Alumni News

October 16, 2020

'NJIT Magazine' Fall 2020 Edition Available Now
NJIT students get active threat training from Public Safety
October 13, 2020

NJIT Earns Recertification in Active Threat, Emergency Response Preparedness

The ALICE Training Institute has recertified NJIT in active threat and emergency response efforts, with 82% of its full-time staff and faculty completing online training that’s designed to safeguard the campus community in the event of an active threat. To achieve recertification, NJIT’s Department of Public Safety also conducted a drill simulating an active threat and updated the NJIT Emergency and Continuity of Operations Plan that met the institute’s standards, Deputy Chief Kevin Kesselman said. 
October 13, 2020

Former NASA Astronaut Bernard Harris Joins NJIT Forum on Post-COVID STEM Learning
October 12, 2020

Institute for Data Science Unveils 2020-2021 Talks, Many to Discuss COVID-19

About two dozen experts on data science are giving seminars to the NJIT community this semester and next, with many of them excited to participate virtually from far away with the students and faculty here in New Jersey .
October 12, 2020

NJIT Community Updates and Announcements 10/12/20-10/16/20

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.  
October 13, 2020

Honors Students Learn to Merge Information Tech and Social Consciousness

Ying Wu College of Computing Assistant Prof. Michael Lee, in an effort to help informatics students consider social consciousness, began teaching a new course last spring, Design Thinking: Addressing Structural Inequality, which will be offered again in spring 2021 due to its success.
October 8, 2020

The Missing Link in COVID Planning is Real-Time, Data-Driven Risk Modeling

Our national COVID-19 policy for reopening the economy is a patchwork of plans with varying mixes of masking, social distancing and testing. What’s missing, as evident in the results of these measures on the ground, is the collective action that unites the strength of government and industry with our nation’s technical prowess. We must not only implement widescale rapid testing, but link it to high-speed risk modeling to inform policy and responses at the local, regional and national levels.
October 8, 2020

College of Computing Welcomes New Faculty in AI, Databases, Networking

Ying Wu College of Computing at NJIT welcomed this fall four new faculty members. Focused on expanding its footprint in research and teaching, these strategic faculty hires are an important element of that effort, bringing an impressive depth and breadth of knowledge to the college and its students.
October 6, 2020

Electrical Laws Can Help Break Network Graph Comparison Bottleneck

Yiannis Koutis wants to know if a method inspired by electrical laws could lead to a faster and more insightful way of comparing seemingly disparate networks. Koutis, an associate professor of computer science in NJIT's Ying Wu College of Computing, will study this question for his $150,000 research grant from the National Science Foundation program known as EAGER — EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research — which supports research that is unproven yet potentially transformative.
Bernard Harris speaking at STEM forum in 2018
October 6, 2020

Former Astronaut and CEO of National Initiative to Reimagine STEM Education at NJIT Forum 

Dr. Bernard A. Harris Jr., CEO of the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) and the first African-American astronaut to complete a space walk, will reimagine STEM education at NJIT’s annual STEM School Leadership Forum.
October 5, 2020

NJIT Community Updates and Announcements 10/5/20-10/9/20

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.  
Photo of NJIT Campus
September 11, 2020

NJIT president: STEM programs are worth New Jersey's investment | Opinion

By Joel S. Bloom In today’s world, technology is both indispensable and inescapable. Just about every facet of our society is changing rapidly due to technological innovation. Whether in healthcare or communication or finance or transportation or any other market sector, all major business enterprises are, at their core, technology companies. Today, every company is a technology company.
October 2, 2020

NJIT Co-Partners to Host Newark's Virtual Call to Collaboration

October 1, 2020

For TEDxNJIT, 'Intersections' Discusses Navigating the Road of Complex Societal Issues

Global challenges will be faced head-on Saturday Oct. 10 in this year’s TEDxNJIT. Whether it’s disruptive changes unearthed by a global pandemic afflicting every person, or advances in medical technology affecting just a few, the theme “Intersections” seeks to grasp where society is heading and understand the roads ahead to get there.
October 1, 2020

NJIT Chemist Hunts for COVID-19 with a Smartphone-Linked Biosensor

A Q&A with chemist Omowunmi “Wunmi” Sadik Q: How do chemical sensors work?
image of ROI-NJ slide of ROI Influencers: People of Color
October 1, 2020

ROI-NJ Honors Two More Influencers at NJIT: Treena Arinzeh and Angela Garretson

A month after ROI-NJ named five NJIT administrators Higher Education Influencers, the publication recognized Treena Livingston Arinzeh and Angela Garretson as 2020 ROI Influencers: People of Color.
September 30, 2020

Women's Soccer Earns Sixth United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award

For the sixth time in program history (2012, 2014-16, 2019, 2020), the NJIT women's soccer team has been honored by the United Soccer Coaches (USC) with its annual Team Academic Award. The Highlanders were one of 889 total college teams (556 women, 333 men) to earn Team Academic Award accolades. With the men's team also receiving Team Academic Award honors, NJIT was one of 172 schools who had both their men's and women's programs recognized.
September 30, 2020

Men's Soccer Team Earns United Soccer Conference Academic Honor

The NJIT men's soccer team has been honored by the United Soccer Coaches (USC) with its annual USC Team Academic Awards for the 2019-20 academic year. This is the fifth season (2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020) the Highlanders earn the recognition. NJIT was one of 333 men's programs recognized for the team academic award.
September 30, 2020

NJIT Historian Rosanna Dent Awarded for Exploration of Brazil's Xavante

September 29, 2020

School of Art + Design Adding Online Programs Beginning in Spring 2021

NJIT's School of Art and Design will begin offering graduate study starting next semester. The school within Hillier College of Architecture and Design will offer four certificate programs starting in spring 2021 — Animation; Digital Arts; Game Design and Interactivity; and User Interface/User Experience (UI/UX) — and will also add Master of Science and Master of Fine Arts degrees in Digital Design, most likely beginning next fall, Hillier's academic leaders said.

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