Students from NJIT’s Newark College of Engineering have earned first, second and third place recognitions across steel bridge, chemical car and concrete canoe events held for inter-institutional competition. The steel bridge regional competition made its return for the first time since COVID restrictions canceled the event in 2020 and 2021, and NJIT took home first place in the Metropolitan Region in the Construction Speed and Stiffness categories.  Team members include Kayden Bevando, Pedro Bandeira, Michael Brusca, Diego Cabrera, Vincent Campanella, Joel Florim, Thomas Hickey,…

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Three years in, NJIT’s Math Success Initiative continues to grow in participation and results. Designed to prime Newark high school students for college, the summer-to-spring program attracted 29 students in 2021-22, up 26% from 2019-20, according to Levelle Burr-Alexander, director of special project at NJIT’s Center for Pre-College Programs, which co-administers MSI with the university’s College of Science and Liberal Arts. And within the current cohort, all but one of the participants earned acceptance into NJIT. Many of the students have other options and it’s still too early to confirm…

For biology graduate Xavier Reyes, his decision to hang up his lab coat in exchange for overalls to become an organic farmer is the best way he can move the needle on sustainability. The Albert Dorman Honors College student had come to NJIT with the idea that he would pursue a career in ecological research to help the fight against climate change and improve the relationship between nature and mankind. He conducted research with some of NJIT’s most prolific faculty, like Phil Barden, researching how the size of an ecosystem affects its ability to hold biodiversity. His analysis in the…

In class, on campus grounds and in Newark, students at NJIT’s Albert Dorman Honors College are working toward creating a greener, more sustainable urban environment in keeping with the university’s broader push toward sustainability. The students are acting locally even while they think globally about benefits of biodiversity and hazards of climate change. Their efforts include everything from planting trees and shrubs on campus and clearing debris from nearby Branch Brook Park to reimagining the garden atop the Campus Center. For the latter project — part of the Honors First-Year…

Sreya Das, graduating this spring with a bachelor's in computer science and is headed for the cybersecurity team at financial giant JPMorgan Chase, credits much of her success to involvement with activities outside the classroom. Das joined so many NJIT student organizations and academic commitments that she practically lost count. "The number of activities she is successfully involved in is mind boggling. I call her superwoman," Ying Wu College of Computing Professor James Geller said. On first glance, Das' technical commitments as a Highlander are what you might expect from her as an…

The Albert Dorman Honors College (ADHC) has named President Joel S. Bloom and Dr. Albert A. Dorman ’45 the first inductees to the ADHC Honor Roll, which will celebrate alumni, donors and friends who have had instrumental and long-lasting impacts on the college founded in 1995. What began in 1985 as an honors program has grown into a 650-student community that provides its students with a rich, challenging and individualized educational experience. It includes not only a full curriculum of honors courses, colloquia, study tours, dual-degree and study-abroad opportunities, but also…

Biochemistry undergrad Simone Bishara ’23 has spent the past year conducting research at NJIT that could one day improve the lives of those in need of tissue transplants — that work has helped earn her a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship that’s driving her closer to her career aspirations.  This year, Bishara was named among 417 recipients of the honor, which is typically reserved for the most exemplary U.S. undergraduates pursuing research careers.  “I’m extremely grateful that I was awarded such a prestigious scholarship,” said Bishara, an Albert Dorman Honors College student…

NJIT Highlander baseball had an exciting spring, with star player Julio Marcano putting his name among the school home run record books, and team alumnus Mark Leiter Jr. making it back to the majors for the Chicago Cubs. Marcano, a second baseman and outfielder, blasted his 23rd career homer March 20 against Hartford, passing the school's Division 1 mark previously held by Bryan Bleekly. Marcano now has 25 long balls, and his next one will tie Chris Schwartz for NJIT's all-time record. Such feats may help Marcano to get his name called in the Major League Baseball draft this summer,…

Scholarships enabled Jennifer Cabral and Dominic Bosi to overcome financial hurdles and study science and engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Cabral and Bosi are both first-generation students from working-class families. As such, they needed help to afford college. Generous donors supplied that, and once enrolled, they found their callings and are pursuing them with passion. Both undergraduates shared their stories at an annual NJIT brunch celebrating the impact of scholarships that also featured remarks from pioneering alumna R. Cynthia Pruett ’55 and President Joel S.…