First-Year Computing Student Learns From COVID Volunteerism

Tuesday, February 16th, 2021
Priscilla Maryanski, a first-year computer science major from Jersey City, was always told that learning by doing was the only way to succeed at college — but at NJIT she discovered a different approach of learning by doing good deeds. Since April 2020, Maryanski has been a volunteer at Erevna, a mu...

NJIT Community Updates and Announcements 2/15/21-2/19/21

Monday, February 15th, 2021
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...

Men's Volleyball Sweeps No. 11 Penn State; Alvaro Gimeno Posts Match-Best 16 Kills

Sunday, February 14th, 2021
Senior outside hitter Alvaro Gimeno posted a match-best 16 kills, leading visiting NJIT to a 3-0 sweep over No. 11 Penn State Sunday afternoon in EIVA Conference action inside Rec Hall. NJIT and Penn State split the weekend EIVA series as the Nittany Lions defeated NJIT, 3-1 on Saturday while the Hi...

NJIT Physics Professor Philip Goode Named American Astronomical Society Fellow

Thursday, February 11th, 2021
Philip R. Goode, distinguished research professor of physics at NJIT’s Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research (CSTR), has been named 2021 Fellow of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) — the leading organization of professional astronomers in North America established in 1899. The fellowship is an...

An Environmental Life Cycle Assessment Approach to Design Spring Symposium

Wednesday, February 10th, 2021
Organized and sponsored by the New Jersey Institute of Technology and the American Center for Life Cycle Assessment the Sympoisum will be held March 30-April 1, 2021. Registration is open! Students complimentary tickets: Use code SRATE2021 Discount for ACLCA Members: Use code WATER for a 21% disco...

As NJIT Preps for Next Career Fair, Students Reflect on Finding the Right Match

Wednesday, February 10th, 2021
Nearly 100 employers and more than 1,000 students are expected to participate in this month’s NJIT career fair, which remains online via the Handshake networking platform. Among the employers offering internships, co-operative educational opportunities and jobs at the Feb. 19 fair are Bristol Myers ...

Engineers Track the Coronavirus's Movements Through a Supermarket

Tuesday, February 9th, 2021
In a study of COVID-19 pathways inside supermarkets, a team of environmental engineers and modelers investigated the role that surfaces play not as infection hazards, but rather as deterrents. Shelves, floors and ceilings proved to be attachment magnets for virus-laden particles, reducing the conce...

Game Jam Brings Design Skills to Techies, Tech Skills to Designers

Tuesday, February 9th, 2021
Students who study computing teamed with those in digital design from Jan. 29-31 at Global Game Jam, a hackathon for video game development, which was virtual this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. About three dozen entrants spanning five teams completed the challenge to finish a game in 48 hou...

NJIT Community Updates and Announcements 2/8/21-2/12/21

Monday, February 8th, 2021
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...

NJIT Sweeps EIVA Weekend Series from Sacred Heart, Meissner Registers Match-Best 13 Kills

Monday, February 8th, 2021
NJIT swept the EIVA weekend series from Sacred Heart with its second consecutive 3-0 victory behind a match-best 13 kills by sophomore Julian Meissner Friday evening inside NJIT's Wellness and Events Center. NJIT (2-2, 2-0 EIVA) picked up a 3-0 win on Thursday evening and followed up with a 3-0 vict...