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Computer Science Professor Wins Adobe Digital Experience Award

Tuesday, May 1st, 2018
Zhi Wei, associate professor of computer science at Ying Wu College of Computing, developed a research proposal that earned him a $50,000 Adobe Digital Experience Research Award. A prestigious and competitive prize in the field of data science, the Adobe Digital Experience Research Award is given ...

Pathway to the Future: Annual Scholarship Brunch Turns 30

Monday, April 30th, 2018
Four and a half years ago, Dylan Renaud was a senior in high school unsure about a lot of things, in particular about how — even if — he could attend a four-year college. Growing up in a family of six boys, he knew there were things he could always count on his parents for — such as bandaging up a ...

NJIT Student's Business Venture Is Going Swimmingly

Monday, April 30th, 2018
When Mark Quiles, a Martin Tuchman School of Management (MTSM) finance and marketing major, graduates this December, he will continue full time on an entrepreneurial path that has already won him accolades. In 2016, Quiles launched League of Lifeguards, a company dedicated to improving water safety ...

From Solar Cars to Climate Models, an Engineer Chases the Sun

Friday, April 27th, 2018
Ivan Mitevski is Newark College of Engineering's Outstanding Engineer Success in a Snapshot: Ivan Mitevski*, a Columbia University-bound mathematical modeler, was honored at the 2018 NCE Salute to Excellence as both the outstanding senior for the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (E...

Ying Wu College of Computing Capstone Showcase May 2

Friday, April 27th, 2018
The Spring 2018 Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) Capstone and Real World Connections (RWC) Showcase will take place Wednesday, May 2, in the Campus Center Ballroom 2-5 p.m. The biannual showcase will feature the work of 27 YWCC capstone industry teams and 16 entrepreneurship teams made up o...

NJIT Hosts Launch of the NJIT Campus Gateway MLK Project, Phase 1

Wednesday, April 25th, 2018
Continuing its positive trajectory of campus and community development, NJIT hosted today the launch of Phase 1 of the NJIT Campus Gateway MLK Project. “We are very excited about what this project will do for University Heights, NJIT, and the City of Newark as a whole,” said Joel S. Bloom, Presiden...

NJIT Undergraduate Amir Elzomor Publishes Acclaimed Guide to the World of Heart Genomics

Wednesday, April 25th, 2018
Since the Human Genome Project was completed in 2003, the race toward the next era of patient care — genomic medicine — was on. However, advances in being able to treat patients based on their genetic information have also reshaped the training needed for nearly three million nurses in the U.S., w...

Among NJIT's Women Engineers, Junior Jaasrini Vellore is Judged "Outstanding"

Wednesday, April 25th, 2018
Success in a Snapshot: Jaasrini Vellore*, a biomedical engineering student who specializes in biomaterials, was honored at the 2018 NCE Salute to Excellence as the Madame Mau Outstanding Female Engineering Student. Although she’s a junior, Vellore’s accomplishments – from a 3.96 GPA, to a key role m...

Amanda Helminsky and Mayar Eltony Named to 2018 ASUN Women's Tennis Second-Team All-Conference

Monday, April 23rd, 2018
NJIT women's tennis players Amanda Helminsky and Mayar Eltony were named to the 2018 ASUN Second-Team All-Conference the league office announced on the eve of the ASUN Women's Tennis Tournament. Eltony, a 2017 ASUN All-Freshmen Team and first-team honoree, tabs second-team honors at No. 2 singles w...

Blake Brancato Breaks 5K Record at 2018 Larry Ellis Invitational

Monday, April 23rd, 2018
Blake Brancato broke the 5K record at the 2018 Larry Ellis Invitational held at Princeton Friday. The senior was the only Highlander participant at the invite. Brancato broke the 5K record coming in first with a time of 14:45.48, three seconds faster than the second place finisher from Villanova.