Rupak Bhakta - ECE PhD Student of the Month - October 2025

Thursday, October 23rd, 2025
Rupak Bhakta is a second-year Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering, working in the Biophotonics Imaging and Sensing Lab with Xuan Liu. His research focuses on deploying advanced interferometric imaging techniques that enable label-free visualization of cellular and nanoparticle dynam...

Zuniga Selected to America East Preseason All-Conference Team, NJIT Fifth in Poll

Tuesday, October 21st, 2025
The America East Conference released the 2025-26 Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll on Monday and NJIT was selected to finish fifth, while senior Alejandra Zuniga was named to the Preseason All-Conference Team. Zuniga, from Madrid, Spain, is a three-time America East Conference All-Conferenc...

NJIT Researchers, Ham Radio Operators Partner to Track Impact of Space Weather

Friday, October 17th, 2025
Researchers from four universities, including New Jersey Institute of Technology, are expanding a network of ham radio operators in North America to better track how the earth’s upper atmosphere is impacted by natural phenomena such as geomagnetic storms and lightning. The researchers are also upgra...

NJIT Students Develop Mental Health Side-Effect Tracker Recognized at Pfizer Hackathon

Wednesday, October 15th, 2025
Rougly half of patients do not take psychotropic drugs as prescribed, especially those in underserved communities, according to A:Care. To address this, a team of eight Ying Wu College of Computing undergraduate students created "Sidekick," a mental-health side-effect tracker that earned third place...

Pressure Is a Privilege: NJIT Swim Captain Zac Kuzak on Scholarships, Success and Paying It Forward

Wednesday, October 15th, 2025
For NJIT undergrad and men’s swim team captain Zachary Kuzak ’26, the clock starts at 5:30 a.m. each day at the Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center pool, always with one mantra: “pressure is a privilege.” For Kuzak, every second counts — not just in the pool, where he’s chasing universit...

NJIT Researcher Fortifies Virtual Reality Tech for Cancer Patient Emergencies

Tuesday, October 14th, 2025
Virtual reality expert Erin Truesdell, in NJIT’s Ying Wu College of Computing, is designing a new kind of user interaction technology that could help cancer patients and caregivers prepare for potential complications due to fevers. Truesdell works on the technical challenges inherent in multiple peo...

Swimming and Diving Wins the NJIT Invite for the Third Straight Season

Tuesday, October 14th, 2025
The NJIT swimming and diving won the NJIT Invite for the third straight season, finishing with 1,121 points on Saturday at the Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center (BWEC). Howard placed second with 859.5 points, followed by Villanova (849.5) and Saint Peter's (382). Mohamed Walid won ...

Building Her Future: How Saly Tanyous is Shaping What's Next in Mechatronics

Tuesday, October 14th, 2025
When Saly Tanyous ’26 walks across the stage at NJIT this spring, she won’t just be accepting her degree, she’ll be celebrating a journey marked by resilience, discovery and the courage to find her true path in engineering. Born in Egypt, Tanyous moved to the United States in sixth grade and settled...

NJIT's Julie Ancis Explores Cyberpsychology's Role in Modern Computing in ACM Publication

Friday, October 10th, 2025
In a new article featured in Communications of the Association for Computer Machinery (ACM), NJIT Distinguished Professor Julie Ancis explores how cyberpsychology — the study of the two-way relationship between people and technology — is reshaping modern computing. Presenting more than a single expe...

Launch of NJIT's B.S. in Enterprise AI Cultivates Next-Generation Tech Talent

Friday, October 10th, 2025
New Jersey Institute of Technology's newly-announced Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Enterprise AI will be available to students beginning in fall 2026, with the intention of developing next-level professionals that extends beyond a traditional technical degree. Offered by NJIT's Ying Wu College of Co...