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Alumna Afrida Kabir to Study Advanced Energy Solutions at Aalto University

Monday, August 23, 2021
Society consumes too much energy. Industry takes an especially large slice of the energy pie, and Afrida Kabir, a process engineer and 2016 NJIT chemical engineering graduate, is heading to Finland to study technologies that would curb industry’s energy appetite.

US DOE Funds NJIT/BASF 'Opportunistic Retrofitting' Sustainability Project

Monday, August 23, 2021
A partnership between NJIT’s Center for Building Knowledge and BASF’s Center for Building Excellence to develop sustainable home retrofit materials continues to bear fruit. Their project, “Renew-Wall,” is one of 44 across 20 states that will share an $82.6 million round of funding from the U.S.

Marco Matteucci Tabbed as NJIT Men's Tennis Head Coach

Monday, August 23, 2021
Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics Lenny Kaplan has announced the hiring of Marco Matteucci as NJIT's next Head Coach for men's tennis.

A New Brand of Ethics: NJIT's New Center Trains Tomorrow's Responsible Researchers

Friday, August 20, 2021
Amid the many new lab facilities that have recently risen across NJIT’s campus, Associate Professor of Philosophy Britt Holbrook is laying the groundwork for an initiative he contends will be just as vital in driving impactful research and innovation at the university and beyond for years to come

Highlander Chess Club at NJIT: Competitive, Challenging and Victorious

Thursday, August 19, 2021
Players on the Highlander Chess Club at NJIT offer different reasons for the game’s appeal — its competitiveness, the mental challenge, the feeling of control — but are united on the ultimate reason: the thrill of victory.

Remembering NJIT's Bruno Gonçalves da Silva, a Rising Leader in Geotechnical Engineering

Wednesday, August 18, 2021
The NJIT community is mourning the loss this month of Bruno Gonçalves da Silva, an esteemed assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering who launched a new field of study for the university, energy geotechnology, which includes novel experimental investigations into the hydraulic fr

NJIT Builds Brand Among Higher Ed Peers

Tuesday, August 17, 2021
NJIT’s longstanding goal of building awareness and prominence among its peers and the public has inspired the “NJIT Makes” campaign.

NJIT Community Updates and Announcements 8/16/21-8/20/21

Monday, August 16, 2021
Here you will find a weekly listing of updates and announcements for members of the NJIT campus community.

NJIT Athletics Announces Return to In-Person Events This Fall

Monday, August 16, 2021
It's the good news you've all been waiting for! Fans will be back in the stands cheering on the Highlanders this Fall.

NJIT Expert Trains Robots to Use Their Hands, Earns NSF CAREER Grant

Thursday, August 12, 2021
C-3PO walked upright and spoke six million languages, but never did much with his hands besides letting the wookie win at holochess.