Stories Tagged with "foundation" from 2014
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NSF Deputy Division Director Visits NJIT
December 23, 2014
George Hazelrigg, National Science Foundation (NSF) deputy director for the Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI), recently came to NJIT for a workshop on "The Engineer as a Decision Maker." >>
Highlander Hackers Take Top Prize in UAF-Microsoft Competition
November 17, 2014
A team of NJIT students took top honors for their mobile gateway app at the United Athletes Foundation-Microsoft Hackathon this month at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington.
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Enlisting Bacteria for Greener Manufacturing
November 14, 2014
Producing high-value products such as pharmaceuticals with substantially less energy, no need for environmentally harmful chemicals, and a greatly reduced amount of waste by-products. This is the goal of NJIT Associate Professor and Department Chair Edgardo Farinas. >>
NJIT Hosts Launch Event for New Start New Jersey
November 10, 2014
NJIT hosted the official launch of New Start New Jersey, a policy and advocacy organization dedicated to identifying and enacting effective public policy initiatives to grow the state's economy and improve the quality of life for its citizens.
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Toward More Effective Patient-Centered Healthcare: SOM Professor Named NJIT's First Leir Chair in Healthcare
October 09, 2014
Yi Chen, an associate professor in NJIT's School of Management whose research provides cutting-edge technologies for data management with an emphasis on health care applications, business and the Web, has been appointed to the Henry J. Leir Chair in Healthcare.
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Engineering Professor Jay Meegoda Spurs Interest in Sanitary Landfills throughout Asia
June 17, 2014
Uncontrolled landfills are a growing problem in the developing world, polluting groundwater and emitting foul odors, while also boosting greenhouse gas emissions. >>
Researching an Endangered Relationship
May 05, 2014
The timing has been beautifully choreographed by nature. Rising spring temperatures prompt many bee species to begin their search for the flowering plants they depend on for food — and which they propagate through pollination. But what would happen if this vital, mutually beneficial relationship goes out of synch due to climate change?
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The NJIT campus will be buzzing with undergraduate research teams this summer as students take advantage of the break from lectures and homework to focus on in-depth projects in fields ranging from the life sciences, to biomedical engineering, to mathematical computation.
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New NSF Funding for Solar Research
April 21, 2014
A substantial new grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will enable NJIT researchers to delve more deeply into powerful, potentially destructive solar events.
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Two NJIT Engineers Have Been Named National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellows
April 14, 2014
Two NJIT engineers, a senior and an alumnus from the Class of 2013, have won National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, generous three-year grants that allow them to focus intensively on research as they pursue doctoral degrees in graduate school. >>
NJIT Mourns the Loss of Dr. Joseph J. Padalino '44, Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering
April 01, 2014
The NJIT community mourns the recent loss of Dr. Joseph J. Padalino '44, Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering, at the age of 91.
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Academic and Foundation Honors for Architectural Historian
March 05, 2014
Zeynep Çelik, distinguished professor of architecture who holds appointments in NJIT's New Jersey School of Architecture and Federated Department of History, was recently honored by Turkey's Bosphorus University and the Vehbi Koç Foundation for her work in architectural and cultural history.
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