NJIT Mathematical Sciences Professor Jay Kappraff, PhD, of South Orange, received an excellent service designation at NJIT’s annual convocation on Sept. 5, 2007. >>

The new academic year at NJIT brings another slate of thought-provoking sessions in the university’s Technology and Society Forum. For 2007-2008, the Forum series will explore topics that include China’s paradoxical future, honing mental tools for creativity, our nation’s healthcare crisis, the evolution of the Internet, and educating engineers for 2020 and beyond. Robert Root-Bernstein, professor of physiology at Michigan State University, will present “Mental Tools for Thinking Creatively” at 3 p.m. on Sept. 19 in the Campus Center Ballroom. Contact Jay Kappraff, 973-596-3490. >>