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2013
NJIT’s Swarm Lab will host a conference for researchers who study social insects in the northeast of the US on May 24, 2013 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Eberhardt Hall on the NJIT campus. So far, some 35 researchers from Harvard to Rockefeller universities have expressed interest in attending. Participants will receive 15 minutes to present information about their current projects and 5 minutes to answer questions.
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C. Stephen Cordes, of Westfield, has been named to the NJIT Board of Trustees. Cordes is an equity partner and managing director of Clarion Partners, a leading investment advisory firm headquartered in New York City specializing in real estate with $23 billion in assets under management. He is a member of the firm’s board of directors, management executive board and investment committee. He serves as chief operating officer of the company and is the head of its portfolio management activities. Cordes is portfolio manager and chairman of the board of a $2.5 billion investment fund created through the 2005 privatization of a publicly-traded real estate investment trust specializing in multifamily property ownership and development.
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NJIT Professor and IEEE Fellow Mengchu Zhou, an expert in robotics and automation, received a distinguished service award earlier this month from the IEEE division on robotics and automation.
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NJIT Structural Engineer Teaches Webinar on Design and Construction of Low-Rise Buildings
May 22, 2013
Rima Taher, senior university lecturer at NJIT’s College of Architecture and Design, taught a live webinar yesterday on “Design and Construction of Low-Rise Buildings for High Winds and Hurricanes.”
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NJIT Lecturer Chosen as Top Reviewer of 2012
May 22, 2013
Vitaly Shneidman, senior university lecturer in NJIT’s department of physics, has been selected as one of the “Top 20 Reviewers for 2012” by The Journal of Chemical Physics.
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The New Jersey chapter of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO NJ) and The Star-Ledger/NJ.com announced the first annual Garden State Entrepreneur Excellence Award – an award created to honor New Jersey-based companies that exemplify the entrepreneurial spirit of the state.
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NJ-HITEC Medicaid Specialist Program Director, Bebet Navia, has an article featured on the Health IT Buzz blog.
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The College of Architecture and Design concluded yesterday’s 2013 NJIT morning commencement ceremony at the Prudential Center with an afternoon balloon launch and luncheon back on campus for grads, friends and relatives.
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Roberto Rojas-Cessa, associate professor of the department of electrical and computer engineering, was an invited speaker at the recent Advanced Energy Conference 2013 in New York.
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The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) recently hosted a “Wow! That’s Engineering!” outreach event titled “Innovation through Imagination.” The event, funded by a grant from ExxonMobil, hosted 55 students from the seventh grade class of the Newark Early College High School (NECHS) and six of their chaperones. >>
Every spring semester, second year students at NJIT’s College of Architecture and Design are assigned a studio project to design a masonry building. This year’s project focused on the Harrison PATH Station and throughout the semester, ten teams produced and built their designs with the assistance of masonry journeymen.
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With woops, cheers and mortarboards flying, NJIT today awarded 2,643 degrees to the members of the class of 2013. This brings the total number of degrees awarded by the university to more than 74,678. The ceremony was held at Newark’s Prudential Center. >>
NJIT Graduates 2,643 Students
May 20, 2013
NJIT today awarded 2,643 degrees to the members of the class of 2013, bringing the total number of degrees awarded by the university to more than 74,678. The ceremony was held this morning at Newark’s Prudential Center. Follow coverage of the ceremony from The Star-Ledger.
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NJIT offers innumerable opportunities and the students who avail themselves of the many campus attributes ranging from 121 degree programs to an enviable 15:1 student-faculty ratio often leave NJIT to enjoy a rich, rewarding future. Five inspirational stories below exemplify that if you stay in school and work hard, success follows. >>
Twin biomedical and chemical engineering majors, Fabio and David Oliver, of Union, who graduate from NJIT at 9 a.m. on May 20, 2013, have a secret. Although engineering is their first love and they are actively seeking career positions in their majors, don’t expect to see these two spending their leisure time hunched over a computer screen. >>
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). >>
Graduate Open House on May 16
May 13, 2013
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 Study Open House on May 16, 5-7:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Atrium.
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If you want to learn more about helping your business or company grow in Europe, don’t miss a free one day business forum at NJIT on May 15, 2013, which will detail how to use technology and innovation to do business in the European Union. >>
Furthering its commitment to improving math teaching in urban middle schools, Wells Fargo has donated $50,000 to the NJIT Center for Pre-College Programs. Pictured is Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo At Work Director, Northeast Region Stephanie Tonic, a member of the NJIT Board of Overseers with NJIT Associate Vice President for Development Jacquie Rhodes.
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Technology evangelist and Cisco System Senior Vice President Carlos Dominguez; and alums U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, PhD, and Edward Cruz, principal of Hop Brook Properties, will receive honorary degrees at the May 20, 2013 NJIT commencement. The event, set for 9 a.m., will be held at Newark's Prudential Center. The university will confer close to 2000 doctoral, master's and bachelor's degrees on members of the Class of 2013. >>
This Week's Upcoming Seminars and Lectures
May 06, 2013
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NJIT environmental experts will offer better ways to manage brownfields projects and the availability of professional help at NJIT at an upcoming national brownfields conference on May 15-17, 2013 in Atlanta. >>
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 Alum Marjorie Perry To Discuss ABCs of Starting a Business on WABC's "Here and Now"
May 03, 2013
NJIT alum Marjorie Perry, president and CEO of MZM Construction and Management Company, Inc., will discuss "The ABCs of Starting a Business or Growing Your Position in Corporate America" on WABC's "Here and Now" on May 5 at 12:00 p.m.
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NJIT continues to demonstrate the value of its educational offerings in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), according to the latest 2013 PayScale college rankings for return on investment (ROI). NJIT is 6th (top 1 percent) among 437 public universities and 27th (top 2 percent) among 1,511 public and private institutions in the U.S. >>
It was a clean sweep: Over the weekend NJIT students won the regional steel bridge contest as well as the concrete canoe contest. This marks the second year in a row that NJIT has won both contests.
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This Week's Upcoming Seminars and Lectures
April 30, 2013
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Provident Bank Foundation Helps NJIT Students Bring Design Skills to Communities Affected by Hurricane Sandy
April 29, 2013
The Provident Bank Foundation announced a $25,000 grant to NJIT in support of the new Center for Resilient Design, a program where students travel to different areas of the state to lend their design expertise to homeowners, businesses and municipalities affected by and rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy.
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Graduating seniors in NJIT’s popular CCS Capstone Program will take to the stage on campus next week when they explain how they have solved “real world problems” for corporate and company clients, including CACI, Audible, Inc., and RDE Systems. Some students will even feature entrepreneurial projects that grew from the other work.
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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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Watch Treena Livingston Arinzeh, professor of biomedical engineering, on “The Edge in Knowledge: Part II” on Caucus: New Jersey this weekend. Arinzeh will be part of a panel discussing the latest advances in biomedical research within New Jersey and among collaborating institutions within the state. >>
NJIT Holds First Renaissance Faire
April 25, 2013
NJIT’s first Renaissance Faire, held on campus on April 19, was a festive event featuring performers that entertained crowds with live jousting, fortune telling, tarot card reading and belly dancing.
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Three life science inventions that may one day heal wounds faster, improve surgical outcomes and build stronger muscles took $10,500 in prize money for further research and development at NJIT’s recent TechQuest/Innovation Day. The inventions competed against 30 developed by undergraduate teams. >>
This Week's Upcoming Seminars and Lectures
April 22, 2013
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From exciting architectural plans for the August 2013 Chinese Solar Decathlon to a better hospital rating system, six student research projects recently captured the imagination of judges at the 2013 NJIT Dana Knox Student Research Showcase, held last week on April 17, 2013. Seventy-two graduate and undergraduate students participated. >>
Students from the PCI Architectural Design Studio at NJIT’s College of Architecture and Design recently visited Universal Concrete Products, a leading manufacturer of architectural precast concrete products, as part of the program’s “beyond-the-classroom” learning experience.
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NJIT’s Elisha Yegal Bar-Ness Center for Wireless Communications and Signal Processing Research recently showcased the research of eight doctoral students. The students’ work was featured in presentations and posters displayed in the area. The annual event aims to give doctoral students and their professors from the center a chance to exchange information from a year’s worth of work. The Center is located in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NJIT’s Newark College of Engineering. >>
NJIT students Gaurav Majumdar, Karine Serrado, Carolina Ligorio and Rajesh Singh represented the MS Engineering Management team at the Regional Supply Chain Case Competition which recently took place at Rutgers University.
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NJIT Professors Featured Tonight on Television and Radio
April 18, 2013
Watch Richard Garber, associate professor in COAD’s School of Architecture, tonight on One-on-One with Steve Adubato. The program, which will discuss the subject of sustainability, is scheduled to air at 5:30 p.m. (WHYY), 7:00 p.m. (NJTV) and 12:30 a.m. (WNET).
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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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In the spring of 2013 the cicadas in the Northeastern United States will yet again emerge from their 17-year cycle—the longest gestation period of any animal. Those who experience this great sonic invasion compare their sense of wonder to the arrival of a comet or a solar eclipse. NJIT Professor David Rothenberg’s newly-released and latest opus, Bug Music: How Insects Gave Us Rhythm and Noise (St. Martin's Press), looks at this unending rhythmic cycle.
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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. >>
First Annual NJIT Innovation Day on April 19
April 16, 2013
NJIT will host its 1st Annual NJIT Innovation Day on April 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The event will take place in the Campus Center Atrium, where posters and exhibits from NJIT undergraduate and graduate students showcasing innovation can be viewed.
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PhD Students and Postdoctoral Fellows Gain Valuable Knowledge in Professional Development
April 15, 2013
The graduate entity of Society of Women Engineers (GradSWE) at NJIT conducted a workshop on “Applying to Faculty Positions” for PhD students and postdoctoral fellows at NJIT. The workshop was divided into three sessions on applications, interviews and negotiations.
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This Week's Upcoming Seminars and Lectures
April 15, 2013
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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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NJIT, New Jersey’s science and technology university, announces the appointment of Matthew Golden, EdD, as associate vice president, communications, marketing and branding, effective May 1, 2013. Golden joins NJIT with more than a decade in the communications field.
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NJIT, New Jersey’s science and technology university, today announced the new hire of attorney Kay Turner, as vice president of human resources, effective immediately. Bringing a strong understanding of nonprofit association management, equal opportunity laws and even the inner workings of a notable medical center, Turner, an accomplished human resource and labor relations executive, ushers in a new era for NJIT. >>
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at NJIT has recently been awarded a grant to support their continued goal of increasing the number of women studying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The award, funded by ExxonMobil, is part of the national SWE grant competition for K-12 (pre-college) outreach programs.
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FEMA Reps Visit NJIT
April 10, 2013
The New Jersey designated Joint Field Office (JFO) of FEMA had reached out to the BEOC Alliance at NJIT to conduct a two-day information based seminar and discussion platform on campus in March for students interested in registering for the national service.
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NJIT Participates in Summer Food Service Program
April 10, 2013
The New Jersey Institute of Technology will be participating in the 2013 Summer Food Service Program from June 26, 2013 to August 8, 2013. 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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Graduate Open House on April 11
April 10, 2013
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 April 11 from 5-7:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Atrium.
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Afolawemi Afolabi, fourth year PhD student at NJIT, won 3rd place at the Technical Research Exhibition (Oral Presentation Category) held during the 39th Annual Convention of the National Society of Black Engineers in Indianapolis in March. >>
TEDxNJIT Event Surpasses Expectations
April 09, 2013
The recent TEDxNJIT event held on April 4 proved to be a great success, with 100 attendees participating on campus and an approximate additional 1,000 viewers via live stream.
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WHAT: Fracking, short for hydraulic fracturing, injects fluid underground at high pressure to fracture rock formations in order to extract previously inaccessible oil and gas. Opponents point to groundwater contamination, risks to air quality, and migration of toxic chemicals to the surface. Is this technology vital for tapping much-needed energy or one that’s environmentally destructive? That’s the question a panel of experts will explore at an upcoming NJIT Technology and Society Forum. >>
This Week's Upcoming Seminars and Lectures
April 08, 2013
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The NJIT Newark College of Engineering (NCE) will hold its 15th annual Salute to Engineering Excellence on April 16, 2013 in the NJIT Campus Center Atrium. The event will celebrate the 94th anniversary of NCE, NJIT’s flagship institution. Honorees, who hail mostly from New Jersey, will include nine students, seven faculty and staff and two alumni with notable careers in technology and engineering.
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The NJIT Newark College of Engineering (NCE) will hold its 15th annual Salute to Engineering Excellence on April 16, 2013 in the NJIT Campus Center Atrium. The event will celebrate the 94th anniversary of NCE, NJIT’s flagship institution. Honorees, who hail mostly from New Jersey, will include nine students, seven faculty and staff and two alumni with notable careers in technology and engineering.
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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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NJIT's "Master What's Next" Campaign Awarded Gold
April 04, 2013
CN Foundry and NJIT's "Master What's Next" campaign running on the PATH system received a gold award in the "Outdoor Transit/Billboard" category at the 28th Annual Educational Advertising Awards sponsored by the Higher Education Marketing Report.
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NJIT Assistant Director for Leadership and Diversity Speaks at Student Affairs Conference
April 04, 2013
Sherlene Ayala, assistant director for Leadership and Diversity, recently spoke at The Student Affairs Conference at NYU, a one-day professional development opportunity open to administrators, faculty, and graduate students to share ideas and expertise regarding a wide array of issues in higher education and student affairs.
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SOM Students Participate at CFA Institute Research Challenge
April 02, 2013
Jose Rubiani III, Anthony Boon, Orest Bidnyk, and Reem Nakshbandy recently represented NJIT at the CFA Institute Research Challenge (IRC), where the School of Management (SOM) students competed head-to-head against 27 other universities, some of the best schools in the region.
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This Week's Upcoming Lectures and Workshops
April 02, 2013
Check out some of the upcoming lectures and workshops taking place this week.
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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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Watch NJIT This Weekend on Television
March 28, 2013
Watch an interview with Campus Gateway Development President Monique King-Viehland this weekend on Caucus: Up Close. Program dates are scheduled for 3/30 (NJTV, 12:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.); 3/30 (Thirteen, 12:30 p.m.); 3/31 (NJTV, 8:30 a.m.); 3/31 (NJTV, 11:30 a.m.); 4/2 (WHYY, 5:30 p.m.); 4/5 (WLIW World, 7:00 a.m.) and 4/17 (NJTV, 12:30 a.m.).
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It looks like 2013 will be a thrilling season for baseball fans as four of the six divisions can be expected to deliver tight races, says baseball guru NJIT Associate Professor and Associate Dean Bruce Bukiet. Over the years, Bukiet has applied mathematical analysis to compute the number of regular season games each Major League Baseball team should win. Though his expertise is in mathematical modeling, his projections have compared well with those of so-called experts.
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Deadline for New Jersey Apps Challenge Extended
March 26, 2013
In April 2012 U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski and leaders from New Jersey’s education, business and technology communities announced a new initiative to spur high-tech innovation in New Jersey - the “New Jersey Apps Challenge,” a mobile apps competition among three New Jersey universities.
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Computer Science Seminar on Mar. 27
March 26, 2013
Archan Misra, Singapore Management University, will present “Mobile Analytics and the LiveLabs Lifestyle Experimentation Platform” on Mar. 27 from 2:15 – 3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415.
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A group of students and faculty from NJIT’s College of Architecture and Design recently visited Architectural Polymers, Inc., a leader and innovator in the concrete form fabrication industry as part of their studies in the Precast/Pre-stressed Concrete Institute (PCI) Architectural Design Studio.
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Fracking: Challenges and Opportunities
March 25, 2013
A technology vital for tapping much-needed energy or one that’s environmentally destructive? That’s the question a panel of experts will explore at the Technology and Society Forum session on fracking April 10, 2013 from 3 – 4:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom. The NJIT Technology and Society Forum is free and open to the public.
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WHAT: The NJIT bus deposits daily some two dozen NJIT students adorned in bright yellow t-shirts at Long Beach Island’s long-standing and beloved Surflight Theater, ravaged unfortunately by Sandy. The students are performing not Shakespeare, but light construction work plus cleaning up and tending to small repairs. For over 60 years, Surflight has been home to local actors and actresses as well as students getting their feet wet in the world of community theatre.
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Media Advisory: NJIT Students Clean Up Beach at Asbury Park
March 21, 2013
WHAT: Every day this week some 35 NJIT students wearing bright yellow t-shirts, who call themselves the “bucket brigade” take a 90-minute bus ride down and back from the NJIT campus to rebuild fencing and plant scrub-brushes on dunes in Asbury Park. Come Friday as the fruits of their labors become more visible a hearty party is planned featuring a rock band.
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A handful of NJIT engineering and architecture student volunteers hope to better understand what happened to the storm-damaged public waterfront areas in Elizabeth and Perth Amboy. Earlier this week, working with Future City Inc., the students conducted physical assessments of the damaged waterfronts. Policymakers and constituents met with them. Tomorrow and Friday, they’ll be brainstorming solutions and writing impact assessments. Professional engineers will be available to listen. The exercise is bound to not only help the cities but instill pride in the volunteers. They also may walk away a lot smarter. Among the issues to be addressed: Can a living waterfront be integrated into the locality's flood management plan? And, if so where? How best to manage the impact of flooding and related damages? And what about future public access, considering climate change?
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NJIT students, professors, staff and others from universities throughout the US are descending upon New Jersey this week to eradicate the remaining devastation from Super Storm Sandy. Some two dozen projects located at points as far north as the IHS Development Corporation in Newark and as far south as the Surflight Theater in Beach Haven will receive help. Daily buses leave the NJIT campus filled with students and others in bright yellow t-shirts and even brighter smiles.
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The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at NJIT received the Second Place Outstanding Collegiate Section Award during the recent Regional SWE Conference held in Wilmington, DE Mar. 8-10.
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Judith Sheft, associate vice president of technology development at NJIT, has been reappointed by Governor Christie to serve on the New Jersey Israel Commission.
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NJIT Professor Introduces Engineering to Girls
March 19, 2013
Rima Taher, PhD, PE, university lecturer at NJIT’s College of Architecture and Design, was recently invited to Westwood Regional Jr./Sr. High School in Washington Township to address the eighth grade class and introduce the young students to the engineering profession as part of “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day.”
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Some 25 members of NJIT’s men’s track and field team will volunteer their brawn and brains tomorrow to tackle cleaning up the headquarters of IHS Development Corporation, Newark. Ravaged by hurricanes Sandy and Irene, the building remains in need of help and students’ efforts. Volunteers will remove light debris, lift moderate boxes and materials and perform minor carpentry repairs. The students are part of a larger 600-body task force assembled during the past month by NJIT’s College of Architecture and Design (COAD). Dubbed the “Alternative Spring Break,” the effort has targeted cleaning up facilities, residences and areas damaged by the super storm. Students from other colleges and universities are also participating.
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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. >>
Watch NJIT President Joel S. Bloom this weekend on Caucus: NJ with Steve Adubato for a closer look at higher education in Newark.
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Media Advisory: Hundreds of NJIT Students Participate in Alternative Spring Break: Rebuild Communities Devastated by Sandy
March 14, 2013
WHAT: During Alternative Spring Break, over 500 NJIT students, faculty, staff and alumni will do volunteer work from Newark to the Jersey shore, cleaning up devastated areas and helping towns rebuild in a resilient manner. Students will work on removing debris from beaches and parks, removing floors and wallboard, replacing floors and walls, painting and carpentry, stocking and distributing food and clothing, and compiling information on areas affected by Sandy.
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NJIT Mourns the Passing of Peter Hrycak
March 13, 2013
The university community mourns the recent passing of Peter Hrycak, professor emeritus of NJIT’s Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering.
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The Board of Trustees of New Jersey Institute of Technology has approved $200 million in construction and infrastructure projects on the university’s Newark campus, designed to enhance and expand NJIT’s role as the state’s science and technology university and a leader in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and research. The university will apply to the Secretary of Higher Education for $152 million from the Building Our Future Bond Act, state revolving funds and other sources to support the projects.
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NJIT men's basketball coach Jim Engles is one of 20 national finalists for the 2013 Skip Prosser Man of the Year award, which is presented by the website CollegeInsider.com.
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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). >>
A delegation of 20 people from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in China visited NJIT’s computer science department on Mar. 11 for a brief introduction on NJIT's teaching and research programs with presentations and discussions focusing on cloud computing.
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Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Colloquium on March 13
March 12, 2013
Shawn Chester, PhD, assistant professor in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering at NJIT, will present “Mechanics of Amorphous Polymers and Polymeric Gels” on Mar. 13 from 1:00 – 2:25 p.m. in MEC 221.
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CIM Students Participate in Annual Conference
March 11, 2013
A lucky group of NJIT undergraduate students enrolled in the Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program available through the Newark College of Engineering’s Department of Engineering Technology recently returned from a fascinating week in Las Vegas at the World of Concrete Annual Conference.
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NJIT Student Wins Campus CEO Challenge
March 11, 2013
Congratulations to three NJIT students who were finalists in Dr. Randal Pinkett's Campus CEO Challenge, a competition for New Jersey students who have dreams of running their own company. The final event and awards were held Mar. 3 on the campus of NJIT.
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IEEE Communications Society Talk on March 12
March 11, 2013
Ricardo Bianchini, Rutgers University, will present “Leveraging Renewable Energy in Datacenters: Present and Future” on Mar. 12 at 4:45 p.m. in 202 ECEC
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Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar on March 12
March 11, 2013
Steven Nagy, NJIT alum and former structural designer and inspector, will present “An Overview of The New Austrian Tunnel Method (NATM): Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project, Tysons Corner, VA” on Mar. 12 from 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. in Colton Hall Room 210. >>
COAD Lecture on March 11
March 11, 2013
Tony and Margaret Santos, professor and adjunct faculty in NJIT’s College of Architecture and Design (CoAD), will present “New Portuguese Architecture” on March 11 at 5:30 p.m. in Weston Lecture Hall as part of the Spring 2013 Lecture Series.
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Biomedical Engineering Showcase on March 14
March 07, 2013
NJIT will host a Biomedical Engineering Showcase with BS, MS, PhD and Capstone students on March 14 from 9:30-2:30 p.m. in Fenster Hall 6th Floor. The showcase will feature projects and research via mini poster presentations and guided lab tours and is an opportunity to interact one-on-one with selected students and their faculty advisors as they research and discover new advances in Biomedical Engineering.
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NSF CAREER Award Workshop: Register Today
March 07, 2013
The NJIT Research Committee will host the NSF CAREER Award Workshop on April 3 from 11:30 – 2:30 p.m. in 112 Eberhart Hall. The objectives of the workshop are to provide an open forum for the newly hired faculty members to interact with the NSF CAREER awardees on campus and help them jump-start their CAREER proposal preparation and submission.
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on March 8
March 07, 2013
Howard Stone, Princeton University, will present “Variations on familiar flows: (i) Marangoni flows with surfactants and (ii) Trapping of bubbles in stagnation point flows” on March 8 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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Civil & Environmental Engineering Seminar on March 7
March 07, 2013
Lori Peek, PhD, visiting research scientist at the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University and an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at Colorado State University will present “When the Earth Shakes: A Global Study of Earthquake Risk Reduction Activities, Barriers, and Needs” on March 7 from 4:30 -5:45 p.m. in Colton Hall Room 210.
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Two new patents to improve orthogonal space time codes and decode data transmissions of space time spreading were recently awarded to NJIT Distinguished Professor Yeheskel Bar-Ness, executive director of the Elisha Yegal Bar-Ness Center for Wireless Communications and Signal Processing Research. Co-inventors with Bar-Ness on both patents were NJIT alums Amir Laufer and Kodzovi Acolatse. >>
COAD To Host Spring Symposium on March 6
March 04, 2013
The College of Architecture and Design (CoAD) will host a spring symposium on “Distributed Intelligence” sponsored by AIANJ as part of the Spring 2013 Lecture Series on March 6 from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. in Weston Lecture Hall. The symposium was originally planned for Fall 2012 and was rescheduled due to Hurricane Sandy.
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Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Colloquium on March 6
March 04, 2013
Ting Tan, The University of Vermont, will present “A Preliminary Idea of Bio-Inspired Wind Turbine Blade Structures” on March 6 from 1:00 – 2:25 p.m.in 221 MEC.
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NJIT researchers received a top honor for their ideas on better ways to ensure the integrity and long-term reliability of data stored at potentially untrusted cloud storage providers. "Towards Self-Repairing Replication-Based Storage Systems Using Untrusted Clouds," was written by Bo Chen, a doctoral candidate, and his advisor, NJIT Assistant Professor Reza Curtmola, both in NJIT’s College of Computing Sciences (CCS).
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NJIT Wins Great West Conference
March 04, 2013
The NJIT men's basketball team led by head coach Jim Engles won the Great West Conference Championship on Saturday by coming back from a 17 point deficit against Houston Baptist. Congratulations to NJIT athletics, men's basketball, its coaches and players.
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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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COAD Lecture on March 4
March 01, 2013
Nataly Gattegno and Jason Johnson, principals of Future Cities Lab, will present “Live Models” on March 4 at 5:30 p.m. in Weston Lecture Hall as part of the College of Architecture and Design (CoAD) Spring 2013 Lecture Series.
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NJIT To Host Spring Career Fair on March 6
March 01, 2013
NJIT’s annual spring Career Fair, sponsored by NJIT’s Career Development Services (CDS), will be held March 6, 2013 from 12:30 -5 p.m. throughout the campus. It is expected to be the largest ever, with more than 175 companies and government agencies coming to interview upwards of 2,000 students and alumni. >>
With more than 6.7 million students taking at least one course online, according to the 2012 Survey of Online Learning conducted by Babson Survey Research Group, higher education institutions are stepping up their efforts to meet the growing demand for online programs.
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Campus CEO Challenge: Cast Your Vote
February 28, 2013
Three NJIT students are finalists in Dr. Randal Pinkett's Campus CEO Challenge, a competition for New Jersey students who have dreams of running their own company.
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NJIT Researchers Will Be Featured Speakers at 2013 Redevelopment Forum
February 28, 2013
How innovation districts can foster economic growth will be the focus of an upcoming panel, moderated by NJIT Senior Vice President of Research and Development Donald H. Sebastian at the 2013 Redevelopment Forum. The event, sponsored by New Jersey Future, is set for March 1, 2013 in New Brunswick. Other NJIT speakers will include College of Architecture and Design Dean Urs Gauchat, examining how new construction can “fit” into often delicate existing fabrics. Colette Santasieri, director of strategic initiatives at NJIT, will sit on a third panel, addressing the tensions between port operations and redevelopments for nonindustrial/nonport related issues.
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Star-Ledger Features NJIT Honors Students
February 27, 2013
Two teams of Albert Dorman Honors College students enrolled in the College’s new Interdisciplinary Design Studio were prominently featured in the Star-Ledger for their award-winning research.
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NJIT Mourns the Passing of Martin Katzen
February 27, 2013
The university community mourns the recent passing of Martin Katzen, PhD, associate professor in the department of mathematical sciences. The family would like to extend an invitation to Katzen's colleagues and friends for a memorial service to be held on Feb. 27 from 5 - 8 p.m. at the Harrison Building, 205 West 76th Street, 4th floor lounge, N.Y. (between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue).
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Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Colloquium on Feb. 27
February 26, 2013
NJIT’s Paul Ranky, department of mechanical and industrial engineering, will discuss “Some R&D Results and New Research Methodologies in Concurrent / Simultaneous Product & Process Design Engineering with 3P and Other Methods” on Feb. 27 from 1:00-2:25 p.m. in MEC 221.
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NJIT Celebrates Growth of Solar Technology
February 26, 2013
NJIT celebrates a new phase in the growth of its solar technology effort with the rededication of a research center as the China National Building Materials Photovoltaic Materials Research Center. Expanding its previous work on Cadmium Telluride photocells with NJIT alumni-run Apollo Solar Energy, the new program addresses broader photocell technology and implementation studies. >>
Bloom Discusses Edge in Knowledge, Tech Advantage on Caucus NJ
February 25, 2013
"The Edge in Knowledge: Part 1," featuring NJIT President Joel S. Bloom opened Caucus: New Jersey this past weekend with a closer look at the importance of NJIT’s Enterprise Development Center (EDC).
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Watch NJIT's Judith Sheft on Caucus: New Jersey
February 22, 2013
Judith Sheft, associate vice president of technology development, will be featured on Caucus: New Jersey.
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Computer Science Seminar on Feb. 25
February 22, 2013
Dr. Xiaohui (Helen) Gu, North Carolina State University, will present “Prediction-Driven System Management for Robust and Green Cloud Computing Infrastructures” on Feb. 25 from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415.
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Undergraduate Open House on Feb. 24
February 22, 2013
For an up-close look at NJIT life, come to the winter undergraduate open house on Feb. 24 from 11-4 p.m. in the University Admissions office in Fenster Hall, Room 100. >>
NJIT Doctoral Student Receives Louis Berger International Scholar Award
February 21, 2013
Xiaolu Wang, of Newark, a doctoral student at NJIT, was named the 2013 recipient of The Louis Berger International Scholar Award on Feb. 13, 2013. Wang will receive a stipend of approximately $19,500 to cover tuition and living costs. In 1997, The Louis Berger Group, Inc. established the Louis Berger International Scholar program at NJIT. To date, the program has provided scholarships to nine NJIT students. >>
ACI Names NJIT Excellent University for 2012
February 21, 2013
The American Concrete Institute has named NJIT as an ACI Excellent University for 2012.
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NJIT Scheduled for WBGO 88.3 FM from 4-6:30 p.m.
February 20, 2013
Priscilla Nelson, professor in NJIT’s Dept. Civil and Environmental Engineering, is scheduled to appear on WBGO 88.3 FM from 4-6:30 p.m. this evening, commenting on PSE&G’s announcement of a $3.9 billion, 10-year overhaul of its system.
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TIAA CREF CIO To Forecast IT's Future at Free NJIT Talk: Public Invited
February 20, 2013
Annabelle Bexiga, the senior managing director and chief information officer at TIAA-CREF, will trace the dramatic changes that have taken place in the field of information technology when she addresses this year’s 2013 Gilbreth Colloquium at NJIT. >>
Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Feb 22
February 19, 2013
Yixin Guo, Drexel University, will present “A Model of Thalamocortical Relay Neuron and the Parkinsonian Network” on Feb. 22 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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Theta Chi Fraternity Featured in Their National Magazine
February 19, 2013
NJIT’s Theta Chi Fraternity can be seen in the latest issue of The Rattle, the fraternity’s official magazine. See page 33 for the article and then page 44 for other listed accomplishments.
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Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Colloquium on Feb. 20
February 19, 2013
Dr. Zi Chen, Ph.D., Washington University, will present “Nonlinear mechanics, morphology and instability of ribbons, plates and rods” on Feb. 20 from 10:30 – 11:30 p.m. in MEC 224.
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Computer Science Seminar on Feb. 20
February 19, 2013
Dr. Sangtae Ha, Princeton University, will discuss “Time-Dependent Pricing for Mobile Data – From Economic Theory to Trial Deployment” on Feb. 20 from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415. >>
NJIT Scheduled for NBC News Tonight at 11 p.m.
February 18, 2013
NJIT civil engineer Fadi Karaa, PhD, is scheduled to appear tonight on NBC News (Channel 4) at 11 p.m. EST for a special story about pipeline security. Priscilla Nelson, PhD, and civil engineering department chair Taha Marhaba, PhD were also interviewed.
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Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Seminar on Feb. 19
February 18, 2013
Dr. Alper Murat, McGill University, will present “An Allocation-based Modeling and Solution Framework for Location Problems with Dense Demand” on Feb. 19 from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. in 224 MEC.
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NJIT Graduate Students Place 2nd at Juniper Networks Hackathon
February 18, 2013
A team of NJIT graduate students recently placed second at the Juniper Networks Hackathon on Feb 2. NJIT was the host school. Teams from Rutgers, NYIT, NYU/Poly, and U.Penn participated.
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Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Colloquium on Feb. 18
February 18, 2013
Dr. Rajiv Malhotra, Northwestern University, will discuss “Fundamentals of Process Mechanics and Process Innovation in Incremental Forming” on Feb. 18 from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. in 224 MEC.
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Computer Science Seminar on Feb. 18
February 15, 2013
Dejun Yang, Arizona State University, will discuss “Crowdsourcing to Smartphones: Incentive Mechanism Design for Crowdsensing” on Feb. 18 from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415. >>
NJIT EDC Company Installs Innovative Solar Parking Lot System
February 15, 2013
WattLots LLC, an active member of NJIT’s Enterprise Development Center, recently completed the installation of the ground breaking “Power Arbor”™ parking lot system at Runnells Specialized Hospital in Berkeley Heights. >>
NJIT Professor Named Emerald Honoree
February 14, 2013
Treena Livingston Arinzeh, professor in NJIT’s Department of Biomedical Engineering, was recently nominated 2013 Emerald Honoree in the category of Educational Leadership. The 2013 Emerald Honorees are distinguished innovators making a difference in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.
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Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Colloquium on Feb. 15
February 14, 2013
Inanc Senocak, Department of Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering, Boise State University, will discuss “Advanced Computing for Wind Energy and Environmental Applications” on Feb. 15 from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. in MEC 221.
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Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Colloquium on Feb. 14
February 13, 2013
Chris Yingchun Yuan, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, will discuss “A System Approach for Reducing the Environmental Impact of Manufacturing and Sustainability Improvement of Nano-scale Manufacturing” from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 14 in 221 MEC.
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Feb. 15
February 13, 2013
Marty Golubitsky, Distinguished Professor of Natural and Mathematics Sciences at Ohio State University, will discuss “Patterns of Phase-Shift Syncrhony” on Feb. 15 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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NJIT Students Win at Cross Campus Challenge
February 13, 2013
If you haven't heard already, both teams from NJIT were winners at the Capital One Cross Campus Challenge.
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Famous Whistleblower, Founder No FEAR, To Speak at NJIT Lecture Series
February 12, 2013
“No FEAR: A Whistleblower’s Triumph” is the title of a lecture by the founder of the No FEAR Coalition Marsha Coleman-Adebayo set for Feb. 20, 2013 in the NJIT Campus Center Ballroom. The event is free and open to the public. Street parking is available. Coleman-Adebayo is the Director of the National Whistleblowers Center.
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NJIT Sophomore Gets Invite From White House To Attend Tech Summit
February 12, 2013
Jinisha Patel, of Springfield, a sophomore at the College of Computing Sciences at NJIT, recently attended a White House technology summit. Patel numbered among 12 college students chosen to attend by the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT), a group Patel has worked with since high school.
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NJIT Mourns the Passing of William Stanley Brown
February 11, 2013
NJIT mourns the passing of William Stanley Brown, 77, of Chatham Borough, who was a former member of the NJIT Board of Trustees, serving from May of 1997 to December of 2005.
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For innovative research on semiconductor devices, NJIT Professor Durgamadhab (Durga) Misra, the associate chair for graduate programs in the Newark College of Engineering (NCE) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, will receive two Division Awards next May, the 2013 Electronic and Photonic Division Award and the 2013 Thomas D. Collinan Award from the Dielectric Science and Technology Division of the Electrochemical Society (ECS). Misra is an ECS Fellow.
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Computer Science Seminar on Feb. 13
February 11, 2013
Dr. Minaxi Gupta of Indiana University will discuss “Unearthing the Roots of Cyberfraud: Exposing DNS Exploitation in AdFraud and Phishing” on Feb. 13 from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. in GITC 4415. >>
IEEE Control System Society Talk on Feb. 12
February 11, 2013
Prof. Zhong-Ping Jiang, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, will present “Feedback, Control and Dynamic Networks” on Feb. 12 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in ECE 202.
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NJIT Humanities Professor To Lecture in Portugal
February 08, 2013
Digital poetry expert Christopher Funkhouser, associate professor in the department of humanities, will be consulting on a project called PO.EX'70-80, which focuses on experimental poetry, on Feb. 14 at Universidade Fernando Pessoa in Porto, Portugal. >>
Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar on Feb. 12
February 08, 2013
Reza Khanbilvardi, Executive Director of CUNY CREST Institute and Director of NOAA-CREST Center, The City College of the City University of New York, will discuss “Satellite Remote Sensing Application in Hydrological Monitoring and Modeling” on Feb. 12 from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. in Colton Hall 210.
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Computer Science Seminar on Feb. 11
February 08, 2013
Jeffrey Jestes, University of Utah, will discuss “Changing the Tide: Efficient Summarization Techniques for Massive Data” on Feb. 11 from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415.
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Biomedical Engineering Students Receive "People's Choice" Award
February 08, 2013
A team of NCE biomedical engineering undergraduates lead by George Ulsh and Dung Le, both of Mullica Hill, recently received the “People’s Choice” award at a poster session and pitch competition sponsored by the New Jersey Entrepreneurial Network at Princeton University.
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Marjorie Perry, of East Orange, president and CEO of MZM Construction and Management Company, Inc., a Newark-based company, will receive on March 21, 2013, an "Influential Black Women in Business" award from The Network Journal (TNJ).
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CN Communications Wins Silver In Collegiate Advertising Awards
February 07, 2013
CN Communications won a Silver Award for the NJIT Presidential Inauguration invitation package from the Collegiate Advertising Awards, an elite program designed to recognize educational marketing professionals for outstanding excellence in all forms of advertising, marketing and promotion.
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Feb. 8
February 06, 2013
Michael Miksis, Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, will present “Drying Processes” on Feb. 8 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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Personalized Healthcare Will Revolutionize 21st Century Medicine, Says NJIT Professor
February 06, 2013
A closer look at personalized or point-of-care healthcare was the focus of a recent international conference in India organized and chaired by NJIT Distinguished Professor Atam Dhawan.
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NJIT's Donald Sebastian Meets With Congressional Representatives
February 06, 2013
NJIT Senior Vice President of Research and Development Donald H. Sebastian was asked to join a closed door breakfast briefing held Feb. 5, 2013, in Washington, DC. California Congressman Mike Thompson organized the meeting.
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The NJ Alliance for Action honored NJIT with its leading higher education award for spear-heading the construction of the Warren Street Village Project, a new honors residence hall, Greek houses and additional campus dining facilities scheduled to open on the NJIT campus this coming fall.
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Fourth year architecture students Ksenyia Kudlai, Nick Jaroni, Liz Opper, and David Perez have been awarded internships with City Hydroponics LLC, a member of NJIT’s Enterprise Development Center (EDC), as a result of their outstanding work in a course taught by NJIT Assistant Professor Matt Burgermaster last semester.
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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 Small Business Procurement Fair Proves Successful
February 05, 2013
The NJIT Small Business Procurement Fair held on Jan. 24 in Atlantic City was a great success. The event was held in coordination with contracting activities located on Joint Base McGuire/Dix/Lakehurst.
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EDC Complimentary Breakfast Seminar on Feb. 6
February 01, 2013
The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) will be presenting a seminar in the NJIT Campus Center Atrium on Feb. 6 from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
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Steven Hart, Ph.D., P.E., Director of Infrastructure Studies at the Center for Innovation and Engineering, West Point, will present “Conceptual Models for Infrastructure” on Feb. 5 from 4:45 – 5:45 p.m. in Colton Hall 210.
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Thanks to a unique Capital One and NJIT competition, four teams of Albert Dorman Honors College (ADHC) undergrads probably can’t wait until next June when they’ll move into their new roles as entrepreneurs with seed funding.
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Computer Science Seminar on Feb. 6
January 30, 2013
Dr. Srikanth Krishnamurthy, University of California, Riverside, will present “Resource management in networks: Performance and Security Issues” on Feb. 6 from 2:15 – 3:15 p.m. in GITC 4415.
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Anyone interested in the worlds of architecture and design won’t want to miss the upcoming, free annual AIANJ Fall Symposium in Weston Hall, Summit and Warren streets, home of NJIT’s College of Architecture and Design (COAD).
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Biomedical Engineering Seminar on Feb. 1
January 29, 2013
Joe Tien, Ph.D., Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, will present a talk entitled, “Physical principles that govern vascularization of scaffolds” on Feb. 1 at 10:30 a.m. in the Central King Building (CKB) Room 204.
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Undergraduate Research Showcase on Feb. 6
January 29, 2013
Inspiration, innovation and invention will be this year’s theme for the annual campus-wide undergraduate research showcase on Feb. 6, 2013 from 2-6 p.m. in the second floor gallery and ballroom of the NJIT Campus Center. >>
Fluid Dynamics Seminar on Jan. 31
January 29, 2013
Professor Len Pismen from Technion - Israel Institute of Technology will present "Rheology of cytoskeleton: from mesoscopic mechanics to macroscopic instabilities." on Jan. 31 in Cullimore 611 from 4-5 p.m.
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Research of NJIT Professors Featured On Cover Of Biotechnology & Bioengineering Journal
January 29, 2013
The research of Dr. Cheul H. Cho, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, and Research Professor Dr. George Collins was recently published and featured on the Feb. 2013 cover of Biotechnology & Bioengineering, a leading journal in biomedical engineering. >>
NJIT President Joel Bloom Named To NJ Biz Power 100 List
January 29, 2013
NJIT President Joel S. Bloom was named to the NJ Biz prestigious power list of the 100 most powerful people in New Jersey business. Dr. Bloom was ranked 55.
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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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Beijing Normal University Visits NJIT
January 28, 2013
Dr. Fanghua Hao, Vice President of Beijing Normal University, Chancellor Dr. Chuansheng Liu and several other representatives of the school met with NJIT President Joel Bloom on the morning of Jan. 28 to discuss similarities between the universities and how the two plan to collaborate together for a mutual beneficial future.
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NJIT Professor Featured on Design Milk
January 24, 2013
Kudos to Assistant Professor Brooks Atwood whose Sylki Chair, made from super thin metal making it weigh in at just 8 lbs, is featured in the current issue of the electronic publication Design Milk.
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SOM Professor and Alum Win Best Paper
January 24, 2013
Jerry Fjermestad, professor in NJIT's School of Management, and Karen Patten, NJIT alum, won the best paper in the teaching track in the Third Business Intelligence Congress at the recent International Conference for Information Systems.
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Computer Science Seminar on Jan. 28
January 24, 2013
Dr. Miao Zhao of Huawei Technologies will present “Utility-Maximization Framework for Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP in Multiuser-MIMO LTE Networks” on Jan. 28 from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415.
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Biotrial, Leading International Clinical Researcher, to Build North American Headquarters In Newark's University Heights Science Park
January 23, 2013
Biotrial S.A., a leading clinical research organization based in France that provides drug discovery and developmental services worldwide, announced today the purchase of approximately 1.2 acres in University Heights Science Park (UHSP) on which it plans to build its North American headquarters.
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Biomedical Engineering Seminar on Jan. 25
January 23, 2013
Sabine Kastner, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Center for the Study of Brain, Mind & Behavior, Princeton University, will present a seminar entitled, "Neural basis of visual attention in the primate brain" on Jan. 25 at 10:30 a.m. in CKB 204.
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Lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina will be the focus of a Friday morning discussion at NJIT between a New Orleans designer instrumental in helping that city rebuild and planner Thomas Dallessio, the project manager of NJIT’s new Center for Resilient Design.
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IEEE Control System Society Talk on Jan. 24
January 23, 2013
The IEEE Control Systems Society is hosting a talk entitled, “Optimal Control of Redundant Systems with Controlled Infeasibility” on Jan. 24 from 5:15 to 6 p.m in ECEC 202.
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NJIT Professor Alexander Haimovich Named IEEE Fellow
January 23, 2013
A pioneer in the field of signal processing in adaptive arrays and multiple sensor radar, NJIT Professor Alexander Haimovich has been named an IEEE Fellow. His work has contributed greatly to the advancement and application of electrical engineering and technology.
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Winning Photographs by NJIT's Glenn Goldman
January 23, 2013
For the second consecutive year, architectural photographs by School of Art + Design Director Glenn Goldman were selected in the open competition for inclusion in the annual calendar produced by the West Jersey Section of the American Institute of Architects (AIA West Jersey).
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Pre-award and Grantsmanship Seminar on Jan. 30
January 17, 2013
The NJIT Faculty Council Standing Committee on Research will host a Pre-award and Grantsmanship Seminar on Jan. 30, from 11:30 am - 2:30 p.m. in Eberhardt Hall (Room 112). The Office of Provost and Office of Research and Development are sponsors.
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NJIT's Donald Sebastian Invited To White House Meeting
January 17, 2013
NJIT Senior Vice President of Research and Development Donald H. Sebastian believes NJIT will play a larger role in the upcoming White House discussions on curbing gun violence. Sebastian expects NJIT to be called upon as technology experts to move along the development of innovative gun safety technology.
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COAD Professors Lead Students To India
January 17, 2013
During winter break, College of Art and Design (COAD) faculty members Darius Sollohub and James Dart are leading a group of students on a two-week trip to India. Sponsored by Ahmedabad-based Abellon Clean Energy and matched by Delhi’s Amity University and private donations, the group’s mission is to sponsor cultural and technological exchange between NJIT and Indian universities and businesses.
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NJIT Hosts Annual Global Game Jam 2013 Last Weekend in January
January 15, 2013
Jamming, but not on musical instruments, will be the order of the day later this month as dozens of NJIT design and information technology students and a few from surrounding colleges pull all-nighters—some even all weekenders –at NJIT’s Third Annual Global Game Jam (GGJ).
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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. >>
Once again the brainiest of the brainy will descend Jan. 17, 2013 upon NJIT when 600 middle and senior high school students compete vigorously in the Northern New Jersey Science Olympiad Regional play-offs.
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NJIT Professor Presents Keynote Lecture At International Conference
January 07, 2013
At the 18th International Conference on Advanced Oxidation Technologies for Treatment of Water, Air and Soil held in Jacksonville, Florida, Lev Krasnoperov, professor in the Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, presented a keynote lecture entitled "Chemical Reactions in Non-thermal Plasma." >>
Humanities Professor Gives Presentations in Saudi Arabia
January 07, 2013
Humanities associate professor Carol Johnson recently gave two presentations in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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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 In The Wall Street Journal
January 03, 2013
Darius Sollohub, associate professor of architecture at NJIT’s College of Architecture and Design, was recently quoted in an article appearing in The Wall Street Journal.
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Dr. Reginald Tomkins Receives Zaida Morales-Martinez ACS Mentoring Prize
December 20, 2012
Reginald Tomkins, professor of chemical engineering and co-op adviser for the Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, was the winner of the 2011 Zaida C. Morales Martinez ACS Scholars Mentoring Prize. >>
Joint Lab Demonstrates Student Concepts
December 20, 2012
Jorge Golowasch, chair and professor in the federated department of biological sciences, and Farzan Nadim, professor in the departments of mathematical and biological sciences, presented a joint lab demo earlier this month in collaboration with Rodolfo Haedo, a former undergraduate and MS student from NJIT, and Joerg Oestreich.
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A Successful and Busy Semester for NJIT Students Enrolled in Concrete Industry Management (CIM) Program
December 20, 2012
The Fall 2012 semester has proven to be both busy and successful for students enrolled in NJIT’s Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program. Andrew Canon, of Parsippany, CIM student and president of the NJIT American Concrete Institute (ACI) student chapter, appeared on the December cover of Concrete International.
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COAD Alum Featured on Autodesk Website
December 20, 2012
Ian Siegel, a recent graduate of NJIT’s College of Architecture and Design, is featured in an interview on the Student Showcase section of the website for Autodesk.
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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. >>
CIM Students Awarded 3rd Place at International Competition
December 18, 2012
The NJIT American Concrete Institute (ACI) student chapter, consisting mainly of Concrete Industry Management (CIM) students, was recently awarded third place at the ACI 2012 Student Egg Protection Device Competition held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Andrew Canon, president of the NJIT American Concrete Institute (ACI) student chapter, appears on the December cover of Concrete International (CI).
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ECE Professor Gives Tutorial at GLOBECOM 2012
December 17, 2012
Nirwan Ansari, PhD, professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, delivered the tutorial “Content Delivery Acceleration” at the 2012 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM 2012), the flagship annual conference of the IEEE Communications Society held Dec. 3-7, 2012.
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NJIT and Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) have formed Team NJHA to compete jointly in the Solar Decathlon China (SD China) competition to be held in Datong, China in August 2013.
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COAD Launches Effort To Help Heal Hurricane Sandy Wounds
December 13, 2012
NJIT publicly launched a major initiative today to call upon the university’s myriad levels of expertise – design and architecture, urban planning and environmental engineering – to help the state recover from Hurricane Sandy.
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The influential architecture and design publication DesignIntelligence has named College of Architecture and Design Associate Professor Anthony Schuman, a registered architect, one of 30 most-admired educators for 2013.
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NJIT Featured in DesignIntelligence
December 13, 2012
DesignIntelligence, the influential architecture and design publication, recently rated NJIT as one of the top brands in architectural education showing diversified strengths.
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NJIT Professors and Students Working To Help NJ Recover After Sandy
December 12, 2012
NJIT’s College of Architecture and Design (COAD) is energetically involved in helping New Jersey recover from the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. The university has established a post-Sandy recovery program of research, design and case-study projects that will provide state and local leaders, business owners and residents with 21st -century expertise and ready-to-build designs for recovery in hard-hit areas.
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NJIT Student Wins First Place at International Research Poster Contest
December 11, 2012
Shyamala Pillai, doctoral student in the Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, won first place at the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) Graduate Poster Contest in San Francisco in November. >>
The World Wide Web is changing and if you’re a web architect, system administrator, content management system specialist or user interface designer, you may need to keep pace along with these changes. NJIT’s newest professional development WebMASTER TNG Certificate, starting Jan. 23, 2013, may be just the ticket. The 8-week online class will offer the skills and knowledge to enable you to become or stay on top of your field.
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Economic growth will rise to 3 percent in 2013 and 2014, while unemployment will drop to 7.3 percent by December of 2013, NJIT Leir Research Professor William V. Rapp, PhD told economists and others last week at the annual outlook symposium sponsored by the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank.
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3rd Annual Furniture Fair on Dec. 6
December 05, 2012
The 3rd Annual Furniture Fair, which features unique furniture designs by third year industrial design students from the School of Art+Design, will take place on Dec. 6 from 6 – 8 p.m. in the Campus Center Gallery.
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Dec. 7
December 05, 2012
Gregor Kovacic, associate professor of mathematical sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, will present “Is Our Sensing Compressed?” on Dec. 7 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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"Behind the Scenes: The Secret Life of Entertainment-Technology Engineers" on Dec. 5
December 04, 2012
Come one, come all! NJIT students, staff and faculty are invited tomorrow for a look behind the scenes of entertainment technology when a panel of leading experts in the field discusses the latest and greatest in this burgeoning new cutting-edge field. Albert Dorman Honors College is the host of the event which starts at 2:30 p.m. in the Jim Wise Theatre in Kupfrian Hall.
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Don't Miss NJIT's Upcoming Small Biz Procurement Fair Set for Jan. 24 in Atlantic City
December 03, 2012
If you’re a small business owner—and especially a veteran—mark your calendar now so as not to miss the upcoming NJIT Small Business Procurement Fair set for Jan. 24, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Tropicana Hotel, Atlantic City.
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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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American Red Cross To Discuss "Disaster Preparedness" on Dec. 6
November 30, 2012
In a combined effort by NJIT’s Young Alumni Club, the College of Computing Sciences and the Campus Center, speakers Neil Santorella and Carol Chang of the American Red Cross will present “Disaster Preparedness: How Do Universities and Individuals Prepare for Natural and Other Disasters and the Role of the American Red Cross” on Dec. 6 at 5:45 p.m. in Campus Center B35.
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Graduate Open House on Dec. 6
November 30, 2012
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 Study Open House on Dec. 6, 5-7:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Atrium.
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Project Based Learning Showcase on Dec. 4
November 30, 2012
In 2012, NJIT launched the Project Based Learning (PBL) course. Come see this year's projects at the PBL Showcase which features real world projects carried out by NJIT sophomore students from multiple colleges, including social entrepreneurship projects started by students.
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NJIT Distinguished Professor Named Inaugural Fellow of Math Society
November 29, 2012
NJIT Distinguished Professor Robert M. Miura has been named a 2013 inaugural Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (AMS). This first class will honor 1119 scholars, representing more than 600 institutions. Fellows have made outstanding contributions to the creation, exposition, advancement, communication, and utilization of mathematics, according to the Society.
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Dolcey E. Chaplin, Esq., director of NJIT’s Defense Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), invites all small businesses to attend the NJIT Small Business Procurement Fair on Jan. 24, 2013 at 8:30 -1:00 p.m. at the Tropicana Hotel in Atlantic City.
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19th Annual Capstone Showcase on Dec 5
November 28, 2012
The 19th Annual Capstone Showcase, “Power of Technology” will be held on Dec. 5. The event, which showcases the work of students from the college of computing sciences and is an opportunity for networking, will take place at 3:00 p.m. in the Campus Center Atrium.
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Computer Science Seminar on Dec. 5
November 27, 2012
Bhavana Kanukurthi, post-doctoral researcher at UCLA, will present “Outsourcing Computation to the Cloud, Privately” on Dec. 5 from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415.
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NJIT Professor Served as Chair at International Conference
November 27, 2012
Dr. Sotirios G. Ziavras, professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering and director of the Computer Architecture and Parallel Processing Laboratory, served as general chair of the 24th IEEE International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence that took place in Athens, Greece from Nov. 7-9.
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NJIT Professor Contributes To Journal of Experimental Biology Article
November 26, 2012
NJIT Associate Professor Eric Fortune’s graduate student at Hopkins, Sarah Stamper, is the lead author of an article about weakly electric fish in the Journal of Experimental Biology. Stamper will also be interviewed on the popular radio program “Quirks and Quarks.”
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Computer Science Seminar on Dec. 3
November 26, 2012
William Cheswick, lead member of the technical staff at AT&T, will present “Rethinking Passwords” on Dec. 3 from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415.
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Biomedical Engineering Seminar on Nov. 30
November 21, 2012
Namas Chandra, Ph.D., P.E., Elmer Koch Professor of Engineering, Department of Materials and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will present “Blast Induced Traumatic Brain Injuries: Experimental And Simulation Approaches” on Nov. 30 at 10:30 a.m. in GITC 1400.
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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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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Nov. 30
November 21, 2012
Yoichiro Mori, assistant professor in the department of mathematics, University of Minnesota, will present “A Model of Electrodiffusion and Osmosis in Cells and Tissues” on Nov. 30 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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NJIT Staff Member To Present at Association of Fraternity and Sorority Advisors Annual Meeting Conference
November 21, 2012
Thea Rachel Schoenberg-Zunick, assistant director for Fraternity and Sorority Life at NJIT, will participate at the Association of Fraternity and Sorority Advisors Annual Meeting Conference for fraternity and sorority professionals on Nov. 29 at the JW Marriot in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Dr. Mark Kester, senior director of research for Stryker Orthopaedics, will discuss “Evolution of the Electronic Knee Prosthesis” on Nov. 28 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. in MEC 221.
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NJIT Staff Member Presented at Undergraduate Greek Leadership Convention
November 20, 2012
Humberto “Humby” Baquerizo '95, of Newark, assistant director of the Campus Center at NJIT overseeing the Office of Conference Services and Programs, spoke at the Undergraduate Greek Leadership Convention on Oct. 27 at Seton Hall University.
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Physics Professor Attends Science Symposium
November 19, 2012
Wenda Cao, associate professor in the department of physics, was invited to attend the 2012 Chinese-American Kavli Frontiers of Science Symposium, which took place Oct. 12-14 in Irvine, CA.
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NJIT Professor Speaks At Conferences in Europe
November 19, 2012
While on sabbatical this year, Stephen Pemberton, associate professor in the federated department of history, has been speaking at conferences in Europe.
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Computer Science Seminar on Nov. 21
November 19, 2012
Henri Angelino, National Institute of Informatics (Tokyo-Japan)-NII, will present “National Institute of Informatics: Main research activities and International Cooperation policy: case study cooperation with Waterloo University” on Nov. 21 from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415.
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A few days after Hurricane Sandy hit, NJIT Professor Michel Boufadel was awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study the impact of the storm on the New Jersey shoreline. The NSF Rapid Response Research Grant immediately allowed him to take a team of eight researchers to the beaches of Raritan Bay. >>
3rd Annual EMBA Conference Held Today
November 16, 2012
The third annual NJIT Executive MBA Annual Conference, “Business Realities in a Time of Transition” was held today in the Campus Center Atrium. The event included a breakfast, luncheon and late afternoon networking session.
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NJIT Volunteers Combat Sandy, Providing Aid to Newark Area Victims
November 16, 2012
NJIT’s Michael Chumer has been hard at work since Sandy struck, helping hard-hit area urbanites cope with devastation. Chumer, who has worked on homeland security projects and directs the NJIT MS in Emergency Management and Business Continuity (EMBC) program, is familiar with relief efforts.
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IEEE Communications Society Talk on Nov. 20
November 16, 2012
Marco Gruteser, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rutgers University, will discuss “Distinguishing Users with Capacitive Touch Communication” on Nov. 20 at 5:00 p.m. in ECEC Room 202.
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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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Environment and Energy Seminar on Nov. 16
November 15, 2012
Daniel J. Soeder of the National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, will present “Shale Gas Development: Opportunities and Challenges” on Nov. 16 at 12:00 p.m. in the conference room of Colton Hall. >>
Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Nov. 16
November 15, 2012
Mikko Haataja, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Princeton University, will present “Compositional Interface Dynamics within Symmetric and Asymmetric Planar Lipid Bilayer Membranes” on Nov. 16 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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3rd Annual EMBA Conference on Nov. 16
November 15, 2012
The third annual NJIT Executive MBA Annual Conference, “Business Realities in a Time of Transition” will be held tomorrow in the Campus Center Atrium from 8:30 a.m. through 6:30 p.m. and includes a breakfast, luncheon and late afternoon networking session. The event is free, open to the public and the NJIT community.
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Rebuilding in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, homeowners might consider the advice of Rima Taher, an expert in the design of low-rise buildings for extreme winds and hurricanes.
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NJIT Professor Receives Lifetime Contribution and Leadership Award
November 14, 2012
MengChu Zhou, professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, director of the MS program in computer engineering and director of the MS program in power and energy systems, received the Lifetime Contribution and Leadership Award at the 20th Annual Convention of Chinese Association for Science & Technology – USA , which was held at Columbia University on Oct. 6, 2012.
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"The New Bayonne Bridge" Seminar on Nov. 15
November 14, 2012
Catherine Britell, The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, and Joseph LoBuono, HDR Engineering, Inc., will discuss “The New Bayonne Bridge” on Nov. 15 from 4:30-6:00 p.m. in Colton Hall 416.
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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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Department of Computer Science Seminar on Nov. 12
November 07, 2012
Zoran Obradovic, Director, Data Analytics and Biomedical Informatics Center, Temple University, will discuss “Predictive Modeling of Patient State and Therapy Optimization” on Nov. 12 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415. >>
NJIT Professor Promotes Building Material of Millennium: Autoclave Aerated Concrete
November 07, 2012
Although widespread rebuilding in the hard-hit New York metro region from Super Storm Sandy has not yet begun, NJIT Assistant Professor Mohamed Mahgoub, PhD, PE, says when the hammers start swinging, it’s time to look at autoclaved aerated concrete. The material, best known as AAC, has been heralded as the building material of the new millennium. It’s a lightweight, easily-crafted manufactured stone, strong enough to withstand earthquakes and hurricanes when reinforced with steel.
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The NJIT Community Mourns Loss of Victor Abraham Pelson
November 06, 2012
The NJIT community mourns the loss of Victor Abraham Pelson, former chairman of the university's board of trustees and an alumnus of NJIT (BS, Mechanical Engineering, 1959; Honorary Doctor of Science, 2001).
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Interior Design Students Win Kimball Office Chair Design Competition
November 06, 2012
Three third-year interior design students from the School of Art + Design were selected as one of two winners of the 2012 “Through the Decades” Chair Design Competition sponsored by Kimball Office Furniture.
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Nov. 9
November 06, 2012
Edsel A. Pena, Department of Statistics, University of South Carolina, will discuss “Multiple Decision-Making in the Face of Uncertainty” on Nov. 9 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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NJIT Student Featured in NY Times Education Life Ad
November 05, 2012
Industrial Design major Catherine Leung is featured in an ad appearing in the New York Times Education Life section on Nov. 4, 2012.
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Celebration 2012 To Be Rescheduled
November 05, 2012
Due to severe weather, Celebration 2012 has been postponed. The new date will be announced once the event has been rescheduled.
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NJIT Celebration 2012 Coming Up Nov. 2, 2012
October 26, 2012
NJIT will hold its annual black-tie benefit dinner, Celebration 2012, on Nov. 2, 2012 at The Pleasantdale Chateau, West Orange. Entertainment will be provided by noted singer, songwriter and composer Neil Sedaka.
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NJIT Professor Chairs Research Session at International Conference
October 26, 2012
Raquel Perez-Castillejos, assistant professor in the department of biomedical engineering, director of the Tissue Models Lab, chaired a session on “Biomedical Applications,” and presented a paper on “Portable, $5 Microfluidics Laboratory for Education and Outreach” at the 2012 Ibersensor International Conference.
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NJIT Professor Participates in Annual Teen Design Fair
October 25, 2012
Brooks Atwood, assistant professor of industrial design, participated in this year’s Teen Design Fair, an annual event held in New York City on Oct. 15.
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IEEE Communications Society Talk on Oct. 30
October 25, 2012
Marco Gruteser, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rutgers University, will discuss “Distinguishing Users with Capacitive Touch Communication” on Oct. 30 at 5:30 p.m. in ECEC, Room 202.
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NJIT Research Professor Reginald Farrow and NJIT Professor Gordon Thomas will be the recipients Nov. 8, 2012 in the Liberty Science Center of an Edison Patent Award from the Research & Development Council of New Jersey.
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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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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Oct. 26
October 24, 2012
David Edwards, University of Delaware, will present “Increasing the Utilities of Optical Biosensors” as part of the Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Oct. 26 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar on Oct. 25
October 24, 2012
Jesse LeCavalier, assistant professor in the school of architecture, will present “Logistics, Archiecture, Infrastructure” on Oct. 25 in Colton Hall 416 from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m.
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NJIT Professor To Speak at Polytechnic Institute
October 23, 2012
Priscilla P. Nelson, professor of civil engineering, will present “Approaches to Metrics and Methods for Resilience of Urban Infrastructure” on Oct. 24 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Polytechnic Institute of NYU in Brooklyn, NY.
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Since the Major League Baseball Division Series and League Championship Series have determined which teams will compete in the World Series, NJIT Math Professor Bruce Bukiet has again analyzed the probability of each team taking the title.
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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. >>
Undergraduate Fall Open House on Oct. 21
October 18, 2012
For an up-close look at NJIT life, come to the fall undergraduate open house on Oct. 21 from 11-4 p.m. in the University Admissions office in Fenster Hall, Room 100.
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Meet NJIT’s Tim Kellers on Oct. 20 from 10:00am-12:00pm at the iPhone iPad & Android Developer Information Session. Learn about the popular and sought out ONLINE Android Software Application Development training class.
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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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A group of faculty and students from the College of Architecture and Design were invited to present their design research last week at the 2012 Precast/Pre-stressed Concrete Institute's (PCI) Annual Convention and National Bridge Conference held in Nashville, Tennessee.
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CIM Students Get Hands-on Experience
October 17, 2012
On Oct. 15, Concrete Industry Management (CIM) students had a once in a lifetime experience. They had the chance to train on a state of the art concrete volumetric mixer, a portable concrete batch plant, provided by Cemen Tech Incorporation, the world’s largest manufacturer of volumetric concrete mixing systems.
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Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Oct. 19
October 16, 2012
German Mato, Balseiro Institute, Argentina, will present “Temporal Coding in Spiking and Bursting Neurons” on Oct. 19 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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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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Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar on Oct. 18
October 15, 2012
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering will host “Computational Analysis and Design of Complex Underground Transit Structures” by Patrick H.C. Chan, Senior Supervising Engineer and Professional Associate, Parsons Brinckerhoff, on Oct. 18 in Colton Hall 416 from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m.
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ASCE Seminar on Oct. 17
October 15, 2012
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) student chapter is sponsoring a special seminar on Oct. 17 in Kupfrian 211 from 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. on soil magic and geosynthetics by Dr. David Elton of Auburn University.
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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 University Lecturer Invited to Local Leadership Conference
October 12, 2012
Rima Taher, university lecturer in the College of Architecture & Design, has been invited to attend the Local Leadership Conference organized by the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in Salt Lake City, Utah on Oct. 12 and 13.
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Smart Grid Seminar on Oct. 16
October 12, 2012
Dr. Marina Thottan, Director of the Mission-Critical Communications Group at Bell Labs, will present “Secure Scalable Data-Centric Cloud for Smart Grid Data Analytics” on Oct. 16 at 4:00 p.m. in ECE 202.
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The New Jersey Section of the American Water Resources Association presented the 2012 Excellence in Water Resources Protection and Planning Award to the NJIT project "Protection of Critical Source Areas for Achieving Long Term Sustainability of Water Resources" under the category of the exceptional water resources planning and management initiatives.
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More than 2,000 NJIT students and graduates dressed in their finest business attire will wait patiently and professionally on long but potentially profitable lines at NJIT’s Annual Fall Career Fair next Wednesday, Oct. 17 from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Estelle and Zoom Fleisher Athletic Center and the Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility on the NJIT Campus.
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NJIT has been named by the Princeton Review an outstanding business school in the 2013 edition of The Best 296 Business Schools (Random House / Princeton Review).
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NJIT Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Oct. 12
October 10, 2012
Philip D. Rack, Department of Material Science and Engineering at The University of Tennessee, will present “Directed, Liquid Phase Assembly of Patterned Metallic Films by Pulsed Laser Dewetting” on Oct. 12 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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Catalent Licenses Innovative Taste-Masking Technology for Bitter Drugs Following R&D Collaboration with NJIT
October 10, 2012
Following a successful research collaboration with NJIT, Catalent Pharma Solutions of Somerset has announced that it has exclusively licensed innovative taste-making technology developed by NJIT Distinguished Professor Rajesh Davé, who was the principal investigator of a research project funded by Catalent.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar on Oct. 11
October 09, 2012
NJIT’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering will present “Analysis and Design of Diaphragm (Slurry) Walls” by Dr. Yousof Q. Abd Al-Jalil, senior engineer with Langan Engineering & Environmental Services. The event takes place on Oct. 11 from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. in Colton Hall 416.
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IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Lecture on Oct. 11
October 09, 2012
The IEEE Communications Society will host “Dynamic Spectrum Access in Wireless Networks: Overview” by Zhensheng Zhang of Cubic Corporation on Oct. 11 at 5:00 p.m. in 202 ECEC.
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Graduate Open House Set for Oct. 11
October 08, 2012
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 Study Open House on Oct. 11, 5 p.m.-7:00 p.m. in Campus Center Atrium.
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Advantages, Challenges of Cloud Computing Discussed Oct. 10 at NJIT
October 08, 2012
Cloud computing is a hot topic in cyber-circles and the popular media. But what are the real advantages of computing in the clouds, and what are the challenges, including security? A panel of experts will explore these topics at NJIT’s next Technology and Society Forum session on Oct. 10, 2012 in the Campus Center Atrium from 3-4:30 p.m. The public is invited to this free talk.
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NJIT Research Professor Reginald C. Farrow, PhD, who with his research team have discovered how to make nanoscale arrays of the world’s smallest probe for investigating the electrical properties of individual living cells was awarded yesterday, Oct. 4, 2012, the NJIT Board of Overseers Excellence in Research Prize and Medal. This prize is the most prestigious research award at NJIT. It is the fifth time the award has been made.
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NJIT Associate Professor Yuan-Nan Young has been awarded a three-year, $212,000 National Science Foundation grant to mathematically model how surfactants interact with the skin’s lipid bi-layer. A surfactant, also known as a wetting or surface-acting agent, breaks the surface tension of a liquid to create more contact with another substance. Soap is the best-known surfactant. >>
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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Tonight NJIT Research Professor Reginald C. Farrow, PhD, who with his research team have discovered how to make nanoscale arrays of the world’s smallest probe for investigating the electrical properties of individual living cells will receive the NJIT Board of Overseers Excellence in Research Prize and Medal.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar on Oct. 4
October 04, 2012
Dr. Selina Cai, assistant professor in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering, will present “Intertemporal Pricing and Return Policies for Strategic Consumers” on Oct. 4 from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. in Colton Hall 416.
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NJIT Research Professor Reginald C. Farrow, PhD, who with his research team have discovered how to make nanoscale arrays of the world’s smallest probe for investigating the electrical properties of individual living, cells will receive on Oct. 4, 2012 the NJIT Board of Overseers Excellence in Research Prize and Medal.
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NJIT Professor Chaired Speech at International Conference
October 01, 2012
MengChu Zhou, professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, director of the MS program in computer engineering and director of the MS program in power and energy systems, chaired a plenary speech session on “Distributed Intelligent Systems: a Paradigm Change, chaired a technical session on “Nonlinear Control Systems,” and presented two papers: “Solving Optimal Power Flow Problems Subject to Distributed Generator Failures via Particle Swarm Intelligence” and “Maximally Permissive Control of Flexible Manufacturing Systems with Fewest Disjunctive Constraints” at the 2012 International Conference on Advanced Mechatronic Systems in Tokyo, Japan, from September 18-21, 2012.
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Appreciation Luncheon for Middle States
September 28, 2012
About 100 staff and faculty members gathered in the Campus Center Atrium Friday, Sept. 28, 2012, to enjoy a round of thanks along with a special lunch for the contributions made by all, which resulted in NJIT’s strong Middle States Accreditation.
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NJIT Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Oct. 5
September 28, 2012
Panayotis Kevrekidis, professor in the department of mathematics at the University of Massachusetts, will present “Stability and Dynamics of Solitary Waves and Vortices in Superfluids: From Theory to Experiments” as part of the Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Oct. 5 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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Technology and Society Forum Presentation on Oct. 3
September 27, 2012
The History of 3D Film: Starring Newark and New York will be the first 2012 featured lecture this fall of the NJIT Technology and Society Forum presentations. The Emmy-nominated, award-winning Newark filmmakers Marylou and Jerome Bongiorno will screen and discuss their short 3D films on Newark and the Brooklyn waterfront on Oct. 3 from 3-4:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom.
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IT Program To Sponsor Seminar on Oct. 3
September 26, 2012
The IT Program will be sponsoring a seminar on "Real World Attacks Dissected: A Walk Through of Attack Investigations and Forensic Evidence" on Oct. 3. Speakers Nick Pelletier (NJIT alumnus), Brice Daniels and Willi Ballenthin of Mandiant will engage students by providing real-world scenarios that illustrate much of the information they have learned, or will learn, during the course of their curriculum.
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NJIT Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Sept. 28
September 25, 2012
Pushpendra Singh, professor in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering, will present “Dispersion of Particles on Fluid-Liquid Interfaces” as part of the Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Sept. 28 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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North Jersey IEEE-EMBS Talk on Sept. 27
September 25, 2012
The North Jersey IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society will host “From Academia to Industry: How Digital Image Analysis Plays a Pivotal Role in Biomedical Engineering,” by Dr. Brian D’Alessandro, image analysis scientist with Canfield Scientific and NJIT alumnus.
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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar on Sept. 27
September 25, 2012
The department of civil and environmental engineering will host their first seminar of the 2012-2013 academic year.
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Albert Dorman Honors College To Host Colloquium on Sept. 26
September 24, 2012
The Albert Dorman Honors College will host “New Media, Old Obstacles: How Online Publishing is (and isn’t) Changing the Game for College Journalists” by Frank LoMonte, executive director at Student Press Law Center, on Sept. 26 from 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. in Campus Center Ballroom A.
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ECE Professor To Speak at 9th Annual Military Antennas Summit
September 21, 2012
Ali Akansu, PhD, professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, has been invited to give a talk on “Generalized DFT Waveforms for MIMO Radar Systems” at the 9th Annual Military Antennas Summit in Alexandria, VA on Sept. 27.
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Department of Computer Science Seminar on Sept. 24
September 21, 2012
Dr. Zhi Wei, assistant professor in the department of computer science, will host “Microbiome Informatics: Deciphering Microscopic Life And Its Interactions In The Body And The World” by Dr. Gail Rosen, department of electrical and computer engineering at Drexel University.
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Work of NJIT Professor Included in NASA's Flight Opportunities Program
September 21, 2012
The work of Boris Khusid, professor in the department of chemical, biological and pharmaceutical engineering, has been included in NASA’s Flight Opportunities Program.
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NJIT Picks Winner: Up for Emmy is WTC Movie Sponsored by NJIT
September 20, 2012
This Sunday while you’re watching this year’s Emmy® Awards, here’s some news. “Engineering Ground Zero,” a production of the prominent Boston-based NOVA, was named among six titles for best documentary.
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NJIT Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Sept. 21
September 18, 2012
Jun Zhang, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Department of Physics, New York University, will discuss “Understanding biolocomotion in fluids: from passive to active” as part of the Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Sept. 21 at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II.
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Northern New Jersey IT Industry Roundtable on Sept. 20
September 17, 2012
Come and be part of this specially focused industry roundtable. You will have a chance to tell NJIT, Rutgers-Newark, Bergen Community College, Essex County College, Hudson County Community College, County College of Morris and Passaic County Community College as well as the Workforce Investment Boards in these northern New Jersey counties what kinds of IT and STEM skills your company’s current and future technical workforce needs.
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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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Mathematica Seminar on Sept. 17
September 17, 2012
A Mathematica seminar, "Mathematica 8 in Education and Research," will be held on Monday, September 17 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. in Cullimore 606.
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Dr. Joel S. Bloom Installed Sept. 14, 2012 as 8th President of NJIT
September 14, 2012
Beneath a blue sky and past an arch of colorful international flags representing the nationalities of some 106 NJIT students who held them, marched this morning’s processional into the Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility for the installation of Dr. Joel S. Bloom.
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NJIT's Inaugural Celebration Begins
September 13, 2012
Some 2,000 NJIT students milled around yesterday afternoon under the big white tent filling up most of the campus green, enjoying fresh hot dogs, drinks, popcorn and each other’s company of a brilliantly clear September afternoon.
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Installation of NJIT President Joel S. Bloom Set for Sept. 14, 2012
September 12, 2012
Idealism, celebration and commentary from leading state dignitaries will mark the installation of NJIT’s eight president, Dr. Joel S. Bloom on Sept. 14, 2012, at 11:30 a.m. in the Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facilty on the campus green.
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U.S. News Once Again Names NJIT Among Nation's Best National Universities
September 12, 2012
U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges 2013 Edition has once again named NJIT to the top tier of national universities for its range of undergraduate majors and master's and doctoral degrees.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: NJIT Convocation Tomorrow Promises Bright New Start: New President Speaks
September 11, 2012
WHAT: NJIT marks the start of the new school tomorrow at University Convocation, an annual celebration and awards ceremony.
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NJIT Professor Appointed To Task Force on Green Development and Sustainable Consumption
September 11, 2012
Dr. Maurie J. Cohen, associate professor in the department of chemistry and environmental science and the department of humanities, has accepted an appointment on a Task Force on Green Development and Sustainable Consumption in China.
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NJIT Celebrates 7th Annual National Health IT Week
September 10, 2012
New Jersey's Department of Health Commissioner, Mary E. O'Dowd, looks on as an NJIT student inputs her medical information to create her electronic Personal Health Record (PHR) as part of the 7th Annual National Health IT Week celebration.
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NJIT Featured in Princeton Review's The Best 377 Colleges-2013 Edition
September 10, 2012
NJIT is one of the country's best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company features the school in the new 2013 edition of its annual college guide, The Best 377 Colleges (Random House / Princeton Review). The book, which is The Princeton Review's flagship college guide, features only about 15 percent of America’s 2,500 four-year colleges.
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Symposium on Sustainability To Feature Three New NJIT Faculty
September 07, 2012
Sustainability is an issue that cuts across disciplines and requires a spectrum of scientific approaches. Research at NJIT embraces the integrative and collaborative approach that is critical for understanding how mankind can thrive in a more sustainable way.
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NJIT Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Sept. 7
September 07, 2012
The 2012 fall applied mathematics colloquium begins on Sept. 7 with “Optimal Control in Data Assimilation” given by Richard Moore, associate professor in the department of mathematical sciences. >>
International Communications Company Establishes Technology Center at EDC
September 06, 2012
Truphone, the pioneering international mobile communications company, announced the establishment of a new technology center located in the Enterprise Development Center (EDC) at NJIT.
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Corporate Engineer and NJIT Alum Sean Duffy To Speak at NJIT Convocation
September 06, 2012
Corporate engineer and NJIT alum Sean Duffy, formerly of Parlin, will be the keynote speaker at University Convocation, an annual celebration and awards ceremony. The ceremony, which marks the start of the new school year, traditionally honors the accomplishments of students, faculty and staff.
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The History of 3D Film: Starring Newark and New York
September 06, 2012
The History of 3D Film: Starring Newark and New York will be the first 2012 featured lecture this fall of the NJIT Technology and Society Forum presentations.
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Annual Pancakes with the President Event Ushers in New Academic Year
September 04, 2012
Faculty and staff volunteers served a free breakfast to students at the university’s annual Pancakes with the President event on Sept. 4 in the Campus Center.
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NJIT announces the appointment, effective Sept. 1, 2012, of Charles J. Fey, EdD, as the new NJIT Vice President of Academic and Student Support Services.
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Rivaling the kind of devotion reserved for rock stars, a band of space weather groupies surrounding NJIT Distinguished Research Professor Lou Lanzerotti stayed up all night into the next day to witness the long-awaited launch of Atlas V. >>
Catalin Turc Appointed Associate Professor at NJIT: Research Focus is Computational Electromagnetics and Acoustics
August 30, 2012
NJIT has appointed Catalin Turc, PhD, to the faculty of NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts in the department of mathematical sciences, an associate professor.
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Ji Meng Loh, PhD, a statistician whose work has implications for advances in fields ranging from functional magnetic resonance imaging and epidemiology to telecommunications and astronomy, has been appointed to the faculty of NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts an associate professor in the department of mathematical sciences.
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Historian Alison Lefkovitz Appointed to NJIT Faculty
August 30, 2012
Historian Alison Lefkovitz, PhD, whose research interests cover law, gender, and the political economy, has been appointed an assistant professor to the faculty of NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts in the Federated Department of History.
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An educator, writer and designer, Keith Krumwiede has been appointed to the faculty of NJIT’s College of Architecture and Design as an associate professor.
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Simon Garnier Appointed Assistant Professor at NJIT: Research Focus is Bio-Cellular Sensing
August 30, 2012
Simon Garnier, PhD, whose research interests focus on bio-cellular sensing, has been appointed to the faculty of NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts in the Federated Department of Biological Sciences an assistant professor.
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Animal Behavior Expert Eric Fortune Appointed to NJIT Faculty
August 30, 2012
Eric Fortune, PhD, whose research interests focus on bio-cellular sensing, has been appointed to the faculty of NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts in the Federated Department of Biological Sciences an associate professor.
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Cristiano L. Dias, PhD, has been appointed to the faculty of NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts an assistant professor in the department of physics.
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Dynamic Pricing Expert Wenbo Selina Cai Joins NJIT Faculty
August 30, 2012
An expert in operations research and dynamic pricing decisions, Wenbo Selina Cai, PhD, has been appointed to the faculty of NJIT’s Newark College of Engineering as assistant professor in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering. >>
As NASA readies the rescheduled launch for 4 a.m. on Aug. 30, 2012 (view live starting 1:30 a.m. on NASA TV), read more about the role of NJIT Distinguished Research Professor Louis Lanzerotti in The Star-Ledger. >>
NJIT will mark the start of the new school year Sept. 12, 2012 at University Convocation, an annual celebration and awards ceremony. The event, which recognizes the accomplishments of students, faculty and staff, will be held at 3 p.m. in the Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreation Facility on the NJIT campus. >>
Zachary Marinelli (Lake Hiawatha, NJ), currently matriculating toward his bachelor of science degree in civil engineering at NJIT, will receive a $2000 scholarship to further his education from the Concrete Industry Foundation.
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Brooks Atwood, assistant professor of industrial design in the College of Architecture & Design and assistant director of the Idea Factory, recently presented a new paper and poster at an international conference and education symposium.
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Students, faculty, alumni and staff at NJIT are anticipating three gala days of ceremony, thought-provoking lectures and more, starting Sept. 12, 2012 during a three-day inaugural swirl surrounding the installation of NJIT’s eighth president, Dr. Joel S. Bloom.
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NJIT Representatives Participate in SIGGRAPH 2012
August 24, 2012
SIGGRAPH, “the world’s premier conference on computer graphics and interactive techniques” was held in Los Angeles, California from August 4 through August 9, and included a contingent of representatives from NJIT’s School of Art + Design.
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Raymond B. Landis, Dean Emeritus of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology at California State University will present a workshop on Aug. 28, 9:30-11:30 a.m. in Eberhardt Hall 115.
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NJIT's Davida Scharf and Jim Lipuma: Teaching With Wikipedia
August 23, 2012
Davida Scharf, Director of Reference & Instruction, and Jim Lipuma, Teacher Education Programs Director, are featured on page 6 in a new brochure developed by the Wikimedia Foundation: "Case Studies: How professors are teaching with Wikipedia."
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NJIT Professor To Deliver Keynote Speech
August 22, 2012
Nirwan Ansari, PhD, a professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at NJIT, will be delivering a keynote speech entitled, “Content Delivery Acceleration,” at ANT 2012.
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Jury of International Student Design Competition Hosted by NJIT's College of Architecture and Design
August 21, 2012
The College of Architecture and Design recently hosted the jury of the international student design competition called “Integrated Communities: A Society for All Ages” organized by the International Council for Caring Communities, in cooperation with the Asia Pacific Exchange and Cooperation Foundation (APECF) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), the United Nations Ageing Units, the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), and other partners.
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NJIT Graduate Student Receives Award
August 21, 2012
Graduate student John Tang received the Elias Klein Founders’ Travel Award for the North American Membrane Society (NAMS) Annual Meeting held in New Orleans, LA during June 9-13, 2012. >>
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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Middle States Accredits NJIT; Compliments University on Disproportionate Impact in Higher Education, Given Its Means
August 21, 2012
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education has reaffirmed NJIT’s accreditation for the next decade. According to the report, “NJIT is making a disproportionate impact in higher education given its means. In particular, NJIT is providing an admirable service to first-in-family students attending college. The students are excellent, well trained, and graduates are highly successful after leaving the university. NJIT’s success in providing a first-class education and college experience to a diverse student body is enviable.” To see the report in its entirety, please visit: http://www.njit.edu/middlestates/evaluation.php.
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Xiaoning Ding, Expert in Multi-core Computer Systems, Appointed
August 16, 2012
Xiaoning Ding, PhD, whose research has improved the performance of multi-core computer systems, will join NJIT’s College of Computing Sciences as an assistant professor this fall.
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Wen Zhang, Expert in Environmental Systems, Appointed
August 16, 2012
Wen Zhang, PhD, has been appointed to the faculty of NJIT’s Newark College of Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering as an assistant professor.
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Songhua Xu, Expert in Healthcare Business Systems, Appointed
August 16, 2012
Songhua Xu, PhD, a computer scientist who uses advanced techniques to build human-centered applications to benefit society, will join the NJIT College of Computing Science as an assistant professor. >>
Mei Liu, Expert in Healthcare Analytics, Appointed
August 16, 2012
Mei Liu, PhD, a computer scientist who uses advanced informatics approaches to improve health care, will join this fall the NJIT College of Computing Sciences as an assistant professor. >>
Bernadette Longo, PhD, who has spent her academic career questioning the relationships people have with their technologies, has been appointed to the faculty of NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts in the Department of Humanities as an associate professor.
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A noted international architect with interests in logistics and urbanism, Jesse LeCavalier, has been appointed assistant professor in NJIT’s College of Architecture and Design.
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James Cicon, PhD, JD, an expert in energy industry business systems, has been appointed to the faculty of the NJIT School of Management as assistant professor.
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Cesar Bandera, Expert in Mobile Health, Appointed
August 15, 2012
Cesar Bandera, PhD, has been appointed to the faculty of NJIT’s School of Management as an assistant professor and will focus his research on the emerging field of mobile health (or m-health).
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Abdallah Khreishah, PhD, has been appointed to the faculty of NJIT’s Newark College of Engineering in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering as an assistant professor.
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Martina Decker, Expert in Sustainable Building Design, Appointed
August 14, 2012
Martina Decker, an internationally renowned architect, who focuses on how new materials with novel properties might generate solutions to various contemporary challenges in sustainability and health and safety, has been appointed to the faculty of NJIT’s College of Architecture and Design as an assistant professor.
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Michel Boufadel, PhD, a notable voice in the investigation of the Exxon Valdez oil spill and BP’s Deep Water Horizon (DWH) blowout in the Gulf of Mexico, has been appointed to the faculty of NJIT’s Newark College of Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
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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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New NJIT Faculty Will Energize Interdisciplinary Vision
August 14, 2012
The talents of more than 20 new faculty members will soon add momentum to NJIT’s strategic plan for impacting the quality of life in the 21st century. The interdisciplinary initiative focuses on convergent life science and engineering, “digital everyware”-- ubiquitous computing-- and sustainable systems. >>
Graduate Open House Set for Aug. 16
August 14, 2012
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 Study Open House on Aug. 16, 5-7:30 p.m. in Campus Center Ballroom B.
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NJIT Professor Published in Science
August 09, 2012
The August issue of prestigious journal Science today has published a perspective by longtime NJIT Professor and noted polymer expert Marino Xanthos about polypropylene, a widely-used plastic with consumer applications ranging from food packaging to automotive parts, including car battery casings. >>
NJIT Distinguished Research Professor and former Bell Labs scientist Louis J. Lanzerotti, will see his 50-year quest to better understand space weather and Earth’s Van Allen Radiation Belts rocket, once again, into space on Aug. 23, 2012.
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Founder of NJIT EDC Company Named to 2012 PharmaVOICE 100
August 07, 2012
Inspired Health Strategies, LLC, a member of NJIT’s Enterprise Development Center (EDC), announced that founder and managing director, Dyan Bryson, has been named to the annual PharmaVOICE 100 as one of the top driving forces in the life sciences industry.
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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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CPE To Host Prior Learning Assessment Meetup
August 02, 2012
The Division of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) will be hosting a Prior Learning Assessment Meetup on Aug. 16 from 6p.m. – 7:30p.m in Campus Center Conference Room 240.
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NJIT Enterprise Development Center Receives International Honor
August 02, 2012
The National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) has once again awarded its Soft Landings International Incubator designation to the Enterprise Development Center (EDC), a business incubator operated and sponsored by NJIT.
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If you’ve been hearing how American school children and teens are not learning as much as they should in STEM fields, stop by NJIT Aug. 6-8, 2012, for a story to debunk the myth.
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NJIT Named as ACI Excellent University
July 31, 2012
NJIT has been named an Excellent University by the American Concrete Institute.
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Varun Patel, Spring 2012 graduate and brother of Delta Epsilon Psi Fraternity (which is a new colony on campus as of Fall 2011), was recently elected to the Delta Epsilon Psi National Board as the National Director of External Affairs.
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NJIT Professor Joins Literary Advisory Board
July 30, 2012
Chris Funkhouser, an associate professor in the department of humanities and director of the undergraduate program in professional and technical communication at NJIT, was invited to join the Literary Advisory Board of the Electronic Literature Organization (ELO).
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Graduate Open House Set for Aug. 2
July 30, 2012
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 Study Open House on Aug. 2, 5-7:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Atrium.
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CCS Capstone Program Headed To Liberty Science Center
July 26, 2012
This summer, CCS and Real World Connections (RWC) will be taking their showcase to the Liberty Science Center.
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The Fifth International Summer Research Symposium was held today at NJIT to encourage more than three dozen students studying at NJIT to seek post-baccalaureate education in science, engineering and technology fields.
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NJIT graduate and undergrad degree programs in engineering technologies and engineering-related fields are racking up kudos when it comes to educating minority students, according to the most recent rankings by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.
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NJIT Research Professor Michael Jaffe, an expert in materials science and high performance polymers, has been selected to be a member of the 2012 class of Fellows of the American Chemical Society (ACS).
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NJIT Professor Co-Edits Special Issue of IEEE Journal
July 25, 2012
Professor Ali Akansu, department of electrical and computer engineering, is the Lead Guest Editor of the upcoming special issue of IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing on Signal Processing Methods in Finance and Electronic Trading to be published in August 2012.
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Brooks Atwood, assistant professor of industrial design, will be participating in this year’s Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) International Conference & Education Symposium.
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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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Research Professor Named ACS Fellow
July 23, 2012
NJIT research professor Mike Jaffe has been selected as a member of the 2012 class of Fellows of the American Chemical Society. The 2012 ACS Fellows will be honored at a special ceremony during the ACS National Meeting in Philadelphia on Monday, August 20, 2012 from 1:30pm-4:30pm. >>
NJIT Professor Featured in NY Times Education Life Ad
July 23, 2012
Mathematics professor Eliza Michalopoulou is featured in an ad appearing in the New York Times Education Life section on July 22, 2012. Michalopoulou uses mathematical modeling and signal processing to help the Navy detect submarines in coastal areas.
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NJIT Distinguished Professor To Speak in Switzerland
July 19, 2012
Atam Dhawan, distinguished professor and interim dean of Albert Dorman Honors College, will be giving a seminar on July 20 at the EPFL Center for Neuroprosthetics in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Recipient of Anne Wiley Scholarship Announced
July 18, 2012
Electrical engineering student Madonnina Suresh of Roselle Park has been selected as the recipient of the 2012 Anne Wiley Scholarship. Suresh was nominated by ECE Undergraduate Advisor Shivon Boodhoo. >>
NJIT Raises Undergraduate In-State Tuition and Fees by $766 annually for Upcoming Fall
July 17, 2012
The NJIT Board of Trustees has approved a 5.5 percent or $766 annual tuition and fee increase for in-state undergraduate students for the 2012-2013 academic year. The Board also approved room and board increases averaging 2.4 percent. Tuition and fees for out-of-state undergraduate students for the 2012-2013 academic year will increase 7.3 percent.
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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 has moved into the top 4 percent (from 8th) among US colleges and universities for return on investment (ROI) in the 2012 PayScale college rankings. In 2011, PayScale ranked NJIT 81st and now in 2012 ranks NJIT 59th for instate tuition (and top 4th percent http://www.payscale.com/college-education-value/) among more than 1250 undergraduate public and private universities and colleges.
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NJIT Graduate Students Participate at TechConnect 2012
July 12, 2012
Two NJIT graduate students, Shyamala Pillai and Laura Wirpsza, both of the chemistry department, participated and presented at the TechConnect World 2012 meeting in Santa Clara, CA from June 18 to 21.
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Undergraduate students from the NJIT Ronald E. McNair Program, Provost Research Program, Biomedical Engineering REU Program, Heritage Institute of Technology, BRCM College of Engineering and Technology (BRCM CET), SKP Engineering College (SKPEC), SRM University, (MSIT) Programs from India and graduate students from the NJIT/Beijing, China Engineering Management (MSEM) Program will present their summer research projects undertaken under the guidance of NJIT faculty.
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Bernard Harris, MD, the first African-American to walk in space returns to NJIT July 18, 2012 to inspire 54 middle school youngsters from New Jersey who want to learn more about science careers.
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Cloud Computing for Education Workshop
July 10, 2012
A three-day professional development workshop for high school teachers took place at NJIT on July 2, 3, and 5. >>
Graduate Open House Set for July 12
July 09, 2012
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 Study Open House on July 12, 5-7:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Atrium.
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NJIT Enters New Partnership
July 05, 2012
NJIT and Tungtay (Kunshan) Vacuum Coating Engineering Inc. of Chengdu, China entered into a partnership today to advance the manufacturing technology for the production of solar panels using Cadmium Telluride and CIGS, thin film photovoltaic cells.
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Industrial Perspective of Pharmaceutical Engineering
July 05, 2012
On July 5, Professor Ecevit Bilgili, Department of Chemical, Biological, and Pharmaceutical Engineering at NJIT gave a presentation to teachers, entitled: “Industrial Perspective of Pharmaceutical Engineering”. >>
Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno Visits Enterprise Development Center at NJIT Culminating Statewide Life Sciences Tour
June 28, 2012
New Jersey Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno today visited the Enterprise Development Center (EDC) at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), culminating her month-long tour of life-science companies across the Garden State. The EDC is home to nearly 90 high-tech and life-science companies.
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Gale Tenen Spak, associate vice president of Continuing and Distance Education at NJIT, is attending the Smithsonian Folklife Festival this week in Washington, DC. Spak will be part of “The Commons” Participants which will be discussing “The Next 150 years: Campus of the Future” and “The Next 150 Years: Expanding Community Engagement in the Future.” >>
Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno To Visit Enterprise Development Center at NJIT Culminating Statewide Life Sciences Tour
June 26, 2012
New Jersey Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno will visit NJIT’s Enterprise Development Center (EDC) on Thursday culminating her month-long tour of life sciences companies across the Garden State.
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NJIT Celebrates Department of Labor Grants
June 25, 2012
On June 21, NJIT celebrated the award of some $8 million in Department of Labor grants awarded to NJIT and the Newark Workforce Investment Board (NWIB). Partnering with the NWIB, industry partners, local community colleges and other business alliances, NJIT will provide training in high-wage, high-demand information technology occupations to help fill vacancies that otherwise would go to foreign labor using H-1B visas.
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Tejpal S. Ahluwalia, a junior in the department of mathematical sciences, recently completed the Undergraduate Workshop at the Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI).
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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. >>
A better way to improve organizations using overlooked employee talent has taken a top award from a notable management group.
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NJIT Designer Creates an Ergonomic Chair for Musicians
June 11, 2012
A chair to help musicians feel better and play better is the goal of David Brothers, assistant professor of interior design at NJIT's School of Art + Design. He has created a chair designed to reduce the back pain that is an occupational hazard to musicians who are required to sit for long periods, most often on a seat not designed for their needs. He said that his chair is designed to promote good playing posture and correct breathing techniques.
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An NJIT College of Architecture and Design (COAD) architect who designed an “ice house,” reminiscent of an igloo, has received yet another award for his unique residence. >>
NJIT Mourns the Loss of John Walker Ryon, III, Professor in the College of Computing Sciences
June 01, 2012
NJIT mourns the loss of John Walker Ryon, III, a professor in the College of Computing Sciences at NJIT, on April 11, 2012.
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ECE Professor To Deliver Keynote Speech
June 01, 2012
Nirwan Ansari, professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, will be delivering a keynote, “The Making Over of TCP for Heterogeneity,” at IEEE ICC 2012 - 2nd IEEE Workshop on Convergence among Heterogeneous Wireless Systems in Future Internet (CONWIRE 2012), on June 11, 2012 in Ottawa, Canada.
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With the start of the hurricane season and the current upswing in new home construction across the nation, it’s never too late to think now about research-proven building and roof designs for regions susceptible to hurricane force winds.
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Steel Bridge Team Ranks 15th in Competition
May 30, 2012
NJIT civil engineering students returned Monday from the 2012 National Steel Bridge Competition at Clemson University.
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NJIT's Gale Spak To Serve as Panelist
May 30, 2012
Gale Tenen Spak, associate vice president of Continuing and Distance Education, will participate on the morning panel at the 6th Annual NJ Women in Science and Technology Workforce Summit. >>
NJIT Professor Will Be Upcoming Panelist on June 8
May 25, 2012
NJIT College of Architecture and Design Professor Anthony Schuman will be a panelist at an upcoming June 8, 2012 conference taking place at Rutgers University. The conference, "Urban Systems," is a joint PhD program between NJIT, Rutgers, and UMDNJ.
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Brooks Atwood, co-founder and principal of POD Design + Media, assistant professor of industrial design and assistant director of the Idea Factory in the College of Architecture, was invited by the senior editor for Dwell magazine to participate on a panel discussion about Sound, Space & Object, the intersection of architecture and sound design for spaces, products and furniture. >>
Art + Design Students Exhibit Work at 2012 International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City
May 22, 2012
The results of the efforts of seventeen students and four faculty members from the School of Art + Design were displayed at the 2012 International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) from May 19 through May 22 at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City.
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New Book Published By NJIT Student
May 22, 2012
Arsalan Khan, a junior majoring in chemical engineering and minoring in law, recently published a book, Life Behind the Frames. >>
NJIT Distinguished Professor Atam Dhawan has been named co-editor of the Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine, a publication of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) http://www.embs.org/news/203-embs-announces-co-editors-for-the-journal-of-translational-engineering-infhealth-and-medicine.
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NJIT Professor Wins Best Paper Award
May 21, 2012
Dr. Marguerite Schneider, associate professor in the School of Management, has won the 2012 Best Paper Award of the Organization Development and Change (ODC) Division of the Academy of Management (AoM).
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Brooks Atwood, co-founder and principal of POD Design + Media, assistant professor of industrial design and assistant director of the Idea Factory in the College of Architecture, will be participating on the Dwell magazine panel discussion on May 18, 2012 4 p.m at The Standard East Village in New York City.
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NJIT Professor Presented Webinar
May 18, 2012
Dr. Sotirios G. Ziavras, professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering and director of the Computer Architecture and Parallel Processing Laboratory (CAPPL), presented a webinar on May 10, 2012.
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NJIT’s Center for Wireless Communications and Signal Processing Research has been dedicated to Elisha Yegal Bar-Ness at a ceremony commemorating the late alumnus and honoring his father, Yeheskel Bar-Ness, distinguished professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
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Managing malware, better ways to fight electronic warfare and creating smarter wireless networks will number among the dozens of fascinating technology topics available to the public May 21-22, 2012 at NJIT when the prestigious 35th Annual IEEE Sarnoff Symposium opens in the Campus Center.
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NJIT Confers 2,444 Degrees During 2012 Commencement
May 16, 2012
Over the years Professor Angelo Perna, who has taught at NJIT for 45 years and rarely missed a graduation, has watched tens of thousands of students graduate from NJIT.
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The 2012 Highlander Student Achievement Award winners were announced. NJIT has celebrated student leaders at this annual ceremony since 2004.
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ECE Professor To Deliver Keynote Speech at International Conference on Communications, Mobility, and Computing
May 15, 2012
Nirwan Ansari, professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, will be delivering a keynote, “On Wide Area Network Optimization,” at the 4th International Conference on Communications, Mobility, and Computing (CMC 2012) at Guilin, China, May 21-23, 2012.
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NJIT Student Wins Seat in PLUS Program
May 15, 2012
Law, Technology and Culture (LTC) Major Vanessa Espinal has won a seat in the Rutgers Camden School of Law Pre-Law Undergraduate Scholars (PLUS) Program.
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Bubbles 4 Autism
May 15, 2012
On April 26, Caitlyn Ragni, Student Athlete Advisory Committee President and NJIT Women's Soccer Co-Captain, hosted a community service event along with the SAAC to raise awareness for autism.
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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 Associate Professor Roberto Rojas-Cessa will be the general co-chair of the upcoming 35th IEEE Sarnoff Symposium on May 21-22, 2012. NJIT will be the host for the first time in the event’s history.
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Tia Montalto, 22, of Old Bridge, grew up a tomboy, with a passion for cars. Her long-time boyfriend, Walter Vittitoe, 29, of Laurence Harbor, industrious and persistent, bright and able, good-hearted and grateful, worked for eight years as a machinist before enrolling at Middlesex County College, where they met.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: NJIT Sponsors P2B Event with NJ DOL To Help 300 Unemployed Volunteer Professionals
May 11, 2012
Business reporters, editors, TV producers, bloggers and social media gurus are invited to attend an entrepreneurial “Talent Network” (P2B™) for some 300 pre-screened unemployed professionals. >>
NeST Group of Companies Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Javad K. Hassan will deliver an inspiring message after receiving an honorary degree at NJIT’s 2012 Commencement to be held Tuesday, May 15, 2012.
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NJIT Submits Neshanic River Watershed Clean-up Plan
May 10, 2012
NJIT Associate Professor Zeyuan Qiu has authored and submitted a plan to restore the Neshanic River Watershed to the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). >>
Infrastructure Planning students from the College of Architecture and Design at NJIT made a public presentation at the City of Hackensack Council Meeting on May 7.
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NJIT Associate Professor Stephen Pemberton will speak about hemophilia to physicians on May 16, 2012 in Princeton at the Nassau Club at a special meeting of the Medical History Society of New Jersey.
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NJIT & 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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For recent Kearny High School graduate Gustavo Pacheco, 21, growing up has been a long and winding road.
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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 Associate Professor Edgardo Farinas has been awarded today a three-year $340,000 National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to investigate spores as a protein display platform for the directed evolution of membrane proteins. >>
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. >>
NJIT Professor David Rothenberg, author of Survival of the Beautiful (Bloomsbury Press, 2011) will present his revolutionary examination of the interplay between beauty, art and culture in evolution in a lecture May 9, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. at the Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown.
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NJIT Professor to Participate in Art Walk on May 5
May 01, 2012
Matt Gosser, adjunct professor of architecture, will be featured in Paterson’s 4th Annual Art Walk on Saturday, May 5 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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NJIT Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering Kamalesh K. Sirkar was awarded a patent today for his water desalination technology.
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Project Based Learning Showcase on May 3
April 30, 2012
In 2012, NJIT launched the Project Based Learning (PBL) course.
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Dean's Design Competition Winner Announced
April 30, 2012
The College of Architecture and Design recently held its second annual Dean's Design Competition for New Jersey high school students naming Montclair's Jordan Sabourin first place winner.
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NJIT PhD Candidate Discusses Papers At Princeton
April 24, 2012
Mustafa U. Torun, PhD candidate in the department of electrical and computer engineering, recently gave two oral presentations on papers published in the IEEE CISS 2012 conference in Princeton, NJ (http://ee-ciss.princeton.edu/schedule.php).
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Some two dozen civil engineering students at NJIT were thrilled last Sunday as they took first place in the 2012 Concrete Canoe Competition for the New York metropolitan region.
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Judith Sheft, associate vice president technology development and Cesar Bandera, president Cell Podium and adjunct professor in NJIT SOM gave a presentation at the recent Turismo Conference on Tourism and Technology in Oviedo Spain http://turismo.as/.
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IEEE To Host Talk On April 25
April 23, 2012
On Wednesday, April 25, 2012, from 4-6 p.m. the IEEE North Jersey Section of the Instrumentation and Measurement Society (IMS) and the Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT) are hosting a talk entitled, “When Worlds Collide-Why Microwave and High Speed Digital Designers Should Be Best Friends.”
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Future of Green Wireless Networks Will Be Focus of NJIT Talk
April 20, 2012
The future of green wireless networks will be the focus of a lecture on April 23, 2012 at NJIT http://www.njit.edu/ by Gee (George) Rittenhouse, the chairman of the board of the research consortium GreenTouch http://www.greentouch.org/.
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NJIT’s Center for Wireless Communications and Signal Processing Research showcased earlier this week the research of six doctoral students.
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Roberto Rojas-Cessa, Associate Professor of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, gave a talk about "Limiting the Proliferation of Malware and Sybil Attacks" in the computer science building, Princeton University, on April 19, 2012.
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NJIT signed a cooperation agreement with the Bengbu Glass Industry Design Institute for personnel training, technical exchange, and research and development at a recent ceremony at NJIT.
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NJIT Distinguished Professor Receives Patents
April 17, 2012
Yesheskel Bar-Ness, distinguished professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, and Pan Liu, alumni, received US Patent 8,023,583 on Sept. 20, 2011 for "Method and /or System for Estimating Phase Noise Error."
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2nd Annual Culminating Service-Learning Presentations Today
April 17, 2012
NJIT’s Career Development Services is hosting the 2nd Annual Culminating service-learning presentations for elementary and middle school students from Bragaw Avenue School (The Service-Learning Academy), Newark Public Schools, on Tuesday, April 17th from 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom A.
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Free Workshop for Small Businesses on May 22
April 16, 2012
NJIT Procurement Center and the Small Business Administration are sponsoring an informational free workshop for Small Businesses located in areas of high unemployment on May 22, 2012 in the NJIT Campus Center Atrium from 8:30-1 PM.
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Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Program To Present Spring Play
April 16, 2012
US Drag, directed by Louis Wells, will be presented by the Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Program on April 18, 19, 20 and 21 at 7 p.m. and on April 22 at 2:30 p.m. in the Bradley Hall Theatre on the Rutgers-Newark campus.
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NJIT Student Featured in NY Times Education Life Ad
April 16, 2012
Industrial Design major Catherine Leung is featured in an ad appearing in the New York Times Education Life section on April 15, 2012.
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IEEE’s North Jersey Chapter, Controls Section is hosting the technical talk: “Stability Radius Optimization and Nonlinear Control of a Segway Style Robot”, to be presented by Sam Nazari, NJIT Alum., on Monday April 16th, from 6:30 to 7:30 PM in ECE 202. Pizza and soft drinks will be available to attendees at 6 PM.
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NJIT Professor Co-Authors New Book on Internet Protocols
April 13, 2012
Roberto Rojas-Cessa, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, has recently co-authored a new book on advanced Internet protocols.
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Written by Doris Zames Fleischer, PhD, of the NJIT Humanities Department, a 2011 updated edition of The Disability Rights Movement: From Charity to Confrontation (Philadelphia: Temple University Press), originally published in 2001, as well as chapters on disability rights in two different volumes, have recently been published.
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A Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and university lecturer at NJIT, John A. Wiggins, of Union Township, was appointed for the 2012-2013 accreditation cycle to the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
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NJIT Participates in Summer Food Service Program
April 12, 2012
NJIT will participate in the 2012 Summer Food Service Program from July 2, 2012 to August 15, 2012.
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NJIT's Nirwan Ansari Obtains More Patents
April 12, 2012
Nirwan Ansari, professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering has received an additional three patents for his work.
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NJIT invites editors, reporters and producers to witness the official ground-breaking for the $80 million Warren Street Village project—a three-acre mixed-use housing complex on campus bounded by Colden Street to the east, Warren Street to the north and Raymond Boulevard to the southwest.
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NJIT Professors Receive Patent
April 11, 2012
Alexander Haimovich, Ying Wu Endowed Chair in Wireless Telecommunications and professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, Osvaldo Simeone, assistant professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, Bo Niu, alumni, and Oren Somekh, research collaborator at Princeton University, received US Patent 8,112,095 issued on 2/ 7/2012 for “Sum Rate Of Broadcast Channels With Outdated 1-Bit Feedback.”
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NJIT's Georgeen Theodore Receives Urban Design Merit Award
April 11, 2012
“Holding Pattern” brings Interboro Partners, and NJIT CoAD’s Georgeen Theodore as one of the founding partners, another award.
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NJIT Professor Receives Patent
April 10, 2012
Yun-Qing Shi, professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Chunhua Chen, alumni, received US Patent 8,103,054 issued on 1/24/2012 for “Method For Identifying Marked Images Using Statistical Moments Based At Least In Part On A JPEG Array.”
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NJIT Professor Receives Patent
April 10, 2012
Nirwan Ansari, professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering, and Zhiqiang Gao, alumni, received US Patent 8,091,132 issued on 1/ 3/2012 for “Behavior-based Traffic Differentiation (BTD) to Defend against Distributed Denial of Service Attacks.”
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NJIT Professor To Speak at Branch Brook Park
April 10, 2012
NJIT Professor Neil Maher will discusses the emergence of the urban park movement in the U.S. and the importance of Frederick Law Olmsted and Essex County’s Branch Brook Park in a free talk set for April 12, from 4-5:30 p.m. at the Cherry Blossom Visitors Center in Branch Brook Park.
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Three high-tech companies based at NJIT’s Enterprise Development Center (EDC) http://www.njit-edc.org/ took top awards at the recent 2012 Venture Conference sponsored by the New Jersey Technology Council.
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NJIT Student Wins Best Student Presentation Award
April 09, 2012
During the 2012 TMS Annual Meeting in Orlando (http://www.tms.org/meetings/annual-12/AM12home.aspx), Vijay Kasisomayajula, PhD student in Physics, won the Emerging Materials Research (EMR) best student presentation award in the 2012 symposium on “Recent developments in biological, electronic, functional and structural thin films and coatings.”
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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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Students from the School of Art and Design at NJIT's College of Architecture and Design (COAD) recently spent a Saturday designing, building, and helping a family in need in Mahwah.
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While pursuing a doctorate in information systems at NJIT, Elizabeth Avery Gomez, of Whippany, researched better ways to help emergency first responders—often volunteers from grassroots organizations—communicate more efficiently and effectively throughout a crisis.
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The Alcoa Foundation, in partnership with national nonprofit Keep America Beautiful (KAB) and the College & University Recycling Coalition (CURC), has given 60 recycling bins to NJIT as part of its national bin grant program to colleges and universities throughout the country during the 2012 RecycleMania collegiate recycling competition.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: NJIT Teaches Students How to Wear Moon Suits and Handle Hazardous Waste
April 03, 2012
NJIT instructors will teach a group of 35 students how to work in moon suits and handle hazardous materials. >>
Biomedical Engineering Department Seminar on April 5
April 03, 2012
Jordan S. Miller, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania will discuss “Multiscale Vascularization of 3D Engineered Tissues” on April 5 at 11:00 a.m. in Fenster Hall, Rm. 190.
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Founder and CEO of Butterkiss to Speak at Digital Design Industry Speak Seminar Series
April 03, 2012
Brad Chun, founder and CEO of Butterkiss Company, a consulting firm specializing in the development of early-stage start-up companies, will present on Wednesday, April 4 as part of the School of Art + Design’s Digital Design Industry Speak Seminar Series.
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NJIT Humanities Professors Featured in New Video Project
April 02, 2012
Christopher Funkhouser and Andrew Klobucar, associate professor and assistant professor, respectively, in NJIT's Department of Humanities, are featured in CAPTA: Conversations with Poets About Technology http://glia.ca/2012/capta/, a new video project produced by the Canadian artist/professor Dr. Jhave Johnston.
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Computer Science Department Seminar on April 4
April 02, 2012
John Ason, Angel Investor, will discuss “Angel Investing and Entrepreneurial Opportunities” from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. in GITC 4415 on April 4.
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Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Colloquium on April 4
April 02, 2012
Dr. Shahab Shojaei-Zadeh, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Rutgers University, will discuss “Particle Transport Along and Across the Streamlines in Microfluidic Devices” on April 4, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. in MEC 224.
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Clean Sweep
March 30, 2012
Members of the NJIT fraternity and sorority community partnered with the Downtown Newark District to organize a mass cleanup of the Raymond Boulevard corridor from University Avenue to Warren Street.
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Leir Center for Financial Bubble Research Opens at NJIT
March 30, 2012
Past economic bubbles have been inflated by visions of wealth from tulips (yes, tulips), international trade, railroads, biotechnology and the Internet. >>
Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar on April 3
March 30, 2012
Dr. Mahmoud Wazne from Stevens Institute of Technology will present a seminar on “Beneficial Use of Industrial and Agricultural Waste Byproducts in Civil and Environmental Engineering Works” in Colton 210 at 4:30 p.m. on April 3.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar on April 2
March 30, 2012
Dr. Wonsiri Punurai, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakhonpathom, Thailand will speak on “Monitoring Vibration-based Structural Healthusing Nonlinear Approach”.
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NJIT's Crystal Smith Elected to ASEE National Board
March 30, 2012
Dr. Crystal Smith, associate director of the Educational Opportunity Program, has been elected to the national board of the MIND (Minorities in Engineering Division) Division of ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education.) >>
The Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals and Arizona Diamondbacks should win their divisions, while the Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds will make it to Major League Baseball’s post-season as wild card teams in the National League (NL) in 2012, according to NJIT’s baseball guru Bruce Bukiet.
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Creator of New Museum of Math To Speak at NJIT
March 27, 2012
Mathematics is a vital tool for understanding the world and in the fall of 2012 a new museum will invite the public to experience the power and wonders of mathematics, with an emphasis on activities that are creative, surprising and fun.
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NJIT Professor Spoke at the New Jersey Technology Council Workshop on Mobile, Telecom & the Cloud
March 27, 2012
Dr. Cesar Bandera, adjunct professor in the School of Management and College of Computing Sciences, spoke today at Juniper Networks OpenLab in Bridgewater.
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David Rothenberg, professor of Philosophy and Music, will present “The Survival of the Beautiful” as the final lecture in the spring series at the Morris Museum on Wednesday, May 9 at 7:30 p.m.
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The NJIT Newark College of Engineering (NCE) will hold its 14th annual Salute to Engineering Excellence on March 29, 2012, from 6-9 p.m. in the NJIT Campus Center Atrium. >>
NJIT Author To Speak at UNC About Hemophilia
March 26, 2012
NJIT Associate Professor Stephen Pemberton has been invited to speak at the Bullitt History of Medicine Club at the University of North Carolina (UNC) about how hemophilia became manageable in the 20th century.
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Dr. Abishai (Avi) Polus, professor of Transportation Engineering with the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, will discuss “Modeling Interchange Complexity and Its Effect On Safety” on Mar. 27 from 4:30-6:00 p.m. in Colton Hall 210. >>
Granular and Multiphase Flows Colloquium on March 28
March 23, 2012
Joe Goddard, PhD, professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, will discuss "Playing in Sand for Science, Engineering and Amusement (or Life without kT)” on March 28, 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. in GITC 3710.
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Department of Computer Science Seminar on March 28
March 23, 2012
Dr. Mei Liu, Department of Biomedical Informatics School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, will discuss “Mining EMR and Public Resources for Adverse Drug Reaction Detection” on March 28 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415.
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Professor Yee C. Chiew, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at Rutgers University, will discuss “Solubility and Thermodynamics of Pharmaceutical Systems” on Mar. 26 at 2:30 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Room 117.
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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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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering to Host ACE Mentor Program Final Presentation Night and Reception on March 22
March 21, 2012
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 from 4-6 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom.
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CANCELLED: Today's Department of Computer Science Seminar
March 21, 2012
Due to unforeseen circumstances, "SAP: Storage Aware Protocols for Seamless Integration of Heterogeneous Network Architectures", has been cancelled.
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Department of Biomedical Engineering Awarded Funding by NSF
March 20, 2012
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the Department of Biomedical Engineering funding for creating an REU site.
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NJIT Assigned Patent for Frame Synchronization
March 19, 2012
NJIT was assigned a patent (8,126,103) developed by Miao Shi, of Kearny, and Distinguished Professor Yeheskel Bar-Ness, of Marlboro, for a "frame synchronization using correlation between permuted sequences."
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NJIT Professor Recognized by Chemical Engineering Honor Society for Four Decades of Service
March 16, 2012
Angelo J. Perna, PhD, director of the Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program at NJIT, was recognized last month by Omega Chi Epsilon, the chemical engineering honor society, for his dedicated service over the past four decades. >>
Men's Swimming Team Earns Scholar All American Status
March 16, 2012
The NJIT men's swimming team has been honored with the Team Scholar All American award by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America for the 2011 season.
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NJIT's Gale Spak To Present at Conference in Scotland
March 15, 2012
Gale Spak, associate vice president of Continuing & Distance Education, is presenting at a conference at the University of Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom on March 22. >>
Design Competition Award Ceremony on March 21
March 15, 2012
The College of Architecture and Design will host the awards ceremony for the Dean’s Design Competition for High School Students on Wednesday, March 21, 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Weston Hall.
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Department of Computer Science Seminar on March 21
March 14, 2012
Dr. Shweta Jain, assistant professor in the Math and Computer Science Department at York College CUNY, will discuss "SAP: Storage Aware Protocols for Seamless Integration of Heterogeneous Network Architectures" on March 21, 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415.
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Farzan Nadim, PhD, professor in the departments of mathematical sciences and biological sciences at NJIT, has been appointed chairperson of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Sensorimotor Integration Study Section from July of 2012 to June of 2014.
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Fluid Mechanics Seminar on March 19
March 14, 2012
Petia Vlahovska, assistant professor of engineering at Brown University, will discuss “Nonlinear Electrohydrodynamics of a Viscous Droplet” on March 19 at 4:00 p.m. in Cullimore 611.
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NJIT Tech Forum Series: Paving the Way to a Smarter World: Creativity in Engineering Education
March 13, 2012
Imagination and creativity have long energized technological progress. >>
2012 Web Design Competition on March 14
March 13, 2012
The Department of Information Systems will be holding the 7th annual web design competition on Wednesday, March 14, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom.
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Concrete Industry Management Held Yearly Fundraiser
March 12, 2012
On Saturday evening, February 25th, the major yearly fundraiser for the Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program was held at Valbella Restaurant in NYC.
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NJIT, New Jersey’s science and technology university, is growing not only in faculty and enrollment, but physical size in order to meet the demand for workforce and economic development in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) professions.
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Statement by NJIT President Joel S. Bloom on the Passing of U.S. Representative Donald M. Payne Sr.
March 08, 2012
All at NJIT are greatly saddened by the death of U.S. Representative Donald Payne.
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Biomedical Engineering Department Seminar on March 9
March 07, 2012
Sihong Wang, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, The City University of New York, City College will discuss “Development of 3D Microfluidic Cell Arrays” on March 9, 10:30 a.m. in Central King Building 204.
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Inside New Jersey recently named NJIT’s Biomedical Engineering Department one of the 12 brainy places in New Jersey.
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NJIT Interior Design Program Has Two of Three East Regional Winners in 2012 IDEC Competition
March 06, 2012
For the second consecutive year, the NJIT Interior Design program has two of three regional winners in the Annual Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Student Competition.
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Department of Computer Science Seminar on March 8
March 06, 2012
Sudharshan S. Vazhkudai, Research Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will discuss “Novel Storage Architectures for Big Data Challenges in Extreme-scale HPC Systems” on March 8 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415.
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Durga Misra, PhD, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NJIT, will give a seminar on "From Graduate Student to a Successful Faculty Member" on March 8th at 4 pm in GITC-4415. For more information, please visit http://deepcs.njit.edu/gradfaculty.php.
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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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Joint Physics - MTSE Seminar on March 7
March 05, 2012
Ravi Ananth, Onsight Technology USA, will discuss “Real Time XRD Microscopy” on March 7 from 2.30 to 4:00 p.m. in Tiernan Hall 406.
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Dr. Pius Egbelu, Dean of the School of Management, will discuss the importance of providing engineering students with the leadership, business and management skills necessary to advance their careers on Tuesday, March 6 in Colton Hall 210 from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. >>
Mobility Security Seminar on March 7
March 02, 2012
Dr. Gustavo De Los Reyes, Executive Director of Technology Security at AT&T, will present “The Network as a Mobility Security Platform” on March 7, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415.
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Computer Science Department Seminar on March 6
March 02, 2012
Vaibhav Patil, MD MS of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, will discuss “Evaluation Of Intracerebral Catheter Placement Using An EHR System With A Relational Database” on March 6, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in GITC 4415.
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NJIT Awarded Grant from Alcoa Foundation
March 01, 2012
NJIT will be receiving 60 recycling containers awarded through the Alcoa Foundation Collegiate Recycling Bin Grant program.
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NJIT Research To Be Featured in Journal
March 01, 2012
The work of NJIT researchers N.M. Ravindra, Ivan Padron, Priyanka Singh, Bhumi Bhatt, and Vishal Singh will be featured in the upcoming March issue of JOM - The Member Journal of TMS. >>
High School Programming Contest on March 15
March 01, 2012
NJIT’s Computer Science Department of the College of Computing Science is pleased to organize the 2012 NJIT High School Programming Contest on Thursday, March 15, 2012 from 8:30am – 5pm.
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Poetry and other forms of creative expression have the power to motivate thinking that addresses critical social issues such as race and identity in new and positive ways.
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NJIT Invites Manufacturers To Free Summit About Clean Energy
February 29, 2012
Large or small New Jersey manufacturers looking to grow their base won’t want to miss NJIT’s upcoming free summit on clean energy supply chains. >>
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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NJIT Adjunct Professor Receives Award
February 27, 2012
Software engineer Lawrence "Larry" Bernstein an adjunct professor at NJIT has received the 2011 Industrial Innovation Award from the IEEE Communications Society.
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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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MEDIA ADVISORY: NJIT To Host on Feb. 29 Largest-Ever Spring Career Fair
February 24, 2012
More than 150 employers will attend the NJIT Spring Career, Co-op and Internship Fair -- the largest ever at NJIT.
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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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US Labor Department Awards NJIT $5M To Create Tech Training Programs
February 22, 2012
The US Labor Department H1-B Technical Skills Training Program has awarded NJIT a $5 million grant to create a technical skills training program for the City of Newark and Bergen, Essex, Passaic, Morris and Hudson counties.
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NJIT Computer Scientist Advocates Deceleration of Science
February 22, 2012
A treatise from a German foundation advocating the deceleration of the pursuit of science in higher education has been translated into English by NJIT Professor James Geller. >>
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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$5 Million Gift To NJIT Stuns Development Officer
February 16, 2012
"I was stunned, just stunned.” >>
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. >>
Five members of the faculty at NJIT's College of Architecture and Design (COAD) will share their ideas at "Think Pieces" on Feb. 22 at 6 p.m. in the COAD Gallery.
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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. >>