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The Grades Are In: Two Engineering Professors Earn an A+ for Teaching

Thursday, January 19, 2017
There are top-notch teachers who expertly transmit what they know in class. But more influential still are the mentors who immerse their students so thoroughly in their subject matter they feel like they’ve lived it. Those experiences can be life-changing.

The Art of War: Engineering Protective Gear for 21st Century Soldiers

Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Battle-inflicted head injuries are as old as war itself, evidenced by the copper helmets worn by Bronze Age soldiers to deflect blows from spears and axes. Over the ensuing millennia, as weapons evolved, so did armor.

NJIT Engineers Win an Edison Patent Award for Technology that Masks the Taste of Bitter Drugs

Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Rajesh Davé, distinguished professor of chemical, biological and pharmaceutical engineering, and two of his former graduate students, Maxx Capece and Daniel To, received a Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award from the Research & Development Council of New Jersey for developing a manufacturing process

NJIT Grad Talks Digital Design

Monday, January 16, 2017
Pixar has been entertaining millions for over two decades with brilliant work like “Toy Story,” “The Incredibles” and “Up.” The American film animation studio also continues to inspire budding animation artists, like 2016 graduate Mark Sanna, to create their own art and stories.

Influential Scholar

Friday, January 13, 2017
Starr Roxanne Hiltz, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Information Systems, defined the electronic frontier with her groundbreaking research and prescient, award-winning books about the impact of virtual online communities and the potential of communicating through computers.

Course Spotlight: Behind the Scenes of the Incredible CoAD Superhero Studio

Friday, January 13, 2017
During the 2015 fall semester, there was a collective of interior, digital and industrial designers and architects holed up in the Idea Factory on the lower level of Cypress Hall creating the legends of tomorrow.

From Industrial Engineer to Career Coach: Carla G. Jones '94

Thursday, January 12, 2017
<p>Carla Jones ’94 did not always envision herself in the career-coaching profession per se, but as an NJIT student she was continually involved in activities where she was helping someone or improving something.

Delving Deeper into the Circadian Rhythms of Life

Thursday, January 12, 2017
The circadian rhythms that harmonize our behavior with the daily cycle of light and dark, and with seasonal change, are among the most powerful physiological forces that we experience each day — forces that are experienced not only by other mammals, but also by many other living organisms.

Is the Cooperative Economy Next in a Post-Consumer World?

Thursday, January 12, 2017
For a significant part of the 20th century, the Manufacturing Economy generated unprecedented material prosperity in the United States.

Distinguished Gentleman

Thursday, January 12, 2017
Alumnus Ying Wu makes a name for himself at NJIT and beyond.