New Jersey communities grappling to bring damaged properties to productive reuse will now be able to turn to NJIT experts for advice, as the university recently launched NJ Brownfields Assistance Center @ NJIT, the first of its kind center that solely serves New Jersey.

NJIT upset No. 11 Princeton in straight sets, 3-0, (30-28, 25-18, 25-22) Friday evening in EIVA men's volleyball action inside Dillion Gymnasium. NJIT (9-5 overall, 4-3 EIVA) are winners of three in a row. The Highlanders have now defeated three nationally ranked teams this season – USC (then-ranked No. 12), Purdue Fort Wayne (then-ranked No. 11) and Princeton (ranked No. 11).

Chris Wiggins, chief data scientist at The New York Times, presented on his field Feb. 25 at the Jersey City branch of the Ying Wu College of Computing.

By Krishna Sutariya

The history of NJIT will become more prominent around campus and online in the next couple of semesters, as a team including two students, a librarian and a historian are working to digitize and expand existing artifact displays.

What might homes of the future look like if countries were really committed to meeting global calls for sustainability, such as the recommendations advanced by the Paris Agreement and the U.N.’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development? Much wider adoption of smart design features and renewable energy for low- to zero-carbon homes is one place to start — the U.N. estimates households consume 29% of global energy and consequently contribute to 21% of resultant CO2 emissions, which will only rise as global population increases.

At the American Institute of Chemical Engineering’s (AIChE) inaugural ChemEsports Competition in Orlando last November, Alexander Olowniuk’s eyes were fixed on the bubbling chemicals in his team’s distillation tower, a cylindrical vessel used in plants to separate volatile liquids into their pure forms at high heat.

Louis Lanzerotti, a distinguished research professor of physics best known for shedding light on the space environment around Earth and its impact on hardware in space and critical infrastructure on the ground, has been awarded the 2020 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) James A. Van Allen Space Environments Award.

Social Security benefits continue to make up a substantial portion of most Americans’ retirement portfolios. With many people depending on this program during their golden years, understanding the associated value and risks of future Social Security payments is of the utmost importance. But just what are the associated risks for recipients based on their health profile and wage history?

ROI-NJ, a publication that reports on New Jersey economic news, released its annual ROI Influencers Power List profiling the most powerful people in various industries in New Jersey. Featured on this year’s list are six NJIT leaders representing four industry areas: education, technology, healthcare and executive leadership.