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Model Cars With Human Drivers Take to the Streets of a Miniaturized Newark

Tuesday, July 28th, 2020
In a robotics lab spilling over with 3D-printed parts, engineering students are gutting toy trucks, SUVs, sedans and two-door Mini Coopers and refitting them with custom-designed systems: laser-cut side mirrors, wheels that can parallel park and a braking system that employs algorithms to control an...

Researchers Offer Unprecedented Look Into 'Central Engine' Powering a Solar Flare

Tuesday, July 28th, 2020
In a study published in Nature Astronomy, an international team of researchers has presented a new, detailed look inside the “central engine” of a large solar flare accompanied by a powerful eruption first captured on Sept. 10, 2017 by the Owens Valley Solar Array (EOVSA) — a solar r...

NJIT Community Updates and Announcements 7/27/20-7/31/20

Monday, July 27th, 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 or by your area vice president to Deric Raymond, director of content planning and intelligence, i...

Deane Evans Named Hillier College Associate Dean of Research

Monday, July 27th, 2020
Deane Evans, newly named Associate Dean of Research at Hillier College, has been at the  School of Architecture at NJIT since 2001, building one of the most successful architecture research programs in the country as Executive Director of the Center for Building Knowledge (CBK) and the Center f...

From Hillier College to Southern China – a Personal Odyssey

Monday, July 27th, 2020
This story was submitted by Adam Brillhart, architecture alumnus, Class of 2008. I remember feeling greatly inspired by my education at NJIT, and fondly reflect on the period approaching graduation in June 2008.  At that time, I was already planning a transition to New York City. Anna Dietzsch ...

Investigating the Investment Environment

Monday, July 27th, 2020
While shares in foreign firms known as American depositary receipts (ADRs) can help diversify investors’ portfolios and fetch high returns, they also pose risk in countries where protections for investors are limited and firms’ information environments – the quality, quantity and timing of earnings ...

LISTEN: NJIT President on Bloomberg Podcast to Talk Mobile Medical Care Unit and Pandemic Response

Thursday, July 23rd, 2020
Joel S. Bloom, president of NJIT, joined Bloomberg's Businessweek podcast to discuss the opening of a mobile medical care unit to aid in fighting COVID-19, as well as NJIT's response to the pandemic.   Earlier this month, NJIT alongside University Hospital and the Tuchman Foundation, u...

Students Bring New Ideas to NJIT For Black Lives Matter Movement

Thursday, July 23rd, 2020
African-American students, backed by members of the faculty, said they will look to the college administration for help enacting new measures that could lead to more opportunities for Black people in NJIT classrooms and beyond. The ideas, expressed in two virtual forums this month as part of a camp...

A Message from the Chair of the Board of Trustees Robert Cohen

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020
Dear NJIT Community, My name is Robert Cohen, and I am a proud alumnus of NJIT. I have served on various NJIT boards over the last decade, and today I write to you as the new Chair of NJIT’s Board of Trustees.  Without question, it is a privilege and honor to serve my alma mater in this capaci...

Summertime Look Back: The NJIT Faculty and Academia That Made News

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020
New degree programs and faculty achievements are a mainstay of NJIT. This second of a six-part retrospective revisits a few of those that were announced over the past three summers. Click on the headlines below. Senior University Lecturer is the Recipient of New Jersey's Highest Honor for Publ...