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Women's History Month

Tuesday, March 1st, 2022
Dear NJIT Community Members, NJIT will be commemorating Women’s History Month throughout the month of March and shining a spotlight on the extraordinary contributions of women to our university and our world. It is important that we celebrate Women’s History Month in this way and embrace our respons...

15 of ROI-NJ's 2022 Influencers Are Connected to NJIT

Tuesday, March 1st, 2022
ROI-NJ recognized 15 leaders connected to New Jersey Institute of Technology in its 2022 Power lists of ROI Influencers. The honorees made lists for Higher Education, Technology, New Jersey Executives, Economic Development, Real Estate, Elected & Appointed Government Officials, Associations &amp...

NJIT's Chapter of the National Academy of Inventors Takes On Challenges in Global Health Care

Monday, February 28th, 2022
Advances in health care research and practice are spurring continuous improvements in society’s capacity to understand, diagnose and treat diseases. The response to COVID-19 is a powerful case in point. And yet the pandemic also highlights the challenge that remains: to provide high-quality health c...

NJIT Women's Basketball to Host America East Conference Quarterfinals March 5

Monday, February 28th, 2022
The NJIT women's basketball team will host its first-ever America East Conference Postseason Tournament contest Saturday, March 5 inside NJIT's Wellness and Events Center with tip-off slated for 4 p.m. NJIT will host its third America East Conference postseason championship since joining the league ...

NJ Congresswoman Speaks at Opening of 'Cutting-Edge' Celluloid Plant

Monday, February 28th, 2022
U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill recognizes the value of a new pilot plant in her New Jersey district that will modernize munitions development through the production of foamable celluloid. The 16,000-square-foot plant in Fairfield, N.J. is run by the Polymer Processing Institute (PPI), which is based on th...

Black History Month Look Back: NJIT Celebrates Alumni

Friday, February 25th, 2022
As Black History Month comes to a close, we celebrate several NJIT alumni who have made their mark as Highlanders. Read their stories below, and submit your own! Robert Barney Newton, NJIT's first African-American student, arrived at NJIT in 1922 from Cleveland High Sch...

Message from President Bloom regarding Ukraine

Thursday, February 24th, 2022
Dear NJIT Community Members, We have watched today, in sadness and horror, the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. This invasion has claimed the lives of many Ukrainian citizens and raised tensions throughout Europe and around the world. Ukraine is a representative democratic republic whose people ...

An NJIT Tissue Engineer Joins the Ranks of National Academy of Inventors Fellows

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022
Treena Arinzeh, a biomedical engineer who combines bioactive materials and human cells in novel architectures to regenerate nerve and bone tissue, was elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Arinzeh focuses on tissues that do not repair themselves naturally, such as nerve tissue...

Two NJIT "Rising Stars" are Named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022
Murat Guvendiren, a chemical and materials engineer who designs biomaterials that train stem cells to differentiate in the proper sequence to form functioning organs and tissues, and Mengyan Li, a microbiologist who develops sustainable water remediation techniques to biodegrade persistent industria...

Women's Tennis Dominates Binghamton, 7-0

Saturday, February 19th, 2022
The NJIT women's tennis team picked up its third straight victory with a dominant 7-0 shutout against Binghamton Saturday afternoon at the Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility. The win - NJIT's first of the spring and second of the year after shutting out Southeastern Louisiana in Nove...