Alumni News

Treena Arinzeh, a biomedical engineer who combines bioactive materials and human cells in novel architectures to regenerate nerve and bone tissue, was elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

Murat Guvendiren, a chemical and materials engineer who designs biomaterials that train stem cells to differentiate in the proper sequence to form functioning organs and tissues, and Mengyan Li, a microbiologist who develops sustainable water remediation techniques to biodegrade persistent industrial pollutants, have been named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

In the fall of 2021, Professor Georgeen Theodore led her Urban Design students in a collaboration with the Newark-based federal offices of the General Services Administration. Located at 970 Broad Street, the federal building is named after U.S Representative Peter Rodino, and is home to the offices of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Dear NJIT Students, Faculty, and Staff, Today marks the start of the fifth week of our spring semester and the third week of in-person instruction. I am pleased to report that our campus community is vibrant and thriving, with students and faculty in classrooms and labs, an abundance of activities and events, and a great deal of positive news to report.

The NJIT men's volleyball team extended its win streak to six, defeating visiting Princeton, 3-1, in EIVA Conference men's volleyball action Saturday afternoon inside NJIT's Wellness and Events Center.  NJIT, winners of the last six, which started with a 3-0 home victory over Purdue Fort Wayne, followed up by knocking off then-ranked No. 12 UC San Diego, weekend sweep of LIU and a pair of home EIVA Conference wins over George Mason and Princeton, improving to 6-2 on the season and 2-0 in the league.  The Highlanders remain perfect at home with a 5-0 record.

The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected co-vice chair of the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Board of Trustees Norma Clayton ’81 as a new member. The culmination of a yearlong process, Clayton is part of a new cohort of 111 national and 22 international members, bringing the NAE’s total U.S. membership to 2,388 and the number of international members to 310.

NJIT Community Members, Welcome back to campus for the Fall 2021 semester! It has been quite some time since our university was operating at full capacity, and we are looking forward to the return of our vibrant campus community. As I noted in an earlier message, COVID will be with us for the foreseeable future, so we must continue to follow the protocols that we have put in place, but we are confident that NJIT has taken the steps necessary to create the safest possible living and learning environment for its students, faculty, staff, and visitors.

Dear Faculty and Staff, Next week, we will launch a critical component of the university’s strategic initiative to build NJIT’s reputation as a great place to work: a comprehensive employee satisfaction and engagement assessment by faculty and staff. I ask that you mark your calendars for May 14, when you will receive an electronic survey that should take you no more than 15 minutes to complete.