NJIT men's tennis earned another five wins during the final day of the NJIT Winter Invitational on Sunday. Jan Cimrman and Zac Castagna went undefeated in doubles play this weekend, scoring two more wins on Sunday, first against FDU in round two and then Bucknell in round three. Richard Rangga and George Svensson also picked up a win in round two doubles against FDU's Maciej Autuch and Miki Nobuzawa.

NJIT inventors, including a growing number of ambitious student entrepreneurs, are beating new paths to the marketplace. Most recently, Treena Arinzeh, director of NJIT’s Tissue Engineering and Applied Biomaterials Laboratory, won a grant from the University City Science Center in Philadelphia to commercialize technology to reduce the recovery time and cost associated with bone graft procedures.

Physics teachers and STEM educators throughout the metropolitan area gathered at NJIT’s Campus Center Atrium this month as Gordon Thomas, professor of physics and NJIT “Excellence in Teaching” awardee, presented “Launching Students Into Physics” — a workshop aimed at helping pre-college teachers and communicators better engage students in all-things physics.

Mark your calendars! The College of Architecture and Design’s (CoAD) spring 2018 Evening Lecture Series is set to commence Feb. 5. The series brings nationally and internationally recognized architects, academics and allied professionals to NJIT to discuss their current work and developments in the professions of architecture and design. Lecturers bring diverse experiences and viewpoints to our students, faculty and the greater university community.

The NJIT men's swimming and diving program will host its first-ever collegiate meet in the Wellness and Events Center (WEC) Natatorium Saturday, Jan. 27 at 11 a.m. when the Highlanders host the Hawks from Monmouth. Opening Ceremony and Senior Recognition will begin at 10:45 a.m. on the pool deck. Saturday will mark the first home meet outside the Fleisher Athletic Center for the NJIT men's swimming and diving program, since Nov. 10, 2017, when the Highlanders defeated visiting St. Francis Brooklyn and Manhattan.

NJIT Receives New Jersey State Funds to Establish Construction and Utilities Talent Development Center and Talent Networks Funds Awarded by the NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJLWD) NJIT announces three state grants totaling $1.725 million to establish a Talent Development Center (TDC) and Talent Network (TN) for the construction and utilities industry, as well as the renewal of its Technology Talent Network which now will be titled the Technology Advisory Network to reflect a new focus.

With the help of NJIT’s Career Development Services (CDS), some ambitious students have been able to elevate their academic careers through internships at big-name companies like Johnson & Johnson, JP Morgan & Chase and Cisco Systems. CDS reported a sharp increase in the number of co-op and internship placements facilitated through the career center in 2017. Nearly 900 students gained invaluable work experience, earning over $6.8 million in wages.

Despite the drizzle, hundreds of middle school and high school students from throughout northern New Jersey roamed the NJIT campus Jan. 12 in pursuit of scientific victory. As participants in the 2018 New Jersey Regional Science Olympiad, coordinated by the university’s Center for Pre-College Programs, they were visiting NJIT to engage in a variety of hands-on, competitive activities designed to teach them about and nurture their interest in STEM.

Peter Engler was four years old when his family fled Berlin in the wake of Kristallnacht, the infamous “Night of Broken Glass.” Stateless, their passports stamped “J” for Juden by the Nazis, the Englers made their way to Shanghai, one of the only free ports in the world at the time. Soon after arriving, they were confined to a mile-square Jewish ghetto by Japanese occupiers.