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New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark will host a National Black Political Convention in the spring of 2022 – 50 years after the first took place in Gary, Indiana. Organizers of the four-day event, which will take place April 28 to May 1, include Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Jackson, Miss. Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and James Mtume, a veteran music producer and musician who played with Miles Davis.

NJIT's Ying Wu College of Computing is matching top tech talent from its student ranks with companies needing to remain ahead of the curve in a competitive marketplace, in a new initiative called Early Access to Talent. The pre-employment program offers companies the opportunity to cultivate a custom candidate pool according to their specific recruiting objectives among students pursuing an M.S. degree in any area of computer and information technology offered through the college.

Dylan O'Hearn scored a Division I program-record 42 points, including 36 after halftime, to help lead the NJIT men's basketball team to a come-from-behind 90-86 victory in double overtime against host Lafayette on Sunday afternoon. Fifteen of O'Hearn's points came during the two overtime periods as the senior was the only NJIT player to score after regulation.

The world is at Samuel Carlos’ fingertips. Since coming NJIT’s Albert Dorman Honors College out of high school with an associates degree in math and computer science, he’s interned at Amazon, Google, and Facebook. He’s since added a third major - history with a focus on the history of computer science and is now planning to study Mandarin and Southeast Asian technology and politics at National Taiwan University in the spring and summer of 2022.

The NJIT men's swimming and diving team picked up its second straight victory with a 179-115 home win over the La Salle Explorers Friday evening at the Wellness and Events Center Natatorium.

NJIT's annual Graduate Student Association Research Day returned to the campus this week, after being cancelled last year because of COVID, with 39 students who are pursuing doctoral and master's degrees showcasing their cutting-edge research on topics such as the pandemic, climate, transportation and cybersecurity.

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and a subsidiary of ENGIE North America, announced today that the university will purchase renewable energy from a portfolio of hydropower facilities equal to nearly 100% of its forecasted electricity consumption. This agreement achieves one of the strongest commitments for renewable power procurement in a retail energy purchase.

Researchers record and model the electrical activity of circadian clock neurons in a day-active animal for the first time — a breakthrough toward better understanding what makes the circadian biological clock in humans and other diurnal species tick.

The NJIT women's basketball team moved back into the win column led by sophomore guard Lyzi Litwinko's career-high 16 points as the Highlanders held on for a 67-61 victory over visiting Saint Peter's Saturday afternoon in non-conference action inside NJIT's Wellness and Events Center. NJIT, winners of the last four-out-of-five games, moves above .500 with a 4-3 record while Saint Peter's drops to 1-4 on the young season.

Miles Coleman scored a game-high 17 points and pulled down a career-best 10 rebounds for his first double-double as a Highlander on Wednesday as the NJIT men's basketball team held off visiting Fairleigh Dickinson 62-54 in a mid-week matinee at the Wellness and Events Center. NJIT (2-2) is now 7-0 all-time against FDU (0-4), including 6-0 as a Division I program.