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MEDIA ADVISORY:  Ribbon-Cutting Event at NJIT@JerseyCity   WHAT: New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) will host a ribbon-cutting event to mark the opening of its new location just steps from the Exchange Place PATH station in the Waterfront district of Jersey City.

David Bader, distinguished professor of computer science, is the director of NJIT’s new Institute for Data Science. His interests lie at the intersection of data science and high-performance computing, with applications in cybersecurity, massive-scale analytics and computational genomics. Dr. Bader works closely with researchers in academia, industry and government to develop the next generation of computing capabilities and has advised the White House on the National Strategic Computing Initiative. What is NJIT’s new Institute for Data Science?

Five players scored in double-figures as the NJIT women's basketball team rolled to its first win of the 2019 season, 88-69, against St. Francis Brooklyn Tuesday evening in women's basketball non-conference action at NJIT's Wellness and Events Center. NJIT (1-6) shot a season-best 59.3 percent from the field (35-for-59), 54.5 percent from three-point range (12-for-22) and 66.7 percent from the free throw line (6-for-9).

Three students within the Federated Department of Biological Sciences spanning NJIT and Rutgers–Newark recieved President's Prize awards for their presentations at the Entomological Society of America conference in St. Louis last week.

When trying to better the odds for survival, a major dilemma that many animals face is dispersal — being able to pick up and leave to occupy new lands, find fresh resources and mates, and avoid intraspecies competition in times of overpopulation.  For birds, butterflies and other winged creatures, covering long distances may be as easy as the breeze they travel on. But for soil-dwellers of the crawling variety, the hurdle remains: How do they reach new, far-off habitats? 

Initiating, supporting and maintaining a high number of startup ventures remains the chief objective of innovation-ecosystem stakeholders: government policymakers, administrators of technology parks and small business incubators, and the entrepreneurs operating in such venues. The social capital (or interconnecting relationships with universities, industry and government organizations) provided by this world, along with strategies that help to remove barriers, promote networking and encourage relevant learning, would seem to be valuable contributors to startup growth and survival.

Robert Cozzarelli ’79 has spent nearly 30 years as a professional, award-winning architect and planner specializing in health care, educational, recreational, institutional and residential design for federal, state, municipal, international and private-sector clients. His extensive expertise with new and renovated projects has earned him recognition in the health care industry. He has served as the 2004 American Institute of Architects (AIA)-NJ President and in 2009 received the honor of AIA-NJ Architect of the Year.

Ali Chahine and Antonia Santoro were among nine NJIT architecture students who had eye-opening experiences while taking a semester in Austria last spring. Both are now fifth-year students who, along with their peers, gave presentations this week about their time at the University of Innsbruck and how it differed from a regular semester here in Newark.

NJIT's Regsan Watkins, the Most Valuable Player of the ASUN Conference Tournament, scored the game-winning goal in the 86th minute, leading the top-seeded Highlanders to its first-ever ASUN Conference Tournament title with a 2-1 victory over No. 2 FGCU Saturday evening at Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium.