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COVID-19 Vaccines Breathe Life into Research Done 20 Years Ago

Thursday, December 17, 2020

Research conducted 20 years ago by a former NJIT dean is being put to new use in the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech.

mobile medical care center M2CU COVID-19 testing center

NJIT Turns Mobile Medical Care Prototype into Hub for COVID-19 Testing

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

NJIT has activated a prototype mobile medical care unit as a COVID-19 testing center for students, faculty and staff.

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

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

GirlHacks went virtual this year, with extra-diverse participation and several healthcare-oriented projects, all due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Missing Link in COVID Planning is Real-Time, Data-Driven Risk Modeling

Thursday, October 8, 2020

Our national COVID-19 policy for reopening the economy is a patchwork of plans with varying mixes of masking, social distancing and testing.

NJIT Chemist Hunts for COVID-19 with a Smartphone-Linked Biosensor

Thursday, October 1, 2020

A Q&A with chemist Omowunmi “Wunmi” SadikQ: How do chemical sensors work?

Computing Professor's App Manages NJIT Converged Learning

Thursday, August 27, 2020

As students return to campus this fall, NJIT and universities around the country face the challenge of adhering to COVID-19 preventative measures such as social distancing and mask use, while also maximizing the usage of the available resources...

America East Fall Sports Competition Postponed for Duration of First Semester

Friday, July 17, 2020

NEWARK, NJ – With the health and safety of its member institutions’ communities, the importance of successful institutional campus reopenings and...

NJ Consortium Develops Mobile Medical Unit to Address Health Facility Shortage

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

In response to the extreme challenges to clinical capacity posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, three New Jersey institutions – New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), University Hospital in Newark and The Tuchman Foundation – are collaborating in...

Student Parth Agrawal of The CommonHealth Project

Students' Unique Platform for Face-Shield Production Hits Close to Home

Friday, May 15, 2020

For the students behind The CommonHealth Project — a collaborative, community-based initiative aimed at rallying volunteers for production and distribution of urgently needed personal...

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

Wednesday, May 6, 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...