Three-Time NJIT Alum and Medtech Leader Robert C. Cohen Named New NJIT Board of Trustees Chair

Thursday, October 22nd, 2020
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is pleased to announce that Robert C. Cohen ’83, ’84, ’87, of Basking Ridge, NJ, has been appointed Chair of its Board of Trustees. Cohen succeeds Stephen P. DePalma ’72, who stepped down after a distinguished seven-year term. Cohen has formed a close last...

New Executive & Professional Programs Offered by NJIT

Wednesday, October 21st, 2020
The New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII) and the Leadership Difference announced its newly formed professional and executive education partnership to serve and upskill innovative leaders across all levels in all industries at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). “We are excited to expa...

Architecture To Marketing - Susana Holguin-Veras '06 On Finding Your Career Path

Wednesday, October 21st, 2020
Susana Holguin-Veras, Principal at TheoryCo. talks about how she discovered her career path by following her interests, using her strengths, and understanding architecture can be practiced in many ways.

GirlHacks Went Virtual, Projects Focused on COVID-19 and Social Justice

Tuesday, October 20th, 2020
GirlHacks went virtual this year, with extra-diverse participation and several healthcare-oriented projects, all due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event, which was hosted Oct. 10-11 by NJIT's Women in Computing Society, had almost 80 entrants spanning 28 projects from colleges and even high schools ...

Designing Dynamic Building Facades For Exchange, Energy and Flow

Monday, October 19th, 2020
Vera Parlac, associate professor of architecture in the Hillier College, presented her futuristic work on integration of pneumatic muscles into building skins recently at the Façade Tectonics World Congress. This leading-edge work in the field of building performance focuses on dynamic responsive s...

NJIT Community Updates and Announcements 10/19/20-10/23/20

Monday, October 19th, 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...

Using the Internet of Things to Teach Computer Science to High School Students

Monday, October 19th, 2020
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a network of billions of devices like cell phones, cars, smart TVs and home alarms connected to the internet. It's also the idea behind the innovative curriculum that Pramod Abichandani and Prateek Shekhar are developing to teach computer science and software engineer...

NJIT Magazine – Fall 2020 Issue

Friday, October 16th, 2020
Dear NJIT Community Member, I hope this email finds you safe and well! I am pleased to send you the Fall 2020 issue of NJIT Magazine, which is a digital-only edition. Within these pages, you will find uplifting stories on the success of recent graduates, the appointment of a new chief information o...

New Admissions Option Will Increase Honors Student Enrollment

Friday, October 16th, 2020
Albert Dorman Honors College welcomed more than 70 additional students this year as part of a new program called Dean's Scholars, designed to allow for a more robust honors education across campus. The program admits scholars from the College of Science and Liberal Arts, Hillier College of Architect...

Q&A with NJIT's BoT Chair and Stryker's President of Digital, Robotics, and Enabling Technologies

Friday, October 16th, 2020
This month, three-time NJIT alum and new Board of Trustees Chair Robert C. Cohen ’83, ’84, ’87 was promoted to President of Digital, Robotics and Enabling Technologies at Stryker Corporation, one of the world’s leading medical technology companies, with facilities in N.J. Alongside his longstand...