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2016
Toy Story: Art + Design Faculty Member Creates Award-winning Tech Kit for Young Inventors
December 22, 2016
Krystal Persaud, an adjunct faculty member in the School of Art + Design's industrial design program, has produced an award-winning tech toy.
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Executive Director of NSF Northeast Big Data Hub Visits NJIT
December 16, 2016
On Nov. 21, the Martin Tuchman School of Management (MTSM) hosted René Bastón, executive director of the Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub, for a day of discussions on NJIT's initiatives regarding Big Data Innovation and collaborative opportunities between the university and the Hub toward the Big Data Innovation ecosystem in the U.S.
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NJIT's Rojas-Cessa Publishes New Book on Interconnection Networks
December 15, 2016
Roberto Rojas-Cessa, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, is the author of the new book, Interconnections for Computer Communications and Packet Networks (CRC Press), which discusses interconnection networks applied to the communications of computer systems, the internet and data centers.
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Argentine Government Honors Math Professor for Promoting International Cooperation
December 15, 2016
Professor of Mathematics Horacio G. Rotstein was recently honored by the government of Argentina with a “Premio Raices,” an award recognizing significant contributions to promoting international collaboration in science and technology. Honorees, who are nominated by their peers and academic institutions, are selected by Argentina's National Directorate of International Relations and Ministry of Science.
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NJIT Louis Berger Fellows Announced
December 08, 2016
Graduate students Amir Goharpey and Prashanth Muralidhar have been named this year's Louis Berger Fellows at NJIT. “The 2016-2017 fellows represent an outstanding group of planners and engineers and are among the strongest group Louis Berger has welcomed so far — a fact due in no small part to the strong relationships we have cultivated with NJIT,” said Bob Nardi, Louis Berger senior vice president.
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New Jersey Universities are Pioneers in Drone Technology
December 07, 2016
The New Jersey State House in Trenton was the rallying point for many of the top researchers in drone Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) innovation with representatives from NJIT, Rutgers, Stockton, Rowan and Stevens Institute of Technology. The New Jersey Senate Democrats sponsored the forum.
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William V. Rapp Wins Chicago Fed Award for Best GDP Forecast
December 05, 2016
William V. Rapp, Henry J. Leir Professor of International Trade and Business at NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management, received an award from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago for the best GDP forecast and in the categories of oil prices and housing starts.
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Martin Tuchman School of Management Hosts Third Annual Strategic Management Showcase
December 05, 2016
Yidi Wu, Michael Teixeira, and Amad Ellahi were the were the winners of the third annual Strategic Management Showcase hosted by NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management.
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NJIT One of 11 Public Colleges Where Grads Earn Six Figures
December 01, 2016
Once again, NJIT is noted as a top university for salary potential of college grads. Today Money.com released “11 Public Colleges Where Grads Make Six Figures.”
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A Very Musical December
December 01, 2016
The NJIT Campus Center will be filled with music before the winter break, with performances by the NJIT String and Wind Ensembles, the Jazz Ensemble, and the Rutgers-Newark Chorus.
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Food Industry Partnership: Workforce Needs Assessment
December 01, 2016
New Jersey's food processing executives will identify solutions to the industry's workforce needs and help shape workforce training opportunities for their industry at a key workshop and brainstorming session, the Food Industry Targeted Industry Partnership (FoodTIP).
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Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship Participates in Innovation and Strategy Exercise at French University
November 30, 2016
Cesar Bandera, assistant professor of entrepreneurship in NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management, participated in a week-long innovation and strategy exercise at the Université Catholique de Lyon's School of Economic and Social Development.
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Newark Innovation Acceleration Challenge Welcomes Rising Entrepreneurs to Present New Businesses and Products
November 28, 2016
This annual event will feature student entrepreneurs from Newark-area colleges and universities along with Newark regional community members, who will make 10-minute pitches about their proposed businesses and products to a panel of judges. Winners will receive a $3,000 summer fellowship to continue to develop their ideas.
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On Stage in December: Facing A Difficult and Critical Truth
November 23, 2016
On stage in December at NJIT will be Facing Our Truth, One Act Plays on Trayvon, Race, and Privilege. This series of plays written for The New Black Fest is a student-directed and stage-managed presentation of the Rutgers/NJIT Theatre Program.
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Meet DOTTIE, NJIT's Entry in the 2017 Solar Decathlon China
November 22, 2016
NJIT has formed a joint venture with Fujian University of Technology in China (Team NJFJ) to design and build a functional, sustainable house to compete in the 2017 Solar Decathlon China. The 35-member team includes architecture, interior design, industrial design, graphic design, civil engineering, environmental studies, sustainability, concrete industry management and business majors at the two schools.
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Muslim Voices - Celebrating a City's Heritage
November 22, 2016
The long and rich history of Muslim life in Newark, New Jersey's largest city, will be the focus of a program of short films, readings and performances to be presented by professional artists and students on December 3 at the Newark Museum from 1 – 4 p.m.
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The Beats Go On for the Holidays
November 22, 2016
The Giga Beats, NJIT's acapella group, are hosting their first annual Holiday Showcase and invite all in the NJIT community to enjoy an evening of music, dance and humor as an enjoyable prelude to the end of the semester.
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YWCC Capstone Showcase Nov. 30
November 21, 2016
The Fall 2016 YWCC Capstone Showcase will take place Wednesday, Nov. 30 in the Campus Center Ballroom from 3-6 p.m.
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ManufactureNJ and NJII to Host Additive & Advanced Manufacturing Industry Summit Focusing on 3-D Printing
November 21, 2016
ManufactureNJ and NJII will welcome distinguished speakers and guests at the Additive & Advanced Manufacturing Industry Summit, to be held Nov. 29 in the university's Campus Center Atrium. ManufactureNJ is the Advanced Manufacturing Talent Network funded by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development and hosted at and managed by NJIT.
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Two Students Receive Scholarships from NJIT Board of Trustees
November 21, 2016
On Nov. 17, the NJIT Board of Trustees awarded scholarships to two NJIT students.
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NJIT Board of Trustees Recognizes Distinguished Professor Atam Dhawan
November 21, 2016
On Nov. 17, the NJIT Board of Trustees recognized Atam Dhawan, vice provost for research and distinguished professor in the Helen and John C. Hartmann Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, for his recent accomplishments.
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NJIT Celebrates Topping Off Ceremony for Wellness and Events Center
November 18, 2016
NJIT celebrated a milestone in the construction of the Wellness and Events Center with a Topping Off Ceremony on Thursday, November 17.
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Martin Tuchman School of Management to Host Research Seminar on Big Data Innovation in the Northeast
November 18, 2016
René Bastón, executive director of the Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub, will present an "Introduction to the Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub" Nov. 21, 11:15-12:15 p.m. in the CAB Building, Leir Conference Room.
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A Star-Spangled Celebration
November 17, 2016
Four distinguished individuals were recognized for achievements beneficial to the state and our nation, as well as an organization exceptional for its commitment to NJIT's mission, at Celebration, NJIT's annual fundraiser for campuswide scholarship endowment funds, held Nov. 11 at The Pleasantdale Chateau in West Orange.
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Taking a High-Res 3D Look at the Sun
November 16, 2016
Among the NJIT researchers at the forefront of studying the star closest to Earth is Andrey Stejko, a Ph.D. candidate in physics. His research, supported by NASA, is focused on using a combination of high-resolution 3D models, scientific visualization, and supercomputers to gain a deeper understanding of the Sun's magnetic field and the effects of space weather on our home planet.
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Celebrating Muslims in Newark - An Invitation to Participate
November 15, 2016
Members of the NJIT community are invited to audition for "Muslim Voices," celebrating the Muslim experience in Newark as part of highlighting 350 years of the city's history and vibrantly diverse cultural heritage.
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Marguerite Schneider Receives NJPRO Foundation/Seton Hall University Best Paper Award
November 15, 2016
Marguerite Schneider, associate professor of management in NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management, has won the annual NJPRO Foundation /Seton Hall University Best Paper Award in Finance for her book chapter "Managerialism vs. Shareholderism: An Examination of Hedge Funds Activism."
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The Enterprise Development Center (EDC), an NJIT/NJII organization has received the Advancement of Invention & Process Award from the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame. The New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame (NJIHoF) honors inventors, organizations, and others who have contributed to innovation in the Invention State.
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NJIT Honors America's Veterans at Special Ceremony
November 11, 2016
“We gather here today to honor the service of all American veterans. Their contributions can never be overstated or underlooked,” said Charles J. Fey, vice president for Academic Support and Student Affairs, during his opening remarks at NJIT's Veterans Day ceremony. “We owe them a debt of gratitude.”
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Cesar Bandera Conducts 5th Biennial Survey and Forecast of ICT Markets for the New Jersey Tech Council
November 11, 2016
Cesar Bandera, assistant professor of entrepreneurship in NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management, conducted the 5th biennial survey and forecast of ICT markets for the New Jersey Tech Council.
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Haro Hartounian Ph.D., executive director, bio-pharmaceutical cluster development at the New Jersey Innovation Institute will moderate an industry panel focused on “The View Ahead” at the Regional Pharma Manufacturing Expo Nov. 17 at the DoubleTree Hotel, Somerset, New Jersey.
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NJIT Named 2017 Military Friendly School
November 10, 2016
For the third consecutive year, NJIT has earned the 2017 MilitaryFriendly® Schools designation by Victory Media, publisher of G.I. Jobs®, STEM JobsSM and Military Spouse.
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Linking Biomechanical Principles to Oncology
November 09, 2016
Increasing evidence indicates that the physical and mechanical environment can regulate cell behavior and tumor progression at a cellular level. It is likewise clear that many patients benefit from physical manipulation of connective tissue, but it is not clear what happens at the cellular and molecular level when these manipulations occur.
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NJIT Offers Learning Experience in Urban Planning for Delegation of Government Officials from Shanghai, China
November 09, 2016
The Division of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) recently welcomed 20 high-level government officials and executives from Shanghai for a five-day professional development program focusing on such topics as urban planning and redevelopment, transportation planning, brownfields redevelopment, emergency management and infrastructure protection. The program was made possible through CPE's partnership with the Virginia-based Triway International Group.
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EMBA Program Students Visit Singapore
November 08, 2016
A group of EMBA students visited Singapore for eight days as part of their International Management Experiential Courses.
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Management Professor Wins Best Paper with a Student Author Award
November 08, 2016
A research paper co-authored by Management Professor Hindy Lauer Schachter with Yunsoo Lee, a Ph.D. student at Rutgers-Newark, won the award for best paper with a student author from the 2016 Northeastern Conference of Public Administration.
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NJIT Professor Publishes Ninth Collection of Poetry
November 07, 2016
NJIT Professor of English Burt Kimmelman's ninth collection of poetry, Abandoned Angel, has just been released from Marsh Hawk Press.
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Celebration 2016 to Recognize Five Honorees, Including Three Alumni
November 07, 2016
Celebration 2016, NJIT's annual fundraiser for campuswide scholarship endowment funds, will be held Nov. 11 at the Pleasantdale Chateau in West Orange.
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Diana Walsh Presents Paper on Defining Entrepreneurship Traits
November 03, 2016
Diana Walsh, senior university lecturer in NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management and Katia Passerini, dean of the College of Professional Studies at St. John's University, presented a paper on defining entrepreneurship traits at the GW October 2016 Conference in Washington, D.C.
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NJIT Named in Latest Rankings from The Washington Post
November 02, 2016
The Washington Post recently released a college ranking list unlike any other. In an experimental study, the publication compiled their own numbers based solely on other college rankings, creating a composite score for universities and liberal arts colleges.
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Haisu Zhang To Discuss Crowdfunding Technological Innovations at Ph.D. Program Research Seminar
November 01, 2016
Haisu Zhang, assistant professor of marketing and entrepreneurship in NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management, will discuss "Crowdfunding Technological Innovations: Consumer Benefit as First Impression" Nov. 2, 1:30-2:30 p.m. in the Leir Conference Room, CAB.
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Drones - Icons of an Uncertain Future
November 01, 2016
Armed drones flying over Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia and elsewhere have ignited intense debate about U.S. foreign policy and military tactics. Yet drone technology also offers significant promise for applications in commerce, public safety and environmental monitoring.
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Representative Donald Payne Jr. stopped by Camden Street School in Newark to chat with NJIT Albert Dorman Honors College scholars who are helping to cultivate supportive, experiential learning environments by mentoring middle school students in the After-School All-Star program.
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Ying Wu College of Computing to Host HackNJIT Nov. 5 - 6
October 28, 2016
Approximately 200 graduate and undergraduate students representing NJIT and other participating colleges and universities will participate in HackNJIT, a 24-hour hackathon organized and hosted by the Ying Wu College of Computing.
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Coffee Talk: Keurig Co-Founder Richard Sweeney '81 Shares Life Experiences at ADHC Colloquium
October 27, 2016
Richard (Dick) Sweeney '81, vice chairman of NJIT's Albert Dorman Honors College Board, shared his life experiences yesterday as co-founder of Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. and its iconic single-portion pack coffee brewing system at an Albert Dorman Honors College Colloquium.
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Open Auditions for a Timely Production
October 27, 2016
The Rutgers-Newark and NJIT Theatre Program invites all students at both schools to open auditions for the 2016 Directors' Project: Facing Our Truths, a series of short plays about Trayvon Martin, race and privilege.
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NJII's Donald H. Sebastian Named to Made In New Jersey Honor Roll
October 27, 2016
The New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA), the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program (NJMEP) and New Jersey Business magazine named Donald H. Sebastian to the Made in New Jersey Honor Roll.
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Haisu Zhang, assistant professor of marketing and entrepreneurship in NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management, presented two research projects and received the Best Reviewer Award at the Annual PDMA Global Conference on Product Innovation Management.
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History Professor a Senior Fellow at Yale
October 25, 2016
Richard Sher, distinguished professor of history in the Federated History Department of NJIT and Rutgers University-Newark, has been appointed a Senior Warnock Fellow at Yale University for the 2016-17 academic year, while on sabbatical leave.
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Michael A. Ehrlich To Discuss High Tech Business Incubation/Acceleration at Ph.D. Seminar Series
October 24, 2016
Michael A. Ehrlich, associate professor of finance in NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management, will discuss "Does High Tech Business Incubation/Acceleration Work? A Cluster Development Approach" on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 1:30-2:30 p.m. in the Leir Conference Room.
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NJIT's Gale Spak Invited to Present at Manufacturing Forum
October 24, 2016
Manufacturing leaders across key business verticals will convene next month for the “Leap HR: Manufacturing” forum, where guest speakers will discuss how to find the next generation of manufacturing talent and challenge traditional thinking about the role of Human Resources in doing so. Gale Tenen Spak, associate vice president of Continuing Professional Education at NJIT, will be among the presenters at the event, to be held Nov. 15-16 in Pittsburgh, P.A.
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The Cubs! What Are the Odds?
October 24, 2016
The Chicago Cubs have won their way to the World Series for the first time since 1945. But as the ever eloquent Yogi Berra said, “It ain't over ‘til it's over.”
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Melodi Guilbault, senior university lecturer in NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management, has published an article in the Journal of Marketing for Higher Education.
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A Monstrous Entertainment
October 21, 2016
The Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Program will present a monstrously entertaining play beginning on October 26 — She Kills Monsters, written by Qui Nguyen and directed by Louis Wells. Performances will be October 26, 27, 28, 29 at 7 p.m. and on October 30 at 2:30 p.m. in the Bradley Hall Theatre, Bradley Hall, on the Rutgers-Newark campus.
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Adelle Mellen Prize for Schweizer
October 20, 2016
Oligarchy, Dissent and the Culture of Print in Georgian Britain by Professor Karl Schweizer, Department of History, has been awarded the Adelle Mellen Prize for distinguished scholarship.
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Committee on Women's Leadership Hosts Kick-off Events
October 19, 2016
On Thursday, Oct. 6, the Committee on Women's Leadership (CWL) hosted its annual Welcome Breakfast at which close to 100 members of the NJIT community came together to greet new colleagues, network, and listen to inspiring words from keynote speaker Marjorie A. Perry '05, president and CEO of MZM Construction & Management and co-executive vice chair of the NJIT Board of Overseers.
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Entrepreneurial Collaborations for Success
October 19, 2016
NJIT's Enterprise Development Center will hold an investor forum to further the growth and advancement of tech and life science ventures on October 21, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom.
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It Can't Happen Here - Or Can It?
October 19, 2016
All in the NJIT community are invited to a staged reading of the play It Can't Happen Here on Monday, October 24 at 7:00 p.m. in the Essex Room of the Rutgers-Newark Robeson Center. Admission is free.
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New Jersey Health Foundation (NJHF) has awarded a $50,000 Innovation Grant to Tara Alvarez, Ph.D., to help create a 3-D virtual reality therapy game for children suffering with binocular vision dysfunction, announced James M. Golubieski, president.
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Clouds and paper: unique product lines that formed the basis of two startup companies based in Brooklyn, New York.
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Marjorie Perry Appointed to State Chamber Board
October 18, 2016
Marjorie Perry, a member of the NJIT Board of Overseers and a Martin Tuchman School of Management alumnus, has been appointed to the board of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, “a business advocacy organization that actively supports legislation, regulation and initiatives” for “economic growth, job creation and prosperity throughout the state.”
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Newark Introduces City-wide Initiative to Better Connect Its Residents to Each Other and the World
October 17, 2016
Newark officials joined today with the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), the New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII) an NJIT corporation that applies the intellectual and technological resources of the state's science and technology university, and corporate partners to announce a long-term program that would help propel the city into becoming one of the most technologically-connected cities in the nation.
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William V. Rapp to Discuss Financial Bubbles and Their Consequences at Ph.D. Program Research Seminar Series
October 17, 2016
William V. Rapp, Henry J. Leir Professor of International Trade and Business at NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management, will discuss "Financial Bubbles and Their Consequences" Oct. 19, 2016, 1:30-2:30 p.m. in the Leir Conference Room, CAB.
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R&D Council Announces 2016 Edison Patent Award Winners
October 17, 2016
The Research & Development Council of New Jersey (“Council”) is proud to announce the 12 winners of the 2016 Edison Patent Awards. These winners will be honored at the 37th Edison Patent Awards Ceremony & Reception on November 3, 2016.
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David Rothenberg Records With Suzanne Vega
October 17, 2016
David Rothenberg, a performing musician as well as a distinguished professor of philosophy and music in NJIT's Department of Humanities, plays clarinet and bass clarinet on several tracks of a new album by singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega. Titled Lover, Beloved: Songs From An Evening With Carson McCullers, the album was released October 14 on Amanuensis Productions.
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NJIT's Gale Spak to Serve as Plenary Speaker at International Engineering Education Colloquium
October 17, 2016
Gale Spak, associate vice president of Continuing and Distance Education at NJIT, will serve on a panel of industry and university representatives at the 19th Annual Colloquium on International Engineering Education: “Preparing the Global Workforce,” to be held Nov. 3 in Newport, R.I.
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New Jersey Institute of Technology's Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a seminar for small-business owners outlining how to do business with the Corps. The event will be held Oct. 27, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Burlington County Library, 5 Pioneer Boulevard in Westhampton, N.J.
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Ming Fang Taylor Presents Two Papers at American Accounting Association Annual Meeting
October 13, 2016
Ming Fang Taylor, assistant professor in NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management, presented two papers during the American Accounting Association 2016 Annual Meeting.
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NJIT's PTAC Co-Sponsors Second Annual Conference on Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses
October 12, 2016
Small businesses interested in doing business or enhancing current business relationships with the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) in Lakehurst, N.J., are encouraged to attend the Second Annual Small Business Industry Day, jointly sponsored by the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) at New Jersey Institute of Technology and the Lakehurst Small Business Roundtable. The free event will be held Oct. 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Ocean County Library, 101 Washington Street in Toms River, N.J.
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Seminar on Non-invasive Science and Technology
October 12, 2016
“Transdisciplinary Approach in Science & Technology Leads to Global Wellness” will be the subject of a presentation by Dr. Shanmugamurthy Lakshmanan Friday, Oct. 14. He will show how cellular mechanisms can be replaced with simpler alternative thermodynamic mechanisms and modern evolution theories replaced with traditional knowledge based theories.
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NJIT continues to advocate for the greater inclusion and representation of women and people of color in tech sectors.
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Grace Wang to Discuss Research in Networking, Data Science and Finance-Related Areas
October 10, 2016
Grace Wang, a professor of computer science and a joint professor in both the Ying Wu College of Computing Sciences and Martin Tuchman School of Management, will discuss "Research in Networking, Data Science and Finance-related Areas to the Martin Tuchman School of Management" Oct. 12, 1:30-2:30 p.m. in the Leir Conference Room.
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Rising Entrepreneurs Invited to Participate in the Newark Innovation Acceleration Challenge
October 10, 2016
Hosted annually during the fall semester, the Newark Innovation Acceleration Challenge is an opportunity for entrepreneurs to submit practical innovative ideas for review by a panel of judges and a chance to win a $3,000 summer fellowship.
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PTAC Training Series on Government Contracting to Be Held at NJIT
October 10, 2016
New Jersey Institute of Technology's (NJIT) Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) will host two training events as part of a series focusing on the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). FAR and DFARS are the rules for engaging in government contracting and subcontracting. Both events are free and will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Enterprise Development Center at NJIT, located at 211 Warren Street in Newark, N.J.
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Yi Chen Organizes Symposium on Data Science for Healthcare
October 10, 2016
Yi Chen, Henry J. Leir Chair in Healthcare and Associate Professor in NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management, organized a symposium on Data Science for Healthcare (DaSH) Oct. 5-6 at the Leir Retreat Center.
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“We face incredible challenges related to climate change: sea level rise, an increasing number of storms, draught, fire, the list goes on and on,” says College of Architecture and Design professor Georgeen Theodore. “We absolutely need to plan for these events, and this includes what to do before, during and immediately after a disaster.”
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ManufactureNJ's Raymond Vaccari to Be a Guest Speaker at the Design for Manufacturing Summit
October 05, 2016
Raymond Vaccari, director of the Advanced Manufacturing Talent Network (ManufactureNJ), a program hosted at NJIT and funded by the NJ State Department of Labor and Workforce Development, will speak at the Design for Manufacturing Summit #17 on Oct. 6 in Brooklyn, N.Y. As part of a distinguished panel, Vaccari will discuss how automation can help bring back manufacturing jobs.
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Albert Dorman Honors College at NJIT Named Among the Country's Top 10 Honors Colleges and Programs
October 04, 2016
Albert Dorman Honors College at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has been ranked among the Top 10 honors colleges and programs in the United States in the new book INSIDE HONORS: Ratings and Reviews of Sixty Public University Honors Programs, published by Public University Press.
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According to the recently released 2016-2017 PayScale College Salary Report, NJIT was ranked first in New Jersey and tied for 16th among public universities for salary potential with a bachelor's degree.
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Innovative solutions to making the cost of a college education more affordable were the topic of discussion at a Higher Education Affordability Roundtable Oct. 3, 2016, at NJIT.
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NJIT Athletics, working in conjunction with Advanced-Online, is pleased to announce the launch of the new official online store, featuring more than 3,000 products at ShopNJITGear.com.
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Men's Basketball Unveils 2016-17 Schedule
October 03, 2016
Looking to build upon their second consecutive 20-win season, NJIT will face another challenging schedule in 2016-17, which features a 16-game out of conference slate, highlighted by participating in the 2016 Men's Cancun Challenge, played in Mexico just before the Thanksgiving Holiday.
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Men's Soccer Shuts Out Stetson, 1-0
October 03, 2016
Junior Mamadou Guirassy scored the only goal of the match as the Highlanders edged, visiting Stetson in ASUN Conference men's soccer action at University Stadium on the campus of Fairleigh Dickinson.
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Michael Ehrlich Publishes Article on the NSF's Lean Start-Up Push
September 29, 2016
Michael Ehrlich, associate professor in NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management and co-director of the New Jersey Innovation Acceleration Center, published an article on the National Science Foundation's Lean Start-Up Push in Coller Venture Review.
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NJIT Announces $200,000 in Scholarship Support from the Give Something Back Foundation
September 28, 2016
Ten students will have the opportunity to pursue a college education at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) at no cost for tuition, fees, room and board, thanks to $200,000 in support from the Give Something Back Foundation (Give Back).
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Seminar on Non-invasive Therapies
September 27, 2016
Traditional, non-invasive Chinese naturopathic healing will be the subject of a presentation by Dr. Norman Suhu on Friday, September 30. He will explore treatments based on the five elements of Chinese philosophy utilized in medicine and geomancy.
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Two NJIT Alums Named to NJBIZ 40 Under 40 List
September 27, 2016
Sachdeep S. Arora '02 and Kim V. Vierheilig '99, who were named in this year's NJBIZ “Forty Under 40” list, were recognized at an awards ceremony Sept. 26, 2016, at the Palace at Somerset Park.
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Weathering the Storms in Newark
September 27, 2016
Street flooding caused by storms is much more than an inconvenience of urban life — it disrupts economic activity and hinders vital services provided by first responders. By stressing the capacity of sewers and water-treatment plants, flooding can also increase microbial threats to health.
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Multimedia by Panasonic Officially Opens at NJIT
September 23, 2016
On Sept. 22, 2016, NJIT celebrated the latest extension of the valuable partnership with Panasonic Corporation of North America at the official opening of Multimedia by Panasonic, a state-of-the-art multimedia conferencing room described by its Chairman and CEO Joseph M. Taylor '11 HON as “the beginning of the conference room of the future.”
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Men's Tennis Places Third at Army Invitational; Tops St. Bonaventure, 6-1
September 20, 2016
The NJIT men's tennis team placed third at the Army Invitational after topping St. Bonaventure, 6-1, on Sunday to conclude the Invitational held at Lichtenberg Tennis Center and Malek Courts.
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Men's Soccer Battles for 2-2 Draw Against Stony Brook
September 20, 2016
NJIT and Stony Brook battled to a 2-2 double overtime draw Saturday afternoon in men's soccer non-conference action.
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Men's Tennis Goes 2-0 on Day Two of Army Invite with Win over Fairfield
September 20, 2016
With a 6-1 win over Fairfield, the NJIT men's tennis team went 2-0 on day two of the Army Invitational held at Lichtenberg Tennis Center and Malek Courts.
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An Autumn Afternoon with Sophia Agranovich
September 19, 2016
The first Friday afternoon of autumn 2016 brings an exciting concert to campus — acclaimed pianist Sophia Agranovich will be joined by her exceptional student, Mohamed Boubendir. David Dubal, internationally known pianist, author, broadcaster and painter will introduce their musical selections.
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Shanthi Gopalakrishnan Presents Two Papers at PICMET '16 Conference
September 15, 2016
Shanthi Gopalakrishnan, a professor in NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management, presented two papers at the 25th meeting of PICMET '16 held in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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2016 TEDxNJIT Event to Highlight Innovation and Collaboration
September 14, 2016
A TEDxNJIT event will take place on September 28, 2016 in the Jim Wise Theatre on the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) campus and also via an accompanying live simulcast broadcast available to viewers worldwide. The independently organized event, licensed by TED, is themed "Innovation and Collaboration," and will feature leaders from business, academia and the arts, including Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, addressing a range of topics.
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CoAD to Present Exhibition of Famed Newark-born Architect Richard Meier Sept. 29 - Nov. 20
September 14, 2016
The College of Architecture and Design (CoAD) at NJIT is honored to present an exhibition of Newark-born architect and artist Richard Meier to celebrate the 350th anniversary of Newark's founding.
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NJIT Gains More Ground in U.S. News & World Report Ranking
September 13, 2016
New Jersey Institute of Technology has improved 15 ranks in the U.S. News & World Report rankings for Best National Universities during the last three years, including a jump of five in the 2017 edition of the rankings, which were released by U.S. News today. NJIT now is ranked 135th overall among the nation's major research universities. U.S. News reviews nearly 1,400 colleges and universities nationally, considering criteria that include assessment by peers and counselors, graduation and retention rates, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources and alumni giving rate.
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NJIT Recognized for STEM Diversity
September 12, 2016
NJIT has been selected by readers of Diversity in Action: Advancing STEM Professionals and Students as the top 2016 "Dedicated to STEM Diversity" recipient in the higher education category. In addition, Janice Daniel, associate professor in the department of civil and environmental engineering, has been recognized by readers as an advocate for diverse STEM professionals and students.
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Management Professor Discusses Big Data for Healthcare at IEEE International Conference
September 08, 2016
Yi Chen, Henry J. Leir Chair in Healthcare and an associate professor in NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management, was an invited panelist at the 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society in Orlando, Fla.
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International Film Festival in Newark
September 06, 2016
The Newark International Film Festival will be held September 9-11 at venues and campuses across the city, including NJIT. Students, faculty and staff can enjoy free admission to the films that will presented by registering for the festival online at Newarkiff.com and choosing the Broad Street Student Pass. ID must be shown at the door. Students can upgrade to a VIP pass for $25 by using the code SchoolFilmV.
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Faculty and staff volunteers will serve a free breakfast to students at the university's annual Pancakes with the President event on Sept. 6, 8-10 a.m. on the Campus Center Plaza (Rain date: Campus Center Atrium).
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James Geller, computer science professor and associate dean of research at NJIT's Ying Wu College of Computing Sciences organized an award ceremony to celebrate the contributions and commitment to teaching college-level computer science.
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New Jersey Innovation Institute to Host: Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology EU and U.S. Perspectives
August 24, 2016
The New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), will host a half day business forum entitled: Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology - EU and U.S. Perspectives, Sept. 22, 2016 from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. at the Nassau Club, 6 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ.
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Men's Soccer Season Preview
August 23, 2016
With the 2016 NJIT men's soccer season slated to start on Friday, August 26 at Fairleigh Dickinson, broadcaster Matt Harmon sat down with first-year head coach Fernando Barboto to discuss the upcoming season.
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NJIT freshman Lizzy Wolfe scored her first collegiate goal in the 85th minute to break a 1-1 tie and send NJIT to a 2-1 victory against visiting Hartford at University Field Monday afternoon on the Fairleigh Dicksinsin campus.
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With the basketball season in mind, NJIT's record setting senior men's basketball star Damon Lynn has been selected to the College Court Report Top 100 Players in College Basketball for the 2016-17 season.
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Women's Volleyball Adriana Nieto People's Choice
August 18, 2016
The ASUN Conference announced its official women's volleyball preseason all-conference team, preseason coaches' poll and NJIT sophomore Adriana Nieto was the Fan-Voted Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Director of Media Relations Johannes Schneider announced Tuesday.
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Women's Soccer Season Preview
August 18, 2016
With the 2016 NJIT women's soccer season approaching, on Friday, August 12, NJIT broadcaster Matt Harmon sat down with first-year head coach Ally Nick to discuss the upcoming season.
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NJIT Mourns the Loss of Arthur S. Hoffman
August 16, 2016
The NJIT community mourns the loss of Arthur S. Hoffman, president of The Leir Charitable Foundations and a great friend of our university.
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Apply Now for a National Science Foundation I-Corps Mini-Grant to Commercialize Your Technology
August 15, 2016
Attention student entrepreneurs: Have a great technology concept? Need funds to explore the commercialization pathways? Apply for an NJIT I-Corps Site Mini-Grant.
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Henrique Marques Represents Brazil in Rio at Olympics
August 11, 2016
Henrique Marques, who is entering his junior year as a member of the NJIT men's fencing team, will compete in the men's foil team event on August 12.
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NJIT Biomedical Engineers Showcase Research at the National Neurotrauma Society Symposium
August 10, 2016
Team members from NJIT's Department of BioMedical Engineering and the Center for Injury Bio-mechanics, Materials, and Medicine (CIBM3) pictured at their exhibitor booth at the National Neurotrauma Society (NNS) Symposium in June.
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NJIT Staff tours Traumatic Brain Injury Lab
August 09, 2016
Namas Chandra, director of the Center for Injury Bio-mechanics, Materials, and Medicine (CIBM3), Bryan Pfister, chairman of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and team members conducting a tour of the Blast Lab for NJIT team members.
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The work of 43 students of NJIT's School of Art + Design was featured in the Student Work Exhibit at the 43rd SIGGRAPH conference, the Association of Computing Machinery's (ACM) annual meeting on computer graphics and interactive techniques. This marks the fifth consecutive year that the School of Art + Design was represented in the exhibit, curated and sponsored by ACM's Education Committee.
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Men's Soccer Announces 12 Incoming Players for the 2016 Season
August 02, 2016
NJIT men's soccer coach Fernando Barboto announced a group of 12 incoming players set to become Highlanders for the 2016 season.
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CoAD's Center for Resilient Design Receives Grant to Help Protect Coastal Communities and Ecosystems
August 02, 2016
Nearly four years ago, Hurricane Sandy barreled up the New Jersey coast, leaving communities both along the shore and inland decimated in her wake. In the Delaware Bayshore area in Cumberland County, many small towns were flooded by the storm surge. Among them was Greenwich Township, where dikes built in the 1600s to protect its village and farms and already breached were significantly worsened by the hurricane. Also greatly affected was the ecosystem just behind the dikes, which plays a vital role in both the local environment and economy.
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Men's Soccer Announces 2016 Schedule
July 29, 2016
NJIT men's soccer will host seven regular-season contests during the 17-match 2016 season slate, first-year head coach Fernando Barboto announced.
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NJIT women's volleyball assistant coach Simone Asque has been selected to represent her country, Jamaica, and compete in the ACE International Invitational Tournament held in Port of Spain, Trinidad on July 29 to August 1.
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Men's Tennis Adds Aleksa Petrovic for 2016-17
July 29, 2016
NJIT men's tennis signed Aleksa Petrovic, an international student-athlete from Serbia, who will enroll and continue his academic and completive tennis career beginning in the Fall of 2016, head coach Ira Miller announced.
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Trump's Hacking Remarks, Cyberespionage and Safeguarding Servers, NJIT Prof. Weighs In
July 29, 2016
“I think it's certainly irresponsible for Trump to openly encourage a foreign government to perform such espionage,” says Reza Curtmola, computer science professor and co-director of NJIT's Cybersecurity Research Center.
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NJIT women's tennis coach Ira Miller announced the signing of Natacha Minc, a transfer from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, who will enroll and continue her academic and competitive tennis career in the Fall 2016 at NJIT.
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NJIT Students Participate in ICSB and Bandera is Named ICSB Academy Director for South America
July 27, 2016
Cesar Bandera, assistant professor of entrepreneurship in the Martin Tuchman School of Management at NJIT has been named South American Director of the Academy of the International Council for Small Business (ICSB) for 2017. An intensive week-long boot camp for international university entrepreneurship students, the Academy, now in its second year, is held in conjunction with the World Conference of the ICSB, which students also attend.
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Women's Volleyball Releases 2016 Schedule
July 27, 2016
Head coach Peter Volkert announced the upcoming 2016 women's volleyball schedule, which will play 33 matches overall, including nine home dates at the Fleisher Athletic Center and 14 contests as part of the Atlantic Sun Conference.
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The NJ Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools presented its 2016 Career and Technical Education Leadership Award to Dr. Joel Bloom July 20 as a visionary partner of the state's county vocational-technical schools who has helped to transform technical education in New Jersey.
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More than 120 undergraduates, including students from NJIT and from other universities in the United States, Brazil and India, are showcasing their research projects at NJIT's Ninth International Summer Research Symposium. Projects range from an in-depth exploration of stem cell migration, to sustainability studies focused on the rehabilitation of steel structures, to the development of apps to provide social supports for women in STEM fields.
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NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management will host an EMBA Information Session Aug. 4, 6:30-8 p.m. in the Leir Conference Room 3052.
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NJIT Volleyball Teams Cited for National Academic Award
July 26, 2016
The American Volleyball Coaches Association recognized both the NJIT men's and women's volleyball teams for the AVCA's annual team academic awards covering the 2015-16 academic year, the AVCA announced.
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NJIT 1UP: Summer Update
July 25, 2016
Highlanders! We hope you are having a great summer so far, whether you're at the beach, catching some Pokemon, or taking summer classes here at NJIT. Check out the latest edition of NJIT's 1UP.
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The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) selected 10 NJIT tennis players, seven men and three women, as ITA Scholar Athletes and both teams earned ITA Team Academic honors for the 2015-16 season, Dan Johnson of the ITA announced.
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Women's Soccer Unveils 2016 Schedule
July 25, 2016
Ally Nick, NJIT's new women's soccer coach has announced the Highlanders 18-game schedule for the 2016 season.
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The 2016-17 ASUN Men's Basketball season culminates on March 5 with the Conference Championship Final broadcasting on ESPN at 3 p.m. ET. Both the quarterfinal and semifinals contests can be seen on the WatchESPN platform for the sixth-straight season.
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New Jersey Institute of Technology's (NJIT) Board of Trustees approved a 2 percent tuition and fee increase for in-state undergraduate students, adding $322 to tuition during the 2016-2017 school year as of July 21, 2016.
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Board of Trustees Recognizes Antoine Hughes for Valor
July 22, 2016
The NJIT Board of Trustees issued a proclamation on July 21 recognizing Sergeant Antoine Hughes of the NJIT Public Safety Department for a 2015 incident in which he demonstrated his bravery, dedication to duty and steadfast commitment to public safety.
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For the first time, NJIT offered a Real World Connections (RWC) Cybersecurity Summer Boot Camp to over 55 New Jersey middle and high school students.
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The model serves as the centerpiece of “Dedicated to Every Block in Newark,” an art exhibition curated by the People Power Planning Newark and artist Bisa Washington, and was crafted by 150 volunteers, including architecture students from the College of Architecture and Design.
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New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) will receive $20 million in capital funding from the State of New Jersey to renovate classrooms and laboratory spaces. Chief among the building projects will be the creation of Makerspace at NJIT, a 9,500-square-foot facility that will heed the call for innovation, invention and production in today's burgeoning STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) economy.
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2016 Highlander Student Leadership Award Winners
July 18, 2016
Since 2004, NJIT has celebrated student leaders with the Highlander Student Achievement Awards. The annual event recognizes student leaders and organizations for their talent and work to enhance the NJIT student experience.
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NJIT Highlander Defends ASUN Mascot Challenge Title
July 15, 2016
The fifth edition of the ASUN Conference Most Valuable Mascot Challenge is set to begin on Monday, July 18th-21st as the league's eight mascots will vie for the crown. The NJIT Highlander earned the victory last year and looks to hold off the competition once again in 2016.
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Sponsored by the American Design Club in New York City, and curated by its director Kiel Mead, the “Growth” competition featured approximately 50 products and included work by both current and past students from NJIT's industrial design program.
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Men's Basketball Announces 2016-17 Captains
July 13, 2016
NJIT men's basketball head coach Brian Kennedy announced seniors Damon Lynn, Tim Coleman and Rob Ukawuba as team captains for the upcoming 2016-17 season.
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2016 NJIT Women's Soccer Summer ID Clinic
July 13, 2016
The clinic is designed for committed and dedicated players that are interested in playing college soccer, and to educate players on the demands and expectations of being a Division I student athlete.
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Women's Basketball Signs Five for 2016-17 Season
July 13, 2016
NJIT women's basketball coach Steve Lanpher announced the signing of five recruits to join the Highlanders for the 2016-17 season.
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The 3rd Annual Elite 90 Fan Favorite contest is underway – vote for Women's Fencer Julia Garcia, Elite 90 award winner from the 2015-16 academic year. The contest will be promoted via NCAA social media channels and so the goal of this project is to raise awareness for the award and celebrate these high-achieving student-athletes while getting fans excited about supporting their candidates.
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SOM Professor Presents Research at International Conference of Global Business and Economic Development
July 12, 2016
Stephan Kudyba, an associate professor in the Martin Tuchman School of Management, recently presented a paper on “A Conceptual Framework for Leveraging Standard and Big Data Resources to Achieve Sustainable Business Solutions” at the 14th International Conference of the Society for Global Business & Economic Development.
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NJIT's online master's degree programs in information technology ranked second on CollegeRank.net's 2016 list of “The 20 Best Online Master's in Information Technology Programs.”
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NJIT Receives $1 Million Grant from Keck Foundation for Pioneering Research in Biophysics and Nanotechnology
July 07, 2016
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has received a $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation for a three-year project titled “Engineering New Materials Based on Topological Phonon Edge Modes.” This project, a partnership with Yeshiva University, will seek to elucidate the fundamental dynamics of cell division and other functions of living cells, as well as lay the groundwork for the fabrication of a new class of metamaterials with novel physical properties and functionalities.
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During NJIT's first summer session (May 23 - June 27), the computer science department offered CS 100: Roadmap to Computing, a prerequisite course for computing majors. But this year, there were six high school teachers among the students learning about programming, Python and the use of high-level data types in problem representation.
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The Structural Analysis of Biomedical Ontologies Center (SABOC) research group, codirected by NJIT computer science professors Yehoshua Perl and James Geller, recently hosted Stanford University professor Mark Musen for its second annual Family-based Terminology Quality Assurance National Cancer Institute (NCI) grant principals meeting.
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Yi Chen, Henry J. Leir Chair in Healthcare and an associate professor in NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management, was invited to give a talk at Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland on June 22 about her research on mining health forums for Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) discovery.
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Public Hearing on the Proposed 2017 Fiscal Year Budget
July 01, 2016
On Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at 11:30 a.m., the NJIT Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on the proposed 2017 fiscal year budget. The hearing will take place in the Campus Center, Room 235. The NJIT community, students, faculty and staff, as well as members of the public are invited to attend.
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Twenty-two NJIT students have won first place in a student journalism contest on the environment. A cash prize was awarded for the winning entries, which were included in a collaborative investigative reporting project on the local effects of New Jersey's toxic environmental legacy and published on brickcitylive.com, a Newark website. Twenty-two NJIT students have won first place in a student journalism contest on the environment.
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The NJIT men's basketball team will compete in an eight-team field at the 2016 Men's Cancun Challenge, played at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya in Mexico just before the Thanksgiving Holiday, November 22-23.
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Women's Basketball Announces Summer Team Camp
June 30, 2016
The NJIT women's basketball program announced their summer team camp dates, which will run from Friday, August 5 to Sunday, August 7 at the Estelle and Zoom Fleisher Athletic Center located on the campus of NJIT.
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Samantha Bersett, who completed her four-year college soccer career in May, has been named a nominee for the 2016 NCAA Woman of the Year Award.
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Environmental Expert Available for Comment on Environmental Disasters and Sustainability
June 24, 2016
Michel Boufadel, Ph.D., is professor of civil engineering and director of director of NJIT's Center for Natural Resources Development and Protection. He was a member of the National Science Foundation's Rapid Response Team of researchers studying the effects of Hurricane Sandy on New Jersey's Raritan Bay.
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Durga Misra, a professor in NJIT's Helen and John C. Hartmann Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was invited to present his research on “Higher-k Gate Dielectrics for sub-14nm CMOS Technology: Processing and Reliability” at several universities and research labs including Nanoelectronics Materials Laboratory (NamLab) of Technical University of Dresden; The Institute of Applied Physics (IAP) of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg; Institute for Microelectronics Stuttgart (IMS-CHIPS); and at Furtwangen University (HFU) in Germany.
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Ellen Thomas Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure
June 24, 2016
Ellen Thomas, an assistant professor in NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management, has been promoted to associate professor with tenure.
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Committed to recognizing excellence in individuals with superior academic performance, the Houtan Scholarship Foundation also acknowledges students who study Persian history, culture, civilization and language.
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The New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation that applies the intellectual and technological resources of the state's science and technology university to challenges identified by industry partners, has announced that Tomas Gregorio, senior executive director for healthcare innovation, has been named a finalist in the NJBIZ Healthcare Heroes Healthcare Professional of the Year award for 2016.
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Melodi Guilbault, a senior university lecturer in NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management, presented "Teaching Information Literacy in Marketing Courses" June 17, 2016 at the 25th World Business Conference of the International Management Development Association in London.
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NJIT men's swimming and diving has been selected a College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America Team for the 2016 spring season.
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NJIT Community Mourns the Loss of Orlando Victims
June 17, 2016
NJIT mourns the loss of 49 individuals and the wounding of 53 others in Orlando on June 12, 2016. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims' families and friends and we stand in solidarity with the community who has been affected by this tragedy.
Today and every day we are committed to a campus and a community that is inclusive and respectful of all.
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Shanthi Gopalakrishnan, a professor in NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management, and Melodi Guilbault, a senior university lecturer in NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management, presented “The Role of Alliance Diversity, Organizational and Human Capital in Building Alliance Capability–A Multi-Country Study of Small Biotechnology Companies" on June 3, 2016 at the 2016 EURAM conference in Paris.
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Ali Abdi and Osvaldo Simeone Promoted
June 15, 2016
Ali Abdi and Osvaldo Simeone, both in the department of electrical and computer engineering, have been promoted to the rank of full professor. The announcement was made at the June 9 Board of Trustees meeting.
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Olympian Recognition
June 15, 2016
NJIT's Edgardo Farinas, associate professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, is the recipient of a Salute to Excellence Award from the North Jersey Section of the American Chemical Society for his leadership in helping to make the New Jersey Chemistry Olympics a success for all participants.
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Veterans are returning to civilian life as accomplished welders, logistics managers, drivers, communications specialists and more. And they often are looking for employment.
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"What's So Cool About Manufacturing?" Video Competition Award Ceremony to Be Held at NJIT
June 14, 2016
For the past four months, teams of sixth- to eighth-grade students from four middle schools throughout New Jersey have donned their creative caps and worked diligently to answer the question, “What's so cool about manufacturing?” Guided by their teachers and provided with GoPro video equipment and instructional materials, the teams were matched with local manufacturers and charged with visiting their respective company to learn about its products, workforce and technology, and ultimately produce a two-and-a-half-minute video profile.
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NJIT senior Markus Schultz finished the 2015-16 season ranked 10th in the NCAA Division I Men's Northeast Region by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), the ITA announced on June 8.
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NJIT Names Liz Flooks Assistant Women's Basketball Coach
June 13, 2016
Liz Flooks, who spent 2015-16 as Director of Basketball Operations for NJIT women's basketball, has been promoted to assistant coach, Steve Lanpher, head coach of the Highlanders, announced.
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Three NJIT student-athletes were recognized at the 2016 ASUN Conference Spring meetings Tuesday evening at The Shores Resort and Spa, as the three were named to the ASUN Winners for Life Teams, which includes student-athletes from the fall, winter and spring seasons.
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Shanthi Gopalakrishnan, a professor in NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management, was invited to Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain, to present her research on “Environmental Jolts and Strategic Alliances in the Aftermath of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks.”
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Swarm Lab Stars on PBS Program
June 06, 2016
The Swarm Lab at NJIT, founded by Assistant Professor of Biology Simon Garnier, continues to garner attention in popular science media. The lab was recently a featured segment on the PBS show SciTech Now, which can be viewed online at http://www.scitechnow.org/videos/can-ants-mold-slime-explain-collective-human-behavior/.
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Hackensack University Medical Center John Theurer Cancer Center and NJII Host Entrepreneur Showcase
June 03, 2016
The New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation that applies the intellectual and technological resources of the state's science and technology university to challenges identified by industry partners and Hackensack University Medical Center John Theurer Cancer Center hosted an Entrepreneur Showcase on May 25, 2016.
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Sean Morrison, a veteran of more than two decades as an administrator in development, marketing, alumni affairs, and sports media relations, has joined NJIT as Director of Development for Athletics.
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Mary Hearin Named Assistant Coach of Women's Soccer
June 03, 2016
Mary Hearin, a former player and assistant coach at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), has joined the NJIT women's soccer staff as an assistant coach, head coach Ally Nick announced.
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The men's swimming and diving team will add eight new swimmers for the 2016-17 season, head coach Michael Lawson announced.
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Ian Bentley and Cody Kramer of NJIT were named to the 2016 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball All-Academic Team announced by Assistant Director of Media Relations Walt Scher on Monday.
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Lenny Kaplan, New Jersey Institute of Technology's Assistant Vice President/Director of Athletics, has been appointed a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Men's Volleyball Committee.
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Goldman Photo Selected for Commendation by the AIA
May 24, 2016
A photograph by NJIT Professor Glenn Goldman was the recipient of a Judges' Commendation in the national 2016 Architectural Photography Competition sponsored by the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
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NJIT's #1 men's tennis player, senior Markus Schultz, was the ninth-best Swedish men's player in all of college tennis, according to the Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) system, the system's website declared over the weekend in an article entitled "Elite of College Tennis: The Swedes"; "The 10 Hottest Swedish Men and Women on Campuses Now".
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New STEAM Plays Performances to Premiere
May 24, 2016
Four new performances, all part of the STEAM Plays Project, will premiere on June 2 at the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools (MCVTS) auditorium in East Brunswick, New Jersey. The STEAM Plays Project is a series of performances created and presented by MCVTS students in collaboration with the McCarter Theatre Center and NJIT Theatre Arts and Technology Program.
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Graduate Students Place at NJWEA Poster Competition
May 23, 2016
NJIT graduate students Smruti Ragunath and Megha Thakkar won second and third place at the 101st Annual New Jersey Water Environment Association (NJWEA) Student Poster Competition, where students from New Jersey universities presented their research related to water.
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Michael Ehrlich and Judith Sheft will be leading a session on Building the Local Entrepreneurship Eco-System at the National Science Foundation (NSF) National Innovation Network Meeting in Washington D.C. May 24-26, 2016.
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Meeting at the Mathematical Frontier
May 19, 2016
The potential of mathematics to expand basic knowledge and meet real-world challenges will once again be the focus of plenary lectures, minisymposia and poster presentations when the Frontiers in Applied and Computational Mathematics (FACM) conference convenes for 2016 on the NJIT campus June 3-4.
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Mamadou Guirassy, who is entering his junior year as a member of the NJIT men's soccer team, has been called up to Guinea's U20 Men's National Team squad in preparation for the 2016 Toulon Tournament, to be held in France, May 18 to 29.
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Ian Trammell Appointed Executive Director Economic & Cluster Development, New Jersey Innovation Institute
May 18, 2016
The New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation that applies the intellectual and technological resources of the state's science and technology university to challenges identified by industry partners, has announced the appointment of Ian Trammell as Executive Director Economic & Cluster Development.
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Every year, Diverse: Issues In Higher Education publishes lists of the Top 100 producers of associate, bachelor and graduate degrees awarded to minority students. The May edition of the publication focuses on Asian-American graduates in business administration, management and operations; education; engineering; and the social sciences.
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In a joint collaboration for securing critical infrastructure, Israel and New Jersey will be holding a New Jersey-Israel Home Land Security Tech Summit on May 18 at NJIT in Newark, New Jersey.
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ECE Team Wins Best Paper Award
May 17, 2016
The research paper, "PRIMAL: PRofIt Maximization Avatar pLacement for Mobile Edge Computing," written by Nirwan Ansari and Xiang Sun, has been selected as a Best Paper Award (BPA) winner of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2016.
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Joseph T. Roman '99, president of Accelerant Sales Group, an adjunct professor in NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management and a member of NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management Board of Visitors, published an article in the May 2016 issue of Tech News magazine.
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The NJIT men's and women's outdoor track and field teams medaled in seven events at the 2016 Atlantic Sun Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships hosted by North Florida at Hodges Stadium.
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NJIT Will Award Nearly 2,900 Baccalaureate, Master's, and Doctoral Degrees May 17, 2016
May 13, 2016
Leonard Kleinrock, Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at UCLA, to Deliver 2016 Commencement Address and Receive Honorary Doctor of Science >>
CoAD to Exhibit at 28th Annual ICFF May 14-17
May 13, 2016
The College of Architecture and Design's industrial design program, coordinated by Jose Alcala, will exhibit during NYCxDESIGN Week at ICFF May 14-17 in New York City's Jacob Javits Convention Center.
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Honors for Science and the Liberal Arts
May 11, 2016
Faculty, staff, students and alumni of the College of Science and Liberal Arts (CSLA) were recognized on May 5 for achievements that spanned the college's departments and initiatives in research and education
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It's the highest honor bestowed by a venerable engineering society, and one of NJIT's own is a recent recipient. Patrick Natale, P.E., '70, '75, an alumnus of NJIT's Newark College of Engineering (NCE) and today a member of NCE's Board of Visitors, has been named a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
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Dedicated NJIT Employees to be Honored
May 10, 2016
NJIT's Annual Service Awards Ceremony is set to take place Friday at 1 p.m. the Campus Center Ballroom, where some 200 employees will be recognized for a collective 4,000 years of service.
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NJIT Ranks among World Universities
May 10, 2016
NJIT is ranked among the world's universities according to The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015-2016, which lists the best global universities and are the only international university performance tables to judge world class universities across all of their core missions - teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.
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Jerry Creighton to Speak at ACA Summit
May 09, 2016
Jerry Creighton, director of NJIT's Enterprise Development Center (EDC) and co-founder of NJIT Highlanders Angel Network, will be a speaker Wednesday at the 2016 Angel Capital Association (ACA) Summit in Philadelphia.
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The Essex County Prosecutor's Office has charged two men in the slaying of Joseph Micalizzi, an NJIT junior from Freehold who was shot in the course of a burglary early Monday at the Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) house at 317 MLK Blvd. Both men, an 18-year-old from Irvington and a 22-year-old from Newark, are in custody. >>
NJIT Honors Veterans
May 06, 2016
“I don't like the way Memorial Day is celebrated,” said NJIT graduate student Omar Gomez, who served in the Army for five years and in Afghanistan for 15 months. “It's too serious, too gray. My friend Donald T. Tabb who was killed was a funny guy—I want him to stand tall with his jokes. Nobody died so you could be boring.”
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The New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation that applies the intellectual and technological resources of the state's science and technology university to challenges identified by industry partners, has joined MetroLab Network, a network of 35 city-university partnerships focused on bringing data, analytics and innovation to local government.
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Ying Wu College of Computing Sciences Dean Search
May 05, 2016
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) seeks applications and nominations from the academic and corporate sectors for the position of Dean of the Ying Wu College of Computing Sciences (CCS).
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In twilight, under a light rain, they entered the circle of love. One by one, the TKE members stepped into the hollow and -- enveloped by 400 mourners -- painted a portrait of their missing brother: Joe Micalizzi, who was murdered Monday while trying to ward off burglars who had entered the TKE fraternity house.
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Law enforcement officials from the city of Newark, NJIT and Rutgers University – Newark are working closely together to bolster security in the University Heights neighborhood, including expanding joint policing operations, they announced May 4 in the wake of the shooting death of NJIT student Joseph Micalizzi. May 6, two men were arrested and charged with the slaying.
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Gov. Chris Christie toured NJIT's Central King Building, a former high school that -- thanks to state funding -- has been turned into a state-of-the-art science center where professors and students strive to answer some of life's most perplexing questions.
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President Bloom Hosts Governor Christie Visit
May 03, 2016
NJIT President Joel S. Bloom today hosts New Jersey Governor Chris Christie as he tours Central King Building (CKB), speaks with students and faculty and makes a news announcement.
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It takes a whole lot of hand tools (and a heap of duct tape) to build a device that will clean up a nuclear site. And that's exactly what teams from roughly two-dozen New Jersey high schools set out to do during the 25th Annual Creative Design Challenge hosted last week at NJIT.
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T. Homer Bonitsis, associate professor of finance at NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management, provided commentary to the international press prior to the recent Doha meeting of OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers on April 17, 2016.
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First Annual Power Speaker Series Webinar Will Feature NJIT's Judith A. Sheft and Raul Mercado
April 29, 2016
Judith A. Sheft, associate vice president for Technology Development, and Raul Mercado, director of the Procurement Technical Assistance Center, both of NJIT, will make presentations for the first annual “Inside the Circl of Power Speaker Series,” to be broadcast during National Small Business Week, May 1–May 7, via live webcast available free to viewers nationwide.
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Gonzalo J. Lopez, an adjunct professor who teaches Intro to Design II in the College of Architecture and Design, is developing a project to build a school in El Jicarito, a tiny village in Nicaragua.
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NJIT Hosts Bloomberg Radio Live Event, May 2
April 28, 2016
President Joel S. Bloom will host Bloomberg Radio for a live show, “Powering America's Innovation Economy: Meet the Tech Innovators,” Monday, May 2, from 5 to 6 p.m., featuring some of the nation's top CEOs.
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Kudyba Publishes New Book on Healthcare Informatics
April 28, 2016
Stephan P. Kudyba, associate professor in NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management has published Healthcare Informatics: Improving Efficiency through Technology, Analytics, and Management (CRC Press).
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CCS Capstone Showcase May 3
April 28, 2016
The College of Computing Sciences (CCS) will host the spring 2016 CCS Capstone Showcase Tuesday, May 3, in the Campus Center Atrium from 5-9 p.m. The showcase will feature 24 senior college capstone teams from the departments of computer science, information systems and information technology in addition to 15 middle and high school teams in the Real World Connections Program (RWC).
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Music for Warming Weather
April 27, 2016
Enjoy two free concerts during the first week of May by the NJIT String and Wind Ensembles and the Jazz Ensemble.
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New Jersey Innovation Institute Collaborates with SaferMD on New Qualified Clinical Data Registry
April 26, 2016
The New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation that applies the intellectual and technological resources of the state's science and technology university to challenges identified by industry partners, has partnered with SaferMD to offer a qualified clinical-data registry that includes all standard PQRS measures, plus new measures that are designed specifically for radiology.
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The New Jersey Technology Council (NJTC) will honor David Ullman, NJIT's associate provost for Information Services & Technology and chief information officer, with its 2016 CIO of the Year–Nonprofit Organization award. NJTC “provides business support, networking opportunities, information, advocacy and recognition of technology companies and their leaders” and helps to advance “New Jersey's status as a leading technology center in the United States.” The award recognizes a CIO or chief information security officer for “innovation and creativity in deploying their enterprise systems, future IT goals, management philosophy and service to the industry and community.”
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Situated along the footpath that leads to Weston Hall, home of the College of Architecture and Design (CoAD), are five new fully formed structures for students and faculty to use to engage, converse or simply take a break.
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On April 20, four photographs by Professor and Director of the School of Art + Design Glenn Goldman were announced as finalists in the fourth Annual Zebra Awards program celebrating the art of black and white photography and sponsored by the TZ International Photography and Art Community (TZIPAC).
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Gopalakrishnan Named Editor-in-Chief of South Asian Journal of Global Business Research
April 25, 2016
Shanthi Gopalakrishnan, a professor in NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management, has been named editor-in-chief of the South Asian Journal of Global Business Research.
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Students from New Jersey high schools will compete in the Panasonic Creative Design Challenge (CDC), a premier robotics competition for New Jersey high school students held annually on the NJIT campus.
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Beyond The Music: Prince Helped Cultivate Diversity in Tech
April 22, 2016
Prince's behind-the-scenes work has helped to create a pathway for tech inclusion and level the playing field at a time when, still, only a fraction of African-Americans are represented in the tech workforce.
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Haimovich to be a Plenary Speaker at IEEE Radar Conference
April 21, 2016
Alexander M. Haimovich, distinguished professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NJIT, will be one of five plenary session speakers at the 2016 IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Radar Conference in Philadelphia, PA, May 2-May 6.
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Cesar Bandera, assistant professor in NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management, was promoted to Senior Member of IEEE for 35 years of membership and service to the profession.
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HighlanderThon 2016 Reaches New Heights
April 20, 2016
NJIT's annual Miracle Network Dance Marathon reached the end of its second year at the institution with HighlanderThon on April 2. This year, the event raised $20,591.02 for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, a charity which supports Children's Specialized Hospital in New Jersey.
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NJIT's Dr. Gale Tenen Spak and Ray Vaccari to Speak at Manufacturing Industry Conference
April 19, 2016
Two of New Jersey Institute of Technology's strongest supporters for manufacturing will be featured speakers at the NERETA Talent Pipeline Strategic Alignment Summit in Clinton, N.J. on April 27-29. The summit aims to help local professionals in higher education and both economic and workforce development to enhance workforce capabilities, increase manufacturing employment opportunities and create a collaborative environment for manufacturing employers.
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CoAD Professor Featured in PBS Special
April 19, 2016
College of Architecture and Design associate professor Gabrielle Esperdy will take part in the final show of the three-part PBS series, “10 Towns That Changed America,” airing April 19 at 8 p.m.
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Robert Brown, marketing specialist for NJIT's Procurement Technical Assistance Center, will join a panel of experts April 19 during the African American Chamber of Commerce (AACCNJ) "State of Black New Jersey" conference in Jersey City.
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Management Professor Presents Paper at American Society for Public Administration Conference
April 18, 2016
Management Professor Hindy Lauer Schachter presented last month a paper co-written with Alex Ingrams at the American Society for Public Administration Conference in Seattle.
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The 2010 BP Oil Spill Disaster: What have we learned?
April 18, 2016
The 2010 BP offshore blowout in the Gulf of Mexico killed 11 people, released approximately 200 million gallons of oil, and contaminated hundreds of miles of shoreline. What have we learned from this disaster? Are we safer today? Are the impacts over?
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NJIT Introduces Brian Kennedy as Men's Basketball Head Coach
April 18, 2016
NJIT introduced Brian Kennedy as its new men's basketball coach in a midday news conference on campus Friday.
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Women's Tennis Notches First A-Sun Victory; Blanks USC Upstate to Advance to Championships
April 18, 2016
The NJIT women's tennis team notched its first Atlantic Sun Conference victory in program history, sweeping visiting USC Upstate 7-0 Saturday afternoon at The Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility.
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The Fourth Annual NJIT Innovation Day
April 13, 2016
NJIT Innovation Day, an invention-packed showcase of cutting-edge, student-led research, design and development across programs and disciplines, will take place Friday, April 15, at the Campus Center.
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Brian Kennedy to be Introduced as New Men's Basketball Head Coach at Friday News Conference
April 13, 2016
Brian Kennedy, who has been an assistant men's basketball coach at NJIT since August 2012, will be introduced as the 11th head men's basketball coach in program history in a Friday, April 15 news conference on campus.
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Five students from NJIT spent their spring break not sunning themselves on a beach, but teaching technology in the mountains of South America.
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Longstanding College of Architecture and Design professor and director of the Joint Ph.D. Program in Urban Systems, Karen A. Franck, will close the CoAD Spring 2016 lecture series (April 18, 5:00pm; Weston Lecture Hall I) by explaining the two main “pre-occupations” that consistently guide her research and writing: asking questions and creating structure.
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Full House: CoAD Students and Alumni Pack Weston Hall for 10th Annual Design Showcase
April 12, 2016
Highlanders packed the Weston Hall Gallery to celebrate the work of alumni and the next generation of architects and designers at the 10th Annual Design Showcase April 7.
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The New Jersey Black Mayors Alliance for Social Justice (NJ-BMASJ), along with top-ranking school officials and administrators, met on April 7 at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) to establish a statewide partnership and dialogue between their municipalities and schools to prepare students for education and work in the digital environment of the 21st century.
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Jonathan R. Curley, senior university lecturer in the humanities department at NJIT, will be a speaker and panelist at an event titled “The 1916 Rising and Newark: Influences and Reactions,” Thursday, April 14, at 6 p.m. at the New Jersey Historical Society, 52 Park Place, Newark.
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PayScale Ranks NJIT Twice in Top 50 for ROI
April 07, 2016
Once again, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) continues to demonstrate the value of its educational offerings in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), according to a report released today from PayScale, “College ROI Report: Best Value Colleges.”
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NJIT Ranked One of 50 Best Bachelor's Degrees in Engineering
April 07, 2016
CollegeChoice.net recently published a list of the top 50 schools for bachelor's degrees in engineering. NJIT, the only New Jersey public school on the list, was ranked #45. The ranking is based primarily on cost of tuition, as reported by individual schools and CNN Money, and reputation in the field as reported by U.S. News & World Report, Forbes and TES Global.
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NJIT Students Tour Google's NYC Office
April 06, 2016
NJIT's Google ambassador, Chaitasee Pandya '16, recently organized a trip to Google's Chelsea headquarters in New York City for the graduate students in the Women in Computing Society.
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Jim Engles, who guided NJIT men's basketball to a combined 41 wins the last two seasons, has resigned as head coach at NJIT after serving in the post for eight seasons.
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Heather Martin '07 to Discuss New Book on April 6
April 05, 2016
Heather Ruth Martin, a 2007 graduate of the Executive MBA Program at NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management, will discuss "Books and Business" on April 6, 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the Leir Conference Room. RSVP to: Elaine Frazier
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Strategic Communications Garners Ad Awards
April 05, 2016
NJIT's Strategic Communications team has received gold, silver, bronze and merit winner status in the 2015 Collegiate Advertising Awards and the 31st Annual Educational Advertising Awards. The awards were for content and design in various media, including newspapers, brochures, radio and video. The award-winning projects were created in collaboration with CN Foundry, the branding arm of CN Communications International.
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NJIT Humanities Professor to Participate in Experimental Exhibition at the Whitney Museum
April 04, 2016
NJIT Humanities Professor Christopher Funkhouser will perform in "Open Plan: Cecil Taylor," an experimental five-part exhibition April 15-24, 2016 at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
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CoAD to Host Annual Celebration of Design Excellence April 7
March 31, 2016
The College of Architecture and Design (CoAD) will celebrate the 10-year anniversary of its design showcase April 7 in the Gallery of Weston Hall, 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
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NJIT Professor Predicts Winners of Major League 2016 Baseball Season: The Mets Come Out on Top
March 31, 2016
After being one of the few who picked the Mets to make it to the postseason in 2015, NJIT Mathematical Sciences Professor and Associate Dean Bruce Bukiet has published his projections of how the standings should look at the end of Major League Baseball's 2016 season. And things look good for one New York team.
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Tomas Gregorio Named to NJBIZ Health Care Power 50
March 30, 2016
The New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation that applies the intellectual and technological resources of the state's science and technology university to challenges identified by industry partners, has announced that Tomas Gregorio, senior executive director for health care innovation, has been named to the Top 50 Powers in Health Care by NJBIZ.
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In what has been another standout season for Highlanders junior guard Damon Lynn, the third-year star has been named to the 2015-16 Division I All-District 3 Team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), which annually recognizes the finest student-athletes and coaches across America. This mark's the second consecutive season for which he's been honored by the NABC.
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NJIT men's volleyball outside hitter Jabarry Goodridge has been selected Sports Imports/AVCA Division I-II Player of the Week after, guiding the Highlanders to their fifth straight win of the season and 2-0 week in the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA), David Portney of the AVCA announced Tuesday.
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In a report released March 29 by Forbes, NJIT ranked 39 in best value public colleges, 60 in the Northeast, 71 in research universities and 120 overall in America's Best Value Colleges.
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Columbia's three-time All-Ivy League senior guard Maodo Lo scored a season-high 29 points, leading five double-figure scorers for the Lions in their 80-65 win over visiting NJIT Sunday evening in the semifinals of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.
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NJIT's Julia Garcia Receives NCAA Elite 90 Award
March 28, 2016
NJIT sophomore Julia Garcia is the recipient of the 2016 Elite 90 award for NCAA Division I Women's Fencing announced on Friday night at the 2016 NCAA Fencing Championship banquet held at Marriott Boston Newtown.
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NJIT Tops Princeton for Second Time
March 28, 2016
Before last week, NJIT men's volleyball had never beaten Princeton twice in the same regular season. With Friday night's 3-1 win over the visiting Tigers in the Fleisher Athletic Center, the Highlanders made it two wins over Princeton in four days.
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The NJIT fencing team placed 10th at the 2016 NCAA National Collegiate Fencing Championships hosted by Brandeis University.
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Symposium on Ukrainian Dance and Culture March 31
March 24, 2016
The Clement A. Price Institute, in partnership with the Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Program, will present the Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble March 31 on both the NJIT and Rutgers University-Newark campuses.
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New Jersey Institute of Technology to Award Honorary Degrees to Three at May 17 Commencement
March 24, 2016
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has announced three outstanding individuals who will receive honorary degrees at the 100th commencement ceremony May 17.
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Murray Center for Women in Technology
March 23, 2016
The Murray Center for Women in Technology at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) will hold a one-day conference, “Women Designing the Future: Digital Realities, Today and Tomorrow,” on Friday, April 1, beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the university's Campus Center Ballroom A.
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ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp Seeks Aspiring Scientists and Innovators for 2016 Program
March 23, 2016
The university will once again host the ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp, a two-week, all-expenses-paid camp for bright students entering sixth, seventh or eighth grades in the fall of 2016. The camp promotes science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and supports historically underserved and underrepresented students.
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Timothy V. Franklin Named to the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities Planning Committee
March 23, 2016
The New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation that applies the intellectual and technological resources of the state's science and technology university to challenges identified by industry partners, announced that Timothy V. Franklin, vice president and chief operating officer of the New Jersey Innovation Institute has been named to the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities Planning Committee on the New Engagement.
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Dr. Charles J. Fey, vice president for academic support and student affairs, received the 2016 Pillar of the Profession Award by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Foundation, an association for the advancement, health and sustainability of the student affairs profession.
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The NJIT men's lacrosse team recorded the first win in program history with a 10-7 victory over Dartmouth on Tuesday at Scully-Fahey Field.
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NJIT Senior David Anderson Wins Fulbright
March 22, 2016
David Anderson, a mathematical sciences major at NJIT, has been awarded a Fulbright grant that will pay for him to travel to Germany and pursue a master's degree at a university in Munich. Anderson is the first NJIT student to receive the prestigious Fulbright Finalist award.
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The New Jersey chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA-NJ) is pleased to announce the Payette Sho-Ping Chin Memorial Academic Scholarship, a $10,000 scholarship that will be awarded to a female student who has completed at least two years of undergraduate architectural studies.
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NJSOA Hosts Half-day AIA-sponsored Symposium March 30
March 22, 2016
The New Jersey School of Architecture (NJSOA) at NJIT will host the AIA-sponsored symposium “How We Work,” March 30, 1p.m. - 6 p.m. in Weston Lecture Hall 1.
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“This is perhaps the best time to be an innovator in the healthcare system,” noted Aneesh Chopra, co-founder and executive vice president of health information-technology (IT) company Hunch Analytics, and former chief technology officer (CTO) of the United States under President Barack Obama.
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NJIT will host Boston University on Monday, March 21, at 7:30 pm in the second round of the 2016 CollegeInsider.com national basketball tournament, the CIT announced.
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NJIT Continuing Professional Education (CPE) was named a "Champion of Good Works'' by the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey (CIANJ) at its recent Chairman's Reception saluting the generosity of the business and educational community.
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Demonstration of SciFinder on March 23
March 21, 2016
Dan Reasoner of Chemical Abstracts Service and Bruce Slutsky of NJIT's Robert Van Houten Library will be in the lobby of Tiernan Hall Wednesday, March 23, from 1:00 - 4 p.m. to demonstrate SciFinder , a research discovery application that provides unlimited access to the world's most comprehensive and authoritative source of references, substances and reactions in chemistry and related sciences.
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Martin Tuchman School of Management will host Information Sessions on the MBA, MSM and EMBA options on March 22 and March 23, 6:30-8 p.m.
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Transatlantic Workforce and Job Creation Forum March 24
March 18, 2016
NJIT, through its New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), will hold a transatlantic workforce and job creation business forum March 24, 9 a.m. – noon in the Campus Center Atrium.
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NJIT's Engineering School One of Nation's Top 100
March 16, 2016
The Newark College of Engineering (NCE) is ranked #92 on the newest U.S. News & World Report list of best graduate schools, ascending 19 positions since last year. NCE shares the #92 ranking with George Washington University, Missouri University of Science & Technology, Texas Tech University, University of Kentucky and University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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NJIT has placed 32nd on The Princeton Review's just-published list saluting the top 50 undergraduate schools to study game design for 2016.
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Deane Evans, executive director of the NJIT Center for Resilient Design and professor Richard Garber, director of the New Jersey School of Architecture at NJIT, participated in a “Resilient and Sustainable Cities: Bridging from COP21 to Habitat III” symposium in Washington, D.C. earlier this month.
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Transportation Expert to Speak About Careers on March 23
March 15, 2016
C. William “Bill” Kingsland, Assistant Commissioner of Transportation Systems Management in the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), will speak on Wednesday, March 23, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm in Lecture Hall 303 of the Central King Building on “Careers in Transportation Systems Management and Operations.”
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Join Up for Jazz! Faculty Concert
March 15, 2016
NJIT and Rutgers University-Newark faculty will join up for a jazz concert on March 23 at NJIT's Jim Wise Theatre, with the performance starting at 2:30 p.m. The concert is free for all students, faculty, staff and friends.
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The New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation that applies the intellectual and technological resources of the state's science and technology university to challenges identified by industry partners, will host its second annual Healthcare Cluster Innovation Showcase Friday, March 18, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the NJIT Campus Center Atrium, University Heights, in Newark.
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NJIT Men's Basketball to Host Army West Point on Wednesday
March 14, 2016
The Highlanders Kick Off the 2016 CollegeInsider.com National Postseason Tournament at Fleisher Athletic Center
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Highlander Spolight Episode #2
March 14, 2016
NJIT Athletics released the second episode of the "Highlander Spotlight", a new video series covering the latest news on Highlanders Athletics, on www.NJITHighlanders.com.
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Julia Garcia Leads NJIT Fencing at the NCAA Regionals
March 14, 2016
Seventeen men's and women's fencers competed in the NCAA Regionals held at Moravian College on Saturday.
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NJIT 1UP: Students, Jobs & SoM
March 11, 2016
The latest edition of NJIT's 1UP is now out. Check out the video today.
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Martin Tuchman School of Management Hosts Shipping, Trade and Transport Group from University of Piraeus
March 08, 2016
On March 1, Martin Tuchman School of Management hosted the Shipping, Trade, & Transport Group from the University of Piraeus, Greece, at a symposium that covered maritime business issues.
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VP Turner to be Panelist for April Meeting of the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium
March 07, 2016
Kay Turner, vice president of Human Resources at NJIT, will be a panelist at the spring meeting of the NJ/Eastern PA/ DE Chapter of HERC, the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium, to be held at Princeton University. “Dealing With Difficult People” is the topic of the meeting, which will be held April 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Men's Tennis Finishes Weekend 3-0 after 7-0 Win Over Drexel
March 07, 2016
NJIT men's tennis won their fifth straight match, 7-0 against Drexel on Sunday at the Naimoli Tennis Center.
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College of Architecture and Design (CoAD) Faculty and alumni continue to inspire lifelong Highlander pride with their dedication to give back to the community and volunteer outside of the office and architecture studio.
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CoAD Professor Appointed Kentucky Colonel
March 04, 2016
College of Architecture and Design associate professor Stephen Zdepski was recently commissioned as a Kentucky Colonel, the highest honor the Governor of Kentucky may bestow upon a civilian.
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Honeywell Eureka Hackathon Challenge
March 03, 2016
Calling all hackers! Come to the Leir Conference Room (3rd Floor Central Ave. Building) at noon Friday, March 4 for free pizza and an intro to the Honeywell Eureka Hackathon Challenge.
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NJIT's School of Management (SOM) will be named March 3, 2016 in honor of distinguished alumnus Martin Tuchman. This is the first time in the school's 27-year history that it will carry a formal name: Martin Tuchman School of Management.
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NCE to Recognize Alumni, Faculty, Staff and Students at 18th Annual Salute to Excellence March 9
February 29, 2016
Newark College of Engineering (NCE) at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) will celebrate its continued commitment to engineering education advancement at the 18th annual Salute to Engineering Excellence March 9, 2016, 6-9 p.m. at the Newark Museum. Proceeds from the event will benefit the NCE Dean's Fund.
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Men's Fencing Crowned MACFA Champions
February 29, 2016
The NJIT men's fencing team was crowned champions of the MACFA Conference on Sunday, held at the Durkan Fencing Academy.
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NJIT 1-UP: Luv is in the Air
February 29, 2016
The semester is in full swing as we are flying through winter, but one thing we took time to reflect on during February is our annual celebration of Black History Month. NJIT hosted many events throughout the month where students, faculty, and staff shared common perspectives and discussed current events. A big thank you goes out to all the sponsors of these events and everyone that participated.
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Tickets Are Now On Sale for Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Game at NJIT on March 1
February 29, 2016
Tickets are on sale now for the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament quarterfinal men's basketball game at NJIT on Tuesday, March 1, at 7:30 pm in the Fleisher Athletic Center.
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Timothy V. Franklin Joins National Manufacturing Initiative
February 24, 2016
Timothy V. Franklin, vice president and chief operating officer of NJIT's New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), will serve as an advisory board member of the National Manufacturing Foresight Project (MForesight), a federal program that seeks to identify promising manufacturing technologies.
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Noted Energy Expert Speaks on Campus
February 24, 2016
Josh Taylor, a noted researcher on energy distribution and storage from the University of Toronto, drew an audience of more than 40 engineering students to a lecture on flexible pricing and delivery methods for meeting electricity demand.
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NJIT Receives $4 Million Grant for Cybersecurity Education
February 23, 2016
The National Science Foundation (NSF) CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service, a program seeking proposals that address cybersecurity education and workforce development, recently awarded a $4,078,362 grant to NJIT's College of Computing Sciences.
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NJIT Among Exclusive 15 U.S. Colleges with Top Actuary Programs
February 23, 2016
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) ranked fifth on a new, exclusive list of the nation's top actuary programs. SafecoInsurance.com announced the “15 U.S. Colleges with Top Actuary Programs” yesterday following an independent study conducted by HomeInsurance.com. NJIT, the only New Jersey school listed, joined other nationally-ranked superstars including the University of Notre Dame, the University of Florida and Texas A&M University.
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Lineup Revealed for CoAD's Spring 2016 Lecture Series
February 23, 2016
Free and open to the public, the College of Architecture and Design lecture series brings an eclectic roster of high-profile architects, designers and academics to speak to a packed house at Weston Hall.
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NJIT Men Clinch First-Round Home Game in A-Sun Tournament
February 22, 2016
With its win on Saturday night, the NJIT men's basketball team has clinched at least one conference postseason home game at Fleisher Athletic Center. This Quarterfinals contest will take place on Tuesday, March 1, at 7:30 p.m. against an opponent yet to be determined. Ticket information will become available on Monday, Feb. 22, at 3 p.m.
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Yi Chen, associate professor and The Henry J. Leir Chair in Healthcare in the Martin Tuchman School of Management at NJIT, was named a recipient of a Google Faculty Research Award.
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High Scores for NJIT in Latest Rankings
February 18, 2016
The New Jersey Institute of Technology has made the charts once again in recently published rankings. The Feb. 9 NJBIZ article; “What are the 10 N.J. colleges with the highest-paid graduates?” ranked NJIT first among four-year public colleges and universities and third overall statewide behind Stevens Institute of Technology and Princeton University.
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NJIT President's Forum and Faculty Research Showcase
February 17, 2016
Julian Goldman, MD, will be the keynote speaker for the inaugural President's Forum, a featured event in the Albert Dorman Honors College Colloquium Series. Dr. Goldman, the medical director of biomedical engineering for Partners HealthCare, an anesthesiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and the director of the multi-institutional Program on Medical Device Interoperability, will give a talk on major initiatives, including technology development, in two key areas – Life Sciences and Engineering and Data Science and Technology.
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Associate Professor Discusses Research on First-Ever OPEC Trade Surplus Recorded by the U.S.
February 16, 2016
T. Homer Bonitsis, associate professor of finance in NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management, provided commentary on the first-ever annual trade surplus with OPEC recorded by the U.S. in an article published on Feb. 8, 2016, in EnergyWire.
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Banish Winter Blues With Free Jazz
February 16, 2016
There will be a free performance of the NJIT Jazz Band on Wednesday, February 24 at 2:30 p.m. on the Rutgers-Newark Campus in the Dana Room of the Dana Library. The performance is at the invitation of the Rutgers Jazz Institute.
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Social Media Face Threats Affect Relationships; Communication Helps
February 15, 2016
Grounded in theory, D. Yvette Wohn, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the information systems department at NJIT's College of Computing Sciences, explores the relationship between humans and technology using fundamental research tactics.
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NJIT Men Subdue Florida Gulf Coast; Highlanders Now in 3-Way Tie Atop A-Sun Standings
February 15, 2016
Propelled by what may have been its best defensive half of the season, NJIT won its season-best fifth consecutive game, topping Florida Gulf Coast 68-59 late Saturday afternoon in Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball played in the Estelle and Zoom Fleisher Athletic Center.
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The ingenuity of the progressive faculty at the College of Architecture and Design (CoAD) continues to stretch around the globe.
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NJIT Appoints Edward J. Bishof, Sr. as Senior VP for Finance & CFO
February 10, 2016
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) President Joel S. Bloom announced the appointment of Edward J. Bishof, Sr. of Freehold, as NJIT's senior vice president for finance and chief financial officer (CFO) following a national search.
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Resilient Design Director Speaks at FLASH Conference
February 09, 2016
Deane Evans, executive director of NJIT's Center for Resilient Design, provided closing remarks on a panel session during the 2016 Federal Alliance for Safe Homes Conference in Orlando, Florida.
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Designer and Research Scientist Gives Lecture at CoAD
February 09, 2016
Mathew Schwartz, research scientist and designer at the Digital Human Research Center at the Advanced Institutes of Convergence Technology affiliated with Seoul National University, presented “Developing Creative Technologies” at the College of Architecture and Design Feb. 4.
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NJIT Men Have Their First 3-Game A-Sun Winning Streak After Topping Kennesaw State, 78-59
February 08, 2016
NJIT continued to take care of business with a 78-59 win over visiting Kennesaw State in Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball in the Fleisher Athletic Center late Saturday afternoon.
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Women's Tennis Picks Up First Win of 2016 Season
February 08, 2016
The NJIT women's tennis team picked up its first victory of the 2016 season with a 5-2 decision over LIU Brooklyn Sunday at The Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility.
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U.S. Air Force Selects NJIT President Bloom for Civic Leader Program
February 08, 2016
NJIT President Joel S. Bloom has been selected for the Air Force Chief of Staff's civic leader program. Bloom, who is one of only a few national university presidents ever requested to serve in such a role, joins about 30 business and civic leaders from across the nation.
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Mike Rampone '15, who starred for the NJIT baseball program for four seasons ending in 2015, has signed a professional contract for 2016 with the Tucson Saguaros, a first-year team in the Pecos League.
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CoAD Instructor Commissioned for U.S. Pavilion at 2016 Venice Biennale
February 04, 2016
A(n) Office, led by Marcelo López-Dinardi, an adjunct instructor and third-year coordinator in the College of Architecture and Design has been selected by the U.S. Pavilion for the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale to produce the exhibition: “The Architectural Imagination.”
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Hackensack University Medical Center Becomes the First Healthcare Charter Member of NJII
February 03, 2016
The New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation that applies the intellectual and technological resources of the state's science and technology university to challenges identified by industry partners, has announced that Hackensack University Medical Center (HackensackUMC) has become the first healthcare charter member of NJII and a partner in its Healthcare Delivery Systems Innovation Lab (iLab). HackensackUMC will also have a seat on the iLab's advisory board.
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Two NJIT-led Talent Networks Receive Grants Totaling $450K
February 03, 2016
NJIT recently received two grants totaling $450,000 from The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (LWD) to continue as the lead agency for two of seven New Jersey Talent Networks.
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NJIT Mourns the Loss of Former Trustee Hamilton V. Bowser, Sr. '52, '56
February 03, 2016
The NJIT community mourns the loss last month of Hamilton V. Bowser, Sr. '52 '56, a distinguished trustee, alumnus, businessman and community leader who provided more than a decade of dedicated service to the university.
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NJIT to Partner with the Africa-America Institute to Train STEM-Focused Professionals
February 01, 2016
The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) will join The Africa-America Institute (AAI) and the East African Development Bank (EADB) as an institutional partner in a new scholarship program that will enable experienced teachers and lecturers to earn postgraduate degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics at the university to help build a skilled workforce in STEM fields in East Africa.
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Men's Tennis Goes 22-4 at NJIT Winter Invitational
February 01, 2016
The NJIT men's tennis team concluded the two-day NJIT Winter Invitational with a 22-4 mark Sunday at The Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility.
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NJIT Men Pass Another A-Sun Road Test
February 01, 2016
With the Atlantic Sun Conference regular season men's basketball schedule reaching its midpoint, NJIT headed south needing a win to stay relevant in the A-Sun standings and that's exactly what the Highlanders accomplished late Saturday afternoon, as they topped Kennesaw State, 75-67.
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The Science of Zombies Edition of NJIT's 1-UP
February 01, 2016
The latest edition of NJIT's 1-UP is now out. Check out the video today.
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Information Systems Seminar Feb. 3
January 29, 2016
Jun Liu, assistant professor of information systems in the College of Business & Information System at Dakota State University will give a talk on the semi-supervised article selection for medical systematic reviews Feb. 3.
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NJIT's School of Management was recognized for having one of the top 10 most affordable Online MBA in Management Information Systems programs.
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NJIT Ph.D. Candidate Selected for Eagleton Fellowship
January 26, 2016
John C. Jones, a Ph.D. student in the Urban Systems program, has been selected by the Eagleton Institute of Politics as an Eagleton Fellow for the 2015-16 academic year.
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NJIT Taps Fernando Barboto as Head Coach of Men's Soccer
January 22, 2016
Fernando Barboto, who built the Iona College Gaels into one of the top Division I men's soccer programs in the area, will lead men's soccer at New Jersey Institute of Technology, Assistant Vice President/Director of Athletics Lenny Kaplan announced.
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Photographs by School of Art + Design director Glenn Goldman have been chosen as winners in the annual architectural photography competition sponsored by the West Jersey section of the American Institute of Architects.
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NJIT Men's First A-Sun Win is Decisive
January 19, 2016
After opening its membership in the Atlantic Sun Conference with two razor-thin losses, the NJIT men's basketball team left little to chance in its first conference win on Saturday, a wire-to-wire 71-59 victory over Stetson in a game NJIT led by 20 at halftime.
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How to Control a Zombie Army: The New Science of Neuroparasitology
January 19, 2016
Parasites used to be considered nothing more than physiological freeloaders, taking advantage of their hosts. Now scientists are discovering that many species of parasites can control their hosts with a sinister sophistication that forces them to do their bidding. Researchers are only beginning to investigate this remarkable control, developing a field that's been called neuroparasitology. It's work that could someday help us find better ways to treat human brain disorders.
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NJIT Distinguished Professor Awarded George Sarton Medal
January 13, 2016
Acclaimed architectural historian and NJIT Distinguished Professor Zeynep Çelik has been awarded the George Sarton Medal by the School of Engineering and Architecture of Ghent University.
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NJIT Alumnus to Appear on One-on-One with Steve Adubato
January 13, 2016
Tom Bury, an NJIT alumnus and construction manager on the Food Network's hit show, “Restaurant: Impossible,” will discuss his New Jersey roots as well as how his education prepared him for his career on an upcoming episode of “One-on-One with Steve Adubato.”
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Interior Design Program Joins Autodesk's 'Design Slam' in Las Vegas
January 12, 2016
The interior design program in the School of Art + Design was one of three programs selected to participate in the Architecture-Engineering-Construction (AEC) division of “Design Slam” at Autodesk University in Las Vegas.
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George Nikolaou Appointed Senior Executive Director Financial Services Innovation, NJII
January 12, 2016
The New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation that applies the intellectual and technological resources of the state's science and technology university to challenges identified by industry partners, has announced the appointment of George Nikolaou as Senior Executive Director, Financial Services Innovation.
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NJIT's School of Management to be Named: Tuchman
January 11, 2016
NJIT's School of Management (SOM), which shapes students to become technology leaders, managers and powerbrokers, will be named March 3, 2016 in honor of distinguished alumnus Martin Tuchman. This is the first time in the school's 27-year history that it will carry a formal name: Martin Tuchman School of Management.
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A joint team from Kessler Foundation and the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is developing new applications for wearable robotic exoskeleton devices with a $5 million federal grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research. >>
Setting a New Standard for Education
January 07, 2016
High standards in education at every level, in every subject, are the bedrock of student success.
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NJIT Ranked Among Top Colleges for Highest Earning Salaries
January 06, 2016
NJIT recently made the top 20 in a national ranking, released by Georgetown University, on the “20 public colleges in the US where students go on to earn the highest salaries.”
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SOM Business Professor Forecasts 2016 Economic Outlook at Chicago Fed Board Symposium
January 04, 2016
William V. Rapp, Henry J. Leir Chair in International Trade and research professor in NJIT's School of Management, has projected overall 2015-2016 U.S. real GDP growth at 2.5 percent with the unemployment rate falling to 4.6 percent.
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