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NJIT researchers are finding alternative solutions to a material that has become an essential, yet costly, building block in the supply chain of today’s smart device-driven world — cobalt. Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Dibakar Datta and his research team were recently published in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, a prestigious journal of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Every year, we go through the ritual of rounding up some of the newest members of our student body: astute first-year students, who are critical thinkers in pursuit of a dynamic intellectual environment and insightful instruction. And every year, even as the average overall SAT score of our incoming class (1287) and undergraduate enrollment (1,296 freshmen selected out of 8,126 applications) continue to soar, we marvel at all the ways these gung-ho boundary-pushers descend on campus with a clear vision for their future, ready to take ownership of their education.

Eighty-two percent of participating businesses reported profitability, while overall they secured $776 million in government, institutional and corporate contracting. These are just two of the noteworthy results* of the Newark Community Economic Development Corporation’s (CEDC) Mini MBA Program.

The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Department of Athletics has announced it's men's basketball ticket packages for the 2018-19 season. All home games will be played at NJIT's new home, the Wellness and Events Center (WEC).

The historic NJIT women's soccer season continues as the Highlanders receive the programs first-ever, ranking (No. 10) in the latest United Soccer Coaches South Region. NJIT (11-4-1) is coming off a 2-1 victory over Kennesaw State (ranked No. 8 in the South Poll), heading into the final weekend of the regular season with a potential first-round bye into the 2018 ASUN Conference Women's Soccer Championship.

An NJIT-led team of engineers, game designers, artists and clinicians won two major international awards for its vision therapy platform, including “most innovative breakthrough,” at the 2018 Augmented World Expo Europe (AWE EU), the leading industry conference for augmented reality technology.

In the 1990s, Jack Kevorkian controversially brought the issue of physician-assisted dying to the forefront of a conversation at the crossroads of medicine, technology, law and morality — known as bioethics.

Rajesh Davé, a problem-driven inventor whose groundbreaking methods for re-engineering tiny particles have fueled advances in such diverse areas as weapons safety and drug delivery systems, has been named a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).

Gale Tenen Spak, associate vice president of Continuing and Distance Education at NJIT, has been named one of the Top 25 Leading Women Intraprenuers by Leading Women Entrepreneurs and its presenting sponsor. Spak and the other honorees were feted at a special awards reception and ceremony on Oct. 15.