COVID-19 Vaccines Breathe Life into Research Done 20 Years Ago

Thursday, December 17th, 2020
Research conducted 20 years ago by a former NJIT dean is being put to new use in the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech. Barry Cohen,  who was an associate dean of Ying Wu College of Computing, worked on the algorithm for bioengineering stable messenger RNA (mRNA), a key ingredient of the v...

Alumna Masha Drozdov '09 on Responsibility and the Value of Technical Skills

Thursday, December 17th, 2020
Masha Drozdov is a frequent guest critic for the advanced integrated architecture studios at Hillier College and Columbia GSAPP and has also participated as a guest for the Alumni Tea discussions at NJIT with students who are figuring out what their career paths will be. Masha’s admiration for Louis...

Architecture Studios Present Research and Projects at Super Jury

Thursday, December 17th, 2020
After final reviews at the end of this semester the advanced Architecture Studios presented their projects at the Super Jury. The goal is to share the research undertaken and knowledge gained through new approaches to design and studio instructors present their students' work to ...

Pandemic Gives Architects New Challenges in Designing for Health Concerns

Wednesday, December 16th, 2020
Architects consider cost, design aesthetics, materials, uses and a host of other factors when planning new spaces, but now the COVID-19 pandemic is making occupant health another factor to consider. Designing in the context of current events and lifestyle changes is nothing new for architects, whet...

Interior/Digital Design Students Team Up on Coffee Shop Prototype

Wednesday, December 16th, 2020
The team of interior and digital design students who collaborated with students in the Tuchman school of management on the COCO Coffee Shop include Sandy Ghattas, Claritza Guerrero, Ahn Ly, Rua Elmosallamy, and Suzanne Hlinka.  "Our values are driven by the fact that both ends of the NJIT ...

Two NJIT Engineers are Elected 2020 Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

Tuesday, December 15th, 2020
Two pioneering researchers, Rajesh Davé, a distinguished professor of chemical and materials engineering, and MengChu Zhou, a distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering, were recently elected fellows of National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Davé and Zhou join 173 other academic i...

Architecture Students Propose NJIT Master Plan, New Building Designs

Tuesday, December 15th, 2020
It is a long-standing practice within architecture studios to assign real-world projects to students as they develop the skills to build for the future. In a studio taught by Associate Professor Darius Sollohub, the reimagining of the Mueller Florist Supplies site continues this practice. Hillier C...

Lyzi Litwinko Tabs Second Straight America East Conference Rookie of the Week Honor

Tuesday, December 15th, 2020
Freshman Lyzi Litwinko was selected America East Conference Rookie of the Week for the second straight week the league office announced on Monday. The 5-foot-8 guard from Berlin, CT, averaged 9.5ppg and 5.5rpg in a pair of games for the Highlanders last week.  Litwinko shot 42 perce...

Inculcating Ethics in Engineers

Monday, December 14th, 2020
J. Britt Holbrook, a philosopher who specializes in science policy, is designing an innovative course in engineering ethics that focuses on justice and societal impact. The goal of the course is to help engineering students better understand how their future actions and decisions as engineers can di...

NJIT Community Updates and Announcements 12/14/20-12/18/20

Monday, December 14th, 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. Those submitted by each Thursday will be included in the following week's Updates and Announceme...