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NJIT Aero Team Designs, Builds and Flies Their Radio Controlled Plane

Friday, March 22, 2019
The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Aero Team at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is an organization which is dedicated in promoting opportunities for students to apply their knowledge to aerospace projects outside of the classroom. SAE annually hosts an international Aero Design Competition in which students from dozens of universities are given constraints to design, build, and fly a radio controlled airplane. The NJIT Aero Team will participate in the Regular Class Competition in which the craft must carry an optimal ratio of tennis balls payload plates which are...

Oya Tukel Appointed Dean of Martin Tuchman School of Management

Wednesday, March 20, 2019
NJIT announces the appointment of Oya Tukel to dean of Martin Tuchman School of Management, effective July 1, 2019. Tukel received her Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from the Middle East Technical University and her doctorate in decision and information sciences from the University of Florida.   Tukel is an effective administrator, researcher and educator with over 27 years experience at Cleveland State University. A professor of operations and supply chain management, her administrative experience spans the last 10 years as associate dean overseeing nine majors and...

National Pi Day 2019: NJIT Welcomes New Jersey's Elementary School Girls to STEM LiFE

Tuesday, March 19, 2019
This month, the annual celebration for International Women’s Day came with a new campaign theme, “Balance for Better.” That message was in full voice last week at NJIT, as more than 200 young girls from New Jersey’s schools visited campus to learn about and showcase their abilities in all-things science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) for national Pi Day. The Pi Day celebration — recognized March 14 in honor of the mathematical constant, Π (pi), or 3.14 — marked the annual signature event of the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Leadership and iSTEAM for Females in...

Challenges, Camaraderie and Melee, All at NJIT's ACM Chapter

Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Stop by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) office on any given afternoon and you might find students getting help on a project for their CS 100 class, or students discussing the value of ethical hacking. Or you may catch a group of ACM members playing their unofficial video game —Super Smash Bros. Melee. NJIT’s chapter of the ACM has been around for more than a decade and has more than 70 active members. “It’s basically a hub for all computing students,” said Migle Surblyte, a junior computer science major and public relations director for the chapter. “I’m a commuter, so ACM...

Women of NJIT Join to Inspire, Encourage and Strengthen One Another

Monday, March 18, 2019

NJIT's Murray Center for Women in Technology Holds 5th Annual Women Designing the Future Conference

Tuesday, March 12, 2019
The Murray Center for Women in Technology at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) will hold its fifth annual Women Designing the Future conference — “Game Changers! Technological Innovations That Will Transform Our Lives”— Friday, March 29, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the university’s Campus Center Ballrooms A and B. Conference participants will have the opportunity to interact with women scientists, government leaders and entrepreneurs as they discuss technological innovations that will both disrupt and improve our lives over the next 10 years. Experts will address a wide range of...

Chemical Engineering Major Is NJIT's Intern of the Year

Monday, March 11, 2019
Daniel Young, a junior studying chemical engineering, has been declared Intern of the Year by Career Development Services (CDS) at NJIT. CDS held its second annual Interns of NJIT contest this past fall and selected Young in January. In addition to the title, he has received a $500 cash prize that will go toward his tuition. “Our contest selection committee unanimously chose Daniel as the winner of the contest based on the enthusiasm he showed in his testimonial and an exceptional letter of recommendation from his supervisor at L’Oréal, who described him as ‘a true team player who...

NJIT, Newark Mayor's Office and Public Schools Announce Two New Initiatives to Grow STEM Pipeline

Wednesday, February 27, 2019
In building upon its deep and close relationship with the city in which it resides, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is partnering with the City of Newark and the Newark Public Schools on two new and important initiatives. NJIT President Joel S. Bloom, Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Newark Board of Education Superintendent Roger León announced The Mayor’s Honors Scholars Program and the NJIT/Newark Math Success Initiative (MSI) at a news conference, held Feb. 27 at Newark City Hall. “As a 22-year-educator in Newark Public Schools, I know just how dedicated, talented and motivated...

Standout Engineering Undergrads Compete in NJIT's "NCE First-Year Showcase"

Tuesday, February 19, 2019
On Friday, February 15, six teams of exemplary students from NJIT’s Newark College of Engineering (NCE) put their outstanding engineering design research on display at this year’s “NCE First-Year Showcase” competition.  The competition’s student-teams — representing each of the college’s departments — were selected to present their research based on standout first-year academic performances and projects that they conceived of during their Fundamentals of Engineering Design 101 (FED 101) courses, taken this past Fall 2018 semester.  At the event, before an audience of faculty,...

NJIT Teams Nab 1st and 2nd Place in Statewide Competition

Monday, February 18, 2019
The purpose is twofold: “tap into the creative and forward-thinking minds of young people, and at the same time, encourage students to take a more active role in understanding and shaping health care.” Indeed, the second annual Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (Horizon BCBSNJ) Health Care Transformation Challenge yielded new apps and devices designed by college students with their peers top of mind. The teams placing first and second in the statewide competition — which this year awarded $10,000 in cash prizes and addressed mental/behavioral health, disease management and...

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