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Brinson, Gibbs Lead the Way as NJIT Ends UNF's 10-Game Home Winning Streak

Monday, January 13th, 2020
Junior San Antonio Brinson set the tone with a program single-game record 37 points and senior captain Shyquan Gibbs took over down the stretch as the NJIT men's basketball team defeated North Florida 78-66 at UNF Arena. NJIT (4-12, 1-2 ASUN) entered the game 0-2 in conference p...

NJIT Sweeps No. 12 USC at 2020 AVCA Showcase

Monday, January 13th, 2020
NJIT hit an impressive .442 paced by junior outside hitter Alvaro Gimeno, who registered a match-best 11 kills as the Highlanders swept No. 12 USC, 3-0, Saturday evening in the 2020 AVCA Showcase hosted by Geroge Mason in the RAC. NJIT (1-1) won in straight sets 25-20, 25-20 and 25-17.&nb...

NJIT-Stryker Alumni Club Helps High Schools Kick Off New Season of First Robotics

Tuesday, January 7th, 2020
The NJIT-Stryker Alumni Club helped local high schools kick off the new season of First Robotics on January 4, 2020.  First Robotics is a national organization that creates the requirements for robotic designs for high school teams where they build a robot and go against other regional high sch...

NJIT Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Presents: Tech Talks Video Series

Monday, January 6th, 2020
 The NJIT Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), in junction with the NJIT Media Relations and Digital Strategy office, is proud to presents a brand-new video series: TECH TALKS. TECH TALKS is a series focused on highlighting Highlander student-athletes and discussing differ...

Researchers Take Exploration of Key "Building Block" Particles Into Space

Monday, January 6th, 2020
Jan. 6, 2020 -- As part of SpaceX’s CRS-19 resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched Dec. 5, researchers from NASA, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and New York University (NYU) are set to begin a new scientific investigation to explore how a gr...

Businessman, Entrepreneur and Agile Thought Leader: Donald J. Reifer '69

Thursday, January 2nd, 2020
Donald J. Reifer ’69 is recognized as an agile thought leader and a leading figure in the fields of software engineering and management. He has more than 40 years of management experience in industry, academia and government. He is skilled in program/project/product management, development...

Grant Will Help Support Greater Number of Local Pre-College Students

Thursday, January 2nd, 2020
Since 1924, Victoria Foundation has awarded more than $300 million in grants to benefit Newark. One of the country’s oldest private foundations, Victoria dedicates itself to improving the lives of children and families in Newark, and protecting water resources and preserving open spaces throughout t...

Top This! Alumnus Vatsal Shah is "Young Engineer of the Year" for 2019

Tuesday, December 31st, 2019
Vatsal Shah '08, M.S. '09, Ph.D. '14, a civil engineer with Mott MacDonald who oversees the design and construction of foundations – for wind and solar farms, wastewater treatment plants, tunnels and bridges, among others – in starkly diverse landscapes from the East Coast to Texas, is the National ...

Judith Sheft Chosen to Lead Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology as Executive Director

Friday, December 20th, 2019
The New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology (CSIT) today announced that it has named Judith A. Sheft as its executive director. Sheft, who has an extensive background in fostering opportunities for early-stage New Jersey companies and for the next generation of New Jers...

$1 million NSF Grant Awarded to Develop Open Knowledge Network

Friday, December 20th, 2019
Two New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) professors are part of a consortium of 10 organizations that received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to use technology to assist agencies that manage wildfires, water quality and biodiversity. Ying Wu College of Computing profes...