Alumni News

If she isn’t teaching advanced courses in applied genetics, NJIT University Lecturer Mary Konsolaki is rarely relaxing. In fact, she’s recently finished competing in one of the most challenging endurance races on the planet — the Ironman World Championship.

The Center for Student Entrepreneurship, newly created at New Jersey Institute of Technology, will centralize and grow the university’s resources that expose students to the spirit and skills necessary to think in an innovative mindset. Other entrepreneurship resources at NJIT also welcome undergraduates, but until now these students have not had a center focused solely on them, explained Kathy Naasz, executive director of student entrepreneurship. She is also a research professor in NJIT’s Martin Tuchman School of Management.

Employees in New Jersey Institute of Technology’s finance office were selected to join the Emerging Leaders program of a national organization for the third consecutive year. This year’s selections are Mohieb Mohsen, bursar in NJIT’s Office of Student Accounts, and Rob Dennis, contract administrator in NJIT’s Office of Procurement Services, both of whom will participate in the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) Emerging Leaders Program.

Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) is pleased to formally announce the appointments of four new assistant professors who will lead research and education initiatives in the departments of Data Science and Informatics during the 2024-2025 academic year.

Highlanders duo Laura Wipfli and Irene Cocero combined for a 5-0 record at court one doubles over the weekend as the NJIT women's tennis team competed at the West Point Invite.

La primera semana del Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana estuvo llena de actividades en NJIT, ya que la universidad celebró tres eventos distintos para marcar el inicio de un mes lleno de celebraciones. El comienzo incluyó una animada fiesta para conmemorar su designación como institución al servicio de los hispanos (con siglas en inglés HSI), el Consejo de Liderazgo Hispano y Latinx (con siglas en inglés HLLC) celebró y otorgó becas a dos estudiantes sobresalientes, y también se celebró un evento festivo para inaugurar el Mes de la Herencia Hispana y Latina. 

The first week of national Hispanic Heritage Month was bursting with excitement at NJIT, as the university held three distinct events to mark the beginning of a monthlong celebration. The start of the celebration featured a lively party commemorating its Hispanic Serving Institution designation, the Hispanic and Latinx Leadership Council (HLLC) awarding scholarships to two stellar students, and a festive Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month kickoff event. Hispanic-Serving and R1 Institution

Research from New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) addresses a critical issue in AI-powered code generation: the prevalence of security vulnerabilities. Ph.D. student Khiem Ton and his colleagues have developed SGCode, a system that combines advanced AI techniques with security analysis tools to detect and fix potential security flaws as code is being created.

NJIT has established employee resource groups (ERGs) that meet regularly and encourage faculty and staff to connect outside of their direct working relationships. This month, NJIT is celebrating its Hispanic/Latino ERG by profiling two of its members: Jorge E. Fresneda-Fernandez and William “Willie” Araujo.