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CyberCorps Graduate Student Offers Insight to Security of Video Chat Apps

Tuesday, September 8th, 2020
The year 2020 will be remembered in software circles as the time when video conferencing became mainstream because of health risks associated with COVID-19, so NJIT graduate student Ramon Salvador decided to learn about video conferencing security for his final project, a requirement of Ying Wu Coll...

New Residence Hall to Feature Single Bedrooms and Sustainable Construction

Tuesday, September 8th, 2020
NJIT's new 500-bed apartment-style residence hall, announced early this year for the southwest corner of Warren and Wickliff streets, will emphasize single-occupancy bedrooms and will be constructed with environmentally-friendly methods. The community is scheduled for its groundbreaking in the seco...

NJIT Community Updates and Announcements 9/7/20-9/11/20

Monday, September 7th, 2020
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...

NJIT's Vanessa Velez Awarded for Quarantine-Inspired Folk Artwork

Friday, September 4th, 2020
NJIT Department of Humanities staff member Vanessa Velez has shown that not only is art her true calling, but it's a potent form of therapy, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, Velez’s quarantine-inspired artwork was awarded at the “nation’s largest annu...

Welcome Back From President Bloom

Tuesday, September 1st, 2020
NJIT Community Members, Welcome back, Highlanders! We have been looking forward to your return since the day we moved to remote operations last spring, and today we begin a new semester unlike any we have previously experienced. We have planned extensively for the challenges we will face in welcomi...

Computing Student Wins Fulbright Award for Security Research

Tuesday, September 1st, 2020
Matthew Cherrey never traveled overseas — no high school trip to Europe, no semester abroad as an undergrad, no spring breaks in exotic, far away locales — but he always wanted to do so, particularly to Germany where his family has roots. Now he's getting an opportunity, representing NJIT next year ...

WELCOME BACK: As Students Return for the Fall, Campus Vibrancy Follows

Tuesday, September 1st, 2020
As students converged on NJIT for the first day of the fall semester, they acknowledged the changes wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, chief among them, of course, mask-wearing. Nevertheless, they relished the chance to resume classes and reconnect with friends. “It feels different but I appreciate ...

NJIT Community Updates and Announcements 8/31/20-9/4/20

Monday, August 31st, 2020
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...

WATCH NOW: Virtual Convocation Welcoming the Class of 2024

Monday, August 31st, 2020
Virtual University Convocation Program  WHAT: New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) will welcome the Class of 2024 during the Convocation ceremony. Additionally, the university will recognize and award faculty and staff members who have excelled as teachers, scholars and researchers. WH...

Sign Up for Highlander Hype Virtual 5k Marathon

Monday, August 31st, 2020
Join together with the rest of Highlander Nation by running or walking an individual 5k between Monday, October 5 and Sunday, October 11 as part of the first-ever Highlander Hype Virtual 5k. Registration is free but we provide the option to donate to the Highlander Student Emergency Fund. You can ...