The focus of the event was why New Jersey is the best place for entrepreneurs and businesses in the U.S., as well for foreign firms seeking to enter the U.S. market, to invest in and grow their businesses. And the interest in doing so was indeed high, with upward of 150 people from over 40 industries — from accounting and architecture, to insurance and investment, to manufacturing and marketing and more — attending the inaugural ExploreNJ conference.

NJIT graduate Theresa Wagner knew she wanted to work for the federal government. After switching her major a few times while at NJIT, she found her path as an undergraduate student studying information technology. It was while studying IT that she learned of a program that would help her finish her undergraduate degree, pick up a master’s degree and land her first job out of college at the U.S. Department of State.

NJIT President Joel S. Bloom and Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka officially announced the three students selected as Mayor’s Honors Scholars from the high school class of 2019 on June 28, 2019 in NJIT’s Albert Dorman Honors College (ADHC). In his introductory remarks, Bloom described how students enrolled at the ADHC have a wealth of opportunities to optimize their own educational path. “You have a palette here that you can fill however you want to proceed,” he said.

It was a surprise to outgoing Martin Tuchman School of Management (MTSM) dean, Reggie Caudill. But for those behind the scenes collecting donations and making arrangements, the establishment of a fellowship bearing his name was undoubtedly the most appropriate way to recognize him for his dedication to the school over the past few years.

Ants. Sure, most are harmless and inconspicuous. Though, there are always exceptions. Army ants, bulldog ants and fire ants are a few living members of the family Formicidae that nature television viewers might recognize from any number of “World’s Deadliest” countdown shows that populate the airwaves these days.

Governor Phil Murphy discussed his vision for tax incentives reform and growing New Jersey’s economy on June 24, 2019, in NJIT’s Makerspace. In his introductory remarks, NJIT President Joel S. Bloom cited the university’s focus on economic development, as evidenced by Makerspace and the establishment of the New Jersey Innovation Institute in 2014. “We now have a STEM governor and jobs for all across the continuum,” said Bloom. “We need the workforce and the facilities.”

“The way we typically think about entrepreneurship is to write a business plan and then take it to a crowdfunding website or to venture capitalists to try to get funding,” said Raja Roy, assistant professor of innovation and entrepreneurship at Martin Tuchman School of Management. “But how do you identify the opportunity that will capture value?”

As president and CEO of Actors Federal Credit Union (ActorsFCU), Daniel Czerniawski oversees strategic direction and management of the cooperatively run, nonprofit institution to ensure it’s achieving its primary goal: assisting its members who belong to Actors’ Equity, SAG-AFTRA, Local 802 and more than 150 other entertainment-related organizations with their financial needs.

In a 600-ft.-long saltwater wave tank on the coast of New Jersey, a team of NJIT researchers is conducting the largest-ever simulation of the Deepwater Horizon spill to determine more precisely where hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil dispersed following the drilling rig’s explosion in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.

As lead engineer of a self-driving car project, you are tasked with teaching the AI to drive. You realize that the AI may have to make a decision between putting the car’s occupants at risk or prioritizing the safety of those outside the car. What do you do? The above scenario, adapted from a real-life case, is part of a game called “Apperception”, a smartphone-based educational game developed by a team of ethics researchers led by Britt Holbrook, assistant professor of philosophy at NJIT.