Alumni News

Three teams of student engineers are showcasing their applied research this week at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Student Design Expo, as they vie for a second round of funding from the EPA’s People, Prosperity and the Planet program, which aims to spur new systems and technologies that advance sustainability.

Ying Wu College of Computing at its NJIT @JerseyCity location will offer new master's degrees in information systems and business information systems this fall, to meet demand from local technology professionals for graduate-level education. The new degrees will bring the number of master’s programs offered at NJIT @JerseyCity to five. The location also offers five graduate certificate programs.

Got a can’t-miss podcast idea that could be next Serial, Pod Save America or Ricky Gervais Show?  There’s a growing student-podcasting community for aspiring broadcasting personalities at NJIT thanks in part to a new podcasting production course launched this past spring by NJIT Communications and Media Program Director Christopher Funkhouser. Funkhouser is imparting his nearly 40 years of broadcasting expertise to students with flair for chatting on the mic and getting creative. 

NJIT baseball sophomore Ryan Fischer was named to the NCAA Fayetteville All-Regional Team, it was announced late Monday evening at the conclusion of the four-day event.  Fischer helped lead the Highlanders to their first-ever NCAA Tournament win on Saturday, tossing seven innings while allowing just one run as NJIT held off CAA Champion Northeastern 3-2 at Baum-Walker Stadium.

Building on existing academic and research strengths, NJIT's Ying Wu College of Computing has created a new Department of Data Science where students will learn the deep underlying technologies driving this field and its broad spectrum of applications.

Public safety officers at NJIT will soon receive the next generation of body cams, all paid by a $85K grant from the state. The university purchased its first batch in 2016, then again in 2019. Now, the state is picking up the tab.  The department will also migrate data storage to an off-site server for faster and more convenient access to body cam footage. Meanwhile, department vehicles, already outfitted with traffic-oriented cameras on top, will be retrofitted with interior cameras that will capture a 360-degree view. 

NJIT senior forward Rene White has been named as a First-Team selection on the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District 2 Men's Soccer Team the organization announced on Thursday. White, named to the Dean's List for seven semesters, graduated in Fall '20 Cum Laude with a BS in Business Concentration in Financial Technology, boasting a 3.668 GPA. He is currently in the MS Business program.

The next Elon Musk might come from Martin Tuchman School of Management, where Assistant Professor Raja Roy will teach the business of outer space in his Entrepreneurship 485 Special Topics course this fall. Roy said the class, "Moon, Mars and Beyond: Space is Open For Business," will introduce students to stellar commercialization opportunities that could include topics such as rocketry, satellites, material science, healthcare, energy, law, the Moon, Mars, tourism, defense and more.

Here you will find a weekly listing of updates and announcements for members of the NJIT campus community. Announcements are to be submitted through the form found at https://forms.gle/V6PBxUy5b3jkErMc8. Those submitted by each Thursday will be included in the following week's Updates and Announcements email.