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Paul Profeta Sees His Historic Gift to NJIT as a Family Legacy

Monday, March 14th, 2022
Paul Profeta celebrated his parents at the dedication of a new real estate research center that he has endowed at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Fred and Lynn Profeta instilled in Paul the value of education as a means to rise in status and earn respect. Fred, an Italian immigra...

Men's Fencing Wraps Up Competition at the 2022 Mid-Atlantic/South Regional

Saturday, March 12th, 2022
Nine NJIT men's fencers represented the Highlanders at the 2022 Mid-Atlantic/South Regionals and were paced by junior Kevin Katayama who picked up a top-nine finish in the men's foil competition hosted by Princeton University at Jadwin Gymnasium Saturday afternoon. Katayama, seeded No. 18...

Women's Fencing Concludes Competition at the 2022 Mid-Atlantic/South Regional

Saturday, March 12th, 2022
Six NJIT women's fencers represented the Highlanders at the 2022 Mid-Atlantic/South Regionals and were paced by junior Dominika Pawlowska who picked up a top-seven finish in the women's epee competition hosted by Princeton University at Jadwin Gymnasium Saturday afternoon. Pawlowska, seed...

NJIT Maintains Top Spot for Return on Investment

Tuesday, March 8th, 2022
NJIT students’ return on investment is at the top of the charts according to the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, which ranked NJIT in the top 10% for return on investment nationwide. In New Jersey, NJIT is ranked No. 1 among public four-year institutions, and second overall in the ...

NJIT Physicist Wins NSF CAREER Award to Explore Explosive Solar Connection

Tuesday, March 8th, 2022
Satoshi Inoue, assistant professor of physics and member of the Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research (CSTR) at NJIT, is investigating a mysterious connection between two of space’s most powerful explosions as part of a new CAREER award from the National Science Foundation. Inoue joins a select gro...

Women's Tennis Shuts Out Quinnipiac At Home

Sunday, March 6th, 2022
The NJIT women's tennis team returned to the win column with a 7-0 shutout victory over the Quinnipiac Bobcats Sunday afternoon at the Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility. The 7-0 win was the Highlanders' second in their last four games and improved NJIT's home record to 3-1 on the se...

Men's Fencing Captures MACFA Championship Title for Third Consecutive Year

Sunday, March 6th, 2022
The NJIT men's fencing team captured its third consecutive MACFA Championship title while Cristian Candescu and Rourke Hillyer brought home gold in their respective weapons hosted by Drew University Sunday afternoon. NJIT picked up its third straight title and fourth overal...

NJIT Women's Basketball Advances to First-Ever America East Semifinals

Saturday, March 5th, 2022
The NJIT women's basketball team advanced to its first-ever America East Conference semifinals defeating visiting UMass Lowell, 47-33, led by Kenna Squier (14pts) and Ellyn Stoll (13 points) Saturday afternoon inside NJIT's Wellness and Events Center. The 15 wins for the Hi...

NJIT Machine Learning Expert Pan Xu Combats COVID Vaccine Inequity

Thursday, March 3rd, 2022
An NJIT computer scientist studied COVID vaccine data from Minnesota to design equitable methods of distributing vital resources during any widespread emergency. The resulting algorithm showed that giving everyone equal access to vital resources isn't necessarily the best approach, depending on the...

Track and Field Ends America East Indoors With Medals and Records

Tuesday, March 1st, 2022
The NJIT track and field teams wrapped up their first-ever America East Indoor Championships Saturday evening on the campus of Boston University. TEAM STANDINGS The Highlander men completed their time at the championship meet with 20 points (8th place) while the NJIT women scored 11 points (9th pla...