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Men's Basketball Souleymane Diakite Receives Academic Achievement Award

Monday, June 11th, 2018
NJIT men's basketball incoming freshman Souleymane Diakite, one of the top five seniors from St. Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, was recognized Tuesday, June 6 on the campus of NJIT, earning an Academic Achievement Award presented by Mayor Ras J. Baraka. To read the full story, c...

Author and Artist Michael Benson On Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey", and Fusing Science and Art

Monday, June 11th, 2018
In 1964, legendary director Stanley Kubrick met with legendary science fiction author Arthur C. Clark to embark on one of the most ambitious films ever made — “2001: A Space Odyssey”.  In a 141-minute cinematic spectacle that would take four years to produce, the two artists uniquely blended a...

Ariana Ruggiero Finds Her Calling in the Montclair Art Museum

Friday, June 8th, 2018

NJIT's Online Master's Program in Electrical Engineering is Ranked 14th in the Country

Friday, June 8th, 2018
New Jersey Institute of Technology’s online master’s program in electrical engineering now ranks 14th in the country, according to BestColleges.com The program, aimed at students looking to enhance technical, problem-solving and professional development skills, includes three specializations: commu...

NJIT Announces New Jersey's First Undergraduate Forensic Science Program

Wednesday, June 6th, 2018
This fall, NJIT has announced it will launch its highly anticipated Forensic Science Bachelor of Science degree program — a unique program designed for undergraduate students interested in the rapidly expanding fields of forensic science and crime scene investigation.  The 120-credit degr...

Tech Scene Takes Hold in Newark: NJIT and Amazon Join Forces this Summer

Tuesday, June 5th, 2018

This Fresh Graduate Will Pursue a Master's in Data Science

Friday, June 1st, 2018
Fresh off the heels of graduating with a bachelor’s degree in computer science, Connor Watson ’18 has an internship lined up crunching data for Quantbot Technologies, a New York City-based private investment firm. The summer gig complements the West New York native’s post-graduate endeavors. Wats...

Evan Pietronico Employs New Tech to Shoot Horror Film

Friday, June 1st, 2018

NJIT Car Maven Takes on the American Solar Challenge, Then It's Off to Tesla

Friday, June 1st, 2018
Jason Murzello’s fascination with cars began in a fairly typical way – with his own matchbox set – but then veered into technology by way of video games such as “Need for Speed,” which allow budding aficionados to tinker with performance by switching out not only tires, but suspensions and engines...

New Jersey's Future Chemists Compete for Glory In Thirty-Third Annual Chemistry Olympics

Thursday, May 31st, 2018
On May 22, 2018, NJIT hosted more than 300 of Northern New Jersey’s most exceptional high school chemists as they competed for academic glory in the Thirty-Third Annual New Jersey Chemistry Olympics. The Olympics — organized by NJIT's Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science and ...