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The NJIT men's and women's fencing teams shined at the Drew Invitational as the men started its 2022-23 campaign undefeated (6-0) while the women registered a 4-1 record Sunday afternoon. The NJIT men recorded wins over: Clemson (26-1), Stevens (20-7), Drew (24-3 & 15-12), Army (24-3) and Vassar (21-6).

Seniors Courtney Branch and Adriana Goetz-Morales combined for 20 kills on Sunday as the NJIT women's volleyball team rolled to a three-set America East Conference victory at the Wellness and Events Center.

Roberto Saenz, winner of the first-ever Hispanic and Latinx Leadership Council (HLLC) scholarship, wants to one day be an administrator at NASA and design his own spacecraft.

NJIT’s fall Career Fair — its first in-person fair since the onset of the pandemic — set dual records for attendance, with more than 2,500 students and 233 companies participating.

Bloomberg Businessweek hosts Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec took their show on the road and across the river to NJIT’s campus for a live panel show on sustainability. The Green Energy and Climate Adaptation Panel featured Jonathan Menard, chief research officer at the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab; Dena Prastos, founder of Indigo River, an environmental consulting firm; and Dr. Som Mitra, distinguished professor of chemistry and environmental science at NJIT.

With the world's population of geriatric patients increasing faster than enough caretakers can be trained for the difficult job, NJIT Assistant Professor of Informatics Salam Daher thinks augmented reality technology may help close the gap. Daher and her students are prototyping a digital model of an older person which is aware of its feelings and environment. Existing models only cover physical aspects, so it's opening new ground to have a patient simulator that teaches caretakers about the emotional and psychological aspects of their daily work.

Pioneering venture capitalist John Martinson is donating $3 million to New Jersey Institute of Technology to broaden and deepen the curriculum and real-world experiences for top scholars at its Albert Dorman Honors College and throughout the university.

Engineer Michel Boufadel, one of the world’s chief experts on oil spills and a frequent consultant on cleanups, is the winner of the Board of Overseers Excellence in Research Award for 2022. Denis Blackmore, a mathematician who specialized in measuring and modeling changes in a range of dynamic systems, was honored posthumously with the Board of Overseers Excellence in Research Lifetime Achievement Award.

The NJIT women's soccer team picked up a crucial victory and sent their seniors out in style with a 2-1 win over defending America East champion Vermont Sunday afternoon at Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium. The Highlanders (4-7-6, 1-4-2 AE) needed a victory to keep their chances of securing the final berth in next week's America East Playoffs alive and the team rose to the challenge to earn their first league win of the season. THE RUNDOWN

The 2022 Homecoming festivities at New Jersey Institute of Technology welcomed students, parents and alumni to an event-packed weekend that featured music, food, culture and plenty of Highlander spirit. Homecoming kicked off Oct. 6 with a concert by Kenny Beats at the Wellness and Events Center. On Saturday Oct.8, the festivities included a BBQ and beer garden, carnival, a magic show by Mark Zacharia, a Hispanic Heritage Celebration that included a mariachi performance and closed with the men’s soccer team hosting New Hampshire.