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Voice Assistants 'Like Us' Affect How Users Process Misinformation, Study Suggests

Thursday, December 21st, 2023
Voice assistants like Amazon Alexa and Apple Siri now have the ears of an estimated 142 million users in the United States, but just how much we trust and listen to AI assistants for daily information may come down to how much we identify with them personality-wise. That’s the takeaway from a study...

NJIT Design Professor Providing Expertise, From NSF to Department of Homeland Security

Wednesday, December 20th, 2023
At the intersection of academia and innovation, Assistant Professor Mathew Schwartz at NJIT's Hillier College of Architecture and Design is involved in a diverse set of projects, from spearheading a National Science Foundation initiative to fortify America's infrastructure to collaborating on a nati...

Finance Students Learn Real-World Skills in 2023 Bloomberg Trading Challenge

Tuesday, December 19th, 2023
Students from NJIT’s Martin Tuchman School of Management finished in the top quarter of 2,000 teams in the 2023 Bloomberg Trading Challenge, in turn learning how real-world trading works by earning as much profit as possible in six weeks. It was the first time NJIT participated in the challenge. Do...

$740K Grant Will Develop Trustworthy Federated Learning for Generative AI

Monday, December 18th, 2023
Associate Professor Hai Phan in Ying Wu College of Computing’s Department of Data Science has been awarded a $740,000 grant through the Qatar Research, Development and Innovation Council (QRDI) to develop a trustworthy federated learning (FL) model that will address new standards for AI safety and s...

Two in a Row, Zuniga Nets Game-Best 23 Points in NJIT's Win Over Saint Francis U

Monday, December 18th, 2023
The NJIT women's basketball team won its second straight game at home behind a game-best 23 points from sophomore Alejandra Zuniga as the Highlanders defeated visiting Saint Francis U, 68-41, Friday evening inside the Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center. NJIT, which will break...

Holloway, Lindinger-Asamoah Earn America East Track and Field Honors

Sunday, December 17th, 2023
NJIT track and field came away with a pair of America East weekly awards after its first meet of the campaign. Junior Nia Holloway and freshman Jordan Lindinger-Asamoah were respectively named America East Female Track and Male Field Performer of the Week, the league announced T...

Grace Wang Joins NJ State Court Artificial Intelligence Committee

Friday, December 15th, 2023
New Jersey court officials are turning to NJIT’s Grace Wang, director of the university’s Center for Artificial Intelligence Research, as their technology expert for a new committee to help judges and lawyers understand AI’s role in the legal system. “Artificial intelligence is a tool that we are s...

Happy Holidays from NJIT!

Thursday, December 14th, 2023
Happy Holidays   And Best Wishes  from President Teik C. Lim and NJIT First Lady Gina Lim

Giving Tuesday Generosity Inspires Fresh Produce Donation to NJIT Food Pantry by Paul Profeta

Thursday, December 14th, 2023
The NJIT community showed its heart on Giving Tuesday, raising a record-breaking $24,000 for the university's Food Pantry. The outpouring of support will directly impact hundreds of students facing food insecurity, providing them with not only pantry staples but also fresh produce, professional clot...

NJIT Researcher Examines Birds' Vocal Development With Virtual Tutors

Monday, December 11th, 2023
In the highly social world of the zebra finch, every male has a unique song: a brief motif resembling the squeak of a mechanical toy that he chirps, often in rapid succession, in courtship and communal gatherings. These songs are not innate. Pubescent finches develop their signature sound by listeni...