Frank Cassidy, president and chief operating officer of PSEG Power, a subsidiary of Public Service Enterprise Group and affiliate of Public Service Electric and Gas, received the President’s Medal from NJIT President Robert A. Altenkirch at NJIT’s annual black-tie benefit dinner, called Celebration, on Nov. 10 at the Pleasantdale Chateau in West Orange. >>

Denman Powers, a detective with the New Jersey State Police who is currently assigned to the New Jersey Regional Computer Forensic Laboratory, will discuss Digital Crime and Computer Forensics on Nov. 1 at 4 p.m. in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center Rm. 1400. Refreshments will be served. >>

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