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Finding Valeria: A Ph.D. Story

Thursday, January 5th, 2017
Valeria Barra charted an unusual course from Siena, Italy to Newark, New Jersey and now onward for an internship program in Emeryville, Calif. at a one-time Steve Jobs startup you may have heard of - Pixar Animation Studios. Pixar has won eight Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature—“Inside Out,” ...

Sparking Research in Space

Wednesday, January 4th, 2017
Lego building blocks and a chance conversation at a scientific conference have led to a discovery about water droplets on the International Space Station (ISS) with down-to-earth applications that could range from the production of better inkjet printers to more precise techniques for manufacturing ...

What the Ocean Says — Research for National Defense, Environmental Insight

Wednesday, January 4th, 2017
Since coming to NJIT in 1994, Professor Eliza Michalopoulou has been listening to the world’s oceans, researching how new knowledge about sound propagation in the marine environment can enhance the U.S. Navy’s antisubmarine defenses. But the analytical tools she uses have other applications as well,...

Book Smarts: Christopher Domey '16

Wednesday, December 21st, 2016
For Christopher Domey ’16, the decision to attend NJIT was an easy one. His brother was already enrolled as a student and the campus was close to home, thereby allowing him to stay in contact with friends and family. “In order to be sure I had a private space where I could get away from the distract...

Why Study Cybersecurity?

Monday, December 5th, 2016
If you’re thinking about studying cybersecurity or already working in the tech field and want a career change, now’s the time to act. 8: cybersecurity’s ranking on U.S. News and World Report’s list of the 100 best jobs for 2015 36.5%: the rate at which the cybersecurity profession is projected to ...

William V. Rapp wins Chicago Fed Award for Best GDP Forecast

Monday, December 5th, 2016
William V. Rapp, Henry J. Leir Professor of International Trade and Business at NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management, received an award from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago for best GDP forecast as well as in the categories of oil prices and housing starts. "From my perspective, the most a...

New Jersey Universities are Pioneers in Drone Technology

Monday, December 5th, 2016
The New Jersey State House in Trenton was the rallying point for many of the top researchers in Drone and UAV innovation (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)  with representatives from NJIT, Rutgers, Stockton, Rowan, and Stevens Institute of Technology. The forum was sponsored by the New Jersey Senate Dem...

Harry Ettlinger Monument Man

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016
Harry Ettlinger - NJIT's Monument Man, Newark College of Engineering Class of 1950    “The spoils of war do not belong to the victors, culture belongs to everybody, and we can all be proud that back then the United States understood this.” - Harry Ettlinger NJIT's own monume...

From Combustion to Consumption — Researching the Atmospheric Mystery of Mercury

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016
Mercury: We know that substantial amounts of this highly toxic element are released into the atmosphere through the burning of coal and petroleum for fuel and the incineration of our civilization’s garbage. We also know that mercury entering the atmosphere can eventually find its way into the soil a...

All the Intel on the Fall 2016 Collaborative Design Studios -test

Friday, September 16th, 2016
my-test In the final year of the undergraduate programs at the College of Architecture and Design (CoAD), industrial design students, interior design students, digital design students and architecture students assemble in a collaborative design studio, tasked to work together—across disciplines—towa...