The NJIT Highlanders (17-5, 5-2 ASUN) completed a comeback win in overtime to defeat North Alabama (8-15, 5-3 ASUN) at the Wellness and Events Center on Sunday, 76-70. WATCH: North Alabama vs. NJIT Highlights Donovan Greer's game-tying three pointer with five seconds left sent the game into overtime where NJIT sealed the win after trailing for more than 17 minutes in the second half.

The Community Microgrids Planning Academy — an online educational platform created by the Center for Resilient Design at NJIT — has received an Award of Merit for “Innovations for High-Performance Buildings and Communities” at the National Institute of Building Sciences’ 2018 Beyond Green Awards this month.

Milad Mirghahari came up with his idea the way many entrepreneurs do, by trying to solve a real-world problem he faced daily. The difference in Mirghahari’s case is he was only 15 years old. Mirghahari’s family operated two Subway franchises and in his words — they were failing. The main problem — they could not find good talent. They lacked ambitious, committed employees who wanted to succeed. After peppering his mom with questions long enough, she told him, “you think you can fix it — do it."

Check out these numbers: Nearly 700 middle and high school students on 44 student teams from throughout New Jersey competed in 25 hands-on events at the 13th Annual Science Olympiad at NJIT. The event, held Jan. 8 and hosted once again by the university’s Center for Pre-College Programs (CPCP), challenged participants in a range of activities related to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

Junior opposite Piotr Namiotko paced NJIT with a match-best 11 kills in the Highlanders 3-0 (25-21, 25-13, 25-13) straight set sweep over Rutgers-Newark at the Golden Dome Classic Saturday afternoon. NJIT, winners of its last three matches, improves to 3-4 on the season while the Scarlet Raiders move to an even 1-1 on the young season. The Highlanders hit .364 for the match and hit an impressive .455 in the second set, producing 13 kills on 22 attempts with just three errors.

The NJIT Highlanders (14-5, 2-2 ASUN) defeated the Jacksonville Dolphins (8-12, 1-4 ASUN) on Saturday at the Wellness and Events Center, 77-74. Senior Abdul Lewis broke his own program rebounds record with 21 boards in the game, which is tied for fifth in the nation this season for rebounds in a single game. Sophomore Zach Cooks led the team in scoring with 23 points.

Distinguished Professor of Architecture Zeynep Celik in the College of Architecture and Design at New Jersey Institute of Technology has been awarded the Giorgio Levi Della Vida Medal honoring outstanding achievement in Islamic Studies for her extraordinary teaching and research along with her extensive publication record.

Acclaimed musician and NJIT Distinguished Professor of Humanities, David Rothenberg, has recently been named a 2019 Fellow by the Safina Center for his career contributions in the fields of philosophy, art and conservation science.

When Parsippany High School’s Kathy Effner heard about NJIT’s Center for Pre-College Programs’ (CPCP) Try Engineering! workshop for educators, she was intrigued — particularly since it featured a hands-on project at the university’s new 10,000-square-foot Makerspace. This past October she attended that event and, along with middle and high school instructors from throughout New Jersey, learned practical applications of engineering concepts before visiting the high-tech facility.

Three professors joined the Department of Informatics at the Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) this Fall. Check out the Q&A below to learn a little more about Aritra Dasgupta, Margarita Vinnikov and Xinyue Ye, who hail from institutions across the country. Assistant Professor Aritra Dasgupta