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Engineering Alum's Textbook Teaches Python With Real-World Examples

Monday, March 1st, 2021
NJIT alumna Dayrene Martinez, who earned her electrical engineering degree in 2018, recently published a textbook of Python computer programming after mastering the language as a systems engineer for defense contractor Raytheon. Martinez co-authored the 420-page book, Applied computational thinking...

NJIT Community Updates and Announcements 3/1/21-3/5/21

Monday, March 1st, 2021
Here you will find a weekly listing of updates and announcements for members of the NJIT campus community. Announcements are to be submitted through the form found at https://forms.gle/V6PBxUy5b3jkErMc8. Those submitted by each Thursday will be included in the following week's Updates and Announceme...

Environmental, Social and Governance Decisions Leading a Tectonic Shift

Thursday, February 25th, 2021
“Capitalism is the biggest system we ever invented but we  need to try and make it better so that it works for the planet and people. We know we don't want to have all of the excesses and negative externalities.” Marcelo Palazzi, Co-Founder B Lab The Annual Construction Industry Network Globa...

5 at NJIT Make NJBIZ's 2021 List of the 100 Biggest Players in the State's Economy

Thursday, February 25th, 2021
New Jersey Institute of Technology President Joel S. Bloom and four members of a key university board made the NJBIZ 2021 Power 100 list of the biggest players in the state’s economy. The board members — Debbie Hart, Jose Lozano, Dean Paranicas and Michele Siekerka — serve on the Board of Dire...

Littman Library Book Talk: Mohamed Elshahed '05 on Cairo Since 1900

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021
Mohamed Elshahed '05 will be speaking about his book Cairo Since 1900 - An Architectural Guide, (AUC Press, 2020), the first substantive survey of modern architecture in Egypt’s capital spanning 226 sites, on Wednesday March 3rd, at noon, Free and open to the public, we hope you can join. ...

ROI-NJ Honors 10 from NJIT in its 2021 Power Lists of ROI Influencers

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021
New Jersey Institute of Technology remains ever-present in ROI-NJ’s 2021 Power Lists of ROI Influencers in New Jersey. Ten Highlanders appear in seven categories: the Best in Higher Education,Technology Experts, Top Executives, Top Lawyers, Elected Officials; Association, Organizational and Nonprofi...

Measurable Environmental Impact: Life Cycle Assessment in Design

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021
In his recent book, An Environmental Life Cycle Approach to Design, author John Cays, associate dean for academic affairs and interim director of the School of Art + Design, opens the door of environmental Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to the world of design. Cays posits that in the hands of designers...

NJIT Sweeps Two-Match Series at Charleston (WV)

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021
The NJIT men's volleyball team swept a two-match EIVA Conference men's volleyball series this weekend at Charleston (WV) with a 3-1 victory over the Golden Eagles Saturday afternoon. With the win, NJIT has won the last five out of six matches, moved to 5-1 in the EIVA and have won three consecutive...

Reifschneider, Ocampo Lead Women's Soccer To 3-1 Win Over Drexel

Monday, February 22nd, 2021
The NJIT women's soccer team kicked off the 2020 season in emphatic fashion, defeating the Drexel Dragons 3-1 Sunday afternoon at Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium. The veteran-laden Highlanders (1-0) got surprising contributions from a pair of their freshmen en route to the program's first seaso...

Dezeen Magazine Features Industrial Design Professor's CT Scan Images

Monday, February 22nd, 2021
The work of Mathew Schwartz, assistant professor at Hillier College is featured in this article and used for the Dezeen Awards 2021 identity. Dezeen is a global and well recognized design magazine, featuring influential architecture and design from around the world.  ...