Mental Health, COVID-19 & Our Tech: Q&A with NJIT Cyberpsychology Director Julie Ancis

Wednesday, May 6th, 2020
The current pandemic has deeply influenced our social behavior in many ways, among the most obvious being that while physical interaction is way down, screen time is way up — some early estimates since March showed total web hits jumping up to 70%, and streaming content by at least 30% worldwide. W...

BioCentriq Name of First Cell and Gene Development Center on University Campus in US

Wednesday, May 6th, 2020
Today the Biopharma Division of the New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation, introduced BioCentriq as the name of its cell and gene therapy production and manufacturing center. BioCentriq is the only process development and clinical manufacturing facility for cell and gene therap...

NJ Public Universities Join to Launch Initiative to 'Bring Students Home'

Tuesday, May 5th, 2020
Ten public universities and colleges in New Jersey have joined forces and issued a call for the over 100,000 state residents who attend higher education institutions out-of-state to return home, enroll in New Jersey institutions, and help rebuild the state as part the New Jersey Scholar Corps progra...

NJIT Musicians Unite in Inspiring Performance: 'Don't Stop Believin'

Monday, May 4th, 2020
Members of NJIT's string, jazz and wind ensembles are showcasing their collective spirit with a new inspirational performance for the university community. Student-musicians of NJIT’s Music Initiative have collaborated to digitally stage a performance of Journey's "Don’t Stop Believin’," featuring ...

Seven Highlanders Named to USFCA 2020 Mid-Atlantic/South All-Region Teams

Monday, May 4th, 2020
The United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA) has announced the 2020 NCAA Fencing Mid-Atlantic/South All-Region teams, which was released by the organization Wednesday. These awards are determined based on result and field size at each of the NCAA Regional Competitions. Seven Highlanders we...

Thomas Manley and Dorottya Berczy Earn USFCA 2020 All-American Honors

Monday, May 4th, 2020
Junior Thomas Manley and freshman Dorottya Berczy have been named to the United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA) 2020 NCAA Fencing All-American teams, which was released by the organization Wednesday. Each year, the USFCA recognizes the outstanding work of the fencing student-athletes by n...

Senior Success: Charles Auriemma Is a Senior Audit Analyst at American Express

Monday, May 4th, 2020
For the latter half of 2019, Charles Auriemma was working double-time — spending 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. as an audit analyst for Fidelity Investments in Jersey City, and evenings completing his degree in financial technology at NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management (MTSM), through a full and final sem...

NJIT Physics Team Provides Novel Swab Design, Free of Charge, to Augment COVID-19 Testing

Thursday, April 30th, 2020
A team of NJIT physicists has developed a novel test swab that can be 3D printed using inexpensive, widely available materials and speedily assembled in a range of fabrication settings. To augment the nation’s testing capabilities, the inventors are making the swab’s design publicly available to lar...

Smartphone Users Can Keep Privacy During Opt-In Behavior Research

Wednesday, April 29th, 2020
Informatics department Assistant Professor Hai Phan is studying how to protect privacy in mobile applications that track a user's behavior. Phan received a $100,000 grant from a major technology company for the project, Detecting Human Behaviors from Smartphones Using Federated Machine Learning in t...

May 5 Is Deadline for Ordering Commencement Regalia

Wednesday, April 29th, 2020
Class of 2020 graduates have until this Tuesday, May 5, to order their Commencement regalia and have it shipped to them. Wearing Commencement regalia is necessary to participate in NJIT’s virtual Commencement ceremony, to be held Friday, June 12. Students are urged to visit the Commencement website ...