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Brian Kiernan Named 2024 Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Tuesday, December 10th, 2024
Brian Kiernan ’70, a visionary in wireless communication technology and a proud alumnus of Newark College of Engineering at NJIT, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). This honor recognizes his pioneering contributions to mobile and fixed wireless communications, a fiel...

Zuniga Hits 1,000 Point Milestone, 13th Highlander in 1K Club

Monday, December 9th, 2024
Junior Alejandra Zuniga scored her 1,000 career point in the fourth quarter on a driving layup but the Highlanders could not overcome a 13-point deficit as visiting Monmouth registered a 63-54 road victory Monday evening in women's basketball non-conference action inside the Joel and Diane...

NJIT Training Helps Undergrad and Parents Open New Music Business

Friday, December 6th, 2024
Tapyoca, offering a new twist on music distribution for independent and small artists and brands, is finding its way around the startup world with guidance from New Jersey Institute of Technology’s entrepreneurship experts. The company is family-led. Jordan-River Samuel is a sophomore in NJIT’s Mar...

NJIT Athletics Partners with Opendorse for NIL Platform

Thursday, December 5th, 2024
NJIT Athletics is proud to announce it has partnered with Opendorse, the leading athlete marketplace and NIL company, to create an all-in-one Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) platform for Highlander student-athletes. Through the official NJIT Athletics NIL Marketplace, brands, fans, sponsors and dono...

YWCC Students Score in Top 20 at ICPC Regional Competition

Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
When a representative from the highly-competitive International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) personally congratulates you on your win, it’s an indication of growth and greater things to come. It signifies that student talent and tenacity thrive when mentored by great leaders. Such...

Neel Adwani - ECE PhD Student of the Month - December 2024

Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
Neel Adwani is a second-year Ph.D. student in the Helen and John C. Hartmann Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He works at the Controls Automation and Robotics Lab (CAR Lab), advised by Dr. Cong Wang. He is also a teaching assistant for the ECE Department, currently teaching ECE 294...

How an Uncle Inspired 4 Family Members to Study Engineering at NJIT

Monday, December 2nd, 2024
The Femino family legacy at New Jersey Institute of Technology started with a child’s admiration for his engineer uncle. Growing up, Dr. Frank Femino ’85 looked forward to visits from his uncle, Peter Garippa ’51. Not only did Femino go on to become a Highlander himself — all three of his sons did ...

Robinson's Big Second Half Helps Highlanders Past Morehead State, 78-69

Wednesday, November 27th, 2024
Sebastian Robinson scored 19 of his 21 points in the second half and Tariq Francis led the Highlanders with 23 points as the NJIT men's basketball team earned its first victory of the season over Morehead State, 78-69, on Wednesday night at the Cleveland State Thanksgiving Throwback. ...

NJIT STEM Forum Explores AI, Digital Transformation in Schools

Wednesday, November 27th, 2024
With artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT rapidly gaining traction among students and teachers alike, it’s no surprise the topic took center focus at NJIT’s 8th Annual STEM Forum for School Leaders, “Leading the Digital Transformation in Our Schools.” The event, hosted by NJIT’s Center for Pr...

4 YWCC Faculty Contribute to Report to the Governor as Part of AI Task Force

Wednesday, November 27th, 2024
Distinguished Professors David Bader and Guiling “Grace” Wang and Professors Cristian Borcea and Vincent Oria in the Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) served as part of Governor Phil Murphy’s AI Task Force for the state of New Jersey, a team comprised of industry leaders, academic experts, consume...