Albert Dorman Honors College

Biomedical Engineer Tara Alvarez is Poised to Win a Breakthrough Award. Help Her by Voting Now!

Thursday, September 27, 2018
Please support one of New Jersey Institute of Technology’s (NJIT) pioneering researchers in her pursuit of a highly competitive award for work on concussion diagnosis and VISION therapy. Voting ends Tuesday at 9 a.m. The Researcher: Tara Alvarez, professor of biomedical engineering and founder of NJIT’s Vision and Neural Engineering Laboratory, who has designed a novel test and therapy device for a vision disorder that has potential as a biomarker for concussion. The device, which employs virtual reality, is being tested in hospitals across the country and Alvarez...

NJIT Rises, Ranks in Top 15 Percent "Best Institution" Nationwide by College Factual

Thursday, September 20, 2018
College Factual, a leading source of higher education analytics and insights, has ranked NJIT in the top 15 percent nationwide in the overall “Best Institution” category for 2019, a 61-place jump compared to 2018 rankings. NJIT is now ranked 251 out of a 1,779 institutions nationwide, and 5 out of 33 in N.J., a jump of three positions in the state. The “Best Institution” category looks at several specific factors to generate their score, including: student body caliber, educational resources, degree completion and post-graduation earnings. "NJIT's appreciating reputation is a...

These 4 Honors Freshmen Span the Country

Tuesday, September 11, 2018
This year’s Albert Dorman Honors College (ADHC) freshman class has already set records. The group is 43 percent female, includes 13 New Jersey Medical School students and boasts an average SAT score of 1475. Aside from these fantastic figures, the incoming class is noteworthy for its geography. A sizable number of students are coming to NJIT from outside New Jersey, some from as far away as California.   Let’s meet a few of ADHC’s newest out-of-state students. KRISTEN ABRAHAM Hometown: Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Major: Chemical Engineering An AP Scholar with...

Transforming Newark One Classroom, One Conversation, One Carrot at a Time

Sunday, September 9, 2018
As towering cranes and forklifts shuttled brightly colored containers from ships to trucks in Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal last week, Cameron Bennett ’22 was also busy inside the port loading human-scale cargo to go back out to sea. Bennett, one of the 1065 freshmen to disperse across the Newark metro area on NJIT’s annual First Year Service Day, was packing beautiful hand-knit hats and scarves and toiletries into hand-sewn bags at the Seamen’s Church Institute, a nearly 200-year-old organization serving mariners dispatched across the globe. He was struck to learn that...

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Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Distinctive Education Drives Diverse Experiences in New Honors Program

Wednesday, August 29, 2018
“Providing Dorman Scholars with unique educational opportunities has always been our mission,” noted Professor Louis Hamilton, dean of NJIT’s Albert Dorman Honors College (ADHC). “And the scholars we admit to the college are highly capable and motivated young people who crave challenges and hands-on learning experiences.” With this in mind, the Honors College has launched a new program, aimed at not only nurturing Dorman Scholars while they’re at the university, but also promoting even stronger outcomes for them after they graduate — and it’s elevating faculty in the process. The...

Silver Star Status Awarded to NJIT's National Society of Collegiate Scholars Chapter

Wednesday, August 15, 2018
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS), the only honor society to recognize outstanding academic achievement among first- and second-year college students, has designated the chapter at NJIT as a Silver Star Chapter for the 2017-2018 academic year. The acknowledgement distinguishes the chapter among the more than 320 NSCS chapters throughout the country, and stems from its leadership in implementing engaging, student-centered events both on campus and in the community. During the past year, the chapter participated in NSCS’ PACE (Planning to Achieve Collegiate Excellence)...

Undergraduate Research Snapshot: Karina Dsouza and Mary McGuinness Examine Vibrational Energy

Tuesday, August 14, 2018
KARINA DSOUZA ’20 MAJOR: Biomedical Engineering HOMETOWN: New Milford, N.J.   MARY McGUINNESS ’20 MAJOR: Chemistry HOMETOWN: Spring Lake, N.J. MARY: “The Keck Center for Topological Dynamics [at NJIT] focuses on understanding the way vibrational energy propagates through different materials such as microtubules. We employ all kinds of different methods for doing this, from creating water channels to exciting fidget spinners. ... We studied the structure of the microtubule by reviewing literature and using the molecular...

Undergraduate Research Snapshot: Laura Gould Studies Urban Infrastructure and Sacred Spaces

Monday, August 6, 2018
LAURA GOULD ’22 Major: Architecture    Hometown: Newark, N.J. “I'm working with Dr. Louis Hamilton on studying the correlation between architecture and the use and creation of sacred space in Italy. Almost all architects and even politicians like Winston Churchill agree that the ways we live and work — and the effectiveness of those methods — are affected by the places in which we live and work. However, little research has been done to quantify this connection. In Rome, there are about 560 shrines dedicated to the Madonna, the mother of God in Christian...

Undergraduate Research Snapshot: Jennifer Callaghan Investigates Bullet-Proof Armor

Monday, July 30, 2018
JENNIFER CALLAGHAN ’21 Major: Chemical Engineering Hometown: Nutley, N.J. “I’m doing research at NJIT on meta-composite ballistic armor — bullet-proof armor — with Dr. Kyle Dobiszewski. We are trying to improve modern-day soft body armor, hard body armor and helmets, because there is a lot of room for improvement in regard to protection from blunt force trauma ... I didn’t think I would ever have an opportunity like this or any [research] experience so early on in college. I hope to make a lot of progress in regard to my research and just gain some experience working in a lab...

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