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Spotlight: Julia Lizik, Evidence of Bright Future for NJIT's First Forensic Science Freshmen Class

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019
Walking through NJIT’s green spaces and residence hall courtyards Labor Day week, it’s not uncommon to hear pockets of conversation burst to life among the campus’s bright-eyed freshman newcomers, often of the different roads they’ve traveled to begin their collegiate journeys here at the start of t...

New From IST: Classroom Tech, Online Security Training, More WiFi Networks

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019
From revamped research laboratories to a special network for your dorm-room PlayStation, there's a new wave of computing resources being rolled out by the Information Services & Technology office in the 2019-2020 school year and beyond, the interim Chief Information Officer Gregg Chottiner said....

NJIT Ranks in Top 2% Nationwide in College Salary Report by Payscale

Friday, August 30th, 2019
Payscale has released its 2019 College Salary Report and New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has placed #53 out of over 4,000 colleges and universities across the U.S. in the mid-career salary rankings. In addition, NJIT is #1 for state schools in mid-career salary. “NJIT students are in high...

Inspiring Students From NJIT to Africa

Friday, August 30th, 2019
Finding Keith Williams in a classroom isn’t unusual. He’s taught at NJIT for years, but this summer he taught somewhere quite different. Williams traveled more than 7,400 miles to teach at ZCAS University in Zambia, invited by the Zambian government to teach a course on mobile technology and s...

Welcome Week Kicks Off Sept. 3 With Pancakes, Open Mic Night and More

Thursday, August 29th, 2019
After a restful summer break, students new to and returning to New Jersey Institute of Technology are encouraged to take part in Welcome Week during their first week of school. The events are open to all students and there is no registration necessary. Here are a few events to look forward to: Panc...

Bio-inspired Disk Mimics Remora's Suction Ability, Gives Insight Into Fish's Evolution

Thursday, August 29th, 2019
Remora fishes are famed hitchhikers of the marine world, possessing high-powered suction disks on the back of their head for attaching themselves in torpedo-like fashion to larger hosts that can provide food and safety — from whales and sharks to boats and divers. Key to the remora’s adhesion are t...

New Jersey Institute of Technology Breaks Records for Incoming Freshman Class

Thursday, August 29th, 2019
Come this fall semester, NJIT will welcome 1,375 freshmen to campus, an increase of 6% over last year and a university record to boot. NJIT also realized a record in the total number of freshman applications received, up 11% as compared to 2018, with 9,047 students seeking enrollment at the universi...

Here are the New and Upcoming Projects for NJIT's Campus for 2019-2020

Wednesday, August 28th, 2019
Students returning to New Jersey Institute of Technology this fall will notice a flurry of enhancements across campus. From the finishing touches to the Wellness and Events Center to an expansion of the Makerspace at NJIT, the campus continues to improve and expand to meet the needs of students, fac...

NJIT Professor Awarded Prestigious DARPA Fellowship

Wednesday, August 28th, 2019
Kurt Rohloff, a professor of computer science at NJIT’s Ying Wu College of Computing, has been awarded the prestigious DARPA Director’s Fellowship from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The $500,000 grant that comes with the Fellowship will be used to continue to advance deploy...

The Hearst Foundations Promote Diversity in NJIT's Undergraduate Research Community

Tuesday, August 27th, 2019
A five-woman team of undergraduate engineering students is tackling a problem experienced by a diverse and growing population: balance instability. For the elderly, people recovering from strokes and accidents or those living with disorders that affect movement, such as Parkinson’s disease, falls pr...