The healthcare process of identifying who traveled close to contagious patients, known as contact tracing, typically assumes a lack of privacy — but NJIT cybersecurity expert Kurt Rohloff said his software is a good match to fix this.

A team of environmental engineers at NJIT is developing a new way to track the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus, by combining advanced statistical methods with models that incorporate environmental conditions, such as wind speed, temperature and social distancing.

Shyquan Gibbs, a senior on the NJIT men's basketball team was named to the D1-AAA Athletic Directors Association Scholar-Athlete Team, it was announced on Monday.

Name: Agnieszka Pregowska Sport: Women's Volleyball Graduation Year: 2010, 2012 Degree (Undergrad/Postgrad): BS of Architecture/Master's of Science in Infrastructure Planning Where are you now? Hermosa Beach, California

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Dear Students,

It all started with an email sent by NJIT/Albert Dorman Honors College (ADHC) alumnus, Biren Bhatt, M.D., to Louis Hamilton, ADHC dean, as the coronavirus pandemic was spreading with lightning speed throughout the New York-New Jersey area. Dr. Bhatt, an attending emergency physician at Hackensack Medical Center (HMC), asked the dean to put out a call to Dorman Scholars to design and create a prototype for a face shield, vital personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care workers.

For doctoral student Gayani Gunarathna, the Ph.D. Professional Development Series of seminars offered by NJIT’s Graduate Studies Office (GSO) has been a boon as she gets set to launch her career. Gunarathna, who will be a geotechnical engineer in New York City for WSP USA, a global engineering professional services firm, said she has a lot of useful information to draw upon from the series.

Six Highlanders were recognized to the 2020 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) All-Conference team, headed by Uvaldo Acosta Memorial Co-Player of the Year Alvaro Gimeno and Freshman of the Year Julian Meissner the league office announced Tuesday afternoon.

Courtesy: Marty Myers, Sports Writer, The Scranton Times-Tribune, mmyers@timesshamrock.com Dunmore Grad Martin Knows Road to Recovery All Too Well When she'll step onto a basketball court again, former Dunmore High School standout Martin doesn't know. She's certain of one thing. That third surgery March 11 on the same torn ACL in her left knee isn't going to stop her from playing ball again. Some call her determined. Others might say she's crazy.