Atam Dhawan, senior vice provost for research at NJIT, has recently been selected to chair the Independent Expert Board (IEB) of the Point-of-Care Technologies Research Network (POCTRN). POCTRN was created in 2007 to drive the development of appropriate point-of-care diagnostic technologies though collaborative efforts that simultaneously merge scientific and technological capabilities with clinical need.

Governor Phil Murphy has recently announced two initiatives — the STEM Loan Forgiveness Program and the N.J. Career Accelerator Internship Program — to encourage individuals in STEM fields to make a long-term commitment to building and maintaining a career in New Jersey. The initiatives were part of the Governor’s Fiscal Year 2019 budget message.

William V. Rapp, Martin Tuchman School of Management’s Henry J. Leir Professor of International Trade and Business, and director of the Leir Center for Financial Bubble Research, was one of 34 presenters invited to discuss the 2019 economic forecast at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s 32nd Annual Economic Outlook Symposium. The event, held Nov. 30, welcomed participants from manufacturing, banking, academia and other industries, and consulting and service firms.

A new research collaboration between New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Louisiana State University (LSU) and University of Florida is set to launch the first evolutionary study of the unique pelvic structure and walking mechanics of blind cavefish (Cryptotora thamicola) — the only living species of fish known capable of walking on land similarly to four-limbed mammal and amphibian vertebrates, or tetrapods.

College Factual, a leading source of higher education analytics and insights, has ranked NJIT in the top 10 percent of all schools in the nation when it comes to offering a quality education to veterans studying electrical engineering. NJIT’s electrical engineering program is ranked #27 out of 269 for veteran friendliness of all colleges and universities reviewed by College Factual. NJIT improved its ranking position 5 slots over the previous year’s ranking of #32.

NJIT men's basketball appeared in "Others Receiving Votes" in the latest release of the AP Top-25 on Monday, December 10, marking the first time in program history the Highlanders have been recognized in the poll. The Highlanders are one of just five programs in the country with at least 10 wins.

More than 250 college students recently descended on NJIT for a 24-hour hackathon. The event challenged students to develop a software solution addressing some interesting applications of their choice, in a fast-paced, collaborative, yet competitive environment lasting a mere 24 hours.

NJIT freshman Fiona Wright added to her 2018 accolades, earning Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division I Women's Soccer Rookie of the Year recognition as the organization released its women's soccer postseason awards.

At NJIT, Craig Gotsman is best known as dean of Ying Wu College of Computing. Within the scientific community, he is better known as the inventor of a number of cutting-edge software technologies for manipulating 3D geometric data, enabling their use in a variety of applications. Many of these technologies have been patented and commercialized, some through startup companies, which Gotsman founded — spinoffs of his academic research. In recognition of these achievements, Gotsman has been named a Fellow of the U.S. National Academy of Inventors (NAI) for 2018.

Bats and dolphins emit sound waves to sense their surroundings; like a battery, electric fish generate electricity to help them detect motion while burrowed in their refuges; and humans use tiny movements of the eyes to perceive objects in their field of vision.