60+ Educators, 24 Campers and 1 Astronaut: A Special NJIT Pre-College Day

Friday, July 27th, 2018
July 19 was an especially busy day for NJIT’s Center for Pre-College Programs (CPCP). Not only was CPCP overseeing its various summer offerings taking place across campus, it was also welcoming educators in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to a special forum that intertwined a...

NJIT Expands Offering of IBM Skills Academy Workshop With New Consortium

Wednesday, July 25th, 2018
This summer, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) will offer a series of workshops, boot camps and other initiatives aimed at preparing NJIT students and alumni, professionals and other groups with the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in today’s digital economy. The program stems from ...

NJIT-Led Research Team Records Blazing-Fast Changes of Metal Nanofilms

Tuesday, July 24th, 2018
Traditionally, many engineers and developers of solar cell technology have turned to crystalline silicon — a tried and tested material absorber capable of efficiently converting solar radiation to electricity at just four times the thickness of a strand of hair. At up to a 100th the thickness of a ...

VOICE Speaks to NJIT's, Newark's Arrivals

Saturday, July 21st, 2018
Technology is both the foundation of our global economy and the catalyst for its growth, across all business sectors. Consequently, the arrival of the VOICE Summit, sponsored by Amazon Alexa and hosted by the City of Newark and New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), July 24-26 speaks to the impo...

This Information Systems Graduate Has a Clear Vision For His Future

Wednesday, July 18th, 2018
Agrim Sachdeva ’18 received a master’s degree in information systems from NJIT this spring, but he isn’t making a big deal about it. While many recent graduates are thinking about relaxing a little, maybe taking a vacation, Sachdeva is still spending time at NJIT. He’s continuing to work with the un...

Jheryl Wilson: NJIT Basketball Legend, NBA Digital Media Globetrotter

Monday, July 16th, 2018
When Edward Jheryl Wilson graduated from NJIT in 2011, he did so in heroic fashion — etching his name in university lore by leading the Highlanders to their first winning season since joining the elite ranks of Division I basketball in 2006 — and becoming NJIT’s first Division I 1,000-point scorer i...

Honors College Debuts Program Promoting Undergraduate Research

Thursday, July 12th, 2018
Chemical engineering major Jennifer Callaghan is spending her summer on the NJIT campus working to help define the next generation of ballistic materials. Laura Gould, an architecture student, is also at the university during the summer break, using Google Street View to study the correlation betwee...

Women's Fencing Standout Up for NCAA Woman of the Year Award

Thursday, July 12th, 2018
Julia Garcia '18, who completed her four-year college women's fencing career in May, has been named a nominee for the 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year Award. Garcia graduated from NJIT with a bachelor's degree in business administration and currently works as an investment banking analyst at Goldma...

Former Astronaut Bernard Harris to Speak at NJIT STEM Forum and Meet With Summer Science Campers

Thursday, July 12th, 2018
MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT: Bernard Harris, the first African-American astronaut to walk in space, will visit NJIT to speak with educators at STEM School Leadership Forum 2018: Building STEM Partnerships, as well as meet with middle school students attending the 2018 Bernard Harris Summer STEM Camp (BHSSC...

Amazon-Sponsored Voice Tech Summit Comes to NJIT July 24-26

Thursday, July 12th, 2018