Jordan Hu College of Science and Liberal Arts

This March 23-25, New Jersey Institute of Technology is set to join the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey (ACDL-NJ) and New Jersey State Office of the Public Defender (NJOPD) in co-hosting the 2021 Forensic Science Summit for the Criminal Defense Bar — the leading annual forensic science conference for New Jersey’s defense attorneys and investigators. The three-day virtual event, via Zoom, promises a unique venue for exploring the rapidly evolving world of forensic science that is shaping criminal defense proceedings in courtrooms today. “Both prosecutors and...

It’s estimated that an average-sized wastewater treatment plant serving roughly 400,000 residents will discharge up to 2,000,000 microplastic particles into the environment each day. Yet, researchers are still learning the environmental and human health impact of these ultra-fine plastic particles, less than 5 millimeters in length, found in everything from cosmetics, toothpaste and clothing microfibers, to our food, air and drinking water.   Now, researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology have shown that ubiquitous microplastics can become ‘hubs’ for...

The Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Program is taking the classic late-medieval period morality play, Everyman, into the digital age.  The cast and crew have recently debuted their spin on the original for online streamers — titled Every_01: A Morality Play — where audiences follow the protagonist as they contemplate all the good and bad deeds they’ve done throughout their life while visiting with personifications of ideas like Death, Good Deeds, Knowledge and Friendship. Originally written at a time when much of Europe was recovering from plague, RU-NJIT...

Last year, as the COVID-19 pandemic began its inexorable march across the country, NJIT, along with higher education institutions nationwide, faced an unprecedented challenge: how to best move to fully remote instruction, both quickly and safely. Immediately, the university drew upon its technological resources and know-how to provide a virtual learning experience for its more than 11,000 students while completing the spring 2020 semester as scheduled. Within a span of two weeks, the Digital Learning and Technology Support team at NJIT helped prepare faculty to teach online effectively and...