Alejandra Zuniga Selected America East Rookie of the Week for the Fourth Time This Season

Monday, February 20th, 2023
Freshman Alejandra Zuniga has been selected America East Conference Rookie of the Week for the fourth time this season and league office announced on Monday. Zuniga, who picked up her second consecutive Rookie of the Week honor, averaged 22.0ppg, 4.5rpg and 4.5apg in a 1-1 week for the Hi...

NJIT Particle Engineer Ecevit Bilgili is Named an AIChE Fellow

Monday, February 20th, 2023
Ecevit Bilgili, a professor of chemical and materials engineering who boosts the therapeutic efficacy of pharmaceutical drugs through nanoengineering, while also lowering the cost to design and manufacture them, has been elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). In h...

NJIT Routs Davidson to Take Opening Weekend Series

Sunday, February 19th, 2023
The NJIT baseball team used a 10-run third inning to defeat host Davidson in the rubber match of a three-game series hosted by the Wildcats this weekend at Wilson Field.  Davidson, which didn't drop a series at all in a 43-win 2021 season, scored twice in the bottom of the first, but the Highl...

NJIT Launches PhD Program in Data Science

Friday, February 17th, 2023
Today’s world is driven by data – and data science is what powers the engine in this rapidly expanding global ecosystem. To address the need for talent and knowledge in this emerging field, NJIT’s Departments of Data Science and Mathematical Sciences have launched a new Ph.D. in Data Science program...

Monarchs & Milkweed Selected as Winning Proposal in ADHC First-Year Seminar Biodiversity Initiatives

Friday, February 17th, 2023
NJIT’s Albert Dorman Honors College held its First-Year Seminar Biodiversity Initiatives colloquium, in which four student-led proposals were presented to renovate the space near the Summit Street parking garage.  These student-driven initiatives allow for the Urban Ecology Lab, ADHC, the Real...

Provost Candidate Open Forums

Wednesday, February 15th, 2023
Dear Highlanders,  The Provost Search Committee has selected final candidates for the position. Candidates will be on campus meeting with President Lim and various constituent groups the week of February 20th. This will include an open forum for the community to engage with each finalist regar...

ChatGPT: Opening Your "I"(ntelligence) to What's True and Truly Artificial

Wednesday, February 15th, 2023
This is an opinion piece by Professor James Geller - Chair of the Department of Data Science The ChatGPT program has been a topic of discussion in every single professional meeting that I have recently attended, and in most cases without being on the agenda. The professional mailing lists of HS tea...

US Congress Recognizes NJIT for Providing Mobile Vaccination Center in Queens

Wednesday, February 15th, 2023
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) was recognized by the 117th United States Congress for its role in providing a mobile medical care unit (M2CU) to aid in COVID-19 vaccination and testing. The M2CU was developed through a collaboration by NJIT, University Hospital in Newark and The Tuchman ...

Startup Jobs Fair Connects NJIT Students to Local Entrepreneurs

Wednesday, February 15th, 2023
NJIT's Entrepreneur Society hosts an annual startup job fair, providing students with the opportunity to pursue careers and meet directly with the founders of new local companies. Hundreds of students attend, many looking for the perfect match, while others were there to network or learn about the ...

NJIT Alum's Company Dazzles Earth, Converts CO2 to Diamonds

Monday, February 13th, 2023
By Deric Raymond and Perla Alay Cut, color, clarity and carat are the four Cs of the diamond industry. Aether, a new company producing lab-grown diamonds, is pushing to add one more — carbon origin. As the demand for sustainable and ethically sourced products continues to rise, the market for lab-...