing better treatment for traumatic brain injury, or TBI. >>
President Bloom Named As One of the Most Powerful People In NJ Business
February 05, 2014
NJBIZ ranks NJIT president among its Power100: The most powerful people in New Jersey business. >>
NJIAC Co-Directors Share "Start Up Secrets"
January 23, 2014
Michael Ehrlich and Judith Sheft, co-directors of NJIT's New Jersey Innovation Acceleration Center (NJIAC), will discuss “Start Up Secrets” on Jan. 23 at 7:00 p.m. at the Scotch Plains Public Library as part of the NJ Business & Innovation Series. >>
Judith Sheft, NJIT's Associate Vice President of Technology Development, to Co-Chair BioNJ's 21st Annual Meeting
January 16, 2014
The 21st annual meeting for BioNJ, the trade association for New Jersey's life sciences industry, will be held on January 30th this year. >>
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NJIT Committee on Women's Leadership Recognizes Interim Dean of NCE
December 16, 2013
Basil Baltzis, Interim Dean of Newark College of Engineering, was recognized today by the NJIT Committee on Women's Leadership (CWL) for his commitment to the aspirations and advancement of women in the STEM disciplines.
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NJIT Receives CASE Award for Presidential Inauguration Portfolio
December 16, 2013
NJIT has received a Silver Award in the 2013 Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District II Accolades Awards competition for "The Inauguration of Joel Stuart Bloom, Eighth President of NJIT."
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A STEP in the Right Direction: NJIT Hosts Science and Technology Program Graduation Ceremony for High School Students
December 13, 2013
A class of 130 high school students graduated from the Science and Technology Enrichment Program (STEP) on December 7, 2013 at NJIT.
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NJIT Business Professor Forecasts 2014 Economic Outlook at Chicago Fed Board Symposium
December 13, 2013
Economic growth will rise to 3.1 percent in 2014, while unemployment will fall to 6.9 percent by December of 2014, NJIT Leir Research Professor William V. Rapp, PhD told economists and others last week at the 27th Annual Economic Outlook Symposium sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
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NJIT Doctoral Student Presents Research Paper at American Medical Informatics Association Symposium
December 12, 2013
Zhe He, a PhD student in the Department of Computer Science at NJIT, presented his paper titled "A Family-Based Framework for Supporting Quality Assurance of Biomedical Ontologies in BioPortal" last month at the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) 2013 Annual Symposium in Washington, DC.
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NJIT Hosts Fifth Annual Newark Innovation Acceleration Challenge
December 02, 2013
Seven teams of rising entrepreneurs won $3,000 in seed funding from Capital One Bank and the chance to advance their early-stage businesses in an intensive accelerator program at the NJIT School of Management following judging Monday afternoon at the fifth annual Newark Innovation Acceleration Challenge.
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New Jersey Hall of Fame Mobile Museum Makes Stop at NJIT on Dec. 4
December 02, 2013
The New Jersey Hall of Fame Mobile Museum will make a stop at NJIT on Dec. 4, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. on Summit Street between Kupfrian Hall and the Central King Building. Admission is free.
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A Tradition of Giving: Typhoon Haiyan Relief Update and Noble November
November 26, 2013
NJIT's student organizations have rallied once again for their annual Noble November activities to raise awareness of those in need. Members of the Filipino Student Association, many of whom have families in the Philippines that have been affected by Typhoon Haiyan, have collected almost $1,000 for UNICEF.
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Educators and Employers Align to Redesign Vocational Training for New Jersey's Advanced Manufacturing Sector
November 21, 2013
An NJIT-hosted forum on the future of advanced manufacturing in the state found wide consensus among New Jersey manufacturers, state workforce training officials, and representatives from the university's Division of Continuing Professional Education on the need to improve workers' skills with closer cooperation among employers, vocational training programs, and 2- and 4-year colleges. >>
NJIT Researchers Win Bright Idea Awards
November 18, 2013
The New Jersey Policy Research Organization (NJPRO) recently awarded Bright Idea Awards for 2013 to two teams of NJIT researchers. The awards, which recognize outstanding research, were presented at a ceremony held in October.
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NJIT To Host "Building a Civil Workplace" Workshop on Nov. 21
November 18, 2013
Terri L. Freeman, a partner in the Morristown, NJ office of Jackson Lewis LLP, will discuss "Building a Civil Workplace: Avoiding Harassment and Discrimination" on November 21, 12:30-1:30 p.m. in Eberhardt Hall, Room 112.
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Life at 2,717 Feet: Engineering the World's Tallest Building
November 14, 2013
Speaking to an audience of civil engineers, architects, concrete specialists, and other height enthusiasts at a recent lecture on campus, Lawrence Novak, the lead structural engineer for the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, related the complex strategy that allowed him to shatter records in constructing the world's tallest freestanding structure.
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Register Now for Winter Session at NJIT
November 14, 2013
Earn up to four hours of academic credit in just three weeks at NJIT's Winter Session 2013-2014. Classes begin on Dec. 30.
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NJIT Highlanders Help Victims of Typhoon Haiyan
November 13, 2013
The NJIT Campus Center and Career Development Services Civic Engagement with the Filipino Student Association are coordinating the Highlanders Helping Haiyan Victims relief drive to provide assistance to those affected by the recent earthquake and typhoon in the Philippines.
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Technology and Society Forum Series To Host Concert by David Rimelis
November 12, 2013
Musician David Rimelis will explore the connections and differences among scientists, architects, engineers and musicians in a Technology & Society Forum Series presentation.on Nov. 13 at 2:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom.
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NJIT To Host Annual Black-Tie Fundraiser on Nov. 8, Featuring Performance by Grammy Award-Winning Singer/Songwriter Roberta Flack
October 29, 2013
NJIT will hold its annual black-tie benefit dinner, Celebration 2013, on Nov. 8, 2013 at The Pleasantdale Chateau, West Orange. Entertainment will be provided by the Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Roberta Flack.
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NJIT Researcher Roberto Rojas-Cessa Receives Innovators Award from NJ Inventors Hall of Fame
October 28, 2013
Roberto Rojas-Cessa, PhD, of Brooklyn, NY, an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), received an Innovators Award from the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame (NJIHoF).
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Treena Livingston Arinzeh, PhD, of West Orange, a professor of biomedical engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), received an Innovators Award from the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame (NJIHoF) at a formal banquet on Oct. 17, 2013 at the W Hotel in Hoboken. >>
NJIT To Host Public Reception for Rebuild by Design Project Proposals on October 28
October 21, 2013
One year following the events of Hurricane Sandy, the Center for Resilient Design at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) will host a public reception on Monday, October 28, 2013, that will provide an opportunity to learn more about the 10 Rebuild by Design teams' unique visions to make the New York/New Jersey region more resilient.
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New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame To Honor NJIT Researchers and Alumnus Tonight at Annual Awards Banquet
October 17, 2013
Three members of the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) community will be honored this evening by the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame (NJIHoF) in recognition of their contributions to innovation in the Garden State.
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NJIT Mourns the Loss of Julia Murawski
October 14, 2013
The NJIT community mourns the loss of Julia Murawski on October 7, 2013. The North Wing of Eberhardt Hall NJIT Alumni Center was formally dedicated to her husband, the late Jerome Murawski '36, on December 5, 2007, in recognition of the continuing commitment of the Murawski family to NJIT.
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Fall 2013 Issue of NJIT Magazine Now Available on Line
October 08, 2013
The Fall 2013 issue of NJIT Magazine is now available online. The issue's cover feature is “A Solar Sandy? Gaining New Knowledge of the Sun and Solar Storms,” which describes how NJIT faculty and students are collaborating on research that looks far beyond Earth to gain new insights into phenomena that pose a serious threat to our technological civilization.
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NJLWD Commissioner's Message Is Clear - The Manufacturing Industry Is Technology Driven and Growing in New Jersey
October 08, 2013
Commissioner Wirths kicked off ManufactureNJ Week at NJIT stating that the 243,000 jobs created through manufacturing confirms the value of this industry to the Garden State. He added that “we collectively” need to continue to raise the awareness of the numerous opportunities in this industry and change the public's perception of manufacturing. Today's 17,000 New Jersey manufacturers are technology driven and meet the needs of niche markets ranging from hat makers to medical devices.
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Commissioner of NJ Labor & Workforce Development Kicks Off 2013 ManufactureNJ Week at NJIT on Oct. 4
October 03, 2013
The Honorable Harold J. Wirths, commissioner of the NJ Department of Labor & Workforce Development (NJLWD), will recognize the important contributions of advanced manufacturing to the Garden State economy as he kicks off ManufactureNJ Week beginning tomorrow, October 4 at NJIT's Campus Center in Newark from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Governor Chris Christie issued a proclamation declaring October 7-11, 2013 as ManufactureNJ Week and stating that advanced manufacturing is one of the seven priority industry clusters in the state.
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NJIT To Host Fall Career Fair on Oct. 9
October 02, 2013
More than 180 hiring employers and 2,000 job-seeking students and alumni will attend the 21st Annual Fall Career Fair on October 9, 2013 from 12:30-5:00 p.m. in the Fleisher Gymnasium and Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility.
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Kelsey McGowan, of Hopewell, a senior majoring in mathematical sciences at NJIT, has been selected as one of two recipients of a Casualty Actuaries of the Mid-Atlantic Region (CAMAR) scholarship for the 2013-2014 academic year.
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NJIT To Host MATLAB Day on Oct. 10
September 30, 2013
NJIT will host two free, one-half day technical demonstration and training sessions on MATLAB Day: Technical Computing with MATLAB and Simulink on Oct. 10 in the Campus Center Ballroom B.
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NJIT Humanities Professor Burt Kimmelman has published his eighth collection of poetry, Gradually the World: New and Selected Poems, 1982-2013 (BlazeVOX, 2013).
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NJIT Co-sponsors a Conference on Resilient Design at the United Nations
September 27, 2013
The Center for Resilient Design at NJIT is co-sponsoring a major international conference at the United Nations on October 4.
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NJIT's Sherry Rose Represents PTAC at US House of Representatives Meeting
September 26, 2013
The NJIT Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) was represented by Marketing Specialist Sherry Rose at the US House of Representatives Small Business Committee meeting on September 12, 2013.
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NJIT's Walid Hubbi Presents Paper at North American Power Symposium
September 26, 2013
Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Walid Hubbi presented a paper titled "Effects of Inductance Variations due to Temperature on Load-Flow Studies" at the 2013 North American Power Symposium in Manhattan, Kansas.
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NJIT Humanities Professor Launches New Project at National Library of France
September 25, 2013
A new research project by NJIT Humanities Professor Chris Funkhouser launched yesterday at the National Library of France. Combining music, documented artistic performances, lectures, and studio experiments, Funk's SoundBox 2012 draws from hundreds of digital recordings that he produced.
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More than 100 alumni, family and friends joined the Brothers of Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity at NJIT-Alpha Rho Chapter for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of 21 Greek Way, located in the new Greek Village.
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SOM Faculty Members Participate in Big Brothers Big Sisters Fundraiser
September 24, 2013
Faculty members representing NJIT's School of Management participated in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Essex, Hudson & Union Counties annual "Bowl for Kids' Sake" fundraiser on September 15.
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NJIT's Assistant Director for Leadership and Diversity Awarded Scholarship to Attend Relational Theory Institute
September 23, 2013
Sherlene I. Ayala, assistant director for Leadership and Diversity at NJIT, was awarded a full scholarship to attend the Jean Baker Miller fall intensive institute at Wellesley College in Boston.
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NJIT's Rima Taher Represents Structural Engineering Institute at Conference
September 23, 2013
Rima Taher, senior university lecturer at NJIT's College of Architecture and Design, recently represented the North Jersey chapter of the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) at the Local Leadership Conference of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
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NJIT Physics Student Receives Jean Gordon Thomas Memorial Award
September 20, 2013
Deliris Diaz, a first-year student, recently received the Jean Gordon Thomas Memorial Award for outstanding promise as a woman physicist from NJIT's Department of Physics.
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NJIT Students and Faculty Present Work at H209 Forum
September 18, 2013
Students and Faculty from NJIT's College of Architecture and Design presented their studio work to an international audience dedicated to addressing water challenges for coastal cities from the Dutch Delta to New York Harbor.
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NJIT Civil Engineers Tackle Hackensack River Flood Waters With $289,000 DEP Grant
September 17, 2013
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has awarded NJIT a $289,000 grant to investigate alternative measures for flood mitigation in the Hackensack/Moonachie/Little Ferry area. The effort will enhance rather than duplicate any on-going efforts by the US Army Corps of Engineers and other organizations. NJIT's newest center, the Flood Mitigation Engineering Resource Center will handle the work.
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Ribbon Cutting for the Warren Street Village Set for September 18
September 16, 2013
A ribbon cutting for the Warren Street Village: Honors Residential Hall and Greek Houses will be held on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 11 a.m. at 156-182 Warren Street, Newark.
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NJ State House Honors NJIT Student Inventors of Autism App
September 16, 2013
NJIT Distinguished Professor Atam P. Dhawan, PhD, recently joined the autism community at the NJ State House to be recognized for improving public and private autism services. Dhawan, a noted electrical engineer and inventor in his own right, who heads NJIT's Interdisciplinary Design Studio (IDS) program, is also executive director of undergraduate research and innovation at NJIT. The IDS program is offered to Albert Dorman Honors College students at NJIT.
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TEDxNJIT Event on September 12
August 27, 2013
A TEDxNJIT event will take place again on September 12, 2013 in the Jim Wise Theatre on the New Jersey Institute of Technology campus and also via an accompanying live simulcast broadcast available to viewers worldwide. The independently organized event, licensed by TED, has a theme of “Think Big – Think small” and feature leaders in various fields addressing a range of topics on how to take ideas and put them into action.
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Former EDC Company Receives First NJ Angel Tax Credit Investment
August 20, 2013
Edge Therapeutics, a former Enterprise Development Center (EDC) portfolio company, is the first beneficiary of an investment from the New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit program.
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NJIT Sets Undergraduate Tuition and Fees for Fall 2013
July 25, 2013
The NJIT Board of Trustees has approved a 3.2 percent or $239 per semester tuition and mandatory fee increase for in-state undergraduate students for the 2013-2014 academic year. Total annual tuition and mandatory fees for full-time in-state students will be $15,218 for 2013-2014. Tuition and fees for out-of-state undergraduate students for the 2013-2014 academic year will increase by 4.2 percent to $28,274.
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Harbin and NJIT Race to Complete Solar House
July 25, 2013
Construction speeds ahead as students from NJIT and Harbin Institute of Technology hurry to add finishing touches to their collaborative entry in the 2013 China Solar Decathlon Competition, sponsored by the US Department of Energy and China National Energy Agency. Nexus House must be ready for judging by Aug. 2, 2013. Thirteen NJIT alums and current students have been overseas since early July to finish the construction process. The project began two years ago.
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NJIT has announced the appointment of Professor Katia Passerini to interim dean of the Albert Dorman Honors College. The appointment will become effective on Aug. 1, 2013.
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NJIT's Judith Sheft Receives BioNJ Award
July 19, 2013
Congratulations to Judith Sheft, associate vice president of technology development, who recently received one of this year's First Mate Awards from BioNJ.
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NJIT Next Campaign Folder Wins Silver Award
June 14, 2013
The NJIT Next campaign folder recently won a silver award from the Art Directors Club of New Jersey for the category “Pocket Folder: Without Inserts.”
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Douglas S. Ashinsky, MD, FACP, Warren Internal Medicine (Warren), Paulo B. Pinho, MD, FACP, FAAP, PASE Healthcare, PC (Millburn), and Frank Sonnenberg, MD, FACP, FACMI, Robert Wood Johnson Medical Group (New Brunswick) recently went to Washington, DC as part of the Office of the National Coordinator's (ONC) Inaugural Health IT Fellows class that included 28 champions from 18 states.
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Newark has manufacturing assets, but it also faces several challenges, according to a new report by the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. Mayor Cory Booker announced partnership-based commitments to capitalize on Newark's strengths and improve its capacity for 21st-century production at an event this morning hosted by NJIT. >>
NJ-HITEC Medicaid Specialist Program Director, Bebet Navia, has an article featured on the Health IT Buzz blog. >>
The time may be fast approaching for researchers to take better advantage of the vast amount of valuable patient information available from U.S. electronic health records. Lian Duan, an NJIT computer scientist with an expertise in data mining, has done just that with the recent publication of “Adverse Drug Effect Detection,” IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics (March, 2013). >>
NJIT senior right-hander Mark Leiter, Jr. struck out 20 Chicago State batters in a nine-inning 5-3 win for the Highlanders Friday night. Leiter's 20 strikeouts were the most nationally in a 2013 NCAA Division I game and the most in NJIT program history.
Read more in The Wall Street Journal.
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NJIT Sr. Vice President for Research Donald Sebastian and Associate Professor Michael Recce discuss safer gun technology. Watch the video on Bloomberg TV.
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NJIT President Named To New Innovation NJ Coalition
April 18, 2013
Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno has appointed NJIT President Joel S. Bloom to the newly-formed Innovation NJ Coalition. NJ Secretary of Higher Education Rochelle Hendricks will chair the Coalition.
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NJIT Men's and Women's Basketball Teams Recognized by NJIT Board of Trustees for Historic 2012-2013 Seasons
April 17, 2013
The NJIT men's and women's basketball teams each were presented with resolutions yesterday from the NJIT Board of Trustees in recognition of their historic championship seasons of both athletic and academic accomplishments. >>
President Bloom Featured in NJBIZ Spotlight
April 15, 2013
NJIT President Joel S. Bloom is featured in a recent NJBIZ spotlight on higher education. Turn to page 15 to read “Finding themselves in different company.”
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The New Jersey Health Information Technology Extension Center (NJ-HITEC) reached another milestone in its mission to assist doctors improve the quality of healthcare through Health Information Technology (IT) by successfully assisting approximately 300 doctors submit Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and E-Prescribing (eRx) data through its member portal to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) by the March 31, 2013 deadline to receive federal incentive funding and avoid penalties.
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TEDxNJIT Event on April 4
April 01, 2013
A TEDxNJIT event will take place again on April 4, 2013 in the Jim Wise Theatre on the New Jersey Institute of Technology campus and also via an accompanying live simulcast broadcast available to viewers worldwide. The independently organized event, licensed by TED, will focus on connections and will feature leaders in the various fields discussing mechanisms for developing connections to expand the human experience and the role of technology in creating and enhancing connectivity. It will bring together faculty and students to share their passion for innovation and new ideas.
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NJIT Mourns Passing of Ian M. Ross
March 18, 2013
NJIT regrets the loss of Ian M. Ross, a president at Bell Labs who received an honorary doctorate from NJIT in 1993 and was a former member of the NJIT Board of Overseers. >>
NJ-HITEC Assists Doctors by Submitting their Data for Federal Incentives through its CMS Qualified Data Registry
March 12, 2013
NJ-HITEC, a national leader in assisting doctors effectively use Health Information Technology to receive federal incentives, is now offering providers the ability to submit their required quality data through its Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) qualified Data Registry and Data Submission Vendor (DSV). >>
New Issue of NJIT Magazine Available Online
March 05, 2013
The Winter 2013 issue of NJIT Magazine is now online, including two special features available only on the Web.
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NJIT's Meredith Aronson Named Business Person of the Year
March 01, 2013
The Director of NJIT's Advanced Manufacturing Talent Network (ManufactureNJ), Meredith Aronson, was awarded “Business Person of the Year” by Essex County Vocational Technical Schools at the Essex County Vocational Technical Schools board meeting on Feb. 25.
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Society of Women Engineers at NJIT Awarded K-12 Outreach Proposal Grant
February 05, 2013
The Society of Women Engineers at NJIT has been awarded a grant to support its continued goal of increasing the number of women studying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). >>
NJIT's College of Architecture and Design To Present Five Lectures by Outstanding Faculty on Jan. 31
January 29, 2013
College of Architecture and Design faculty members Martina Decker, Keith Krumwiede, Jesse LeCavalier, Tony Schuman, and Darius Sollohub will share their ideas, passions and projects in the second "Think Pieces" event on Thursday, January 31, at 6 p.m. in Weston Hall I.
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NJIT will hold its annual black-tie benefit dinner, Celebration on Jan. 25, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. at The Pleasantdale Chateau, West Orange. Originally this event was scheduled for Nov. 2, 2012, but due to Hurricane Sandy, it was postponed.
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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.
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NJIT NEXT Raises $100 Million
December 19, 2012
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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NJIT's Jonathan Curley To Participate in Local Poetry Reading on Dec. 6
December 03, 2012
Jonathan Curley, a senior university lecturer in NJIT's Department of Humanities, will give a poetry reading at the Intrinsic Cafe on December 6 at 7 p.m. The Intrinsic Cafe is located on 5 Sussex Avenue in Newark, across from the NJIT campus.
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Society of Women Engineers and NCE Launch New Mentorship Program
November 21, 2012
With the goal of increasing the enrollment and retention of women students of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) at NJIT, the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and Newark College of Engineering have joined forces to develop a new mentorship program for women in STEM.
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Computer Science Seminar on Nov. 19
November 16, 2012
Dr. Yanjun Qi of the Machine Learning Department at NEC Labs American will discuss “Machine Learning for Computational Biology” on Nov. 19 from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415.
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The NJIT Board of Trustees yesterday commended in a formal ceremony NJIT Professor of Electrical Engineering Nirwan Ansari who was honored last month by the NJ Inventors Hall of Fame for his cutting edge work. Feted too by the Board, but unable to attend the ceremony, was noted NJIT Distinguished Research Professor of Physics Louis J. Lanzerotti.
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NJIT Research Professor Reginald Farrow and NJIT Professor Gordon Thomas were the recipients last night of an Edison Patent Award from the Research & Development Council of New Jersey. The event kicked off the Council's 50th Anniversary celebration and honored more than 30 inventors and 13 New Jersey companies and universities.
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TEDxNJIT Event To Be Rescheduled
November 05, 2012
Due to severe weather, the TEDxNJIT event that was set for Nov. 1, 2012 has been postponed. The new date will be announced once the event has been rescheduled.
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NJIT Researchers and Alums Are Feted by NJ Inventors Hall of Fame
October 24, 2012
NJIT Distinguished Research Professor of Physics Louis J. Lanzerotti and NJIT Professor of Electrical Engineering Nirwan Ansari were honored by the NJ Inventors Hall of Fame for cutting edge work. Feted too were NJIT doctoral student Yan Zhang, and alumnus Ricky John. Twenty-five awards were presented to individuals, research teams and corporations.
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NJ-HITEC Ranked First in the Nation in Assisting Physicians Implement Health Information Technology
October 23, 2012
The New Jersey Health Information Technology Extension Center (NJ-HITEC) is ranked first nationally among the 62 Regional Extension Centers with over 6,300 member Primary Care Providers (PCPs), including 4,600 PCPs who are using a government certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) system in their practice and 1,432 who have met the federal EHR program's requirements to receive incentive payments. >>
NJIT Hosts First Annual CLAS Conference
October 17, 2012
CSLA Dean Fadi P. Deek provided opening remarks at the first annual Curriculum, Learning, & Assessment Studies (CLAS) Conference held on October 17 in the Campus Center Atrium.
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TEDxNJIT Event on Nov. 1
October 16, 2012
A TEDxNJIT event will take place again on Nov. 1, 2012 in the Jim Wise Theatre on the New Jersey Institute of Technology campus and also via an accompanying live simulcast broadcast available to viewers worldwide. The independently organized event, licensed by TED, will focus on connections and will feature leaders in the various fields discussing mechanisms for developing connections to expand the human experience and the role of technology in creating and enhancing connectivity.
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The first-ever New Jersey Manufacturing Week to be held Oct. 22-26, 2012, includes a variety of scheduled activities throughout the state for manufacturers, students, educators, policy makers and the media.
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NJIT and U.S. Navy Sign Educational Partnership Agreement
October 04, 2012
NJIT students and faculty can benefit from the staff expertise, unique facilities, and equipment related to naval warfare systems and technologies available from Naval Air Systems Command, Lakehurst (NAVAIR) through a new Educational Partnership Agreement.
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NJ DOH Commissioner Mary O'Dowd Applauds NJIT and NJ-HITEC on Encouraging Students to Get "Health IT" Connected
September 17, 2012
The New Jersey Health Information Technology Extension Center (NJ-HITEC) and NJIT successfully partnered to bring Health Information Technology (IT) to students by assisting them in creating individual electronic Personal Health Records (PHRs).
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NJIT students will create individual electronic Personal Health Records (PHR) at NJIT in the Campus Center Atrium, on Sept. 10, 2012, (from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.).
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Bharat Biswal, Expert in Cellular Neural Engineering, Appointed
August 14, 2012
Bharat Biswal, PhD, an internationally renowned researcher recognized for mapping the brain's activity, will join NJIT's Newark College of Engineering this fall as a full professor and chair of the NJIT Department of Biomedical Engineering.
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NJ-HITEC and NJIT will celebrate National Health Information Technology (IT) Week by launching a new health IT initiative at the NJIT Campus Center Atrium on Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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NJ-HITEC Ranked Second in the Nation in Assisting Physicians Implement Health Information Technology
July 23, 2012
NJIT announced today that its federally-funded grant program, the New Jersey Health Information Technology Extension Center (NJ-HITEC), reached the 6,000-member milestone while also assisting over 1,000 physicians to become Meaningful Users of its Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems.
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New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Stevens Institute of Technology and Rutgers University are now accepting submissions to the New Jersey Apps Challenge, a mobile apps competition designed to spur homegrown innovation in New Jersey.
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NJIT President Joel Bloom will be interviewed tonight at 7:30 p.m. by WBGO Radio News Director Doug Doyle for his award-winning news magazine the WBGO Journal. Listeners will find that program at 88.8 on their FM radio dial.
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It was almost 60 years ago when hot rodders raced home-built cars through Newark, but thanks to NJIT, Rutgers University, Newark and the City of Newark, the first All-American Soap Box Derby since then will be held here June 16. >>
New Issue of NJIT Magazine Available Online
May 21, 2012
The Spring 2012 issue of NJIT Magazine is now available online. The issue's cover feature is “NJIT & UMDNJ: A Joint Relationship,” which describes how NJIT faculty members and researchers at UMDNJ are forging alliances in diverse disciplines to improve our health and well-being. >>
Education transforms and the tradition will continue this year at NJIT when graduates march at the Prudential Center to accept their diplomas.
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NJIT & UMDNJ: A Joint Relationship
May 09, 2012
NJIT and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) have forged alliances in diverse disciplines to improve our health and well-being.
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Paul Dupiano, 25, Union High School's 2005 valedictorian, will be the recipient at NJIT's May 15, 2012 commencement of not one, but four difficult undergraduate degrees. >>
NJIT Alum Leads Team at Innovation Summit
May 02, 2012
Yang Fan, NJIT class of 2011, recently led a team based in Philadelphia at the New Venture Competition of the Carnegie Mellon University US-China Entrepreneurship and Innovation Summit held on April 28th-April 29th in Pittsburgh. >>
Department of Engineering Technology Appointed Three New Members To Its Industrial Advisory Committee
April 09, 2012
The Department of Engineering Technology has appointed three new BCANJ (Building Contractors Association of New Jersey) members to its Industrial Advisory Committee.
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Judith Sheft, associate vice president of Technology Development at NJIT, will serve as a panelist at NJTC's Women in Technology Peer Network: Adapt, Innovate and Triumph – Women's Entrepreneurship 3.0 on March 28 at the East Brunswick Hilton from 8:30-11:00 a.m.
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NJIT Architect's New Orleans Design Efforts Featured in New Book on Roles and Responsibilities of Architects in Disaster Recovery
March 22, 2012
The post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans planning and design work of James Dart, AIA, university lecturer and director of the Siena Urban Design Studio at NJIT's College of Architecture and Design (COAD) is featured in a new book that examines the roles and responsibilities of architects in disaster recovery.
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NJIT undergraduate students interested in a summer research opportunity are encouraged to apply for a limited number of summer research awards. Any current NJIT student who will be an undergraduate in the fall semester 2012 may apply. The program runs from May 21 to July 27, 2012.
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Innovation and Collaboration Showcase To Feature Panel Discussion, Poster Presentation and More
February 28, 2012
“Social Media-Tools to Enhance Collaboration and Business Potential“ will be the topic of a panel discussion at the Innovation and Collaboration Research Showcase on March 7, 12 noon-3:30 p.m. in Eberhardt Hall.
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Biomedical Engineering Dept. To Host Seminar on March 2
February 28, 2012
Richard Russo, president and CEO of Endomedix, Inc., will discuss "Starting Out in Medical Devices: A Long and Winding Road" on March 2 at 10:30 a.m. in the Central King Building Rm. 204.
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Fluid Mechanics Seminar on March 5
February 28, 2012
Meenakshi Dutt, PhD, assistant professor in the department of chemical and biological engineering at Rutgers University, will discuss "Harnessing Spontaneous and Self-Assembly to Design Biomimetic Functionalized Nanotube-Lipid Hybrid Structures" on March 5, 4-5 p.m. in Cullimore 611.
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NJIT's Maurie Cohen To Speak on the Future of the Vancouver Region
February 27, 2012
Maurie Cohen, PhD, associate professor and director of the Graduate Program in Environmental Policy Studies at NJIT, will speak next month at a series of events on the Future of the Vancouver Region organized by the Metro Vancouver Council of Governments. >>
Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Seminar on March 5
February 27, 2012
Sven G. Bilén, Engineering Design, Electrical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, will discuss "The Need for Systems Thinking to Solve 21st Century Challenges" on March 5 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 117.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept. Seminar on Feb. 28
February 27, 2012
Zach F. Gallagher, PE, LEED-AP, COO and vice president, Alliance Environmental & Natural Systems Utilities, will discuss "LEED and Integrated Water Resource Management" on Feb. 28, 4:30-5:45 p.m. in Colton Hall 210.
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NJIT mourns the loss of John N. Bain '53, who served as vice chairman of the NJIT Board of Trustees for many years, on February 21, 2012.
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NJIT Named an ACI Excellent University for 2011
February 24, 2012
NJIT has been named an American Concrete Institute (ACI) Excellent University for 2011.
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NJIT To Host Second Annual Biotech/Life Sciences Industry Forum
February 21, 2012
NJIT's Department of Biomedical Engineering in collaboration with Career Development Services will host the second annual Biotech/Life Sciences Industry Forum on March 7, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the NJIT Campus Center Ballroom B.
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Conservation in the Western Amazon To Be Focus of Chemistry and Environmental Science Dept. Seminar
February 21, 2012
Paul Rosolie of Tamandua Jungle Expeditions in Wyckoff, NJ will discuss "Conservation in the Western Amazon" on Feb. 28 at 11:30 a.m. in Tiernan 373.
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NJIT Mourns the Loss of Longtime Benefactor William S. Guttenberg '44
February 20, 2012
The NJIT community mourns the loss of William S. Guttenberg '44, a loyal and generous alumnus who spent his life, time, and fortune making the world a better place for people with physical limitations and those who are developmentally disabled.
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Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Program Announces Spring Musical, "Cabaret"
February 20, 2012
Cabaret, directed by Michael Kerley, will be presented by the Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Program on Feb. 29 and March 1, 2, and 3 at 7 p.m. and on March 4 at 2:30 p.m. in the Jim Wise Theatre, Kupfrian Hall.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar on Feb. 21
February 20, 2012
Gary Hemphill, PhD, PE of Parsons Brinkerhoff (East Side Access Project) will discuss "Tunneling in the Miaoli Area for the Taiwan High Speed Rail" on February 21, 4:30-6 p.m. in Colton Hall 210.
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Fluid Mechanics Seminar on Feb. 27
February 20, 2012
Roseanne Zia, a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University, will discuss "Particle Motion in Colloids: Microviscosity, Microdiffusivity, and Normal Stresses" on Feb. 27, 4-5 pm in Cullimore 611.
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President and Co-Founder of NJIT EDC Client Company Named One of NJ's Best 50 Women in Business
February 17, 2012
Linda C. Sharkus, PhD, president and co-founder of AcquiSci Inc., a a medical device company based in NJIT's Enterprise Development Center, has been named one of New Jersey's 2012 Best 50 Women in Business by NJBIZ.
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Lucas Dorazio, PhD, Fuel Reforming and Fuel Cell Catalyst Research, will discuss "Fuel Processing Fossil Fuels to Hydrogen for Fuel Cell Applications: Challenges and Opportunities for Catalyst Design" on Feb. 20 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 117.
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NJIT To Host Brick City Tech Meetup on Feb. 29
February 16, 2012
The NJIT Innovation Acceleration Center, School of Management (SOM) and Enterprise Development Center technology incubator will host the Brick City Tech Meetup on Feb. 29 at 6 p.m. in the Leir Conference Room in SOM.
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Computer Science Department Seminar on Feb. 21
February 16, 2012
Xia Jing, PhD, Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications, National Institutes of Health, will discuss "Constructing A Bio-health Knowledge Base For Access Via A Standardized Electronic Health Record Prototype" on Feb. 21, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415.
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A TEDxNJIT event will take place again on March 23, 2012 in the Jim Wise Theatre on the New Jersey Institute of Technology campus and also via an accompanying live simulcast broadcast available to viewers worldwide.
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NJIT's CPE To Offer Information Session for iPhone and Android App Development Online Classes
February 13, 2012
NJIT's Continuing Professional Education (CPE) will offer an Information Session for their iPhone and iPad Application Development and Android Application Development online non-credit classes on March 3, 10 a.m-12 noon in the College of Architecture and Design, Weston Hall Gallery. >>
NJIT's Cesar Bandera To Give Invited Conference Presentations on M-Health and M-Learning
February 13, 2012
Cesar Bandera, PhD, adjunct professor in NJIT's School of Management and College of Computing Sciences, is presenting the results of his federally funded research in health delivery via mobile devices at the third international m-Health Summit and the Society for Applied Learning Technologies Conference.
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Biomedical Engineering Department To Host Seminar on Feb. 17
February 10, 2012
Maxine Kwan, PhD, adjunct professor in the department of biomedical engineering at NJIT, will discuss "Designing the World's Best Badminton Racket" on Feb. 17 at 10 a.m. in the Central King Building Room 204.
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Computer Science Department Seminar on Feb. 15
February 10, 2012
Shicong Meng of the College of Computing at Georgia Tech will discuss "Monitoring-as-a-Service in the Cloud" on Feb. 15, 2:30–3:30 p.m. in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center 4415.
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Student Improv Group To Perform at NYC Theatre on Feb. 14
February 09, 2012
A group of students in the Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Arts Program will be performing in New York City as the IT: Improv Technicians on Feb.14 at 9:30 p.m. at The People's Improv Theatre.
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New Issue of NJIT Magazine Available On Line
February 08, 2012
The Winter 2012 issue of NJIT Magazine is now available on line. The issue's cover feature is “Bolstering Cyber Security,” which describes how NJIT researchers are addressing a wide variety of security issues unique to protecting computer resources. >>
NJIT's Brooks Atwood Featured in New Book on Display Design
February 08, 2012
Brooks Atwood, assistant professor in NJIT's College of Architecture and Design, is featured in Walk and Watch (Artpower, 2011), a new book on cutting-edge display design. The book includes Atwood's The United States of Tara project for Showtime Networks.
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NJIT Team Takes Fourth Place in SHPE Foundation Design Competition
February 07, 2012
NJIT students Bryan Lopez, Pedro Cruz, Jason Cabrejos and Adonis Yaport placed fourth in the Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers Foundation Competition.
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Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Seminar on Feb. 13
February 07, 2012
Stu Soled, PhD, Distinguished Research Associate at ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co., will discuss "Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Catalytic Materials" on Feb. 13 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Room 117.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering Department To Host Seminar on Feb. 7
February 06, 2012
Michel Boufadel, PhD, PE, professor of environmental engineering at Temple University and director of the Center for Natural Resources Development and Protection, will discuss "The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill after 22 Years: Persistence and Remediation" on Feb. 7, 4:30-6 p.m. in Colton Hall 210.
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Big Game Play for Henderson
February 06, 2012
Check out Best Buy's commercial featuring winning inventors like NJIT's Dan Henderson–inventor, sculptor, entrepreneur, member of the NJIT Board of Overseers and Albert Dorman Honors College Board of Visitors–that aired in the first quarter, third break during yesterday's big game.
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NJIT IDS Student Teams Win Two Awards at NJEN Poster Competition
February 03, 2012
A student team in the Albert Dorman Honors College Interdisciplinary Design Studio (IDS) won two second-place awards–Best Pitch and People's Choice–on Feb. 1 at the Annual New Jersey Entrepreneurial Network (NJEN) poster session at Princeton University.
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32 NJIT Students Design Glacier for Hip NY Fashion Week Runway Show
February 02, 2012
It's hard to imagine coming to college to learn how to design and build a 15-foot-tall-glacier, but that's exactly what some 32 industrial design students, all from New Jersey, and enrolled in the NJIT College of Architecture and Design will hope to accomplish on campus next week.
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NJIT Humanities Professor and Digital Poetry Expert To Participate in Digital Media Studio
February 02, 2012
NJIT Humanities Professor and digital poetry expert Christopher Funkhouser will participate in Interrupt 2012, a three-day international studio celebrating writing and performance in digital media, on Feb. 10-12 at Brown University.
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NJIT's Procurement Technical Assistance Center Offers FAA Workshop
February 02, 2012
NJIT's Procurement Technical Assistance Center will present a seminar on the Federal Aviation Administration's procurement forecast for 2012-13 on Feb. 18, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Atlantic Cape Community College.
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NJIT Math Professor To Speak at Fluid Mechanics Seminar Series
February 01, 2012
Lou Kondic, PhD, a professor in NJIT's Department of Mathematical Sciences, will discuss "Modeling Thin Film Instabilities with Application to Liquid metals on Nanoscale" on Feb. 6 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Room 611.
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Anthony Di Benedetto, PhD, professor of Marketing and Supply Chain Management at the Fox School of Business, Temple University, will discuss "Design as a Strategic Component of New Product Development" on Feb. 8, 2:30-4 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom A.
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NJIT Professors Organize, Present at Inaugural Symposium of Chemical Engineering Discussion Group
January 31, 2012
Startup companies will have the opportunity to meet face to face with investors with access to funding at Startupalooza NJ on Feb. 9, 3-6 p.m. in the Campus Center Atrium at NJIT.
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NJIT Hosts Global Game Jam 2012
January 31, 2012
NJIT was the 13th/14th largest site in the US, the largest in New Jersey, and the 43rd/46th largest in the world out of 246 sites that participated in Global Game Jam 2012, with 69 registered participants developing nine games.
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Durgamadhab Misra, PhD, professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at NJIT, served as the Guest Editor of the current issue of "INTERFACE" magazine (Vol. 20, No. 4) of the Electrochemical Society.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar on Jan. 31
January 30, 2012
Wei Wang, PhD, PE, president of Urbantech Consulting Engineering, PC, will discuss "Construction of the 145th Street Bridge Over Harlem River in NY" on Jan. 31, 4:30-6 p.m. in Colton Hall 210.
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The first event of the new graduate chapter of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at NJIT was held on Jan. 26 in the Campus Center Faculty Dining Room.
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"Do You Have What It Takes to Become An Entrepreneur" Will Be Topic of Computer Science Seminar
January 26, 2012
Michael Skarzynski, chief executive officer of Intera Group, Inc., will discuss “Do You Have What It Takes to Become An Entrepreneur?” on Feb.1, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center 4415.
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Check your calendars so as not to miss one of NJIT's famous free architecture lectures scheduled from February through April.
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Three Albert Dorman Honors College students, accompanied by ADHC Assistant Dean for Student Programs Paul Dine, PhD, traveled to the Dominican Republic earlier this month to help complete the building of a home for a local family in need.
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NJIT's College of Architecture and Design To Be Local Site This Weekend for Global Game Jam 2012
January 24, 2012
NJIT's College of Architecture and Design will be a local site this weekend for Global Game Jam 2012, during which more than 150 sites around the world will compete to create a game from scratch in 48 hours.
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NJIT To Host Brick City Tech Meetup on Jan. 25
January 23, 2012
The NJIT Innovation Acceleration Center, School of Management and the Enterprise Development Center will host the Brick City Tech Meetup on Jan. 25 at 6 p.m. in the Leir Conference Room in SOM.
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Nirwan Ansari, PhD, professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at NJIT, is an invited speaker at the World Wide Security and Mobility Conference (WWSMC) to be held on Jan. 23-25, 2012 in Princeton, NJ.
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NJIT Humanities Professor Publishes New Book on Digital Poetry
January 19, 2012
NJIT Humanities Professor Christopher Funkhouser has published New Directions in Digital Poetry (Continuum Books, 2012), an informed look at digital poetry in its contemporary state.
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NJIT Professor Named AAAS Fellow
January 19, 2012
Mengchu Zhou, PhD, professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, has been named a 2011 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
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NJIT Student To Be Featured in NY Times Education Life Ad
January 18, 2012
Computer engineering major Christopher Early, an Albert Dorman Honors College scholar and a varsity swimmer, will be featured in an ad scheduled to appear in the New York Times Education Life section on January 22, 2012. >>
Mohamed Mahgoub, PhD, assistant professor and Concrete Industry Management program director in the Department of Engineering Technology, has been appointed to the chair position of the American Concrete Institute Committee 555, Concrete with Recycled Materials, for a three-year term.
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Humberto “Humby” Baquerizo '95, of Newark, assistant director of the Campus Center overseeing the Office of Conference Services and Programs, presented at the Tau Delta Phi Pyramid Leadership Institute 2012 at Ramapo College on Jan. 14, 2012.
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Meghan Groome, PhD, director of K12 Education and Science & the City at the New York Academy of Sciences, will discuss "The Afterschool STEM Mentoring Program" on Jan. 23 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 117.
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First Group of Students Complete Initial Module of NJIT's New CloudMaster Training Certificate Program
January 12, 2012
The first group of non-credit students recently completed the first module (of 3) of NJIT's new CloudMaster Training Certificate program.
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The NJIT Chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) will sponsor "Fulfilling the Dream through STEM" on Jan. 20, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom at NJIT.
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NJIT Board of Trustees Appoints Joel Bloom President
January 10, 2012
The Board of Trustees of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) yesterday voted unanimously to appoint Dr. Joel Bloom as President of the University, effective immediately. >>
NJIT Mourns the Loss of Ernest Geskin, PhD
January 10, 2012
The NJIT community mourns the loss on December 25, 2011 of Ernest Geskin, PhD, professor in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering.
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Xi Pi Chapter of Order of Omega Reinstated at NJIT
January 09, 2012
The recently reinstated Xi Pi Chapter of Order of Omega at NJIT was recognized in the society's national newsletter for December 2011/January 2012. >>
Basil C. Baltzis, PhD, professor of chemical, biological and pharmaceutical engineering, has been appointed associate dean of academic affairs at NJIT's Newark College of Engineering (NCE). >>
NJIT To Host Graduate Open House on January 12
January 06, 2012
Learn about NJIT's graduate programs in high-growth, in-demand fields, meet one-on- one with faculty and admissions representatives and more at a Graduate Open House on Jan. 12, 5-7:30 p.m. in Fenster Hall, Room 100, Admissions Office.
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NJIT's Matt Gosser Curates Exhibition at Jewish Museum in Newark
January 05, 2012
Matt Gosser '03, an adjunct professor of architecture at NJIT, has curated a retrospective of the works of Claire Wagner Kosterlitz, a Bauhaus artist who emigrated to the US, at the Jewish Museum of New Jersey in Newark.
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NJIT Mourns the Loss of Seymour "Zoom" Fleisher '51
January 04, 2012
The NJIT community mourns the loss on December 18, 2011 of Seymour "Zoom" Fleisher '51. A memorial service will be announced at a later date.
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NJIT Professor Gordon Thomas and NJIT Research Professor Reginald Farrow, both in the department of physics, and NJIT alumnus Sheng Liu, formerly a doctoral student of both researchers and now an engineer at a biotech company, were awarded a patent today for the NJIT SmartShunt™, a unique device to help patients with brain injuries. >>
NJIT's Matt Burgermaster Wins National Design Award
January 03, 2012
Assistant Professor Matt Burgermaster has won the 2011-2012 ACSA Faculty Design Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) for his project “Ice Cycle House.”
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Mustafa U. Torun, a PhD candidate in electrical and computer engineering, co-authored a paper entitled "On Epps Effect and Rebalancing of Hedged Portfolio in Multiple Frequencies" with his adviser Ali Akansu, PhD, and presented it at the Fourth International Workshop on Computational Advances in Multi-Sensor Adaptive Processing on Dec. 14, 2011 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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An award-winning photo of St. Louis Square, Montreal, by Glenn Goldman, professor and founding director of NJIT's School of Art+Design, will be featured in the 2012 American Institute of Architects (AIA) West Jersey calendar.
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NJIT's Atam Dhawan Selected To Represent IEEE EMBS as 2012-2013 Distinguished Lecturer
December 15, 2011
Atam Dhawan, PhD, distinguished professor and associate dean of the Albert Dorman Honors College, was selected to represent the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) as a 2012-2013 Distinguished Lecturer.
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NJIT Humanities Professor Publishes New Multimedia Piece in Online Digital Art/Writing Journal
December 15, 2011
NJIT Humanities Professor Christopher Funkhouser has published a new multimedia piece in The New River, one of the oldest online digital art/writing journals.
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NJIT Procurement Director Makes DC Pitch for More Fed Funding
December 13, 2011
Attorney Dolcey E. Chaplin, director of the NJIT Procurement Center, participated last week in an invitation-only panel discussion on behalf of the U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee's Defense Business Panel.
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NJIT Offers Online iPhone and iPad Application Development Course: Classes Begin Jan. 18, 2012
December 12, 2011
Learn how to create and deploy iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad applications in NJIT's online iPhone and iPad Application Development Course; classes begin Jan. 18, 2012.
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NJIT Alumna Named to NJBIZ Hall of Fame
December 09, 2011
Marjorie Perry '05, president and chief executive officer of MZM Construction and Management, Inc., based in NJIT's Enterprise Development Center, was one of three individuals to be inducted into the NJBIZ Hall of Fame.
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NJIT Offers Online Android OS Application Development Course: Classes Begin Jan. 18, 2012
December 08, 2011
Learn how to build mobile applications for the Google Android Mobile platform in NJIT's Android OS Application Development Course; classes begin Jan. 18, 2012. >>
Photo Exhibit by NCE Alum Owen Fitzgerald To Be on Display at Monroe Township Library
December 07, 2011
A photo exhibit by Owen Fitzgerald '08, of Monroe Township, who spent 27 months as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mali, will be on display at the Monroe Township Public Library through December 18.
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NJIT's Gautham Rao Named To Chair Kathryn T. Preyer Committee
December 06, 2011
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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Edge Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company in NJIT's Enterprise Development Center, has been named a recipient of a New Jersey Small Business Development Centers 2011 Success Award.
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Dec. 9
December 05, 2011
Michael Weinstein, PhD, professor of applied mathematics at Columbia University, will discuss "Scattering, Homogenization and Waves in Microstructures" on Dec. 9 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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NJIT Professor To Give Keynote Talk at IEEE's Globecom 2011 Workshop
December 02, 2011
Nirwan Ansari, PhD, a professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at NJIT, has been invited to deliver a keynote speech, "On Accelerating Content Delivery," at the IEEE GLOBECOM 2011 Workshop on Multimedia Communications and Services.
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NJIT's Basil Baltzis Named Associate Dean of Academic Affairs of Newark College of Engineering
December 01, 2011
Basil C. Baltzis, PhD, professor in the Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, has been appointed as Associate Dean of Academic Affairs of the Newark College of Engineering.
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WattLots LLC, a solar parking lot systems firm in NJIT's Enterprise Development Center, won a "Cool Product" award in the New Jersey Technology Council's mid-Atlantic Innovation Competition.
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Nirwan Ansari, PhD, professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at NJIT, has been invited to deliver a keynote speech, "On Accelerating Content Delivery," at the IEEE GLOBECOM 2011 Workshop on Multimedia Communications and Services on Dec. 5 in Houston, Texas.
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NJIT Mourns the Passing this Weekend of Fe'Tia Daniels
November 29, 2011
NJIT mourns the passing this weekend of Fe'Tia Daniels, Business Manager for the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority.
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Fluid Dynamics Seminar on Dec. 5
November 29, 2011
Praveen Ramaprabhu, PhD, assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, will discuss "Numerical Simulations of the Nonlinear Rayleigh-Taylor Instability" on Dec. 5 at 4.p.m. in Cullimore Hall Rm. 611.
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Interior Design Students Volunteer for Dream Room Makeover
November 29, 2011
Eight Interior Design students from the School of Art + Design who are members of the NJIT chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) spent Nov. 20 in Union, NJ, volunteering to help a family in need.
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NJIT Professor Alexander Haimovich Named to Endowed Chair in Electrical Engineering
November 28, 2011
NJIT Professor Alexander Haimovich has been named the new Ying Wu Endowed Chair in Wireless Telecommunications in the NJIT Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Newark College of Engineering. >>
NJIT"s Judith Sheft To Be Keynote Speaker at NACEA Annual Conference
November 28, 2011
Judith Sheft, associate vice president for technology development, will be the keynote speaker at the North-America Chinese Entrepreneur Association (NACEA) Annual Conference on Dec. 3 at NJIT. >>
Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Dec. 2
November 28, 2011
Kenneth Breuer, professor at Brown University, will discuss "The Mechanics of Bacterial Motility in Viscous and Viscoelastic Fluids" on Dec. 2 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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Douglas E. Adams, AICP, an urban planner specializing in active transportation planning and design, environmental planning, and community outreach, will discuss "One Bike Lane Does Not Fit All: Designing Bikeways for (Almost) Everyone" on Nov. 30, 2:30-4 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom A.
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NJIT senior students.will present their real-world projects.at the 18th Annual College of Computing Sciences Capstone Showcase on Dec. 7, 2:30-4:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Atrium and Lobby.
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NJIT Humanities Professor Publishes Seventh Collection of Poetry
November 23, 2011
NJIT Humanities Professor and poet Burt Kimmelman, of Maplewood, has published his seventh collection of poetry, The Way We Live (Dos Madres Press, 2011).
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AT&T Executive To Discuss Advances in Network-Based Security at Department of Computer Science Seminar
November 23, 2011
Edward G. Amoroso, PhD, senior vice president and chief security officer for AT&T Services, Inc., will discuss "Advances in Network-Based Security and Career Advice to Students" on Nov. 28, 2:30 -3:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom A.
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NJIT's Office of Continuing and Professional Education To Host Graduate Open Houses on Dec. 1
November 22, 2011
NJIT's Office of Continuing and Professional Education will host Graduate Certificate, Weekend University and Professional Development Open Houses and an Online Chat on Dec. 1, 5-7:30 p.m. in Fenster Hall Rm.100. Register here.
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Concrete Industry Management Program Hosts Biannual Patrons Meeting
November 22, 2011
The Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program at NJIT hosted a Biannual Northeast Concrete Industry Management Patrons meeting on Nov. 11 in Eberhardt Hall.
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NJIT Offers Post-Grad Program in India With NeST Group of Companies
November 18, 2011
An agreement was signed today by NJIT Interim President Joel S. Bloom and NeST Group of Companies CEO Javad K. (“Jay”) Hassan to offer a post-graduate program in “Global Technology Management.”
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Free Jazz Concert Plus Classical Selections at NJIT Set for Dec. 4, 2011
November 18, 2011
"Never Losing Hope: Different Voices of Contemporary Music,” the first of three free concerts from the Museum of Human Rights, Freedom and Tolerance will take place Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011 at 4 p.m. in the NJIT Campus Center, Summit and Bleeker streets.
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NJIT's Department of Computer Science will host Security and Privacy Day, a biannual workshop sponsored by the computer security research community in the greater New York City area, on Dec. 2 in the Campus Center Atrium.
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The New Jersey Health Information Technology Extension Center (NJ-HITEC) announced today that it has reached the 5,000 primary care providers member milestone in support of the healthcare evolution to transition to patient Electronic Health Records (EHRs). >>
Parody, Satire and Cultural Sampling in the Age of Media Obsession Will Be Topic of Upcoming Colloquium
November 17, 2011
Adeena Karasick, PhD, a professor of global literature at St. John's University and media artist who has created four internationally acclaimed videopoems, will discuss "Glammed-Out, Googley-Eyed & Gangsta: Parody, Satire and Cultural Sampling in the Age of Media Obsession" at the Albert Dorman Honors College Colloquium Series on Nov. 23, 2:30-4 p.m. in GITC 1100.
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Department of Computer Science Seminar on Nov. 23
November 17, 2011
Dajin Wang, PhD, a professor in the department of computer science at Montclair State University, will discuss "A Few Recent Results in WSN Research" on Nov. 23, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415.
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Sustainable Development and Engineering Education Will Be Focus of Nov. 18 Seminar
November 16, 2011
NJIT's Science, Technology, and Society Program and Albert Dorman Honors College will host "Turning Science and Technology Green: Sustainable Development and Engineering Education" by Andrew Jamison, PhD, professor of technology, environment, and society at Aalborg University in Denmark, on Nov. 18, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in Kupfrian 106.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering Department Seminar on Nov. 21
November 16, 2011
Mahmoud Wazne, PhD, assistant professor in the Center for Environmental Systems at Stevens Institute of Technology, will discuss "Beneficial Use of Industrial and Agricultural Waste Byproducts in Civil and Environmental Engineering Works" on Nov. 22, 4:30-6 p.m. in Colton Hall 210. >>
Goldman Appointed Education Liaison to SIGGRAPH 2013
November 15, 2011
Glenn Goldman, founding director of NJIT's School of Art + Design, has been appointed Education Liaison to ACM/SIGGRAPH 2013 to be held in Los Angeles. >>
Free Lecture about Worldwide Water Crisis at NJIT on 11/16
November 15, 2011
“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.
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Department of Computer Science Seminar on Nov. 21
November 15, 2011
Alexander Schliep, PhD, an associate professor of computer science at Rutgers University, will discuss "Efficient Full Bayesian HMM for CNV Detection" on Nov. 21, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center 4415.
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The IEEE NJ Section Electron Devices, Circuits and Systems Chapters and NJIT's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering will co-sponsor “The Perspective of Nanotechnology and Its Convergence with Future Information Technology" on Nov. 16 at 5 p.m. in ECE Rm. 202.
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The Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Program will present “The Murderous Mansion of Mr. Uno” by Don Zolidis on Nov. 30 through Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. and on Dec. 4 at 2:30 p.m. at the Bradley Hall Theatre, Rutgers University-Newark.
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NJIT To Host Two IEEE Talks on Nov. 17
November 11, 2011
Ron Ogan, a Senior IEEE Member and Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society Governor Board member, will give two talks on Nov. 17 in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center, Rm 3710: "Empowering Engineers during Changing Economic Times," 4:30-5:30 p.m., and "Federal Next Generation Flight Control System," 6:30-7:30 p.m.
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Nov. 18
November 11, 2011
John M. Guckenheimer, PhD, Abram R. Bullis Professor in Mathematics at Cornell University, will discuss "Mixed Mode Oscillations" on Nov. 18 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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BitTorrent Will Be Focus of 11/16 Talk at NJIT
November 10, 2011
The NJIT student chapter of the Association of Computing Machinery has invited NJIT College of Computing Sciences Associate Dean Barry Cohen to speak on Nov. 16, 2011, about the Open Source file distribution technology BitTorrent. >>
Camille Kamga, PhD, assistant professor of civil engineering at The City College of NY, will discuss "Dynamic Traffic Assignment Modeling for Incident Management" on Nov.15, 4:30-6 p.m. in Colton Hall 210.
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Yasmine Aly, Carlo Badiola, Shasha Zhang, Priya Santhanam, Shashank Vummidi, all graduate students in NJIT's Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, presented papers last week at the AIAA Region I Young Professional, Student, and Education Conference 2011. >>
NJIT Expert in Design of Buildings for Hurricanes Named ASCE Chair
November 09, 2011
Structural engineer Rima Taher, PhD, an expert in the design of low-rise buildings that can withstand extreme winds and hurricanes and a university lecturer in NJIT's College of Architecture and Design, was recently elected chair of the structural technical group of the Northern New Jersey branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
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Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Seminar on Nov. 21
November 09, 2011
Joel Plawsky, PhD, professor in the department of chemical engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, will discuss "The CVB Heat Pipe Experiment on Earth and in Space" on Nov. 21 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall 210.
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NJIT's College of Architecture and Design Hosts Interdisciplinary Symposium on Energy
November 08, 2011
NJIT's College of Architecture and Design hosted the fourth annual AIA-NJ Symposium, entitled “Energy,” on October 26, 2011. >>
Joint Physics-MTSE Seminar on Nov. 10
November 08, 2011
Zujie Fang of the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, will discuss "Optical Fiber Sensitivities and Fiber Sensors" at a Joint Physics-MTSE Seminar on November 10, 2.30-3.30 p.m. in Tiernan 408.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering Department Seminar on Nov. 8
November 07, 2011
David R. Chapman, PE, president of Lachel & Associates, Inc., will discuss "Project Evaluation, Cost Estimating, and Risk Assessment" on Nov. 8, 4:30-6 p.m. in Colton Hall 210.
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Irvington's Hillary Gillings Cuts Her First Gospel Album
November 07, 2011
Hillary Gillings, of Irvington, an administrative assistant at NJIT who happens to also be a long-time gospel singer/songwriter has recorded an album with the Tate Music Group entitled "This Is The Lord's Doing." >>
Architecture Professors Invited To Present Design Research at National Convention on Pre-cast Concrete
November 07, 2011
Two faculty members from NJIT's College of Architecture and Design were invited by the PCI Board of Trustees/PCI Foundation to present their design research at the 2011 Precast/Pre-stressed Concrete Institute's Annual Convention and National Bridge Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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More than a half dozen licensed inventions that will someday enable people to lead healthier and more productive lives has brought a unique honor to NJIT Professor Gordon A. Thomas, of Princeton Township.
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New Development Director Named for NJIT's Newark College of Engineering
November 04, 2011
Vincent Lombardo, of Bayonne, has been named a new development director in the NJIT Office for University Advancement.
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NJIT To Co-Sponsor IEEE Communications Society Talk on Nov. 8
November 04, 2011
Balagangadhar G. Bathul, PhD, of Columbia University will discuss "Cross-Layer Architecture and Design Approaches for Optical Networks" on Nov. 8 at 4:30 p.m. in ECEC 202. >>
Live From Newark: TEDxNJIT Simulcast on Nov. 11 to Viewers Worldwide
November 03, 2011
The inaugural TEDxNJIT event takes place on Nov. 11, 2011 in the Jim Wise Theatre on the NJIT campus and via an accompanying live simulcast broadcast available to viewers worldwide.
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Architect, Engineer and Toy Designer Chuck Hoberman To Be Guest Speaker at COAD Fall 2011 Lecture Series
November 02, 2011
Architect, engineer, and toy designer Chuck Hoberman will discuss "Transformable Principles in Design + Architecture" on Nov. 7 at 5:30 p.m. in Weston Lecture Hall 1.
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NJIT Graduate Student Awarded Actuarial Foundation Scholarship
November 02, 2011
Jonas B. Brobbey, who received his BS in mathematical sciences in 2009 and is now pursuing an MS in applied statistics, has been awarded an Actuarial Diversity Scholarship from the Actuarial Foundation.
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NJIT Humanities Professor To Read His Poetry in Hoboken
November 01, 2011
NJIT Humanities Professor Burt Kimmelman, of Maplewood, who has published six poetry collections, will read from his collected works on Nov. 6 at 3 p.m. at the Monroe Center for the Arts in Hoboken.
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NJIT's Continuing Professional Education To Host Cloud Training Information Sessions
November 01, 2011
Discover how NJIT's CloudMASTER® and CloudGURU® certificate programs can enhance your career or help you gain employment in a highly competitive labor force at a Cloud Information Session on Nov. 10, 5-7:30 p.m. or on Nov. 12, 10 a.m.-12 noon in the Gallery at NJIT's College of Architecture and Design.
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NJIT To Present Special E3 Workshop on Nov. 9
November 01, 2011
Scott Kiefer, PhD, of the mechanical engineering department at York College of Pennsylvania, will be the guest speaker at the "Workshop on Everyday Examples in Engineering (E3)" on Nov. 9, 2:30-4 p.m. in Tiernan Room 406.
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NJIT is offering a noncredit, 100 percent online Android OS Application Development Course for entrepreneurs and anyone who is interested in learning how to build mobile applications for the Google Android Mobile platform. >>
NJIT is offering a non-credit iPhone & iPad Application Development course that is available 100% online.
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John J. Peirce, PE, DGE, vice president and secretary, and Jennifer Peirce Brandt, PE, vice president and principal of Peirce Engineering, Inc., will discuss "Selection of Excavation Support Systems: Advantages and Disadvantages" on Nov. 1, 4:30-6 p.m. in Colton Hall 210.
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Nov. 4
October 31, 2011
Jon Kettenring, PhD, of Drew University, will discuss "Coping with High Dimensionality in Massive Datasets: An Overview" on Nov. 4 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II. >>
Counter-Terrorism Symposium To Be Held Nov. 5, 2011 at NJIT
October 28, 2011
NJIT will co-host with the New Jersey United States Marine Corps Reserve Association a daylong cyber-terrorism symposium looking at proactive approaches to counter-terrorism.
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Ionnis Kevrekidis, PhD, Pomeroy and Betty Perry Smith Professor in Engineering and professor of chemical and biological engineering at Princeton University, will discuss "No Equations, No Variables: Modeling and Computation for Complex Systems" on Nov. 7 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 210.
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Joint Physics and MTSE Seminar on Nov. 2
October 28, 2011
Alan E. Delahoy, former vice president, research and development at New Millennium Solar Equipment Corp., will discuss "Transparent Conducting Oxides with High Electron Mobility: A New Tool for Their Deposition" on Nov. 2, 2:30-4 p.m. in Tiernan 406.
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Doctoral Student To Receive NJ Inventors Hall of Fame Award
October 27, 2011
Komlan Egoh, a PhD student in NJIT's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was selected as a recipient of the Graduate Student Award 2011 by the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame.
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NJIT Alum To Discuss Recent Peace Corps Experience at Albert Dorman Honors College Colloquium
October 26, 2011
Owen Fitzgerald, who received a degree in engineering and construction technology from NJIT in 2008, will discuss his recent Peace Corps experience in Mali at the Albert Dorman Honors College Colloquium Series on Nov. 2, 2:30-4 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom A.
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NJIT Celebration 2011 Coming Up Nov. 11, 2011
October 25, 2011
NJIT will hold its annual black-tie benefit dinner, Celebration 2011, on Nov. 11, 2011 at The Pleasantdale Chateau, West Orange.
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Biomedical Engineering Department To Host Seminar on Oct. 28
October 25, 2011
Vivian K. Mushahwar, PhD, associate professor at the University of Alberta, will be the guest speaker at the Department of Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series on Oct. 28, 10-11:30 a.m. in the Central King Building Rm. 204.
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AIChE Student Chapter Receives Award from National Organization
October 24, 2011
The NJIT student chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) received the Outstanding Student Chapter Award from the national organization for the 2010-2011 school year.
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The 10th International Workshop on Digital-Forensics and Watermarking will be held Oct. 23-26, 2011 at the ACH Casino Resort, Atlantic City.
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New Book From NJIT Professor Focuses on Art, Science and Evolution
October 21, 2011
NJIT Professor David Rothenberg's newest book Survival of the Beautiful: Art, Science, and Evolution (Bloomsbury Press) will be released at the end of this month. >>
COAD Lecture Series To Feature Talk by NYC-Based Furniture and Design Studio Owners
October 21, 2011
Zoe Coombes and David Boira of Cmmnwlth, a New York City-based furniture, art and design studio, will discuss "Cmmnwlth: In Lieu of Flowers" at the College of Architecture and Design Lecture Series on Oct. 24 at 5:45 p.m. in Weston Lecture Hall I.
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NJIT EDC Portfolio Company President Invited To Participate in White House Business Leaders' Forum
October 20, 2011
Jose Rodriquez, chief executive officer of M.E.R.I.T., Inc., a portfolio company located in NJIT's Enterprise Development Center, has been invited to participate in the White House Business Leaders' Forum on Jobs and Economic Competitiveness on Nov. 4, 2011.
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"How To Become an Innovation Sherpa" Will Be Topic of Albert Dorman Honors College Colloquium
October 20, 2011
Joseph Nadan, PhD, industry professor at NYU Polytechnic Institute, will discuss "How to Become an Innovation Sherpa©" at the Albert Dorman Honors College Colloquium Series on Oct. 26, 2:30-4 p.m. in the Campus Center Atrium.
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Oct. 26
October 19, 2011
Rajarshi Roy, PhD, professor and director of the Institute for Physical Science and Technology at the University of Maryland, will discuss “Synchronization in Real Networks: Control and Optimization” on Oct. 28 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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Concrete Industry Management Program students Wilton Arellano, Nicholas Thomas, John Te, and Christopher Worthington, and CIM Specialist Anlee Orama attended the Concrete International Institute (ACI) Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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NJIT Math Professor Announces Who Deserves the Cy Young and Most Valuable Player Awards; Calls Rangers Solid Favorite for World Series
October 18, 2011
With Major League Baseball's World Series set to begin tomorrow, NJIT math professor Bruce Bukiet has once again analyzed the players most deserving of winning baseball's most important awards for the 2011 season. >>
CANCELLED: Technology and Society Forum on Oct. 19
October 18, 2011
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.
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New Exhibit To Open in COAD Gallery This Week
October 18, 2011
"2x2," a new exhibit curated by NJIT special lecturer Matt Gosser and David Smith of Robert Miller Gallery in Chelsea and Index Art Center in Newark, will be open to the public Monday through Friday from Oct. 21-Nov. 25 in the College of Architecture and Design Gallery.
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Andrzej Zarzycki, an assistant professor in NJIT's College of Architecture and Design, recently presented two papers addressing the role of new media, gaming, and mobile on-demand culture.
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ECE Professor Presents Two Papers at IEEE Conference in Alaska
October 18, 2011
MengChu Zhou, PhD, professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at NJIT, presented two papers at the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics on Oct. 9-12 in Anchorage, AK.
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A new wireless device to help victims of spinal cord injury is receiving attention in the research community.
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Umit S. Ozkan, PhD, professor in the department of chemical and biomolecular engineering at The Ohio State University, will discuss "Catalysis and Energy" on Oct. 31 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 210.
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George Nechwort Sr., of Sangerfield, NY, has helped to maintain the Panama Canal, supervise construction of pipelines, power plants and refinery process units, and direct major bridge and highway projects.
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“Decide what you're passionate about and pursue that passion to the very best of your ability, always keeping the goal of excellence in mind.” That's the advice Gurinder S. Ahluwalia, of Danville, CA, offers to young people contemplating the path ahead.
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Marjorie Perry, president and CEO of MZM Construction and Management, a Newark-based company, recently received one of six annual NJIT Alumni Achievement Awards.
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Robert Sommerlad, of Gurnee, IL, has thought a lot about the challenges of power generation since he completed his bachelor's in mechanical engineering at Newark College of Engineering in 1960.
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Aerospace Engineer Honored by NASA Receives NJIT Alum Honor
October 14, 2011
When Neil Armstrong took one small step for a man and a giant leap for mankind on the moon in 1969, he did so with the help of many people. They were the thousands of scientists, engineers and technicians who helped to make the Apollo moon-landing program a national triumph. Those individuals included NJIT alumnus Stanley Barauskas, of Diamond Bar, CA, who recently received one of six NJIT Alumni Awards.
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ECE Professor Gives Invited Talk at International Symposium
October 14, 2011
Durgamadhab Misra, PhD, professor in NJIT's department of electrical and computer engineering, presented an invited talk on “Issues and Challenges of High-κ Dielectrics on High-Mobility Substrates” at the International Symposium on ULSI Process Integration at the ECS Meeting in Boston on Oct. 10.
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Oct. 21
October 14, 2011
Paul Steen, PhD, a professor in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Cornell University, will discuss "Dynamics and Stability of Reconfigurable Capillary Surfaces" at the Applied Mathematics Colloquium Series on Oct. 21 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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Architect Kees Christiaanse To Speak at COAD Lecture Series
October 13, 2011
Kees Christiaanse of KCAP Architects & Planners will discuss "Stewed Information Harvesting and Digesting" at the College of Architecture and Design Fall Lecture Series on Oct. 17 at 5:45 p.m. in Weston Lecture Hall I.
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Cesar Bandera, PhD, adjunct professor in NJIT's School of Management and College of Computing Sciences, will be giving two workshops on Oct. 19-21 at the Third International Conference on Computation and Telecommunications in Lima, Peru.
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Biomedical Engineering Department To Host Seminar on Oct. 21
October 13, 2011
Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, director of Neuroscience Research at the Kessler Foundation, will be the guest speaker at the Biomedical Engineering Department Seminar Series on Oct. 21, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Central King Building Room 204.
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Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Program To Present Fall Play
October 12, 2011
The Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Arts Program will present The Castle, a play based on the novel by Franz Kafka, on Oct. 19-22 at 7 p.m. and on Oct. 23 at 2:30 p.m. in the Jim Wise Theatre in Kupfrian Hall at NJIT.
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NJIT Career Fair Tomorrow To Draw 170 Companies, Way More Than Usual
October 11, 2011
Want to check the pulse of New Jersey's economy? What better way to learn what employers want than to spend time tomorrow at NJIT's 19th semi-annual career fair.
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Computer Science Professor Named ACMI Fellow
October 11, 2011
Yehoshua Perl, PhD, professor in the department of computer science at NJIT, has been named a Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics. >>
The Major League Baseball Division Series is underway and NJIT math professor Bruce Bukiet has once again analyzed the probability of each team advancing to the World Series.
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Oct. 14
October 10, 2011
Carlo Laing, a senior lecturer at Massey University in New Zealand, will discuss "Chimera States in Heterogeneous Kuramoto Networks" on Oct. 14 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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Fluid Mechanics Seminar on Oct. 24
October 10, 2011
Paul Chiarot, PhD, assistant professor in the department of mechanical engineering, State University of New York at Binghamton, will discuss "Electrospray and Continuous Ink-jet Technologies: Novel Applications and the Electrohydrodynamics of Droplets and Sprays" on Oct. 24 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore 611.
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NJIT Board of Overseers Awards Fourth Excellence in Research Prize and Medal To Nationally Acclaimed Nanotechnology Expert
October 07, 2011
The NJIT Board of Overseers awarded the fourth annual Excellence in Research Prize and Medal yesterday to Haim Grebel, PhD, professor of electrical and computer engineering and a nationally acclaimed expert in nanotechnology.
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Computer Science Department Seminar on Oct. 26
October 07, 2011
David Korn, PhD, of AT&T Laboratories will discuss "Ksh and the AST Toolkit" on October 26, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center 4415.
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Hear Live Webcast Tonight of Top NJIT Researcher Detailing Future of Nanotechnology
October 06, 2011
NJIT Electrical Engineering Professor Haim Grebel, who will be honored tonight by NJIT for his research, will speak in a free, live webcast about the future of nanotechnology and his research.
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IEEE Communications Society To Host Distinguished Lecture on Oct. 26
October 06, 2011
Mihaela van der Schaar, PhD, Chancellor's Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles, will discuss "Game-Theoretic Design for Networked Communities" on Oct. 26 at 6:15 p.m. in ECEC 202.
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IEEE EMBS Chapter Seminar on Oct. 17
October 06, 2011
Youqing Wang, PhD, professor in the College of Information Science and Technology at Beijing University of Chemical Technology and adjunct senior investigator, Sansum Diabetes Research Institute, will deliver the IEEE EMBS Chapter Seminar “Artificial Pancreas: Combining Engineering with Medicine” on Oct. 17 at 9:30 a.m. in ECEC 202.
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New Book by NJIT Humanities Professor Reviewed by Online Publication
October 05, 2011
Electro Þerdix, a book published earlier this year by NJIT Humanities Professor Christopher Funkhouser, was reviewed by Jacket 2, an online publication associated with PennSound and the Kelly Writers House at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept. Seminar on Oct. 11
October 05, 2011
John L. Cusack, president of Gifford Park Associates and board chair, New Jersey Corporation for Advanced Technology, will discuss "Technology Verification of Cleantech, Energy & Environmental Technology" on Oct. 11, 4:30-6 p.m. in Colton Hall Rm.210.
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NJIT History Professor To Keynote Transatlantic Conference
October 04, 2011
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. >>
Grace Wang, PhD, an associate professor in NJIT's Department of Computer Science, will host a student panel on "Intern Experience in Summer 2011" on Oct. 10, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center 4415.
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Graduate Seminar on Oct. 10
October 04, 2011
Kathleen Mihlbachler, university lecturer in the Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering at NJIT, will discuss "Preparative Chromatography for the Purification of Pharmaceutical Intermediate and A API" on Oct. 10, 2-3:30 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 210.
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Statistics Seminar on Oct. 6
October 04, 2011
Yichao Wu, PhD, assistant professor in the department of statistics at North Carolina State University, will discuss "Continuously Additive Models for Functional Regression" on Oct. 6 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall Rm. 111. >>
NJIT's Enterprise Development Center To Host NIH/NCI SBIR Seminar
October 03, 2011
NJIT's Enterprise Development Center will host an NIH/NCI SBIR Seminar and one-to-one appointments on Oct. 11, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at 211 Warren Street, Newark.
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Oct. 7
October 03, 2011
Philip Yecko, PhD, assistant professor of mathematical sciences at Montclair State University, will be the guest speaker at the Applied Mathematics Colloquium Series on Oct. 7 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II. >>
Civil and Environmental Engineering Department Seminar on Oct. 4
October 03, 2011
Rima Taher, PhD, PE, university lecturer in NJIT's College of Architecture and Design and consulting structural engineer at Taher Engineering LLC, will discuss "Working with Architects and Contractors: An Engineer's Perspective" on Oct. 4, 4:30-6 p.m. in Colton Hall 210.
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Companion Book to "The Art of Invention" Sculpture Exhibition Available at NJIT Bookstore
September 30, 2011
The Art of Invention: Sculpture by Daniel A. Henderson (Schneider Museum of Art, 2010), a companion book to the sculpture exhibition by inventor and entrepreneur Daniel A. Henderson, is now available for purchase at the NJIT Bookstore. >>
Book Co-Authored by NJIT's Director of Institutional Research Wins NCA Award
September 30, 2011
The Jury and Democracy: How Jury Deliberation Promotes Civic Engagement and Political Participation (Oxford University Press, Oct. 2010), co-authored by NJIT Director of Institutional Research and Planning Perry Deess, PhD, was named a "Best Book of the Year" by the National Communication Association.
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NJIT Trustees Appoint Joel Bloom Interim President
September 28, 2011
The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Board of Trustees has unanimously appointed Joel Bloom, EdD, to serve as interim president of the university, effective immediately. This follows the recent announcement of the resignation of Robert Altenkirch. Altenkirch will serve as a consultant to the interim president until the end of October.
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Team NJ House Opens on DC Mall Following Week of Round-the-Clock Work
September 28, 2011
Following a week of tumultuous sleepless nights and round-the-clock construction, Team NJ's entry in the prestigious bi-annual U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Decathlon 2011 has opened on the National Mall's West Potomac Park in Washington, DC.
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President of Newark-Based Contracting Company To Be Guest Speaker at ADHC Colloquium Series
September 27, 2011
Jose Rodriguez, president of MERIT, Inc., a Newark-based contracting company, will discuss "Diversify or Die: A Key Element to a Successful Enterprise" at the Albert Dorman Honors College Colloquium Series on Sept. 28, 2.30-4 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom A.
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NJIT BPA Researchers To Receive NJ R&D Council Honor
September 26, 2011
NJIT researchers Anthony East, Michael Jaffe, Yi Zhang and Luiz Catalani will number among more than 40 inventors and 13 New Jersey companies, universities and the U.S. Army to be honored Nov. 10, 2011 by the Research & Development (R&D) Council of New Jersey.
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Career Development Services To Present 19th Annual NJIT/Rutgers-Newark Career Fair
September 26, 2011
Career Development Services is pleased to announce the 19th Annual NJIT/Rutgers-Newark Career Fair, their largest career fair ever, to be held on Oct. 12, 12:30-5 p.m.
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Biomedical Engineering Department To Host Seminar on Sept. 30
September 26, 2011
Richard Foulds, PhD, associate professor in the department of biomedical engineering at NJIT, will discuss "The Biomechanics of Ventriloquism" on Sept. 30, 10-11:30 a.m. in the Central King Building, Rm. 204.
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Applied Mathematics Seminar on Sept. 30
September 26, 2011
Lisa Fauci, PhD, the Nola Lee Haynes Pendergraft Professor of Mathematics at Tulane University, will discuss "Waving Rings and Swimming in Circles: Some Lessons Learned through Biofluiddynamics" on Sept. 30 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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Senator Menendez Cheers on NJ Schools Competing in Solar Decathlon
September 23, 2011
U.S. Senator Robert Menendez today joined competitors from three New Jersey universities, including NJIT, to kick off the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) 2011 Solar Decathlon on Washington's National Mall.
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Effectively Utilizing e-Discovery and Computer Forensics Will Be Topic of IT Seminar
September 23, 2011
"Effectively Utilizing e-Discovery and Computer Forensics" is the topic of a seminar to be presented by Barry Rozen, manager of Electronic Discovery at Johnson & Johnson, on Oct. 5, 3:15-4:15 p.m. in GITC 1100.
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Joint Physics and MTSE Seminar on Sept. 28
September 23, 2011
Parag Borgaonkar, MS '10, a technical sales engineer at CSM Instruments, will discuss "State-of-the Art in Surface Mechanical Properties Characterization Methods" on Sept. 28, 2:30-4 p.m. in Tiernan 406.
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U.S. News Again Names NJIT Top Tier National University; More Kudos Follow
September 22, 2011
It's been a good year for NJIT. For the sixth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges 2012 Edition has 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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NJIT Distinguished Professor To Give Invited Talk on Future of Engineering in Medicine at Cornell University
September 22, 2011
Atam P. Dhawan, PhD, distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering and associate dean of the Albert Dorman Honors College at NJIT, will discuss "The Future of Engineering in Medicine" on Oct. 5 at 4:30 p.m. at Cornell University.
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NJIT Board of Trustees Accepts Resignation of NJIT President Altenkirch
September 21, 2011
The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Board of Trustees accepts with regret the resignation of Robert A. Altenkirch, President of NJIT since 2002, effective on or about November 1.
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Sculpture Dedicated Today at NJIT
September 21, 2011
"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.
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Jon Curley, university lecturer in the Humanities Department at NJIT, has just published Poets and Partitions: Confronting Communal Identities in Northern Ireland, a comprehensive analysis of Northern Irish poetry focusing on the colonial, political, and cultural underpinnings that have shaped artistic expression in a variety of ways.
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Joseph Baladi, PE, PP, of the Division of Engineering and Development Review in Bergen County, NJ, will discuss "Capital Improvement Projects From A to Z" on Sept. 27, 4:30-6 p.m. in Colton Hall 210.
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Mathematical Sciences Department To Host Fluid Mechanics Seminar
September 20, 2011
Camille Duprat, PhD, of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University, will discuss "Elastocapillary Flows" on Sept. 26 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall, Room 611.
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Graduate Seminar on Sept. 26
September 20, 2011
Bozena "Bo" B. Michniak-Kohn, PhD, director of the Center for Dermal Research (CDR) at Rutgers University, will discuss "Tyrospheres as Delivery Vehicles for Topical Therapeutics" on Sept. 26 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall, Room 210.
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Biomedical Engineering Department To Host Seminar on Sept. 23
September 19, 2011
Ronald Chamberlain, MD, MPA, FACS, chairman and surgeon-in-chief in the department of surgery at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, will discuss "Biomedical Advances and Surgery: Pushing the Envelope in the New Millennium How Minimal and Can Minimally Invasive Surgery Become?" on Sept. 23, 10-11:30 a.m. in the Central King Building, Rm. 204. >>
NJIT To Host IEEE Control System Society Seminar on Sept. 20
September 19, 2011
Felicia Sun, PhD '01, production engineer at the Ford Motor Company, will discuss "On Improving Fuel Efficiency of Hybrid Electric Vehicles" on Sept. 20, 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the ECE Building Room 202.
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Reading of Play by Director of Theatre Arts and Technology To Be Held in NYC
September 16, 2011
"A Place," a play by Michèle Raper Rittenhouse, director of theatre arts and technology, will be read as part of the ID Theatre Reading Series on Sept. 19 at 6:30 p.m. at Jimmy's No. 43 in New York City.
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New Banners Installed at NJIT's Enterprise Development Center
September 16, 2011
New banners were installed this week in front of NJIT's Enterprise Development Center, located at 211 Warren Street.
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Applied Mathematics Seminar on Sept. 23
September 16, 2011
Xiaofan Li, PhD, associate professor of applied mathematics at Illinois Institute of Technology, will discuss "Microstructual Evolution in Elastic Media" on Sept. 23 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Hall II.
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Scientist and Sculptor To Reflect on Creativity at NJIT Talk Set for 9/21
September 15, 2011
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.
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NJIT Architecture Professor Studying New Jersey 9/11 Memorials
September 15, 2011
Karen A. Franck, an environmental psychologist and a professor in the College of Architecture and Design at NJIT, has an interest in memorials.
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NJIT Professor Organizes IEEE 2011 IEEE Online Conference on Green Communications
September 15, 2011
Nirwan Ansari, PhD, professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, along with COMSOC leaders from Europe and Asia, is spearheading the 2011 IEEE Online Conference on Green Communications on Sept. 26-29, 2011.
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Mengchu Zhou, PhD, professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at NJIT, presented his status report about his recently launched Wiley-IEEE Press Series on Systems Science and Engineering at the IEEE Press Editorial Board meeting on Sept. 9-10 in San Francisco.
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NJIT Professor Publishes Paper in IEEE Magazine
September 14, 2011
Ali N. Akansu, PhD, professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, published a paper with his PhD student Mustafa Torun and Marco Avellaneda of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at NYU entitled "Portfolio Risk in Multiple Frequencies" in the Sept. 2011 issue of IEEE Signal Processing magazine.
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NJIT's Roumiana Petrova Named 2011 ASM Fellow
September 13, 2011
Roumiana S. Petrova, PhD, a university lecturer in the department of chemistry and environmental Science at NJIT, was elected an ASM International Fellow for 2011.
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Biomedical Engineering Department Seminar on Sept. 16
September 13, 2011
Steven W. Levison, PhD, co-director of the Integrative Neuroscience Graduate Program, director of the Laboratory for Regenerative Neurobiology and professor at the New Jersey Medical School, will be the guest speaker at the Fall 2011 Biomedical Engineering Department Seminar Series on Sept. 16, 10-11:30 a.m. in the Central King Building, Rm. 204.
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NJIT EDC Company To Present This Week at NYC Health Conference
September 13, 2011
Edge Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company located in NJIT's Enterprise Development Center (EDC), will be a presenting company at the Rodman & Renshaw 13th Annual Healthcare Conference in New York City from Sept. 11-13, 2011.
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International Society Honors NJIT Professor
September 12, 2011
The Society for Technical Communication honored Nancy Coppola, a professor of English at NJIT and founding director of the Master of Science in Professional and Technical Communication program, in a ceremony at its annual conference in Sacramento, CA on May 17.
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Applied Mathematics Department Colloquium on Sept. 16
September 12, 2011
Sanjeeva Balasuriya, PhD, associate professor of mathematics at Connecticut College, will discuss "Transport and Barriers in Unsteady Flows" on Sept. 16 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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NJIT To Salute Smart Grid Expert, Sotirios G. Ziavras, of Fort Lee
September 09, 2011
Sotirios G. Ziavras, PhD, of Fort Lee, a professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, and director of the NJIT Computer Architecture and Parallel Processing Laboratory, has been selected to receive the Excellence in Graduate Instruction Award at NJIT's University Convocation.
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Gifted Mathematician From Hoboken To Be Honored at NJIT Convocation
September 09, 2011
Victor Matveev, of Hoboken, an associate professor in the department of mathematical sciences in NJIT's College of Science and Liberal Arts, has been selected to receive the honor of “Excellence in Upper Division Undergraduate Instruction” at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011.
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NJIT Promotes Expert in Atomic, Magnetic and Correlated Electron Systems
September 09, 2011
Trevor Tyson, PhD, of Mineola, NY, professor in the department of physics, was promoted to Distinguished Professor with tenure at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011.
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Tian Tian, of Lake Hiawatha, Receives Award for Teaching at NJIT Convocation
September 09, 2011
Tian Tian, of Lake Hiawatha, a teaching assistant in the department of computer science at NJIT, has received the award of Excellence in Instruction by a Teaching Assistant at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011.
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Architect Georgeen Theodore Promoted to Associate Professor With Tenure at NJIT Convocation
September 09, 2011
Georgeen Theodore, of Brooklyn, NY, an assistant professor in NJIT's College of Architecture and Design, will be promoted to associate professor with tenure at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011.
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Andrei Sirenko of Basking Ridge Promoted to Professor at NJIT Convocation
September 09, 2011
Andrei Sirenko, PhD, of Basking Ridge, associate professor in the department of physics, has been selected to be promoted to professor at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011.
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NJIT Mathematician To Receive Honor at NJIT Convocation
September 09, 2011
Richard O. Moore, of Philadelphia, an associate professor in the department of mathematical sciences in NJIT's College of Science and Liberal Arts, has been selected to receive the honor of “Excellence in Lower Division Undergraduate Instruction” at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011.
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New NJIT Biz School Dean To Be Appointed Distinguished Professor
September 09, 2011
Pius Egbelu, PhD, of Parsippany, professor of industrial engineering and the new dean of the NJIT School of Management will be appointed Distinguished Professor with tenure at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011.
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Phyllis Bolling, of Orange, To Receive Award at NJIT Convocation
September 09, 2011
Phyllis Bolling of Orange, director of the Center for Counseling and Psychological Services (C-CAPS) at NJIT, has been selected to receive the Constance A. Murray Diversity Award at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011.
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Neural Tissue Engineer, from Newton, PA, Promoted at NJIT Convocation
September 09, 2011
A specialist in neural tissue engineering, Bryan Pfister, of Newton, PA, an assistant professor in the department of biomedical engineering in NJIT's Newark College of Engineering, has been selected to be promoted to associate professor with tenure at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011.
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Somenath Mitra, of Bridgewater, Promoted to Distinguished Professor With Tenure at NJIT Convocation
September 09, 2011
Somenath Mitra, PhD, of Bridgewater, a professor in and chair of the department of chemistry and environmental science, has been selected to be promoted to Distinguished Professor with tenure at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011.
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Cherry Hill Information Scientist Promoted to Associate Professor With Tenure at NJIT Convocation
September 09, 2011
Min Song, of Cherry Hill, an assistant professor in the department of computer science in NJIT's College of Computing Sciences will be promoted to associate professor with tenure at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011.
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Margaret Yobbi, of Springfield, To Receive Honor at NJIT Convocation
September 09, 2011
Margaret Yobbi, of Springfield, an adjunct instructor in the department of Humanities, has been selected to receive the Excellence in Instruction by an Adjunct Professor Award, at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011. >>
Laramie Potts, of Basking Ridge, Promoted to Associate Professor With Tenure at NJIT Convocation
September 09, 2011
Laramie Potts, of Basking Ridge, an assistant professor in the department of engineering technology in NJIT's Newark College of Engineering, has been selected to be promoted to associate professor with tenure at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration held to be held Sept. 14, 2011.
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Katia Passerini Receives Honor at NJIT Convocation
September 09, 2011
Katia Passerini, of Brooklyn, an associate professor in the NJIT School of Management has been selected to receive the prestigious honor of “Master Teacher” at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011.
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Montclair's Jose Alcala Honored for Teaching at NJIT
September 09, 2011
Jose Alcala, of Montclair, a university lecturer in the NJIT College of Architecture and Design, has been selected to receive the “Excellence in Instruction from a University Lecturer Award” at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011.
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West Orange Computer Scientist Receives Teaching Honor at NJIT Convocation
September 09, 2011
James Geller, of West Orange, a professor in the department of computer science, in NJIT's College of Computing Sciences has been selected to receive the Professional Development Award at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011.
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Jay Kappraff, of East Orange, Honored for Teaching at NJIT
September 09, 2011
Jay Kappraff, of East Orange, an associate professor in the department of mathematical sciences at NJIT's College of Science and Liberal Arts, has been selected to receive the award, “Excellence in Innovative Teaching” at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011.
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Andrew Gerrard, of Bridgewater, Promoted to Professor With Tenure at NJIT Convocation
September 09, 2011
Andrew Gerrard, PhD, of Bridgewater, associate professor in the department of physics, will be promoted to professor with tenure at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011. Convocation at NJIT traditionally honors select faculty and staff members who have demonstrated the highest level of excellence over a sustained period.
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Jersey City's Richard Garber Promoted to Associate Professor With Tenure at University Convocation
September 09, 2011
Richard Garber, of Jersey City, assistant professor in the College of Architecture and Design, has been selected to be promoted to associate professor with tenure at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011. Convocation at NJIT traditionally honors select faculty and staff members who have demonstrated the highest level of excellence over a sustained period.
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Daisy Gallegos, of Jersey City, Receives Award at NJIT Convocation
September 09, 2011
Daisy Gallegos, of Jersey City, a recent NJIT graduate now enrolled in a master's degree program at NJIT, has been selected to receive the graduate Presidential Leadership Award at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011. Convocation at NJIT traditionally honors select faculty and staff members who have demonstrated the highest level of excellence over a sustained period.
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Cheickna Sylla Receives Honor at NJIT Convocation
September 09, 2011
Cheickna Sylla, of Morris Plains, a professor in the NJIT School of Management (SOM) has been selected to receive the “Excellence in Service Award” at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration to be held Sept. 14, 2011. Convocation at NJIT traditionally honors select faculty and staff members who have demonstrated the highest level of excellence over a sustained period.
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Mechanical Engineering Professor Gives Talk in Spain
September 09, 2011
Anthony D. Rosato, PhD, professor in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering at NJIT, gave a talk entitled "Transition of Random Granular Assemblies to Structural Order via Mechanical Tapping" on Sept. 6 at the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid.
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NJIT's University Convocation Recognizes the 2011 Top Professors, Staff, Students
September 08, 2011
NJIT will mark the start of the new academic year on Sept. 14, 2011 with the annual celebration and awards ceremony at its University Convocation.
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Chemical Engineering Department Graduate Seminar on Sept. 12
September 08, 2011
Hai-Ying Chen of Chen Emission Control Technologies, Johnson Matthey Inc., will discuss "Molecular Sieve Supported Transition Metal Catalysts for the Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx in Diesel Exhaust" on Sept. 12 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 210.
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NJIT's Maurie Cohen Appointed Associate of the Tellus Institute
September 08, 2011
Maurie Cohen, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science and Director of the Graduate Program in Environmental Policy Studies at NJIT, has been appointed Associate of the Boston-based Tellus Institute.
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NJIT To Honor Work of Professor With Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes
September 06, 2011
What do brilliantly colored glass, advanced batteries, and innovative technology for the regulation of brain functions have in common? They are nano-scale structures far smaller than the wavelengths of energy coursing through them in different regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, said NJIT Professor Haim Grebel.
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NSF Funds NJIT's Participation in Program To Retain Engineering Students
September 02, 2011
The Newark College of Engineering (NCE) at NJIT has been selected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to participate as one of 20 universities and colleges across the nation in a new five-year program to keep students enrolled in engineering programs.
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NJIT To Sponsor PBS/NOVA Documentary Airing Sept 7 Nationwide
August 31, 2011
NJIT will be a proud sponsor of an important PBS NOVA documentary, “Engineering Ground Zero,” airing initially on Sept. 7, 2011, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on PBS; see local listings for details.
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Monumental Sculptures Showcasing Technology Coming to NJIT
August 31, 2011
"The Art of Invention” featuring new sculpture by the American artist Daniel A. Henderson will be on view at NJIT from Oct. 1-Dec. 22, 2011.
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Watercolor Exhibition by NJIT's Planning Manager at Teaneck Public Library Art Gallery
August 31, 2011
"Urban & River Landscapes," an exhibition of watercolors by Stan Jakubaszek, of Teaneck, manager of planning and special projects at NJIT, will be held at the Teaneck Public Library from Sept. 1-30, 2011.
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Shivon Boodhoo, undergraduate advisor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, and Sanchoy Das, PhD, professor in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering, presented their work at the 2011 Health Care Operations Research/Systems Engineering Symposium on August 10-12 at the Mayo Clinic.
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Karen A. Franck, PhD, professor in NJIT's College of Architecture and Design, and Philip Speranza, an assistant professor at the University of Oregon-Eugene, will discuss “New Jersey Towns Remember: Observations of September 11 Memorials” at an interdisciplinary conference on Sept. 16-17 on the Manhattan campus of St. John's University.
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ECE Professor Presents Three Papers at IEEE Conference in Italy
August 29, 2011
Mengchu Zhou, PhD, professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at NJIT, presented three papers at the 2011 IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering in Trieste, Italy.
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Leir Center for Financial Bubble Research, Directed by NJIT Management Professor William Rapp, To Host First Conference
August 26, 2011
The first conference of the Leir Center for Financial Bubble Research, directed by NJIT Management Professor William Rapp, PhD, will be held on September 9 and 10 at the Leir Retreat in Ridgefield, CT.
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Gale Tenen Spak, associate vice president of Continuing and Distance Education at NJIT, and co-authors Cesar Bandera and Peter Schmitt received the 2011 American Society for Engineering Educators Annual Conference and Exposition Best Paper Award. >>
Josep Miquel Jornet, a doctoral student in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, will discuss "Enabling Communication in Wireless Nanosensor Networks (WNSNs)" on Sept. 1 at 11:30 a.m. in ECEC 202. >>
Digital Design Students Participate in Volunteer Program at SIGGRAPH National Conference
August 23, 2011
In a repeat performance from last year, Daniel Palma of Paterson and Benjamin Gross, an honors student from Lambertville, were accepted to participate in the Student Volunteer Program for SIGGRAPH 2011 held in Vancouver, British Columbia, from August 6 through August 11.
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Jeffrey Pohlmeyer of Livingston, a PhD student in the Applied Mathematics program at NJIT, has received the Visiting Studentship award from the University of Oxford, UK for the Spring 2012 semester.
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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.
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Anthony Rosato, PhD, a professor in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering at NJIT, will give a talk on August 17 at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany.
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Women's Track and Field Team Earns Academic Honors
August 17, 2011
The NJIT women's track and field team has been honored by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) as an All-Academic team for the 2011 season.
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An architectural design by NJIT student Joseph Cestaro of Denville has been selected by The Trilogy Repertory Theater Company of New Jersey for fund-raising and eventual construction.
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NJIT will host the International Conference on the Ancient Science of Non-Duality for Modern Times on August 20-21 in the Campus Center Ballroom.
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COAD Assistant Professor Presents at SIGGRAPH Conference
August 15, 2011
College of Architecture and Design Assistant Professor Andrzej Zarzycki made two presentations during the “Capture and Construction” session at the 2011 ACM/SIGGRAPH conference on August 11 in Vancouver, British Columbia. >>
Distinguished Professor of Physics Trevor Tyson is featured in the August 10, 2011 issue of Photon E-Newsletter published by Brookhaven National Laboratory.
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NJIT's Educational Opportunity Program Celebrates Student Achievement at Academic Enrichment Program Closing Ceremony
August 11, 2011
NJIT's Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) held a closing ceremony for students who participated in the 2011 Summer Academic Enrichment Program on August 2 in the Jim Wise Theatre. >>
Chemical Engineering Student Receives HBCSF's Outstanding Achievement Award for 2011
August 10, 2011
Chemical engineering student Elaine Gomez of Union City is the 2011 recipient of the Platinum Sponsors Outstanding Achievement Award from the Hispanic Business Council Scholarship Foundation of NJ, Inc. of Teaneck.
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NJIT Included in 2012 Edition of Fiske Guide to Colleges
August 10, 2011
NJIT has been included in the 2012 revised and updated edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges.
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Christopher Worthington and Wilton Arellano, both students in the Concrete Industry Management program at NJIT, have received the International Concrete Research Institute $1000 Award for academic year 2011-2012.
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NJIT recently named 2,017 undergraduate students to the dean's list for the spring semester of 2011.
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NJIT's Department of Humanities announces the return of its literary arts journal, Newark Review, in an expanded capacity. >>
NJIT was named by The Princeton Review as one of the country's best 376 institutions for undergraduate education in the annual college guide for 2012 and on PrincetonReview.com one of 220 "best” institutions in the Northeast.
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The NJIT Board of Trustees approved a 4.5 percent tuition and fee increase for in-state undergraduate students for the 2011-2012 academic year.
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NJIT To Host Graduate Open House on August 4
August 03, 2011
NJIT will host a Graduate Open House on August 4, 5-7:30 p.m. in Fenster Hall, Admissions Office, Room 100. Reserve your spot.
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Thirty-five students presented their summer research projects at the Fourth International Summer Research Symposium on July 28 in the Campus Center Atrium.
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For the third straight year, the NJIT men's and women's tennis teams have both been awarded ITA All-Academic Team honors by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. >>
Fifth-year architecture student Joann Kwan Lui has won third place in the 2010-2011 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture/American Institute of Steel Construction Student Design Competition. >>
Hundreds of youngsters from New Jersey schools enrolled in five-week summer science programs at NJIT for middle and elementary school youngsters will complete an assortment of hands-on, exciting science projects—from building space stations to tie-dyeing t-shirts—through next week.
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Roberto Rojas-Cessa, PhD, associate professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at NJIT, was an invited speaker at the World Wide Security and Mobility Conference (WWSMC) on July 25-27, 2011 in Princeton, NJ.
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NJIT's Division of Continuing Professional Education To Host Open House and Online Chat
July 25, 2011
NJIT's Division of Continuing Professional Education will host an Open House and Online Chat on August 4, 5-7:30 p.m. (ET) in Fenster Hall, Room 100. >>
Newark Mayor Cory Booker will participate in a mock press conference on Monday, July 25 at 4 p.m. with 25 students in NJIT's Upward Bound program.
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We're topping-off ENJOY: A Generation House, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Decathlon 2011 entry from Team New Jersey, a collaborative effort of Rutgers, The State University (RU) of New Jersey and NJIT on July 26 at 10 a.m. on Colden and Warren Streets.
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NJIT hosted U.S. Senator Bob Menendez's first Latino Leadership Series Forum for 2011 yesterday in the Campus Center Atrium. The forum, “Access to Capital: Seizing Opportunities for Latino Businesses in a Global Economy,” provided the opportunity to engage in discussions on access to capital, lending and government contracting.
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Students To Present Research at Fourth International Summer Research Symposium on July 28
July 18, 2011
Undergraduate students from NJIT's Ronald E. McNair Program, Heritage Institute of Technology, BRCM College of Engineering and Technology, the Provost's Summer Research Program and graduate students from the NJIT/Beijing, China Engineering Management Program will present their summer research projects on July 28, 9:30-11:30 a.m. in the Campus Center Atrium.
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Architecture Assistant Professor Presents Research at International Conference in Wales
July 13, 2011
Matt Burgermaster, assistant professor at NJIT's College of Architecture and Design, presented his research on alternative integrated design practices and prefabricated building components at the international conference Economy, held at the Welsh School of Architecture at Cardiff University in Wales.
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Construction of ENJOY: A Generation House, the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 entry from Team New Jersey, a collaborative effort of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), begins July 11, 2011 following a ground-breaking at NJIT.
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The first African-American to walk in space returns to the NJIT campus on July 19, 2011 to inspire 55 middle-school students from throughout New Jersey (47) and New York City (8) to seek a career in science.
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Ali N. Akansu, PhD, professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, gave an invited plenary talk entitled "Electronic Trading: A Data Intensive Discovery" on July 6 at the International Conference on Mathematical Finance and Economics in Istanbul, Turkey.
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For the second year, NJIT has been named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, one of the highest federal recognitions a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement.
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Silvestro Micera of the BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna Institute of Automation, at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, will discuss "Implantable Neural Prostheses To Restore Sensorimotor Functions in Disabled People" on July 26 at 11 a.m. in Fenster Hall Rm. 698.
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Assistant Professor of Industrial Design Brooks Atwood in collaboration with Virginia Harper Design designed and produced a series of custom D'cay and Cor'cay furniture for an exhibition on May 28-June 30 at the Rouge 58 Gallery in Brooklyn, NY.
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Mark Arnowitz of the Humanities Department and his Technical Writing class presented "Utopians at Play," a collection of games and models that were on display during the month of June at the Utopian Direction Gallery in Warwick, NY.
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Learn about NJIT's professional development training programs, non-credit classes, Weekend University, online learning, and more at the Continuing Professional Education Open House on July 14, 5-7:30 p.m. in Fenster Hall, Rm. 100. >>
Biomedical engineering students Angela Calderon, Bushra Hossain, Marieme Dembele, and Yamin Noor took third place in the Undergraduate Design Competition held at the ASME 2011 Summer Bioengineering Conference in Farmington, PA.
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Twenty-nine student-athletes in six sports were named to the Winter/Spring 2010-11 Great West Conference all-Academic team.
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NJIT Names New Dean of the NJIT School of Management
June 28, 2011
Pius J. Egbelu, PhD, professor of industrial engineering at Louisiana State University, has been appointed the new dean of the NJIT School of Management.
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NJIT mourns the loss on June 22 of Bill Gile, 69, from complications of diabetes which led to his retirement two years ago as creative director and producer of Theatre at NJIT as well as a stage director in the joint Theatre Program between NJIT and Rutgers-Newark.
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NJIT's Matt Burgermaster Presents Work at Conference on Interdisciplinary Collaboration
June 28, 2011
Matt Burgermaster, assistant professor at NJIT's College of Architecture and Design, presented research at the conference, "Performative Practices: Architecture and Engineering in the 21st Century," the 2011 ACSA Teacher's Seminar.
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Center for Building Knowledge at NJIT To Host Workshop
June 28, 2011
NJIT's Center for Building Knowledge will host "Life Beyond School: Creative Options for Meaningful Activities After Education" on June 28, 2-5 p.m. in Weston Hall.
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Deborah Morales, producer and executive director, and Bobby Shepard, director of photography, will be present at the Newark Black Film Festival screening of "On the Shoulders of Giants: The Story of the Greatest Team You Never Heard Of" on July 20 at 7 p.m. at NJIT.
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NJIT To Host Graduate Open House on July 14
June 22, 2011
Learn about NJIT's graduate programs in high-growth, in-depth fields, meet one-on-one with faculty and admissions representatives and more at a Graduate Open House on July 14, 5-7:30 p.m. in Fenster Hall, Rm. 100.
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Reginald C. Farrow and Zafar Iqbal, research professors at NJIT, were awarded a patent today for an improved method of fabricating arrays of nanoscale electrical probes.
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NJIT Research Professor Mike Jaffe's recent book chapter about sugar-based chemicals is topping the American Chemical Society (ACS) book series' must-read list.
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Angela Calderon, Bushra Hossain, Marieme Dembele, and Yamin Noor, all students in NJIT's Biomedical Engineering Department, placed in the top 6 in the Undergraduate Design Competition held at the ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference.
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Students in the Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Arts Program are self-producing the Black Note Theatre's 4:48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane as part of the Planet Connections Theatre Festival on June 22 at 9 p.m. at the Gene Frankel Theatre, 24 Bond Street in NYC.
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For the first time, NJIT will host the American Society of Materials (ASM) Camp® for high school teachers on June 27-July 1.
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Gale Tenen Spak, associate vice president of Continuing and Distance Education at NJIT, will present the co-authored paper, “M-Outreach for Engineering Continuing Education: A Model for University-Company Collaboration” at the Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Educators on June 26-29 in Vancouver, Canada. >>
Assistant Director of Career Development Services Receives Practitioner of the Year Award
June 14, 2011
Sharon Gilbert, assistant director of Career Development Services at NJIT, received the 2011 Practitioner of the Year Award on June 9 at the New Jersey Cooperative Education and Internship Association's annual awards luncheon held at NJIT.
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Greater Newark Enterprises Corporation To Hold Inaugural Awards Breakfast This Friday at NJIT
June 14, 2011
The Greater Newark Enterprises Corporation, headed by NJIT Overseer Michael A. Wall, will hold its Inaugural Opportunities and Awards Breakfast on June 17, 8:30-11:30 a.m. in the NJIT Campus Center.
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Third-year industrial design students Sara Jane Rin of Jersey City and Avrami Rakovsky of Elizabeth participated in a three-day workshop during NYC Design Week in which they designed a bench with Brooks Atwood, assistant professor in NJIT's School of Art + Design, and designer Marc Thorpe.
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Norman W. Loney, PhD, professor and chair of the Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering at NJIT, visited the University of Technology in Jamaica as an External Examiner of their Chemical Engineering Program.
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Newark Elementary School Students Showcase Their Service Learning Skills Today at NJIT
June 09, 2011
Bragaw Avenue School students displayed their projects designed to showcase their knowledge of the various issues that they have studied as part of their contributions to the school community today in the Campus Center Ballroom.
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Gale Tenen Spak, PhD, associate vice president for Continuing and Distance Education at NJIT, will be a panelist at the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities Commission on Innovation, Competitiveness and Economic Prosperity Annual Summer Meeting on June 20-22 in Portland, Oregon.
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Students in the Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Arts Program are self-producing the Black Note Theatre's 4:48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane as part of the Planet Connections Theatre Festival on June 12 at 11 a.m. at the Gene Frankel Theatre, 24 Bond Street, NYC.
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Fourteen high school and middle school teams will present their real world projects at the College of Computing Sciences Capstone Program and Real World Connections (RWC) Project Showcase and Awards Ceremony on June 11, 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Atrium.
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Mathematical Sciences Department To Host Two Events
June 08, 2011
NJIT's Department of Mathematical Sciences will host two events: a Graduate Student Mathematical Modeling Camp on June 11-12 and the 27th Annual Mathematical Problems in Industry (MPI) Workshop on June 13-17.
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Ali Akansu, PhD, a professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, organized and chaired a Special Session "Signal Processing Methods for Finance Applications" at the IEEE 36th International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing in Prague, Czech Republic.
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Thea Schoenberg, assistant director for Greek Life and Wellness at NJIT, contributed a vignette that appeared in the online publication of the Association for Fraternity and Sorority Advisors.
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Richard Garber, AIA, associate professor in NJIT's College of Architecture and Design, will participate in a roundtable discussion on June 8 on the intersection of digital and information technologies and the urban environment.
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Bridge Engineering and Supply Company Headed by NJIT Alum Wins Prestigious Presidential Award
June 03, 2011
Acrow Corporation, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company headed by Bill Killeen ‘83, recently received the Presidential “E” Award for Exports from U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke at the Department's headquarters in Washington, DC.
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Maurie Cohen, PhD, associate professor and director of the Graduate Program in Environmental Policy Studies at NJIT, will discuss "The Paradox of Uneconomic Growth" at the 7th Annual Sparta Mountain Day event on June 5 in Edison Park.
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Joseph T. Roman '99, president of the Accelerant Sales Group, an adjunct professor in NJIT's School of Management (SOM) and a member of the SOM Board of Visitors, recently authored an article on "Disaster Recovery, Quality and the Need for a Paperless Society" for the New Jersey Technology Council's LifeSciTrends magazine. >>
Aficionados of modern poured-concrete design were in for a rude awakening last month when they heard NJIT Assistant Professor Matt Burgermaster's presentation at the 64th annual meeting of the Society of Architectural Historians.
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Anthony D. Rosato, PhD, a professor in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering, will give a talk entitled "Microstructure Evolution in Tapped Monodisperse Sphere Packings via Discrete Element Simulations" on June 3 at the University of Trento and on June 7 at the Polytecnico di Milano.
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Industrial design student Kristen Ciandella of South Plainfield was awarded the top prize of $1,500 for her “Wave Collection” in a table-top design competition sponsored by Cambridge Silversmiths, Ltd. of Fairfield, NJ for the second-year industrial design studio in NJIT's School of Art + Design.
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NJIT Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Priscilla P. Nelson will deliver the keynote address at the 45th Annual Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium on June 26, 2011 in San Francisco.
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Art + Design Student and Faculty Member Selected as Finalists at International Digital Graffiti Competition
May 27, 2011
Stephanie Thompson, of Belford, a third-year digital design student, and Polina Zaitseva, of Hackensack, an adjunct faculty member in NJIT's School of Art + Design, have each had work selected for display and competition at the 2011 Digital Graffiti Festival in Alys Beach, Florida.
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Medicine and technology are converging in patient care at a faster pace than most people realize.
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Hindy Lauer Schachter, PhD, a professor in NJIT's School of Management, was an invited participant in the Kettering Foundation's Public Government Workshop on May 23 and 24 in Dayton, Ohio.
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A promising new venture based at the NJIT Enterprise Development Center was selected as the winner at iEvening New Jersey, an innovative new business event attended by more than 160 startup founders and entrepreneurs, and hosted by NJIT on May 19, 2011.
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Architecture Assistant Professor Presents Research on the House Designs of Thomas Edison
May 24, 2011
Matt Burgermaster, assistant professor in the College of Architecture and Design, presented a paper at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Society of Architectural Historians on an innovative construction system invented by Thomas Edison to mass-produce prefabricated, concrete houses.
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New Issue of NJIT Magazine Available Online
May 24, 2011
The Spring 2011 issue of NJIT Magazine is now available online. The issue's cover feature is “Finding the Right Cues,” which focuses on the tissue-engineering research of Associate Professor Treena Arinzeh and Assistant Professor Cheul Cho of the Biomedical Engineering Department.
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Tristan Pashalian of Avon-by-the-Sea, who just completed his third year in the Interior Design program in NJIT's College of Architecture and Design, leveraged a project he created during the spring semester for an elective class in furniture design into an award-winning project.
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Management Professor Named a Fellow by Noted Academy
May 23, 2011
Shanthi Gopalakrishnan, a professor and associate dean in the NJIT School of Management, was named a Fellow of the Eastern Academy of Management.
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Art + Design Students Exhibit Work at 2011 International Contemporary Furniture Fair in NYC
May 23, 2011
For the second consecutive year, students from NJIT's School of Art + Design exhibited original work at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.
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The NJIT Student Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery has won the organization's 2010-2011 Outstanding Chapter Recruitment Award.
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Rima Taher, an expert in the design of low-rise buildings for extreme winds and hurricanes, will speak next week at the Annual Conference of Construction Specifications Canada (Devis de Construction Canada) in Montreal. >>
Piri "Petey" Borja, son of NJIT soccer alum and former Olympian Hernan "Chico" Borja, was chosen from thousands of applicants to appear on the Golf Channel's "Big Break" reality show, the winner of which will receive a PGA tour exemption to compete professionally.
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AECOM President and CEO John M. Dionisio and NJIT President Robert A. Altenkirch signed on May 9, 2011, a $200,000 scholarship agreement to establish an endowment providing scholarships for undergraduate students of the Albert Dorman Honors College.
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Architecture Professor Leads Conference Sessions on Integration of Building Technology and Architectural Design
May 19, 2011
Matt Burgermaster, assistant professor in NJIT's College of Architecture and Design, acted as a Session Chair for the conference In the Beginning/In the End, the 2011 National Conference of the Beginning Design Student (NCBDS).
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NJIT Associate Professor Tony Schuman, of Montclair, will receive the notable Charles Cummings Award from the Newark Preservation and Landmarks Committee (NPLC) for his tireless efforts to help Newark recover its status as a first class city.
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Nirwan Ansari, PhD, professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, will deliver a tutorial, "Next Generation Broadband Access: Passive Optical Networks", at the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2011), on June 5, 2011 in Kyoto, Japan.
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NJIT and UMDNJ License Personal Tonometer Technology for Innovative Glaucoma Testing to The Incubation Factory
May 17, 2011
NJIT and UMDNJ have executed a license agreement with The Incubation Factory, St. Louis, MO, covering their personal tonometer technology on which a patent is pending.
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A memorandum of understanding was signed today between NJIT President Robert A. Altenkirch and representatives from the University of Parma, Polytechnic of Valencia, University of Extremadura, and Rutgers University for a dual bachelor's degree that focuses on multinational engineering management.
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Panasonic Corporation of North America Chairman and CEO Joseph M. Taylor today delivered a moving address at NJIT's 2011 Commencement at the Prudential Center in Newark after receiving an honorary degree.
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The Humanities Department is pleased to announce the 2011 winners of the Enid Dame Poetry Competition. All winners will be honored in the fall semester and their work will be published in The Vector newspaper and the new online poetry magazine, Newark Review.
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Brian M. Taylor, Natalie M. Gatchalian, Vignesh Ramanan, Angelica M. Ogando, Brandon Rockwell, and Kenneth C. Welch Jr., all students in the Executive MBA Program at NJIT, were inducted into the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society on May 2. >>
Jonnie Williams, Wilton Arellano, and Andrew Canon, all students enrolled in NJIT's Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program, visited Harrison High School in Kennesaw, GA as part of the Student Ambassador program.
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Nancy Steffen-Fluhr, PhD, an associate professor in the department of humanities and director of the Murray Center for Women in Technology, was honored recently by Soroptimist International of the Greater Westfield Area for helping women to succeed in academe.
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NJIT Facilities Manager Kenneth C. Welch, Jr., who will receive his MBA degree at NJIT's 2011 commencement ceremony on May 16, was inducted last week into the Beta Gamma Sigma Graduate Honor Society.
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NJIT Graduate Student Chosen To Represent Newark at Peace Education Summit This Weekend
May 10, 2011
Charles William Bell III, a graduate student majoring in civil engineering at NJIT, was chosen as one of the representatives of Newark who will accompany His Holiness The Dalai Lama during his visit to Newark this weekend at the Newark Peace Education Summit.
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China Meteorological Administration Visits NJIT To Learn about Weather Emergency Management
May 09, 2011
An 18-member group from the China Meteorological Administration spent time at NJIT during an extensive U.S. educational and exchange program on weather disaster emergency management.
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Four NJIT Students Reflect Optimism of Commencement
May 09, 2011
Education changes lives and it will be no different this year when more than 2300 graduates march down the aisle at the Prudential Center to accept their diplomas from NJIT.
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NJIT will have a strong presence at the IEEE Innovation Day 2011 on May 17 at NYU-Poly in Brooklyn, NY.
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A play by Michele Rittenhouse, managing director of the Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Arts Program, will be read on May 16 at 6:30 p.m. as part of the ID Theater NYC's "The Return of id-iots at Play II: The Prequel" at Jimmy's No. 43.
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Enterprise Development Center at NJIT To Host Pivot Workshop Featuring Newark Mayor Cory Booker
May 09, 2011
The Enterprise Development Center (EDC) at NJIT will host "Network, Exhibit & Pitch," a start-up conference featuring Newark Mayor Cory Booker on May 19, 4-8 p.m. in the NJIT Campus Center.
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Emergency Exercise To Be Held at NJIT
May 06, 2011
Information technology is playing an increasingly greater role in fighting crises born of terrorism, natural or manmade disasters. NJIT will join a nationwide practice emergency drill from May 16-19, 2011, to enable the US Department of Defense to better defend itself against such disasters.
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Zeyuan Qiu, PhD, associate professor in the department of chemistry and environmental science at NJIT, gave a keynote speech entitled “Precision Land Use Planning and Management for Managing Land Uses” at the 24th Annual New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Mapping Contest on April 21.
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The NJIT Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society, initiated 37 engineering students on April 29 in the Campus Center.
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SOM Student Teams Participate in APICS Competition
May 05, 2011
Two teams of students represented NJIT's School of Management in a student case competition sponsored by the Northern New Jersey Chapter of the Association for Operations Management (APICS) at Quinnipiac University.
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Walid Saad, PhD, a postdoctoral research associate at Princeton University, will discuss "Game Theory for Cooperative Networks" on May 10 at 5 p.m. in ECE 202.
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Catherine Florio, a doctoral candidate in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering, was acknowledged as a Second Year Amelia Earhart Fellow at the Zonta International District 3 Annual Regional Conference.
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Shruti Parekh, a graduate student in pharmaceutical engineering at NJIT, is the 2011 winner of the Annual International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) New Jersey Chapter Student Poster Competition on April 21 at the Nutley facility of Hoffmann-LaRoche.
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NJIT is the recipient of an $80,000 grant from the ExxonMobil Foundation and Bernard A. Harris, Jr., MD, to provide funding for the ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp.
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Room 311 of Cullimore Hall may not fit the image of a techno band's garage studio, but to the dozen members of the NJIT Laptop Orchestra, who just released their first CD, it's perfecto.
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NJIT's Edwin Hou To Co-Chair 34th IEEE Sarnoff Symposium
April 29, 2011
Edwin Hou, PhD, associate professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at NJIT, will serve as conference co-chair of the 34th IEEE Sarnoff Symposium on May 3-4 in Princeton.
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Urovalve Appoints European Managing Director
April 28, 2011
Urovalve, a medical device company located in the Enterprise Development Center at NJIT, has appointed Bent Johnsen as European managing director. The company develops superior products for urinary flow and control.
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Faizan Naqvi, of Kearny, a junior majoring in electrical engineering and the third of three brothers to receive a Goldwater Scholarship, was recognized yesterday at a reception attended by NJIT President Robert A. Altenkirch, administrators and his parents.
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Engineering Education Society Names NJIT Professor Fellow
April 27, 2011
Ronald H. Rockland, PhD, chair of NJIT's Department of Engineering Technology, has been named a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). Rockland, of Parsippany, will receive the designation at the ASEE Annual Conference this coming June in Canada.
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NJIT student teams will present their real-world projects at The Kevin Ng Capstone Showcase on May 4, 1-6:30 p.m.
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Nirwan Ansari, PhD, professor of electrical and computer engineering at NJIT, will be the invited speaker at the Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE) Induction Ceremony on April 29 at Hofstra University.
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Maurie Cohen, PhD, associate professor and director of the Graduate Program in Environmental Policy Studies at NJIT, will discuss "From Sustainable Development to Sustainable Well-Being" at the First Annual Brick Township Green Fair on April 30 at 11:30 a.m. at Brick Township High School.
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William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" will be presented by the Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Arts Program on April 27, 28, 29 and 30 at 7 p.m. and on May 1 at 2:30 p.m. in the Bradley Hall Theatre-Rutgers Newark campus.
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Third Brother Wins Gold at NJIT
April 25, 2011
America is often referred to as the land of opportunity. Faizan Naqvi, of Kearny, refers to NJIT as his “university of opportunity.”
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CGC Genetics Receives the Emerging Innovative Business Award
April 25, 2011
CGC Genetics, Inc., located in NJIT's Enterprise Development Center, received the Emerging Innovative Business Award from The Portuguese American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey at an annual gala dinner on April 8 at the Newark Club.
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The Brothers of Alpha Sigma Phi, Alpha Rho chapter raised $1000 to support The Lance Armstrong Foundation at a dinner given in honor of a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon, David Ketcham, who is a cancer survivor.
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Two NJIT students recently released an iPhone app that is selling well on the iTunes App Store. The app, called Quotebook, was recently Apple's 15th best-selling app in the reference category.
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NJIT is one of the most environmentally responsible colleges in the U.S.A. and Canada, according to The Princeton Review.
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U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) congratulated NJIT students who participated last week in the EPA's P3: People, Prosperity and the Planet Student Design Competition for Sustainability on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. >>
Fluid Mechanics Seminar on April 25
April 20, 2011
Peichun Amy Tsai, PhD, of Princeton University will discuss "Wetting Transition, Drop Impact, and Micro-Flows upon Hydrophobic Microstructures" on April 25 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Rm. 611.
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Daisy Gallegos of Jersey City, an NJIT track star and senior majoring in information technology at the College of Computing Sciences, was honored for her dedicated work as president of the NJIT student chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) at a gala annual dinner in Newark.
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For the Sixth Straight Year, ASCE Steel Bridge Team Places First in Regional Competition
April 19, 2011
For the sixth straight year, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Steel Bridge team has taken first-place honors at the annual Metropolitan New York Region Steel Bridge Competition this past weekend.
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NJIT Participates in Summer Food Service Program
April 19, 2011
NJIT will participate in the 2011 Summer Food Service Program from July 5, 2011 to August 11, 2011. The Summer Food Service Program is a federal Program of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Services.
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NJIT Professor Develops a Biologically-Inspired Catalyst, an Active Yet Inert Material
April 19, 2011
NJIT Associate Professor Sergiu M. Gorun is leading a research team to develop a biologically-inspired catalyst, an active yet inert material.
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Enterprise Development Center at NJIT To Host Special Workshop for Technical Entrepreneurs
April 19, 2011
Greg Smith, managing principal of ScienceSmith, will conduct a special seminar entitled “Workshop for Technical Entrepreneurs” on April 28, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Enterprise Development Center (EDC), 211 Warren Street, Room 407.
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Math Department and Math Club To Host Integral Bee and Pi Mu Epsilon Induction Ceremony
April 18, 2011
In recognition of Math Awareness Month, the Mathematical Sciences Department and the NJIT Math Club are hosting two events on April 20: an Integral Bee and an induction ceremony for Pi Mu Epsilon, the national mathematics honorary society.
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Carlo Badiola and Paul Dupiano, both graduate students in the Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological & Pharmaceutical Engineering, placed second and third, respectively, in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Region I-NE Student Conference.
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Statistics Seminar on April 21
April 18, 2011
Shuangge (Steven) Ma, PhD, assistant professor of Public Health at the Yale School of Public Health, will discuss "Integrative Analysis of Cancer Genomic Data" on April 21 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Room 611 (Math Conference Room).
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IEEE-NJ Section and NJIT To Host Seminar on Timing Devices
April 18, 2011
The IEEE NJ Section Electron Devices, Circuits and Systems Chapters and NJIT will host a talk on “Timing Devices: Current Trends, Emerging Technology and Challenges” on April 20 at 7 p.m. in ECE Rm. 202.
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Students in NJIT's College of Architecture and Design (COAD) and School of Art + Design were invited by Tishman Construction in New York City to showcase their projects today at an Earth Day Educational Fair from 11 a .m.-4 p.m. at 7 World Trade Center Plaza.
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Digital Design Industry Speak Seminar Series Continues with Talk by NYC-Based Game Designer
April 15, 2011
The Digital Design program at NJIT's School of Art + Design continues its Industry Speak Seminar Series on April 18 with Andrew Grapsas, game designer at Arkadium, Inc. of New York City, where he is working on games suitable for social networking sites.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering Department To Sponsor Special Rail and Transportation Seminar
April 15, 2011
NJIT's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering will sponsor a seminar on rail and transportation by Vinay Mudholkar, MS, MBA, director of railway programs at the Louis Berger Group, Inc. on April 18 at 6 p.m. in Kupfrian 107.
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Fluid Mechanics Seminar on April 18
April 15, 2011
Margarita Staykova, PhD, of Princeton University will discuss "Lipid Membranes under Forces: New Aspects of Membrane Behavior" on April 18 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall 611.
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NJIT Professor Norman Loney Elected Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
April 14, 2011
Norman W. Loney, PhD, chair of the Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering at NJIT, was elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
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Flying Highlander Wins 4th Place at Aerospace Competition
April 14, 2011
Sometimes engineering school really can be fun. Just ask the six Newark College of Engineering undergrads who created and designed their own micro airplane.
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Innovation and Collaboration Showcase To Feature Panel Discussion, Poster Presentation and More
April 14, 2011
A panel discussion on "The Entrepreneurial Professor-New Opportunities for Women in Academia“ and a poster session featuring recent research advances by NJIT women faculty and graduate students will be presented at the Innovation and Collaboration Showcase on April 20, 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. in Eberhardt 112.
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In many ways, Daisy Gallegos, of Jersey City, represents the quintessential NJIT student. Although born in this country, she is the daughter of immigrant parents who barely spoke a word of English when they arrived on these shores.
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Glenn Goldman, director of NJIT's School of Art + Design, has been elected by the membership of the Association for Computer-Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) to serve a two-year term on the editorial board of the International Journal of Architectural Computing (IJAC).
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NJIT's Ronald H. Rockland Named ASEE Fellow
April 13, 2011
Ronald H. Rockland, PhD, chair of NJIT's Department of Engineering Technology, has been named a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).
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The Enterprise Development Center (EDC) at NJIT will host a Monthly Entrepreneurs Gathering on April 14, 10 a.m.-12 noon.
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Panasonic CEO To Speak at NJIT May 16 Commencement
April 12, 2011
Panasonic Corporation of North America Chairman and CEO Joseph M. Taylor and inventor, sculptor and entrepreneur Daniel A. Henderson, the CEO of Intellect Wireless, Inc., will receive honorary degrees at the May 16, 2011 NJIT commencement.
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Students Develop Winning Smart Phone App To End World Hunger
April 11, 2011
The Microsoft 2011 Imagine Cup recently honored a smart phone application to eradicate world hunger developed by two NJIT graduate students.
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NJIT ECE Student Awarded Tau Beta Pi Scholarship
April 11, 2011
Julia Gayner, an electrical and computer engineering major with a 4.0 GPA, has been awarded a Tau Beta Pi Scholarship for 2011-12.
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Elsevier Distinguished Lecture in Mechanics on April 18
April 11, 2011
Sia Nemat-Nasser, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Mechanics and Materials at the UC-San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering, will discuss "Managing Stress Waves over Multi-Frequencies by Micro-Architectural Design of Materials" on April 18, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center Rm. 3730.
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Mark A. Snyder, PhD, the P.C. Rossin Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Lehigh University, will discuss "Hierarchical Nano-Manufacturing of Inorganic Nanomaterials Towards Reaction and Separations Applications" on April 18 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 117.
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Sometimes engineering school really is fun. Just ask six Newark College of Engineering undergrads, three of whom recently made a remarkable road trip to Fort Worth, Texas to watch the “Flying Highlander” take fourth place in a notable aerospace international competition.
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Mathematical Biology Seminar on April 12
April 08, 2011
Ivan Iossifov of the Cold Spring Harbor Lab will discuss "Rare De Novo Variants Associated with Autism Perturb a Large Network of Genes Involved in Formation and Function of Synapses" on April 12 at 2:30 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Rm. 611.
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Students Sharpen Communication and Interviewing Skills at Annual Speed Networking Event
April 08, 2011
More than 40 NJIT alumni met with 106 students during the Third Annual Speed Networking Event on March 30 in the Campus Center Ballroom. >>
Sissy Nikolaou, PhD, PE an associate of Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers, will discuss “Seismic Ground Motions for the Challenging Geologic Conditions of New York” on April 11, 11:30-1 p.m. in Colton 416.
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NJIT doctoral students Daniel Boston and Manoop Talasila recently received honorable mention in the Microsoft 2011 Imagine Cup US competition.
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NJIT will be a unique contender in the upcoming April 16-17, 2011 P3 award competition on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
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NJIT Launches Spring Radio Campaign This Week
April 06, 2011
NJIT launched its spring radio campaign on WCBS-880 and 1010 WINS beginning on April 4. The campaign will continue to reinforce NJIT's position as "New Jersey's Science and Technology University" and build on the theme "The Edge in Knowledge."
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Nancy Steffen-Fluhr, PhD, an associate professor in the department of humanities and director of the Murray Center for Women in Technology, will be honored by Soroptimist International of the Greater Westfield Area on April 14 for the work she has done to help women succeed in academe.
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NJIT alumnus Mohamed Elshahed (Arch '05) writes about the influence of social media on recent events in Egypt.
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on April 8
April 05, 2011
Alexander Nepomnyaschy, PhD, a professor in the department of mathematics at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, will discuss "Front Propagation in Anomalous Diffusion-Reaction Systems" on April 8 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II. >>
Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Production Coordinator To Perform in New Theatrical Sitcom in NYC
April 05, 2011
Rodney E. Reyes, production coordinator of Theatre Arts and Technology in the Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Program, will perform this week in "Real Men," a new, theatrical live sitcom at the Producers Club Theatre in New York City.
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Mathematical Biology Seminar on April 5
April 04, 2011
Michael Schwemmer, PhD, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University, will discuss "The Effects of Dendritic Properties on the Dynamics of Oscillatory Neurons" on April 5 at 2:30 p.m. in Cullimore Hall 611.
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The Ronald E. McNair Program at NJIT will present the Twelfth Annual Research Symposium, an event that showcases the excellent research projects of McNair Scholars and their supporting faculty mentors, on April 8, 9-11:45 a.m. in the Campus Center Atrium. >>
Aaron Cote, PhD, Engineering Director and Head of the Merck Crystallization Laboratory, Chemical Process Development and Commercialization, will discuss "A Novel Crystallization Methodology to Ensure Isolation of the Most Stable Crystal Form" on April 11 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Room 117.
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The IEEE-North Jersey Section Electron Devices, Circuits and Systems Chapters and NJIT will host a talk by EDS Distinguished Lecturer Fernando Guarín of the Semiconductor Research and Development Center at IBM on April 6 at 5 p.m. in ECEC 202.
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Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants should win their divisions, while the Atlanta Braves will take the wild card slot in the National League (NL), according to NJIT's baseball guru Bruce Bukiet.
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Fernando Music, principal from The Rooster Design Group in New York City, will be speaking on April 4 at 11:30 a.m. as part of the ongoing Digital Design Industry Speak Seminar Series hosted by NJIT's School of Art + Design.
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The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department will sponsor a guest lecture by Robert Prieto, senior vice president of Fluor Corporation, on April 4 at 11:30 a.m. in Colton 416.
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A panel discussion with prominent figures in the nuclear industry will be led by Maurie Cohen, PhD, associate professor in the department of environmental science at NJIT.
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For a group of NJIT fraternity brothers, winter this year turned out to be chillier than expected, but certainly more profitable.
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NJIT and Raritan Valley CC Work Out New Transfer Agreements
March 30, 2011
NJIT and Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) in Branchburg entered into a new agreement today that will provide for the seamless transfer of RVCC students into NJIT.
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NJIT, BCC Partner for New BS Engineering Degree
March 30, 2011
NJIT and Bergen Community College (BCC) have entered into a “2 + 2 Connect Agreement” to offer Bachelor of Science programs at NJIT's Newark College of Engineering (NCE).
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NJIT ASCE Student Chapter Reps Explain "What Is Civil Engineering?" To Fourth-Graders
March 30, 2011
Student representatives from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) at NJIT visited a fourth-grade classroom in the Randolph school district, where they gave a presentation on “What Is Civil Engineering?” and conducted a hands-on activity using toothpicks and gumdrops to design and construct bridges.
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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). >>
NJIT will host a public forum on "Japan and Early Lessons for the Nuclear Industry" on April 4, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Jim Wise Theater. >>
NJIT men's basketball coach Jim Engles is one of 16 national finalists for the 2011 Skip Prosser Man of the Year award, which is presented by the website CollegeInsider.com.
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Karl A. Smith, PhD, Cooperative Learning Professor of Engineering Education at the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University, will discuss "Design and Implementation of Cooperative Learning" on April 4 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 117.
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on April 1
March 28, 2011
Linda Smolka, PhD, an assistant professor of mathematics at Bucknell University, will discuss "Stability of a Planar-Extensional Flow and an Axisymmetric Thin Film Flow" on April 1 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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NJIT will host a special screening of Food, Inc., Robert Kenner's film about the nation's food industry, on March 28, 6-9 p.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall 1.
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NJIT Students Present Leading Research at Upcoming Showcase
March 25, 2011
Improving hospital performance, better emergency shelter and automated people-movers will number among the innovative projects and ideas that will be displayed at NJIT's upcoming Dana Knox Student Research Showcase.
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NJIT's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering will host three Graduate Seminars on March 28, beginning at 11:30 a.m.
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Marcelle M. Jackson, MIS manager for NJIT's Division of Career Development Services, was recently honored by the New Jersey Haitian Student Association during their Annual Alumni and Supporters Gala. >>
The team comprised of Tristan Pashalian, Ida Torres and Peter Khalil, all third-year students in NJIT's BA in Interior Design program, has placed third in the national Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Student Competition.
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Granular and Multiphase Flows Colloquium on April 4
March 24, 2011
Carl Wassgren, PhD, a professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, will discuss "Modeling Uniformity in Particulate Coating Processes" on April 4, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in MEC 224.
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NJIT's Center for Communications and Signal Processing, directed by Yeheskel Bar-Ness, distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering, works to develop the infrastructure to enable the next generation of wireless telecommunications.
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Helping others is an important part of NJIT life. Many students are the children of immigrants, some are even immigrants themselves. Problems and issues around the world hit home.
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NJIT Presents Faculty and Staff Variety Show Next Week; Proceeds To Benefit Japan Earthquake Victims
March 22, 2011
NJIT will present the annual Faculty and Staff Variety Show on April 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Jim Wise Theater.
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Dan E. Dobry, vice president of Engineering at Bend Research, Inc. in Bend, OR, will discuss "Spray Drying of Poorly Water-Soluble Drugs for Bioavailability Enhancement: Formulation, Processing, and Scale-up" on March 28 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 117.
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ACSE Meeting To Feature Guest Speaker on March 23
March 22, 2011
Eugenia K. Roman, PE, a senior engineer and vice president with Olson Engineering, will be the guest speaker at the ASCE meeting on March 23, 2:30-4 p.m. in Colton Room 416.
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The NJIT Newark College of Engineering (NCE) will hold its 13th annual Salute to Engineering Excellence on Thursday, March 24, 2011, from 6-9 p.m. in the NJIT Campus Center Atrium. >>
Olga Ordeig, PhD, a postdoctoral scholar with the Tissue Models Lab at NJIT, has been selected to participate in the 61st Nobel Laureate Meeting.
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Fluid Mechanics Seminar on March 21
March 21, 2011
Christopher R. Jacobs, PhD, an associate professor of biomedical engineering at Columbia University, will discuss "Primary Cilia as Cellular Mechanosensors" on March 21 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Rm. 611.
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William Sasso '73, manager of IT Finance and Controls at PSEG, will discuss "Risk and Risk Management" at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate Seminar Series on March 21 at 7 p.m. in Kupfrian 107.
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Pavol Rajniak, principal scientist of Pharmaceutical Commercialization Technology at Merck in West Point, PA, will discuss "Mechanistic Models for Development and Scale-up of Pharmaceutical Unit Operations" on March 21 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 117.
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A talk by Balagangadhar G. Bathul, PhD, of Columbia University previously scheduled for March 30 at 5 p.m. in 202 ECEC has been cancelled.
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High school student teams will present their projects from the current season's work at the ACE Mentor Program Final Presentation Night on March 22, 4-8 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom.
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Priscilla Nelson, PhD, professor of civil and environmental engineering at NJIT, will discuss "Tunnel Construction and Engineering" on March 21 at 6 p.m. in Kupfrian 107.
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NJIT's Interior Design Program Has Two of Three Regional Winners in 2011 IDEC Competition
March 15, 2011
NJIT's BA in Interior Design program has two of three regional winners in the 2011 Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Student Competition.
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A faster, better and cheaper desalination process enhanced by carbon nanotubes has been developed by NJIT Professor Somenath Mitra.
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on March 25
March 11, 2011
Michael Schatz, PhD, associate professor in the School of Physics at Georgia Tech, will discuss "Characterizing Spatio-Temporal Complexity in Fluid Flow using Computational Homology" on March 25 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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Eight teams of 3-4 students representing New York and New Jersey high schools will compete for prizes in the New Jersey Web Design Competition on March 15, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Fleisher Athletic Center.
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Susan Pikaart Bristol, of Rocky Hill, an adjunct professor in NJIT's College of Architecture and Design, was one of 10 honorees at the 28th Annual Tribute to Women 2011 Awards dinner on March 3 at the Hyatt Regency Princeton.
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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.
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48 Feet of Historic Mural Unveiled as New Addition to Warren St/NJIT Station Is Dedicated
March 08, 2011
A few tugs on red cloth, a round of applause and 48 linear feet of custom mural was unveiled yesterday morning at the newly-named NJ Transit Warren St/NJIT light rail station.
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Statistics Seminar on March 10
March 08, 2011
Qianxing Mo, PhD, a research biostatistician in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, will discuss "A Fully Bayesian Hidden Ising Model for ChIP-seq Data Analysis" on March 10 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall I.
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NJIT opened yesterday a new 25,000-square-foot, 40-foot-high concrete facility, the largest indoor space on campus for activities ranging from tennis to career fairs.
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Gabrielle Esperdy, PhD, associate professor in NJIT's College of Architecture and Design, will join scholars of design, photography, commercial vernacular and automotive culture in "Marvels of Roadside and Main Street America: The Itinerant Eye of John Margolies" on March 9 at the Library of Congress.
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on March 11
March 07, 2011
Jay Tang, PhD, assistant professor of physics at Brown University, will discuss "Swimming Bacteria Meet Applied Math and Physics at Fluid Boundary" at the Applied Mathematics Colloquium Series on March 11, 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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The Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility, the newest addition to NJIT's growing campus, was officially dedicated yesterday in a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Vincent J. Naimoli '62, his wife, Lenda, and members of the NJIT community.
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"The BP Oil Spill: Containment Efforts and Ethical Considerations," a paper by Martha Molinini, a student majoring in electrical and computer engineering, has been accepted for presentation at the American Society for Engineering Education Middle Atlantic Section Conference on April 29 in Farmingdale, NY.
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Priscilla P. Nelson, PhD, professor in the NJIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering will receive a notable civil engineering award next month as a leader of the design and construction industry who has improved peoples' lives around the world.
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Ping Pong Table, Lounges and Trees Enliven Long Island City Museum Courtyard Thanks To NJIT Ass't Prof's Award-Winning Design
March 02, 2011
The quality of life will rise one notch higher next summer for Long Island City residents, business owners and anyone else lucky enough to live near the Museum of Modern Art's PS1. >>
How Do Your Habits Work For You? NJIT Assistant Professor Michael Brownstein Will Explain at ADHC Colloquium
March 02, 2011
Michael Brownstein, PhD, assistant professor in NJIT's Department of Humanities, will discuss "How Your Habits Work for You: An Ethics of Automatic Behavior" at the Albert Dorman Honors College Colloquium Series on March 7, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom A.
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Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Arts Program To Present Spring Musical
March 01, 2011
Once on This Island, a musical directed by NJIT's Michael Kerley, will be presented by the Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Arts Program on March 2, 3, 4, 5 at 7 p.m. and on March 6 at 2:30 p.m. in NJIT's Jim Wise Theater, Kupfrian Hall.
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On Saturday, March 19, the NJIT Alumni Club of Metro DC, in partnership with the NJIT Enterprise Development Center, will sponsor a Workshop for Entrepreneurs at the American Society of Civil Engineers National Headquarters, 1801 Alexander Graham Bell Drive, Reston, VA.
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NJIT Ice Hockey Team Takes GNCHC Championship Trophy
February 28, 2011
The NJIT Ice Hockey Team took the championship trophy in the 2010-2011 Great Northeast Collegiate Hockey Conference (GNCHC) playoffs yesterday at at Protec Ponds in Somerset. >>
Newark Light Rail Station Gets Facelift Thanks To NJIT Students
February 28, 2011
The Warren Street Newark City Light Rail Station is getting a facelift thanks to the efforts of two NJIT Student Senate presidents (one now an alum), who ceaselessly rallied students to champion and support a plan to beautify the station's walls with custom contemporary murals depicting the university and city. >>
Applied Mathematics Colloquium on March 4
February 28, 2011
Marc Garbey, PhD, professor of computer science at the University of Houston, will be the guest speaker at the Spring 2011 Applied Mathematics Colloquium Series on March 4 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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Information Technology Seminar on March 9
February 28, 2011
John Liuzzi, director of Security Risk Management at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), will discuss "Information Technology and Security: Enabling the Mission of the IRS" on March 9, 2:30-4 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom B.
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Granular and Multiphase Flows Colloquium on March 7
February 28, 2011
Christine Hrenya, PhD, an associate professor in the department of chemical and biological engineering at the University of Colorado-Boulder, will discuss "'Stokes's Cradle' and Beyond: Using Toys to Probe the Physics of Wetted-particle Agglomeration" on March 7, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the MEC 224.
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NJIT Radio Campaign Awarded Silver Medal in Educational Advertising Awards Competition
February 25, 2011
The NJIT "Edge in Knowledge" radio campaign developed by NJIT and CN Communications has been awarded a silver medal from the 26th Annual Educational Advertising Awards sponsored by the Higher Ed Marketing Report.
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Treena Arinzeh Appears on Fox TV Tonight
February 25, 2011
Set your television dial tonight to Fox 5 News at 10:30 p.m. to watch NJIT's Treena Arinzeh in an interview explain to the nation the future of adult stem cells and her research, in particular.
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Support for NJIT takes many forms and some are literally concrete. In the case of the The Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility, it's steel and a host of other materials, including concrete. >>
Maurie Cohen, PhD, associate professor and director of the graduate program in environmental policy studies at NJIT, will deliver the keynote address at The Explorer Connection's Sustainability Symposium on March 19 at LaSalle University.
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NJIT Student Wins Distinguished Service Award from Regional College Residence Hall Association
February 24, 2011
Michael Gonzalez, a senior majoring in information technology who has held a number of leadership positions in NJIT's Residence Life since his freshman year, has won the Central Atlantic Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls (CAACURH) Distinguished Service Award.
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ECE Department and IEEE Communications Society-North Jersey Chapter To Sponsor Seminar
February 24, 2011
"Stochastic Internet Privacy: Who Gathers Data and How and What Can Be Done About It" is the topic of a seminar by Balachander Krishnamurthy, a member of the technical staff at AT&T Labs-Research, on March 3 at 5 p.m. in 202 ECEC.
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NJIT To Host Presentation by Climate Activist Uchita de Zoysa
February 23, 2011
The NJIT Graduate Environmental Policy Program and the Rutgers Division of Global Affairs are hosting a presentation by the acclaimed Sri Lankan climate activist Uchita de Zoysa on February 28, 6-7:30 p.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall 1. >>
NJIT Volunteers Needed for GoNewark Hoopfest: March 24-27, 2011
February 22, 2011
NJIT volunteers are needed for the GoNewark HoopFest NCAA Basketball Tournament on March 24-27, 2011. Register here.
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NJIT Student Senate To Host National Engineering Week Events
February 22, 2011
The NJIT Student Senate in association with the engineering clubs and societies is celebrating National Engineering Week (Feb. 21-Feb. 27) with a roster of fun and professional events geared to the NJIT community.
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NJIT To Host MATLAB Day on March 3
February 22, 2011
NJIT will host MATLAB Day on March 3 in GITC 3730. This year's event offers two free one-half day technical demonstration and training sessions: Mathematical Modeling with MATLAB Products, 9-11:30 a.m.; and Speeding Up Applications and Parallel Computing with MATLAB, 1:30-4:30 p.m..
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Biomedical Engineering Department Seminar on Feb. 25
February 22, 2011
Larry Chickola, vice president and chief of Corporate Engineering at Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, will discuss “Roller Coasters, Bio-Dynamics, and Engineering Careers” on Feb. 25 at 11:30 a.m. in the Central King Building Rm. 204.
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New Issue of NJIT Magazine Available On Line
February 21, 2011
The Winter 2011 issue of NJIT Magazine is now available on line. The issue's cover feature is “Seeing the Light,” which describes how NJIT researchers are expanding the boundaries of materials science at the National Synchrotron Light Source.
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Feb. 25
February 21, 2011
Ethan Akin, PhD, professor and chair of the department of mathematics at the City College of New York, will discuss "Good Measures on Cantor Space" on Feb. 25 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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NJIT Mourns Loss of Distinguished Professor Emeritus Stanley B. Winters
February 21, 2011
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. >>
Upbeat Note for March 2 Career Fair: Company Registration Flourishes
February 16, 2011
AT&T, Oppenheimer Funds, Motorola, Samsung, McGraw Hill Companies and the Liberty Science Center will number among the 120-plus organizations participating in the March 2, 2011 NJIT Career Fair. >>
Architect Daniel Libeskind To Speak Monday at NJIT in Free Talk
February 15, 2011
World renowned architect Daniel Libeskind will speak at NJIT, Feb. 21, 2011 at 5:45 p.m. in the ballroom of the NJIT Campus Center.
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If you're looking for a different angle on Black History, speak to NJIT Assistant Professor Allison Perlman.
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Think Green for NJIT: Environmental Awareness Is Part of Campus Culture
February 11, 2011
Think NJIT. Think green. Environmental awareness is an intrinsic part of the campus culture. >>
Judith Sheft, associate VP of technology development at NJIT, was one of four NJ research university representatives who briefed a conference of entrepreneurs last week on their commitment to commercializing new discoveries to move them out of the lab and into the economy.
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NJIT's Priscilla Nelson To Be Invited Speaker at Diversity Symposium
February 11, 2011
Priscilla Nelson, PhD, professor of civil and environmental engineering at NJIT, will be an invited speaker next month at the Blackboard Jungle 4 Symposium at the University of Vermont.
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Fluid Mechanics Seminar on Feb. 14
February 11, 2011
Kevin Connington, PhD, a research associate at The Levich Institute, City College of New York, will discuss "Lattice Boltzmann Simulations of Particle Transport in Flexible Tubes via Peristalsis" on Feb. 14 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Rm. 611.
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NJIT's Atam Dhawan To Speak at Physics Department Seminar
February 10, 2011
Atam P. Dhawan, PhD, distinguished professor and associate dean of the Albert Dorman Honors College, will be the guest speaker at a Physics Department Seminar on Feb. 23, 2:30-4 p.m. in Faculty Memorial Hall Room 408.
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Love is always in the air at NJIT and there are no better people to discuss romance than couples who met here and married.
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NJIT Named an American Concrete Institute University
February 08, 2011
NJIT has been named an Outstanding University for 2010 by the American Concrete Institute.
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Biomedical Engineering Department To Host Seminar on Feb. 11
February 08, 2011
"Tissue Engineering: Scaffold, Bioreactor and Cell" will be the topic of a Biomedical Engineering Department Seminar by Eun Jung (Alice) Lee, PhD, of Yale University on Feb. 11 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall III.
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Feb. 11
February 08, 2011
Guillaume Bal, PhD, professor of applied mathematics in the department of applied physics and applied mathematics at Columbia University, will discuss "Inverse Elliptic Problems with Internal Controls and Applications to Hybrid Imaging" on Feb. 11 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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Mathematical Biology Seminar on Feb. 15
February 07, 2011
Horacio G. Rotstein, PhD, an assistant professor in the department of mathematical sciences at NJIT, will discuss "Subthreshold Resonance in a Stellate Cell Model: Part II" on Feb. 15 at 2:30 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Rm. 611.
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NJIT's Marguerite Schneider Named Treasurer of IABS
February 07, 2011
Marguerite Schneider, PhD, an associate professor in NJIT's School of Management, has been named treasurer of the International Association for Business and Society (IABS).
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Twelve NJIT student-athletes in three sports were named to the Fall 2010 Great West Conference All-Academic team.
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Ethical Behavior and Leadership Headline Courses for PEs at NJIT
February 04, 2011
NJIT has developed a series of short and affordable continuing education courses for Professional Engineers (PE) to help them comply with existing regulations in New York State and anticipated in New Jersey.
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Memorial Service To Be Held for Distinguished Professor Timothy N. Chang
February 04, 2011
A remembrance and visitation to honor the memory of Distinguished Professor Timothy N. Chang will be held on Saturday, February 26, 2011 from 2-6 p.m. at the Parsippany Funeral Service, 60 North Beverwyck Road, Lake Hiawatha, NJ 07034.
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NJIT Mourns Passing of Distinguished Professor Timothy N. Chang
February 02, 2011
NJIT mourns the loss of Distinguished Professor Timothy N. Chang, who died on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at home. He was 52. >>
JAMA Features NJIT Biomedical Engineer Helping Stroke Patients
February 01, 2011
The Journal of the American Medical Association ("Medical News & Perspectives", Jan. 19, 2011) featured the research of NJIT Associate Professor Sergei Adamovich, a biomedical engineer.
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Philip L. Rinaldi Succeeds Emil C. Herkert as Overseers Chairman
February 01, 2011
Philip L. Rinaldi, of Bridgewater Township, an NJIT alumnus, has been elected to succeed Emil C. Herkert as chairman of the NJIT Board of Overseers. Herkert, of Whippany, who became an overseer in 1980, will remain on the Board as chairman emeritus.
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NJIT Mechanical Engineering Professor To Speak at Fluid Dynamics Seminar on Feb. 7
February 01, 2011
Pushpendra Singh, PhD, a professor in NJIT's department of mechanical and industrial engineering, will discuss "Manipulation of Particles Trapped at Fluid-Liquid Interfaces" on Feb. 7 at 4 p.m. in Cullimore Hall Rm. 611.
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Klang String Quartet Offers Free Afternoon Concert at NJIT
January 31, 2011
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.
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Honors College Library Named To Honor Gilbert W. Glass '41
January 31, 2011
The Albert Dorman Honors College Library was officially named the Gilbert Glass Library on Jan. 28 in a ceremony on the fourth floor of Fenster Hall.
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NJIT's College of Architecture and Design To Be Local Site for Global Game Jam 2011
January 28, 2011
Beginning on Jan. 28 and ending on Jan. 30, NJIT's College of Architecture and Design will be a local site for Global Game Jam 2011, during which more than 150 sites around the world will compete to create a game from scratch in 48 hours.
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Darius Sollohub, of Glen Ridge, Named Director of New Jersey School of Architecture
January 27, 2011
Darius Sollohub, associate professor of architecture at NJIT's College of Architecture and Design, has been named director of the New Jersey School of Architecture (NJSOA).
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NJIT has again joined more than 400 colleges and universities in RecycleMania 2011, a national recycling competition to determine who can reduce, reuse and recycle the most campus waste.
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SOM Students Participate in Bloomberg L.P. Pilot Assessment Program
January 25, 2011
Some 30 students in NJIT's School of Management traveled to Bloomberg L.P. in NYC last week to participate in the Bloomberg Assessment Test, which is designed to connect financial firms with students looking for careers in finance or related areas.
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Battle Heats Up for Tablet Market Between Android and Apple Apps
January 24, 2011
The battle between Android and Apple applications for tablet devices is yet in its infancy. But give it two months, said NJIT's Tim Kellers, an instructor who's teaching an on-line course at NJIT in Android apps, and you may see a very different landscape. >>
NJIT's Enterprise Development Center Joins Clean Energy Alliance
January 24, 2011
The Enterprise Development Center (EDC) at NJIT has joined The National Alliance of Clean Energy Incubators, known as the Clean Energy Alliance, Inc.
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NJIT's Dept. of Biomedical Engineering To Host Spring Biotech/Life Sciences Industry Forum
January 24, 2011
NJIT's Department of Biomedical Engineering in collaboration with the Division of Career Services will host the Spring Biotech/Life Sciences Industry Forum on Feb. 9, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Fenster Hall Rm. 698. >>
Fulfilling the Dream: NSBE Chapter at NJIT Hosts MLK Day Breakfast
January 21, 2011
NJIT President Robert A. Altenkirch received the Martin Luther King Award this morning at “MLK Day: Fulfilling the Dream Through S.T.E.M.,” a breakfast to acknowledge those individuals who have been an advocate for Dr. Martin Luther King's dream.
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Free Newsletter To Unravel the Mystery of Financial Aid from NJIT
January 20, 2011
There's probably no topic more on the minds of parents of college age students than financial aid. For many of these parents, and students, too, however, unraveling the mysteries of finding and securing the best financial aid package can be daunting. >>
NJIT's Department of Public Safety, the Campus Center, Inter Fraternity Sorority Council and Spectrum will be sponsoring a presentation "Cyber-Bullying in a College Environment" on Jan. 26 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom A.
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NJIT Fraternity Participates in MLK Day of Service
January 18, 2011
The brothers of the Alpha Phi Omega Lambda Delta Chapter participated in the Martin Luther King Day of Service yesterday at Louis Spencer Elementary School in Newark. >>
On an Icy Morning, A Warm Welcome to the Spring Semester
January 18, 2011
Members of the NJIT Student Senate handed out free coffee, hot cocoa and doughnuts in the NJIT parking deck this morning as the university kicked off the first day of the spring semester.
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Science Olympiad for Northern NJ Is Once Again To Be Held at NJIT: See Science Superstars From Area High Schools Compete
January 13, 2011
Once again some 500 middle and senior high school students from throughout Northern New Jersey will gather at NJIT for the annual Science Olympiad play-offs. The date this year is Jan. 14, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Michael Ehrlich and Alan (Zhipeng) Yan, both assistant professors of finance in NJIT's School of Management, have been granted sponsorship for one seat for one year in the Kauffman Firm Survey NORC Data Enclave community.
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NJIT Distinguished Professor Philip R. Goode and the research team at Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO) have reported new insights into the small-scale dynamics of the Sun's photosphere.
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NJIT's Nirwan Ansari Co-Edits Two Special Issues
January 10, 2011
Nirwan Ansari, PhD, a professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at NJIT, has recently completed co-editing two special issues covering the state of the art in communications and networks.
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Free Bilingual Financial Aid Workshop at NJIT's College Goal Sunday
January 07, 2011
Confounded by federal student loan applications? If you are a low-income family, there is no reason to suffer alone. >>
NJIT's Sotirios Ziavras Chairs IEEE International Conference
January 06, 2011
Sotirios G. Ziavras, PhD, a professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering and director of the Computer Architecture and Parallel Processing Laboratory at NJIT, co-chaired the 13th IEEE International Conference on Computational Science and Engineering last month in Hong Kong.
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NJIT's Priscilla Nelson To Receive Award from ASCE
January 04, 2011
Priscilla P. Nelson, PhD, a professor in the department of civil and environmental engineering at NJIT, has been selected by the American Society of Civil Engineers to receive the 2011 Henry L. Michel Award for Industry Advancement of Research.
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NJIT Professor Named Associate Provost for Graduate Studies
January 04, 2011
Marino Xanthos, PhD, a professor in NJIT's Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, has been named Associate Provost for Graduate Studies. His appointment will be effective Feb. 1, 2011.
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