The NJIT Defense Procurement Technical Assistance Center, in partnership with Joint Base M-D-L, the U.S. Army Reserve Contracting Center and the NAVAIR Small Business Program, will host a Joint Base Procurement Fair on August 13, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at Burlington County College in Mt. Laurel. Colonel Gina M. Grosso, Joint Base Commander, will give the welcoming address. Registration fee: $15 per company. To register, click here. >>

The public is invited to a counter-terrorism symposium tomorrow at NJIT from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. The forum will focus on ways to secure schools, health and transportation facilities, protect customs, borders and port security, strengthen emergency response times and more.   >>

Kevin Russell, PhD, PE, a senior analyst at the US Army Research, Armament Engineering and Technology Center, will discuss "Design of Adjustable Five Bar Spherical Mechanisms for Motion Generation Using the Least Squares Method" on Sept. 27 at 1 p.m., Mechanical Engineering Center Rm. 224. >>

James Yee, a former prison chaplain for the US Army who was falsely accused of aiding alleged Taliban and Al Qaeda prisoners and held in the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will discuss his ordeal on Feb. 27, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., in the NJIT Campus Center Atrium. The lecture is free and open to the public. >>