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NJIT Researchers Awarded $620k Grant to Study Climate Change Impact of Soot

Friday, November 4th, 2022
NJIT researchers have received a $620,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to advance our understanding of the way in which soot particles from combustion of fossil fuels are driving climate change in the Earth’s atmosphere. Associate Professor of Chemistry Alexei Khalizov and Associate P...

NJ Research Institutions Host Symposium to Tackle Climate Change and Planetary, Human Health

Thursday, November 3rd, 2022
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rutgers, Princeton and Stevens Institute of Technology joined to present respective research projects and explore potential areas of collaboration related to climate change, planetary and human health that would benefit the population of New Jersey and beyond. En...

Student-Led Rooftop Therapy Garden Fosters Biodiversity, Supports Improved 'Green Rating'

Thursday, November 3rd, 2022
When you visit the rooftop at the Campus Center, students are now invited to relax and enjoy a holistic healing experience from the Newark Rooftop Therapy Garden.  Students at NJIT’s Albert Dorman Honors College are working toward creating a greener, more sustainable urban environment in keepi...

Management Professor Wins Industry Award for Teaching and Research

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022
Associate Professor Junmin (Jim) Shi received a prestigious international award in October for his research and teaching on operations research and management science, known as OR/MS in the field, at the INFORMS conference in Indianapolis. Operations research and management science refers to the ap...

NJIT Men's and Women's Fencing Teams Shine at Drew Invitational

Monday, October 31st, 2022
The NJIT men's and women's fencing teams shined at the Drew Invitational as the men started its 2022-23 campaign undefeated (6-0) while the women registered a 4-1 record Sunday afternoon. The NJIT men recorded wins over: Clemson (26-1), Stevens (20-7), Drew (24-3 & 15-12), Army (24-3) and Vassa...

Branch, Goetz-Morales Lead NJIT to Straight Set Win vs. UAlbany

Monday, October 31st, 2022
Seniors Courtney Branch and Adriana Goetz-Morales combined for 20 kills on Sunday as the NJIT women's volleyball team rolled to a three-set America East Conference victory at the Wellness and Events Center. NJIT won the opening set 25-17 before taking the second frame 25-21 to g...

De NJIT a NASA, Roberto Saenz busca inspirar futuras generaciones con su historia

Friday, October 28th, 2022
Roberto Saenz, ganador de la primera beca del Consejo de Liderazgo Hispano y Latinx (con siglas en inglés HLLC), quiere llegar a ser administrador en la NASA y diseñar su propia nave espacial. Saenz, hijo de padres mexicanos y criado en Union City, N.J., estudia ingeniería mecánica y matemáticas ap...

From NJIT to NASA, Roberto Saenz Wants to Inspire Future Generations with His Story

Thursday, October 27th, 2022
Roberto Saenz, winner of the first-ever Hispanic and Latinx Leadership Council (HLLC) scholarship, wants to one day be an administrator at NASA and design his own spacecraft. Saenz, a first generation Mexican-American from Union City, N.J., is majoring in Mechanical Engineering and minoring in Appl...

NJIT Experts in Augmented Reality Help Train Caretakers for the Elderly

Thursday, October 27th, 2022
With the world's population of geriatric patients increasing faster than enough caretakers can be trained for the difficult job, NJIT Assistant Professor of Informatics Salam Daher thinks augmented reality technology may help close the gap. Daher and her students are prototyping a digital model of ...

Record-Setting NJIT Career Fair Attracts 2,500 Students, 233 Employers

Thursday, October 27th, 2022
NJIT’s fall Career Fair — its first in-person fair since the onset of the pandemic — set dual records for attendance, with more than 2,500 students and 233 companies participating. The companies, which spanned myriad sectors, included Verizon, Pfizer, Turner Construction, Reckitt, Accenture, Barcla...