NJIT's College of Computing Sciences (CCS) received a donation yesterday from The Hess Corporation. From left: Narain Gehani, dean, CCS; Gemma Young, Hess Corporation; NJIT Provost Priscilla Nelson; and Jeff Steinhom, Hess Corporation. >>

The Medical Informatics Laboratory at the Department of Computer Science at NJIT, under the leadership of Yehoshua Perl, PhD and James Geller, PhD, succeeded in getting an unprecedented four papers accepted at the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Fall Symposium held last month in Chicago. The papers are the result of a research project funded by the National Library of Medicine under the title “Partitioning to Support Auditing and Extending the UMLS.” >>

Black Enterprise magazine has named Treena Livingston Arinzeh, 37, one of “40 under 40” to watch in 2008. Arinzeh, an associate professor in NJIT’s Department of Biomedical Engineering, has earned national recognition for her pioneering adult stem cell research to find ways to use biomaterials to re-engineer tissues. >>

Three graduate students enrolled in NJIT’s information technology master’s degree program will travel to Japan next spring to take advantage of an unusual internship program. For five months the students will study in Tokyo at the prestigious National Institute of Informatics, known in Japan as a national center for information technology research. >>

The NJIT ADVANCE 2007-2008 Seminar Series and the Provost’s Institute Workshop Series will present “New Frontiers in Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Research,” a workshop by Diana Rhoten, National Science Foundation Program Director in the areas of Virtual Organizations and Learning & Workforce Development for the Office of Cyberinfrastructure and Director of the Social Science Research Council’s Knowledge Institutions and Innovation Program, on Dec. 3, 4-5:30 p.m. in Eberhardt Hall Rm. 112. RSVP: Theresa Hunt. >>

A pioneering educator at NJIT who strongly believes in experiential learning was today named 2007 New Jersey Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Osama Eljabiri, a senior university lecturer who founded, taught and continues to develop the senior project capstone course program at NJIT’s College of Computing Sciences, was recognized for his diligence and dedication for promoting this new type of learning. >>

Fadi P. Deek, PhD, dean of NJIT's College of Science and Liberal Arts, and James A.M. McHugh, PhD, professor in the department of computer science, have published Open Source: Technology and Policy (Cambridge University Press, 2007). The book addresses prominent projects in the open source movement, along with its enabling technologies, social characteristics, legal issues, business venues, and public and educational roles. >>

Barbara G. Koster, corporate chief information officer at Prudential Financial, will discuss "Technology in the Workplace: Today and Tomorrow" on Nov. 14,  2:30–3:30 p.m. in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center Room 3730. >>

Min Song, PhD, assistant professor in the department of information systems at NJIT, will discuss “A Hybrid Abbreviation Extraction Technique for Biomedical Literature” on Nov. 5, 2:30-3:30 p.m., Guttenberg Information Technologies Center Room 4415. >>

The edge in knowledge is not limited to engineering and science: NJIT, the state’s science and technology university, is expanding its educational offerings with surprising new degree programs for 2008 (pending approval). The university is accepting applications for Fall 2008 studies in eight new innovative areas including art and design, business and computing. >>

Frank Y. Shih, PhD, a professor in the department of computer science at NJIT, will discuss “The Art of Image Security and Solar Image Processing” on Oct. 24, 2:30-3:30 p.m., in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center, Room 4415. >>

Olivier Bodenreider, PhD, staff scientist in the Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications at the U.S. National Library of Medicine, will discuss “Aligning Relationships in the UMLS: Methods and Preliminary Results” on Oct. 23, 2:30-3:30 p.m., Guttenberg Information Technologies Center Rm. 4415. >>

More than 100 faculty, staff and students crowded into Eberhardt Hall NJIT Alumni Center yesterday for a memorial celebration of chemical engineer, inventor and philanthropist Otto H. York. >>

NJIT Mathematics Adjunct Professor Jonathan Porus, of Oakland, received an excellent teacher designation at NJIT’s annual convocation on Sept. 5, 2007. >>

Dan Watts is on a crusade. The NJIT research professor would like the pharmaceutical industry to adopt safer, greener, more efficient and more effective manufacturing processes. Last week Watts brought his crusade down to the grass roots level at a five-day workshop at which 16 faculty from universities around the nation developed ways to encourage their students to pursue careers in the pharmaceutical industry so this new way of thinking can flourish. >>

Dale Gary, PhD, professor and chairman of the department of physics at NJIT, was quoted in the cover story that appears in the June 9, 2007 edition of Science News Online as well as the July 2007 issue of Sky & Telescope magazine. Gary provided comments on last December's outburst of solar radio noise, which caused massive disruptions of Global Positioning Satellite receivers worldwide. >>

College of Computing Sciences, NJIT's youngest college, has already established itself as a leader in producing computing-science graduates, ranking 22nd in the nation for awarding bachelor’s degrees in computer science; 6th for awarding master’s degrees; and 25th for awarding doctoral degrees. >>

NJIT will host “Frontiers in Applied and Computational Mathematics,” the fourth in a series of annual conferences that will explore recent advances in mathematical biology, mathematical fluid dynamics, biostatistics, electromagnetics/waves, and acoustics, on May 14-16. >>

Liberty Science Center and NJIT have signed an agreement affirming their dedication to collaborating and cooperating in programs and initiatives that advance mutual missions and objectives that lead to improved teaching and learning, and that contribute to improved science and technology literacy. >>

Laxmi Parida, PhD, research staff member in the Computational Biology Center at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, will discuss "Permutations in Bioinformatics" at a Computer Science Seminar on April 30 at 2:30 p.m., Guttenberg Information Technologies Center, Room 4415. >>

Andrea Prosperetti, PhD, distinguished professor in the department of mechanical engineering at Johns Hopkins University, will discuss "Stability of Rising Bubbles" at an Applied Mathematics Colloquium on April 27 at 11:30 a.m., Cullimore Lecture Hall II. >>

NJIT today announced more than $5 M in innovative strategies to better prepare urban students to pursue 21st century engineering and science careers. Combining $4.5 M in National Science Foundation grants with NJIT’s own contribution, the university-wide initiative will enrich and strengthen high school curricula in science, mathematics and engineering in Newark and other urban districts including Perth Amboy, Union City and Orange. Jane Oates, executive director of the NJ Commission on Higher Education, was among those who spoke at the event. >>

With grants from the National Science Foundation combined with NJIT’s contribution, education leaders will explain their innovative plans for pre-college education in science and technology—from robots to how computers have transformed science and technology research—on April 19 at 10:30 a.m. in Eberhardt Hall, Room 112. >>

Yixin Guo, PhD, an assistant professor in the department of mathematics at Drexel University, will discuss "Thalamicortical Relay Reliability Across STN Deep Brain Stimulation in Computation Models" at a Mathematical Biology seminar on April 17 at 4 p.m., Cullimore Hall Rm. 611. >>

NJIT was awarded a five-year, $3-million National Science Foundation grant to impart and infuse computational methods and tools in a math and science context into high school classrooms in Newark. The “Computation and Communication: Promoting Research Integration in Science and Mathematics” or C2PRISM grant will place 24 Fellows—all working towards doctoral degrees in the computational sciences or mathematics— in one of three Newark public high schools and one private high school, St. Vincent’s Academy. >>

The New York Mets should expect to win about 90 games in 2007 and the Yankees a whopping 110 games to lead their divisions, said Bruce Bukiet, PhD, an associate professor of mathematical sciences at NJIT. Bukiet, who is also an associate dean of NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts, offers the expectations for the number of games each major league baseball team should win based on his mathematical model, developed in 2000. >>

Demetrius T. Papageorgiou, PhD, a professor in the department of mathematical sciences at NJIT, will discuss “Problems in Interfacial Electrohydrodynamics” on April 4 at 1 p.m., Mechanical Engineering Center, Rm. 224. >>

NJIT will come alive with the sounds of female composers on March 28 at 3 p.m. in the Campus Center Atrium. The Downtown Chamber Trio will perform the music of Nadia Boulanger, Rebecca Clarke, Fanny Mendelssohn and Clara Schumann. The concert is free and open to the public. >>

A breakthrough patent awarded to an NJIT researcher will enable manufacturers to create a device to uncover miniscule amounts of airborne pollutants. Using computer chip technology, Somenath Mitra, PhD, professor and chair of NJIT’s Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, has developed and patented what could eventually become a simple keychain device to detect tiny, though potentially lethal, amounts of airborne carcinogens. >>

Deborah Estrin, PhD, director of the Center for Embedded Networked Sensing at the University of California, Los Angeles, will discuss "Wireless Sensing Systems: From Ecosystems to Human Systems" on March 21, 2:30-4 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom at NJIT. The event is sponsored by the NJIT Distinguished Lecture Series in Environmental Science, Engineering and Policy, the Murray Center for Women in Technology Lillian Gilbreth Colloquium, the NJIT ADVANCE Program and Albert Dorman Honors College. >>

Maria Uriarte, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology at Columbia University, will discuss “Potential Impacts of Increased Severity and Frequency of Tropical Storms on Caribbean Forests” on March 20 at 4 p.m., Cullimore Hall, Rm. 611. >>

Petia Vlahovska, PhD, an assistant professor at the Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, will discuss “Microhydrodynamics of Soft Particles" at a Fluid Dynamics Seminar on March 19 at 4:15 p.m., Cullimore Hall, Room 611. >>

High performance schools integrate the best in today’s design strategies and building technologies. Even better, they make a difference in the way children learn. Deane Evans, FAIA, executive director of the Center for Architecture and Building Science Research at NJIT, numbers among the nation’s top boosters for high-performance schools. >>

Empty coffee cups, excitement and innovative web design will be the order of the day on March 14, when more than 300 high school students gather for the second annual web design competition at NJIT. >>

Former astronaut Bernard Harris and the ExxonMobil Foundation have named NJIT to be among 19 university campus locations that will host the 2007 ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camps. NJIT will be the only New Jersey participant in the program. >>

“Flexible Adaptive Clinical Trials: Methods, Software and Case Studies” is the topic of a talk by Cyrus Mehta, PhD, president of Cytel Inc. and a professor of biostatistics at Harvard University, on March 9 at 11:30 a.m., Cullimore Lecture Hall II. >>

Kaushik Ghosh, PhD, an assistant professor in the department of mathematical sciences at NJIT, will discuss “Some Recent Developments in Ranked Set Sampling And Their Applications” on March 7 at 4:15 p.m., Kupfrian Hall, Room 109. >>

Jonathan H.C. Luke, PhD, a professor in the department of mathematical sciences at NJIT, will discuss “Large Scale Convection in a Well-Stirred Sedimenting Suspension” at the Spring 2007 Granular and Multiphase Flows Colloquium Series on March 5, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., in the Mechanical Engineering Center, Rm. 221. >>

Priscilla P. Nelson, PhD, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at NJIT, was named chair-elect of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Section on Engineering. Dr. Nelson was elected as a Fellow of AAAS in 2002. >>

Brenda Farrell, PhD, an assistant professor in the department of otolaryngology at Baylor College of Medicine, will discuss "Membrane Tether Forces in Mast Cells" at a Mathematical Biology Seminar on Feb. 27 at 1 p.m., Life Sciences Building, 1st floor, Rutgers-Newark. >>

Jasneet Kaur, a senior at NJIT, is conducting research sponsored by a program in the department of mathematical sciences that could one day help scientists understand how cancer spreads. Kaur, a graduate of Fair Lawn High School, studies how a protein-- RhoA--changes the shape of cells. >>

Adriana Iamnitchi, PhD, an assistant professor in the department of computer science and engineering at the University of South Florida, will speak on “Filecules and Small Worlds in Scientific Communities: Characteristics and Significance” on Feb. 19 at 11:30 a.m., Guttenberg Information Technologies Center Rm. 4415. >>

Louis Tao, PhD, an assistant professor in the department of mathematical sciences at NJIT, will discuss orientation selectivity in the visual cortex at an Applied Mathematics Colloquium on Feb. 16 at 11:30 a.m., Cullimore Lecture Hall II. >>

David Mendonça, an associate professor in the department of information systems at NJIT, has received a $700,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study creativity by first responders following the 2001 World Trade Center attack and the 1995 bombing of the Murrah Federal Building. >>

Professors at NJIT were awarded a $1.1 million, three-year grant from the National Science Foundation to change the way inner city students learn about science and technology. The money will allow engineering professors from NJIT’s Newark College of Engineering and specialists from NJIT’s Center for Pre-College Programs to help public school teachers in Newark, Orange, Perth Amboy and Union City build an exciting, sophisticated science and technology curriculum. >>

Philippe Guyenne, PhD, an assistant professor in the department of mathematical Sciences at the University of Delaware, will discuss "Solitary Water Wave Interactions" at a Waves Seminar on Jan. 31 at 11:30 a.m., Cullimore Hall, Room 611. >>

More than 500 students representing 17 high schools and 17 middle schools in the state will travel to NJIT tomorrow to compete in the New Jersey Science Olympiad. NJIT will host the event for the first time this year and also is a co-sponsor with the Research and Development Council of New Jersey. NJIT faculty and staff will supervise and judge the 16 different events. >>

New Jersey high school students who are eager to learn hands-on science and technology can apply for a highly selective program at NJIT. The NJIT Science and Technology Enrichment Program (STEP) offers free, non-credit courses on Saturday morning from 10 a.m.-12 noon on the NJIT campus. Classes run from Jan. 27-April 21. >>