Jordan Hu College of Science and Liberal Arts

NJIT Adopts Test-Optional Admission Policy for Incoming Freshman Students

Wednesday, June 3, 2020
First-year students applying to New Jersey Institute of Technology for entry in the Fall of 2021 and Spring of 2022 can choose to not submit SAT or ACT scores. This does not apply to Albert Dorman Honors College or accelerated program applicants. “NJIT is committed to the highest standards in education, and our admissions staff members take a holistic approach in examining all components of an application including rigor of academic coursework, grades, letters of recommendation and extracurricular activities,” said Fadi P. Deek, provost and senior executive vice president. NJIT’s...

NJIT Researchers Develop Easier and Faster Way to Quantify, Explore Therapeutic Proteins

Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology in collaboration with Ohio University and Merck & Co. Inc. recently developed a new efficient method for targeted protein analysis — one they say could speed up processes for disease testing, drug discovery and vaccine development. The research, published in the journal Analytical Chemistry, highlights the team’s new coulometric mass spectrometric (CMS) approach for determining the quantity of proteins in biological samples, potentially opening new doors for exploring proteins in the human body that may only be expressed at...

Senior Success: Mary McGuinness is Off to Study Oceanography

Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Chemistry student and Albert Dorman Honors Scholar Mary McGuinness will graduate this semester and will continue her academic career as a master's student at University of Connecticut studying oceanography. Congratulations, Mary!  

NJIT Appoints Kamalika Sandell as Vice Provost and Chief Information Officer

Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Kamalika Sandell has been appointed as NJIT’s vice provost and chief information officer, effective July 27, Provost Fadi Deek announced in an email to the campus community. Sandell, previously deputy CIO at American University, replaces interim CIO Gregg Chottiner. “Kamalika will be the principal architect of enterprise technology strategy for the university, developing and delivering on critical technology services that enable the delivery of our mission,” Deek stated. “Kamalika comes to NJIT with more than 25 years of successful leadership in organizations with high growth and...

Senior Success: Awardees Shine at NJIT's College of Science and Liberal Arts

Thursday, May 28, 2020
Each spring around Commencement, NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts holds its very own celebration, awarding its standout student and faculty stars from across the college’s diverse academic spectrum of art, history and humanities to physics, biology and chemistry. Among CSLA’s award winners this year, several graduating seniors took home 2020 CSLA Outstanding Student Award honors. Here, they share their unique university experiences, successes and plans after receiving their special recognition. Mary McGuinness ’20, B.S. in Chemistry [[{"fid":"7006","view_mode":"default...

Free College Persistence Mentoring Available to NJIT Students

Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Through the university’s partnership with Strive for College, an online college mentoring platform, NJIT students are invited to participate in a free pilot program over the next year aimed at helping them complete their courses, earn a degree and prepare for living-wage careers after college. Strive On enables students to select a volunteer mentor, from companies that include American Express, Deloitte and EY, and work one-on-one with him/her to choose courses, fill out the FAFSA, pursue scholarships, identify career options based on skills and strengths, and more. Additionally, the...

Senior Success: Biology Major Chloe Jelley is an Entomologist-in-the-Making

Thursday, May 21, 2020
As a kid growing up in Omaha, Neb., Chloe Jelley ’20 had a major aversion to insects that many can relate with. “I was one of the more careful kids and I was not into bugs at all when I was young … actually, I was really afraid of all bugs,” recalled Jelley. That didn’t really change much by the time her family relocated to Nutley, N.J., her eighth-grade year, or even by the time she arrived at NJIT with an athletics scholarship in cross-country and early aspirations as a pre-med first-year student. But fast-forward to where she’s at now — a biology undergrad at NJIT heading toward...

NJIT Senior Alejandra Lopez-Diaz Lands Merck R&D Internship to Work on Vaccines

Thursday, May 14, 2020
Biochemistry senior Alejandra Lopez-Diaz hasn’t wasted much time during her past three years at NJIT. Outside of class, she’s spent most of her free hours inside the university’s labs researching an aspect of time itself — our circadian clock, or the internal biological clock that helps takes us through various phases of the day from morning to night. Her work has been helping the lab of her mentor, NJIT biochemistry professor Yong-Ick Kim, better understand the molecular mechanisms behind why we might experience jet lag when we fly to another time zone, and explore ways to treat...

Senior Success: Sravya Vegunta Is Going to Medical School

Thursday, May 14, 2020
“It’s a little bittersweet to have to leave without being able to say proper goodbyes to everyone,” lamented Sravya Vegunta, a senior Albert Dorman Honors College (ADHC) scholar, about graduating from NJIT during the coronavirus pandemic. “But I’m definitely glad to be moving on to that next stage, because it’s something that I’ve been looking forward to for so long,” she added, speaking from her Monroe Township home where she is staying inside with her parents and younger brother. Vegunta is a biology major and headed this fall to New Jersey Medical School, as part of ADHC’s seven-year...

Senior Success: Darius Singletary Answers Call of Duty at NJIT

Monday, May 11, 2020
It isn't an easy balance between working and going to school — especially for students determined to excel in the challenging studies they take on at NJIT.   But even considering the double-life that many students endure to help pay their way while earning their coveted degree, Darius Singletary has gone beyond the call of duty in his five years at NJIT. By day, Singletary has been a hard-working college student in the Law, Technology and Culture (LTC) program at NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts, about to graduate this spring.  By night, he’s a full-time...

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