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NJIT Men's Swimming and Diving swept this week's America East weekly awards, with junior Matthew Bevan earning Male Swimmer of the Week honors and sophomore Aiden Ban claiming Male Diver of the Week. Bevan and Ban helped the Highlanders win their first meet of 2022, defeating in-state rival Monmouth 179-110 last Friday (January 14).

Success in slowing global warming will depend on a web of motivated and productive partnerships among distinct groups: scientists modeling changes and devising the means to curb them, nimble enterprises and a workforce able to translate inventions into tools, informed policymakers and, perhaps most importantly, engaged communities.

Applications are now open for local business leaders of color to join NJIT's Paul Profeta Entrepreneur-in-Residence program. The program, operated by NJIT’s VentureLink incubator, initially functions as a matchmaking service between the vast collection of NJIT-developed intellectual property and Newark-area minorities who might have impressive talent but lack traditional management or technology backgrounds.

New Jersey Institute of Technology is among the best universities in New Jersey to earn a bachelor’s or master’s degree – particularly an MBA – according to University HQ.

Aiming to propel discoveries made in university labs into everyday life, the new I-Corps Northeast Hub launched this week following its announcement last summer, as applications are now open for its first researcher training program. The 4-week program, in which researchers confront the challenges of creating successful startups and entrepreneurial ventures based on scientific and technological discoveries, kicks off Feb. 28 and runs through March 23 online.

Logan Reyes was named by his parents after James “Logan” Howlett, otherwise known by his codename Wolverine. Perhaps Marvel’s superhero is an apt comparison for a young man who states that he “wakes up every day striving to make an impact.”

Miles Coleman, a senior on the NJIT men's basketball team, was named America East Conference Player of the Week, it was announced on Monday. Coleman earned the honor for the second-straight week after he helped lead the Highlanders to a pair of America East road wins at UMass Lowell and Binghamton. NJIT is the lone 3-0 team in the America East Conference standings.

The Department of Athletics has revised the spectator policy for home athletic events for Winter 2022. All athletic events shall either be held without spectators in attendance or with limited attendance to allow for strict social distancing. All spectators ages 5 and older, must be fully vaccinated and provide proof upon entry. Masks remain required for all non-participants, in compliance with America East conference, NCAA, and NJIT guidelines. These policies are effective immediately.

The Board of Trustees of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Teik C. Lim as NJIT’s ninth president following a national search and a unanimous vote of the Board on January 5, 2022. President-elect Lim, who also will be appointed as a Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering, will begin his NJIT tenure on July 1, 2022.