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Thanks to Honors Grant, Yasmine Ghattas Taught Health Ed in Africa

Monday, November 26th, 2018

A Time for Celebration

Monday, November 19th, 2018
Two distinguished individuals were recognized for achievements beneficial to the state and our nation, as well as an organization exceptional for its commitment to NJIT’s mission, at Celebration, NJIT’s annual fundraiser for campuswide scholarship endowment funds, held Nov. 9, 2018 at The Pleasantda...

NJIT Mathematics Students Finish Finalists at 2018 NBA Hackathon

Monday, November 19th, 2018
In August, more than 700 teams comprised of statisticians, programmers, engineers and students from across North America applied to enter this year’s “2018 NBA Hackathon” — a data-driven competition to “build tools that solve important and challenging problems in the NBA.” It was then that a team o...

This Certificate Alumna Adds Management Skills to Her Resume

Monday, November 19th, 2018
Cynthia Hassler attributes her interest in biomedical engineering first to her father, whom she describes as “a very technical guy” who involved her in different hands-on projects at his office and their home. “I really was exposed to being able to fix things and troubleshoot from my dad,” said Hass...

Guards Lead Highlanders to 4-0 Start

Friday, November 16th, 2018
Junior guard Shyquan Gibbs posted game-highs in points (15) and assists (4) to lead NJIT past Kean University, 73-40, on Wednesday at the Wellness and Events Center. With the win, the Highlanders have started a season 4-0 for the first time since they competed at the Division-III leve...

NJIT Launches Corporate Data Science and Analytics Training Program

Friday, November 16th, 2018
Addressing a critical need in today’s data-driven world, the Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) at NJIT now offers a training program in Data Science and Analytics, tailored to those developing and using this technology in the corporate world. This fall three YWCC professors delivered a three-cours...

New Heights, New Goals for NJ's "Future Ready" Schools at Workshop 2018

Thursday, November 15th, 2018
Last month, New Jersey educators and stakeholders met at the Atlantic City Convention Center for New Jersey School Boards Association’s “Workshop 2018” — the state’s largest annual professional development conference for school leaders. The conference staged a record turnout of “Future Ready” certif...

NJIT Named a Top University for Campus Safety Initiatives ... Again!

Wednesday, November 14th, 2018
For the second year in a row, New Jersey Institute of Technology’s (NJIT) Department of Public Safety was cited among the Top 25 safest campuses in the country. Ranked 22nd out of 4,706 eligible U.S.-accredited higher-education institutions, the university is also the only school in New Jersey to re...

NJIT Basketball Alumnus Tim Coleman Shining in Luxembourg

Tuesday, November 13th, 2018
Former NJIT basketball star Tim Coleman '17 is representing the Highlanders program with flying colors. This past week, he was named Interperformances Player of the Week of the Total League for his performance with Etzella in Luxembourg. The Union, N.J., native notched 32 points...

NJIT Men's Basketball Off to Historic Start

Tuesday, November 13th, 2018
The NJIT men's basketball team became the nation's first NCAA program to reach three victories against Division-I opponents this season following Sunday's 63-60 win over Brown University. Of the five other teams that remain undefeated with at least three wins, only Missouri State University has join...