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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

Gov. Phil Murphy has named eight people, including NJIT President Joel S. Bloom, to the recently re-established New Jersey Commission on Science, Technology and Innovation in conjunction with his efforts to strengthen New Jersey’s innovation economy.

This year, NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts has announced it will offer students a unique baccalaureate degree option in the emerging field of cyberpsychology. The new program — exploring the dynamics between modern technology and human psychology — is the first of its kind in New Jersey, and is the first academic program in the behavioral sciences to be offered at NJIT.

The NJIT men's basketball team will be featured on NBC Channel 4 New York Wednesday, January 9, at 6 p.m. on the sports segment of the news.

The New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT Corporation, is partnering with the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) to host a code-a-thon this January to build a smartphone app that promotes education for pregnant and postpartum women to decrease maternal mortality.

Graduate student Kelly Guarino set the NJIT all-time record for three-pointers (224), netting 18 points in the Highlanders 66-60 victory over visiting Kennesaw State to open ASUN Conference action Saturday afternoon at NJIT's Wellness and Events Center. The win for the Highlanders over Kennesaw State marks the first all-time win for NJIT, since joining the ASUN Conference in 2015-16.