Alumni News

Alumni, L-R: Aly, Gutierrez, Powell, Rana
December 12, 2024

NJIT Alums from Computing, Engineering, Management Succeed at CGI

Alumni from NJIT are impressing Mike Reagan, who leads 250 people for the New York/New Jersey region of international technology consultancy CGI Inc., because the Highlanders among them stand out for backing up solid training with invaluable soft skills. “They have risen to be the cream of the crop,” said Reagan, senior vice president, who’s an electrical engineer and transitioned into management. “What I do not hire is someone with a resume of 4.0 and nothing else. Give me the 3.2 who was part of a couple of clubs, involved in student government and has a personality.”
December 11, 2024

Alcanzando nuevas alturas: Una relación de mentoría ayuda a dos Highlanders a crecer

El senderismo extremo no es la primera opción de todos para aliviar el estrés, pero funciona para Nick Fuentes-Zuluaga ’19. Cansado de estar encerrado en casa durante la pandemia, decidió enfrentar un nuevo desafío: escalar montañas de 14,000 pies en Colorado. Esto no sorprende a quienes lo conocen, ya que ha estado fijándose metas ambiciosas desde que ingresó a NJIT como estudiante de primera generación en ingeniería mecánica.
December 10, 2024

YWCC Student Start Up Aims to Create an Avalanche of Untapped AI Potential

Imagine the ability to leverage sensitive data with full-fledged compliance and security. Encryptech, a cloud computing service focused on handling sensitive data securely, was created by sophomore S-STEM scholar Jonathan Kozlik and his collaborator with a goal to make the training of regulatory-compliant AI models on sensitive data both affordable and scalable.
December 9, 2024

Zuniga Hits 1,000 Point Milestone, 13th Highlander in 1K Club

Junior Alejandra Zuniga scored her 1,000 career point in the fourth quarter on a driving layup but the Highlanders could not overcome a 13-point deficit as visiting Monmouth registered a 63-54 road victory Monday evening in women's basketball non-conference action inside the Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center.
December 10, 2024

Brian Kiernan Named 2024 Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Brian Kiernan ’70, a visionary in wireless communication technology and a proud alumnus of Newark College of Engineering at NJIT, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). This honor recognizes his pioneering contributions to mobile and fixed wireless communications, a field he revolutionized through innovations that underpin technologies used by billions globally.
December 6, 2024

NJIT Training Helps Undergrad and Parents Open New Music Business

Tapyoca, offering a new twist on music distribution for independent and small artists and brands, is finding its way around the startup world with guidance from New Jersey Institute of Technology’s entrepreneurship experts.
December 5, 2024

NJIT Athletics Partners with Opendorse for NIL Platform

NJIT Athletics is proud to announce it has partnered with Opendorse, the leading athlete marketplace and NIL company, to create an all-in-one Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) platform for Highlander student-athletes. Through the official NJIT Athletics NIL Marketplace, brands, fans, sponsors and donors within #HighlanderNation and beyond can browse, book, pitch and pay any Highlander student-athlete for NIL activities in one compliant platform, built specifically for the athletes' needs. 
December 3, 2024

YWCC Students Score in Top 20 at ICPC Regional Competition

When a representative from the highly-competitive International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) personally congratulates you on your win, it’s an indication of growth and greater things to come. It signifies that student talent and tenacity thrive when mentored by great leaders.
December 3, 2024

Neel Adwani - ECE PhD Student of the Month - December 2024

Neel Adwani is a second-year Ph.D. student in the Helen and John C. Hartmann Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He works at the Controls Automation and Robotics Lab (CAR Lab), advised by Dr. Cong Wang. He is also a teaching assistant for the ECE Department, currently teaching ECE 294 Analog and Digital Circuits Lab. His current research is based on end-effector fabrication for robots using LLMs and VLMs, where his goal is to leverage models like GPT for designing and prototyping robot end-effectors for performing domestic services like cooking.
November 27, 2024

Robinson's Big Second Half Helps Highlanders Past Morehead State, 78-69

Sebastian Robinson scored 19 of his 21 points in the second half and Tariq Francis led the Highlanders with 23 points as the NJIT men's basketball team earned its first victory of the season over Morehead State, 78-69, on Wednesday night at the Cleveland State Thanksgiving Throwback.
December 2, 2024

How an Uncle Inspired 4 Family Members to Study Engineering at NJIT

The Femino family legacy at New Jersey Institute of Technology started with a child’s admiration for his engineer uncle. Growing up, Dr. Frank Femino ’85 looked forward to visits from his uncle, Peter Garippa ’51. Not only did Femino go on to become a Highlander himself — all three of his sons did as well. “He was my inspiration to study mechanical engineering and go to NJIT, and then it inspired my three sons to go. It really is a legacy of NJIT for us,” said Femino, an orthopedic surgeon who practices in Nutley, N.J.
November 27, 2024

NJIT STEM Forum Explores AI, Digital Transformation in Schools

With artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT rapidly gaining traction among students and teachers alike, it’s no surprise the topic took center focus at NJIT’s 8th Annual STEM Forum for School Leaders, “Leading the Digital Transformation in Our Schools.”
November 27, 2024

4 YWCC Faculty Contribute to Report to the Governor as Part of AI Task Force

Distinguished Professors David Bader and Guiling “Grace” Wang and Professors Cristian Borcea and Vincent Oria in the Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) served as part of Governor Phil Murphy’s AI Task Force for the state of New Jersey, a team comprised of industry leaders, academic experts, consumer advocates, and government innovators tasked with establishing programs, trainings and tools that advance the state’s leadership in AI.
November 26, 2024

Estudio muestra cómo experiencias de compra inclusivas hace que consumidores se sientan valorados

Jorge Fresneda, profesor asociado en el Martin Tuchman School of Management en NJIT, ha desarrollado la Consumer Normalcy Scale (con siglas en inglés CNS), una herramienta innovadora diseñada para evaluar qué tan inclusivas y dignas son las experiencias de compra para personas de diversos orígenes y características. Esta escala capta la esencia de la “normalidad del consumidor” y determina si cada cliente, independientemente de características como raza, discapacidad o género, se siente verdaderamente bienvenido y respetado en el entorno comercial.
November 26, 2024

6 Highlander Programs Record Perfect Graduation Success Rates, NJIT Athletics Excels in Latest NCAA GSR Release

Six Highlander programs recorded a perfect Graduation Success Rate (GSR) score in the NCAA's latest release. As a department, the Highlanders earned an overall GSR of 92%. The figures released Wednesday by the NCAA reflect graduation numbers among student-athletes who entered college in 2017. The overall single-cohort rate held steady at 91%, which is the highest rate recorded.
November 26, 2024

Market Study Sheds Light on How Inclusive Shopping Experiences Make All Consumers Feel Valued

Jorge Fresneda, associate professor at the Martin Tuchman School of Management at NJIT, has developed the Consumer Normalcy Scale (CNS), an innovative tool designed to assess how inclusive and dignified shopping experiences are for people from diverse backgrounds and with various characteristics. This scale captures the essence of “consumer normalcy,” and identifies whether each customer, regardless of characteristics like race, disability or gender, feels genuinely welcomed and respected in the retail environment.
November 25, 2024

Endle Sets 200 Breaststroke School Record on the Final Day of the BU Terrier Invitational

Borys Endle set a school record in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 1:58.46 to win the event on the final day of the BU Terrier Invitational on Sunday at the FitRec Competition Pool. His time in the 200 breaststroke is the fastest in the America East. Endle broke his second school record of the meet, setting the 400 IM program record on Saturday.  
November 22, 2024

NJIT Computing Researchers Fix Critical Mistakes in Medical Mobile Apps

Potentially deadly mathematical errors are prevalent among mobile applications used in clinical and emergency room settings, but a team of researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology's Ying Wu College of Computing has found provable solutions that may save lives.
November 21, 2024

Mending the Mind After a Spinal Cord Injury

A quadriplegic for the past 11 years, Julissa Santiago is the master of her own comfort. With the precision of a polite drill sergeant, she delivers instructions at bedtime for a series of minute body shifts and covers placed just so. And yet she still struggles to sleep.
November 20, 2024

New Jersey Innovation Institute Appoints Dean J. Paranicas as Chair of the Board of Directors

New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), a subsidiary of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), is pleased to announce the appointment of Dean J. Paranicas as chair of NJII’s Board of Directors.

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