On March 22-23, New Jersey’s forensic and legal professionals will convene again at the 2022 Forensic Science Summit for the Criminal Defense Bar to discuss the latest advances in forensic sience and its increasing influence in today’s courtrooms. The summit is considered among the leading annual forensic science conferences for New Jersey’s defense attorneys and investigators, promising a variety of talks from experts and collaborative training workshops with forensic scientists, law enforcement, legal professionals and students from across the state.

Advances in health care research and practice are spurring continuous improvements in society’s capacity to understand, diagnose and treat diseases. The response to COVID-19 is a powerful case in point. And yet the pandemic also highlights the challenge that remains: to provide high-quality health care efficiently, equitably and promptly to underserved people around the globe.

The NJIT women's basketball team will host its first-ever America East Conference Postseason Tournament contest Saturday, March 5 inside NJIT's Wellness and Events Center with tip-off slated for 4 p.m. NJIT will host its third America East Conference postseason championship since joining the league in July 2020 – Men's and Women's Swimming Championships (April 23-25, 2021), Women's Soccer Quarterfinals (Oct. 31, 2021) and Women's Basketball Quarterfinals (March 5, 2022).

U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill recognizes the value of a new pilot plant in her New Jersey district that will modernize munitions development through the production of foamable celluloid. The 16,000-square-foot plant in Fairfield, N.J. is run by the Polymer Processing Institute (PPI), which is based on the campus of New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark. PPI and NJIT are partners in the Joint Munitions Manufacturing Technology Group (JMMTG) that also includes the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center, based at Picatinny Arsenal.

As Black History Month comes to a close, we celebrate several NJIT alumni who have made their mark as Highlanders. Read their stories below, and submit your own!

Treena Arinzeh, a biomedical engineer who combines bioactive materials and human cells in novel architectures to regenerate nerve and bone tissue, was elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

Murat Guvendiren, a chemical and materials engineer who designs biomaterials that train stem cells to differentiate in the proper sequence to form functioning organs and tissues, and Mengyan Li, a microbiologist who develops sustainable water remediation techniques to biodegrade persistent industrial pollutants, have been named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

The NJIT women's tennis team picked up its third straight victory with a dominant 7-0 shutout against Binghamton Saturday afternoon at the Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility. The win - NJIT's first of the spring and second of the year after shutting out Southeastern Louisiana in November - was the team's most decisive victory of the season. The Highlanders won each flight in straight sets and kept Binghamton from winning more than two games in any set the entire match.

The NJIT baseball team used a six-run seventh inning to come from behind and defeat Bellarmine 9-3 in a neutral site contest hosted by Gardner Webb on Saturday. The rally turned a 2-1 deficit into a comfortable 7-2 lead for the Highlanders, which will now take a 2-0 record into a Sunday morning showdown with nationally-ranked Virginia.

The Hillier College of Architecture and Design Gallery at NJIT opened its doors to its spring exhibition featuring professional artists Gianluca Bianchino and Kati Vilim. The works consist of abstract geometric paintings and wall reliefs in the manner of assemblage or multimedia sculpture.