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7 Essential Skills You Need to Become a Video Game Designer

Tuesday, December 20th, 2022
From Fortnite and Call of Duty, to Minecraft and Mario Kart, video games immerse players into their captivating graphics, and enthralling designs for hours of entertainment. For some, playing video games is a way to escape after a long day at work, for others, creating the games is th...

New Jersey Awards $10M to Fund Water Quality Improvement Projects Statewide

Tuesday, December 20th, 2022
A collaborative research group led by NJIT has been awarded a $788k grant from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to implement restoration and protection measures for polluted lakes and ponds within the state. The grant is part of a $10M allocation announced by the Murphy...

NJIT's Davé is Tapped for a Top Award in Pharmaceutical Engineering

Tuesday, December 20th, 2022
Rajesh Davé, a problem-driven inventor whose groundbreaking methods for re-engineering tiny particles have fueled advances in drug formulations, delivery systems and manufacturing processes, is the 2022 winner of the prestigious Pharmaceutical Development, Discovery and Manufacturing Forum (PD2M) Aw...

Campus and Community Support Replenish NJIT Food Pantry During GivingTuesday

Monday, December 19th, 2022
NJIT joined the global generosity movement GivingTuesday and campaigned to fight food insecurity by highlighting the university’s food pantry.  The first $5,000 raised in support of the NJIT food pantry was doubled thanks to a generous match from Mary Ann and Peter A. Cistaro ’68. At the end o...

NJIT Celebrates an Overseer's Skills as a Leader and Dedication as an Alum

Monday, December 19th, 2022
New Jersey Institute of Technology is celebrating Marjorie Perry, an exemplary alumna and member of its Board of Overseers, for her lasting contributions to the university. Perry, president and CEO of MZM Construction Co. in Newark, N.J., supports scholarships and athletics, helps raise money for t...

Stellar Defense, Balanced Offensive Effort Pushes NJIT Past Niagara, 62-53

Sunday, December 18th, 2022
Kevin Osawe posted his second double-double of the season as the NJIT men's basketball team held off visiting Niagara 62-53 on Sunday afternoon at the Wellness and Events Center. Osawe came off the bench to score a season-high 16 points and tied his season-high with 13 rebounds as the Highland...

Two Members of the NJIT Community are Named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

Thursday, December 15th, 2022
Tara Alvarez, a distinguished professor of biomedical engineering at NJIT who studies the links between visual disorders and the brain and develops novel devices to identify and treat them, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Alvarez was one of 169 inventors from 110...

Arquitecta graduada de NJIT, Melissa Nieves, gana el premio AIA Service Award

Thursday, December 15th, 2022
Melissa Nieves, graduada de NJIT en 2019, ha ganado el premio al servicio del American Institute of Architects [AIA en siglas en inglés] New Jersey 2022. Nieves, arquitecta asociada de la Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, obtuvo su maestría en arquitectura con especialización en planificaci...

Cem Benar - ECE PhD Student of the Month - December 2022

Thursday, December 15th, 2022
Cem Benar is a Ph.D. candidate in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at NJIT. His doctoral research aims to develop a theoretical framework for neural networks. Neural networks have achieved great success in a wide range of applications. Most neural networks are not inherently interp...

NJIT Moves Back into the Win Column, Vaughan Paces NJIT with Career-High 11 Points

Saturday, December 10th, 2022
The NJIT women's basketball team moved back into the win column paced by a career-best 11 points from sophomore Reese Vaughan in the Highlanders 42-38 road victory at Saint Peter's in non-conference women's basketball inside the Run Baby Run Arena Saturday afternoon. With the win, NJIT sn...