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NJIT Teams Nab 1st and 2nd Place in Statewide Competition

Monday, February 18th, 2019
The purpose is twofold: “tap into the creative and forward-thinking minds of young people, and at the same time, encourage students to take a more active role in understanding and shaping health care.” Indeed, the second annual Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (Horizon BCBSNJ) Health Car...

NJIT hosts Middle School Cyber Robotics Competition

Friday, February 15th, 2019
Almost 100 middle school students from more than 40 schools across New Jersey recently participated in a cyber robotics coding competition held at NJIT. They were finalists in the New Jersey Cyber Robotics Coding Competition, an exciting online event in which students used a cloud-based simulat...

NJIT Workshop Introduces New Jersey Teachers To World of Fantasy RPG Education

Friday, February 15th, 2019
Each day, millions of gamers log online to spend their free time playing Blizzard Entertainment’s popular video game title, “World of Warcraft” — a virtual, open-box-styled “land of myth, magic and legendary adventure.”  However, the immersive nature of fantasy role-playing video gam...

"Psycho-geographies" Exhibition Featured in CoAD Gallery

Wednesday, February 13th, 2019
The College of Architecture and Design (CoAD) at NJIT is honored to present an exhibition of Alexandra Schoenberg’s and Leslie Adler’s solo and collaborative works called “Psycho-geographies.” These collaborative works present the viewer with an alternating process of internalizing and projecti...

College of Architecture and Design's Spring 2019 Lecture Series Announced

Wednesday, February 13th, 2019
The College of Architecture and Design (CoAD) has released their spring lecture series lineup, which are free and open to the public. This series features an eclectic mix that includes themes like innovation, urbanism and religiosity in the public space, to the yearly design showcase signature event...

NJIT's Sagnik Basuray is Named a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors

Monday, February 11th, 2019
Sagnik Basuray, an assistant professor of chemical engineering who develops novel sensors, diagnostic devices and drug delivery systems, has been named a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Basuray is among 66 academic inventors elected to the inaugural class of NAI Senior Mem...

Men's Fencing Goes 3-1 at MACFA B Round Robin

Monday, February 11th, 2019
The NJIT men's fencing team recorded a 3-1 record Sunday, competing at the MACFA B Round Robin hosted by Stevens at Canavan Arena. NJIT (16-6) swept Yeshiva (27-0) while picking up wins over Army (26-1) and Hunter (23-4). The lone loss for the Highlanders came against host Stevens, in a tight ...

These 3 NJIT Students Are Now 2019 Governor's STEM Scholars

Monday, February 11th, 2019
Every year, hundreds of high school and college students throughout the Garden State apply for the honor to be a Governor’s STEM Scholar. Slots are limited and the competition is steep. For 2019, three Highlanders have been chosen to wear the mantle: Ricardo Garcia, Yasmine Ghattas and Kevin Pember...

Career Fairs, Job Tips and Employment Trends: An Expert's View - Part 2

Friday, February 8th, 2019
The Wellness and Events Center at NJIT will be buzzing with recruitment activity Feb. 13 when employers and jobseekers convene for the Spring 2019 Career Fair. Gregory Mass, executive director of the university’s Career Development Services, noted that the 200 or so employers attending have been reg...

Dispelling Popular "CSI" Myths With NJIT's David Fisher

Wednesday, February 6th, 2019
In 2012, CBS’s crime-fiction television drama, “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” reached the zenith of primetime television ratings. That year, the show’s estimated 63 million viewers across five continents earned it the title of “most watched television show in the world” for the fifth time in the ...