Alumni News

The call was put out to NJIT’s Albert Dorman Honors College (ADHC) this past spring and nine Dorman Scholars answered it. Their charge was to design and construct a tap-dance board for a handi-capable wheelchair user — a patient at Mount Sinai Health System in Manhattan who would be participating along with able-bodied dancers in the inaugural performance of the nonprofit, all-abilities dance troupe, Tap: On Tap. The performance was held at the hospital Oct. 25 in observance of World Stroke Day and National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

For Elena Prokhorova, the decision to begin taking master’s level courses while still a computer science undergrad came down to personal interest, as she wanted more options than what was available in the undergraduate catalog. 

Zeynep Çelik, a distinguished professor in the NJIT Hillier College of Architecture and Design, won this year's Tamayouz Women in Architecture and Construction award for her research and writing about the Middle East and North Africa. The award series, named for the Arabic word meaning excellence, began in 2012. Çelik picked up the Woman of Outstanding Achievement prize.

On this Veterans Day, NJIT salutes all those who have served our country in the United States Armed Forces. We are especially proud of and grateful for the many NJIT students, faculty, staff, and alumni who have served our nation bravely. With enduring admiration, we thank you for the many sacrifices you and your loved ones have made for all of us. Be well, and stay safe. Sincerely, NJIT President Joel S. Bloom

Anupriya Gotkhindi was listening to a lecture in her machine learning graduate class when she noticed a sign language translator having difficulty trying to decipher the complex issues being taught and the technical terms used by the instructor.

Kamela Chandrika, a soft-spoken third-year biomedical engineering major, remembers some of the challenges she faced during her first days at NJIT — like going to the Bursar’s Office to pay her tuition bill, but not knowing how to fill out a check.

Written by Shravanthi Budhi

Employment is becoming increasingly skills-focused. Indeed, the abilities to communicate effectively, problem-solve and quickly learn and apply new technologies, for instance, are proving to be of the utmost importance for landing jobs and nurturing early careers.

NJIT’s very own Professor David Rothenberg is well-known for his music philosophy. Rothenberg has spent many years combining music and nature, to create music that features the natural world including birds, whales and insects. In fact, he has been referred to as an “interspecies musician.” Recently, Rothenberg has collaborated with Pattern Radio, a project in partnership with Google and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to collect thousands of hours of whale songs.