Newark College of Engineering

NJIT's Entrepreneur Society hosts an annual startup job fair, providing students with the opportunity to pursue careers and meet directly with the founders of new local companies. Hundreds of students attend, many looking for the perfect match, while others were there to network or learn about the startup experience from the dozens of companies present. Aravindakshan Sarma, studying for an M.S. in information systems, said he's looking for a full-time job and prefers working at a startup rather than a large company. "I'm trying to see if I fit somewhere … Probably as a data analyst...

The robotics club at New Jersey Institute of Technology is hosting a Vex U competition in March that's open to university teams from around the world. Hosting their own event has been a longtime goal for the current crop of NJIT robotics club members, along with the generation before them. But now, after reaching the World Championship level in 2020 and substantially growing their club membership, officer Yash Patel believes it's time to produce their own show. "I'm expecting 150-200 people," said Patel, who serves as the event organizer, team captain and robotics club treasurer....

People with hands-on labor jobs may prefer to go to work even if their tasks could be done remotely through robotics, according to a survey of 218 students at New Jersey Institute of Technology. The survey was conducted by computer science major Matthew Nicol, a senior from Allenwood, whose research is part of a National Science Foundation grant by Cong Wang, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering. After meeting Wang through a friend in a humanities course, "I thought it was very interesting, the idea that you could have someone at the port operating the crane from...

A New Jersey leader in economic development is impressed by New Jersey Institute of Technology’s efforts to commercialize research, forge international partnerships and generally be “commercially minded.” Joseph Kelley, deputy chief of staff for economic growth under N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy, reflected on some of NJIT’s past successes after a meeting on campus with deans, department heads, research leaders, the interim provost and top administrators, including Chief External Affairs Officer Angela Garretson and President Teik C. Lim. Kelley described the launch and sale of cell and gene...