Alumni News

It’s no secret that citizens in Northern New Jersey like to debate over where the best slice is -- and no NJIT student is hiding the fact that they enjoy a nice slice to break up their study sessions. We’ve asked a handful of NJIT students to tell us where their favorite pizza places were in Newark or near campus. Here’s a list of places around campus to pick up your favorite slice: Giovanni Pizza Pasta & Grill: 191 Central Avenue, Newark NJ 07102

Senior Thomas Manley will represent NJIT at the 2020 National Collegiate Men's Fencing Championships in the Men's Foil on March 19-22 in Detroit, Michigan.  

By the end of this month, Rukayat Balogun will be working at Facebook as a site logistics analyst, overseeing staff that maintain the servers and the facility, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. She will be located just outside of Atlanta for this new position, which came her way last fall when a fellow student in NJIT’s Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) introduced Balogun to a visiting Facebook recruiter. The company flew her down south for what turned out to be a series of video interviews, followed by a bit of a wait.

NJIT has appointed Dale A. McLeod as its new vice president for human resources. McLeod will join the university effective March 16 with the dual mission of delivering a world-class human resources function with a strong service orientation for faculty and staff, and supporting the objectives of the university’s new strategic plan, Building on a Strong Foundation–NJIT 2025.

Louis Lanzerotti, a distinguished research professor of physics best known for shedding light on the space environment around Earth and its impact on hardware in space and critical infrastructure on the ground, has been awarded the 2020 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) James A. Van Allen Space Environments Award.

What might homes of the future look like if countries were really committed to meeting global calls for sustainability, such as the recommendations advanced by the Paris Agreement and the U.N.’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development? Much wider adoption of smart design features and renewable energy for low- to zero-carbon homes is one place to start — the U.N. estimates households consume 29% of global energy and consequently contribute to 21% of resultant CO2 emissions, which will only rise as global population increases.

NJIT recorded its second consecutive 3-0 EIVA men's volleyball sweep behind a combined 30 kills from Alvaro Gimeno and Julian Meissner Saturday afternoon in men's volleyball action inside NJIT's Wellness and Events Center.

Chris Wiggins, chief data scientist at The New York Times, presented on his field Feb. 25 at the Jersey City branch of the Ying Wu College of Computing.