NJIT Student's Nonprofit Helps Diverse Voices Dive Into Shark Science

Monday, July 25th, 2022
July’s annual Shark Week and SharkFest have become can’t-miss TV events for nature lovers, but for NJIT Ph.D. student Amani Webber-Schultz, getting up-close-and-personal with the ocean’s most famous apex predators is not just a year-round occupation — it’s a vehicle for social change. Webber-Schultz...

Two Law, Technology and Culture Majors Win Gilman Scholarships to Study in South Korea

Thursday, July 21st, 2022
Two NJIT undergraduates won the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad in South Korea. Kiaja Jones ‘23 and Destiny Adeleye ‘23, both from Newark, shared their experiences on the process that led them to pursue a Gilman Scholarship and how this award will shape their future care...

NJIT Students Find Summer Work at Merck, Meta, Apple, National Institutes of Health and More

Thursday, July 21st, 2022
NJIT students have found excellent work in co-ops and internships this summer. It is a great way to gain real-world experience in their field of study, and to network with professionals in their chosen field. And, of course, the added benefit of earning money to help pay for tuition and other expens...

Newark's Shabazz H.S. Makerspace Gets Assist from Highlanders

Wednesday, July 20th, 2022
When the staff at Malcolm X Shabazz High School decided to build a makerspace, which is a first for a Newark public school, they turned to New Jersey Institute of Technology for advice and training. The school's science department chairman, Jackly Nazaire, would like to see engineers, mathematicians...

Molly Saylor Named 2022 NCAA Woman Of The Year Nominee

Friday, July 15th, 2022
Women's soccer rising redshirt senior goalkeeper Molly Saylor has been named a nominee for the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year award, the national office announced Thursday afternoon. In three seasons as the Highlanders' primary keeper, the South Park, PA native has started all 44 games she has played,...

McKinsey Partners with NJII, Opens Doors to Biopharma Manufacturing Digital Capability Center

Thursday, July 14th, 2022
McKinsey & Company launched a new high-tech learning and innovation facility today in the Garden State to support the advancement of cell and gene therapy (CGT) manufacturing, expanding its global network of Digital Capability Centers. In partnership with the New Jersey Innovation Institute (...

Entire Computing Capstone Project Team Hired by Corporate Sponsor

Wednesday, July 13th, 2022
Many Capstone projects, proposed by a company and performed by a team of students as a senior-year course requirement in the Ying Wu College of Computing, are successful enough to be developed further by the sponsoring company. On occasion, a student or two will be fortunate enough to receive an emp...

NJIT Honors Scholar Pursues PhD in Bioengineering at UMD

Wednesday, July 13th, 2022
Next up for NJIT biomedical engineering graduate Amal Shabazz: the Ph.D. program in bioengineering at the University of Maryland. But first, the Albert Dorman Honors Scholar has a 10-week summer internship at Pfizer in Andover, Mass. Her four years in University Heights were filled with helpful ment...

Browser Bug Exposes User Data in Top Websites, NJIT Researchers Find

Wednesday, July 13th, 2022
An unpatched security bug in most web browsers allows hackers to monitor specific site visitors and leave scarce evidence of a digital trail, researchers with New Jersey Institute of Technology revealed. The bug can be exploited with well-crafted code that can, for example, wait for a targeted perso...

NJIT Researcher Ayushi Sangoi Recognized on Major League Hacking Top 50 List

Monday, July 11th, 2022
Ayushi Sangoi, 23, a Newark, N.J., resident and researcher at New Jersey Institute of Technology has been named one of 2022’s MLH Top 50 – a list compiled each year by Major League Hacking (MLH) of the organization’s most inspiring community members. The recipients are recognized for their exception...