There are over 200 hazardous waste sites in Puerto Rico, including 24 Superfund sites, causing significant contamination of water resources. Air pollution from refineries, power plants, motor vehicles, and large ships at ports is also very high. Puerto Ricans stand out as the most health-disparate Hispanic subgroup; Puerto Rico has one of the highest preterm birth rates among all U.S. states and territories. The population is, on average, significantly poorer than the general U.S. population.

Junior transfer Gerald Cubero scored a pair of goals in NJIT's 2-1 road win at FGCU in ASUN Conference men's soccer action at the FGCU Soccer Complex Saturday evening. With the win at FGCU, NJIT moves to the top of the ASUN standings with 12 points and controls its own destiny for the ASUN Conference regular season title heading into the final week of league play.

Equipped with shovels and spades, and tape measures and topsoil, first-year Dorman Scholars gathered behind Albert Dorman Honors College (ADHC) on a sunny weekend morning in early October to plant a variety of native species: New Jersey tea, blazing star, New England aster, lady fern, butterfly milkweed and coneflower. They were beautifying the ADHC grounds to be sure, but more importantly, they were continuing a project started by last year’s first-years to increase biodiversity on the NJIT campus.

Can ants help predict the complex dynamics of future humanitarian crises, such as when and where large populations might move during disease outbreaks or armed conflicts? It’s a question that has been posed by Simon Garnier, assistant professor of biological sciences at NJIT, who recently joined the exclusive company of up-and-coming researchers in the nation with a prestigious 2019 Young Faculty Award from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

Three faculty members from NJIT's Hillier College of Architecture and Design (HCAD) published new books this year, covering the intersection of public spaces and technology, millenials in architecture, and the impact of automobiles on American city design.

Experts supported by the United Nations wanted to know about the impact of digital technology on public spaces, and two NJIT professors had a seat at the table.

Hundreds of college students from throughout the Northeast will descend on NJIT on Oct. 27 to participate in a prestigious international programming competition. The International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC), will host its Greater New York Region competition on NJIT’s campus this Sunday. Winners of the regional competition will advance to the national finals to be held next year in Atlanta.

NJIT's Hillier College of Architecture and Design improved in several rankings by Design Intelligence magazine this month. Our interior design program ranked second nationwide for the most hires among 15 similar-sized programs, an impressive improvement from its 14 ranking last year. The magazine also cited interior design coordinator David Brothers as one of the 16 most-admired educators in his field.

The surge in mail-order drug deliveries, amid rising temperatures and climate volatility, presents a growing challenge to the security of the pharmaceutical supply chain. Every time vaccine is subject to excessive heat or cold, for example, its potency may be diminished, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A single exposure to freezing temperatures can destroy a batch entirely.

Five monitors adorn George Eliopoulos' desk — he tried six and said it was too many — where the security analyst is responsible for protecting NJIT computer systems from malicious hackers.