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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.

Miles Coleman scored 15 points after halftime on Sunday to help the NJIT men's basketball team come from behind to defeat Maine in both team's America East Conference openers at the Wellness and Events Center. Coleman finished with a game-high 23 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the season as NJIT improved to 6-5 overall. The senior forward was one of five Highlanders to score at least nine points in the victory over Maine (3-9).

The NJIT women's basketball team closed out 2021 with a win, holding off defending America East Champions Stony Brook, en route to a 54-49 home victory to open league action inside NJIT's Wellness and Events Center Thursday afternoon. NJIT, which knocked off Stony Brook, who was ranked No. 7 in the latest CollegeInside.com Mid Major Top 25 poll, recorded its sixth win of the season (the most wins since the 2018-19 season).