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Meet the NJIT Class of 2028: Student Athletes from Sweden, Portugal and Minnesota

Monday, September 23, 2024
Student athletes are coming from across the U.S. and around the world to study and compete at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Here’s a closer look at three new Highlanders from the Class of 2028 who play basketball, soccer and volleyball. Welcome to University Heights! Piper Engelby Andover, MN Biology Women’s Basketball [[{"fid":"25276","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][...

NJIT Computing Student Part of Winning Team in International Competition

Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Sophomore computer science major Hari Sah was on the gold medal team at this year’s Project/Problem-Based Learning competition, hosted by National Taipei University of Technology, where students from New Jersey Institute of Technology brandished their skills against peers from around the world. Sah and three fellow Highlanders from the Albert Dorman Honors College— data science major Haripriya Kemisetti, biomedical engineering major Aliza Mujahid and mechanical engineering technology major An’Jolae Seabrooks — were each assigned to different teams, composed of international students who...

NJIT Devotes Over $10 Million in New Funds for Push in Artificial Intelligence

Monday, September 16, 2024
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is launching a new, $10+ million initiative that will significantly advance the university’s strength in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and position NJIT to become a leader in both AI research and application in higher education. This augments already significant existing academic and research activity in AI and related programs. In 2023 alone, NJIT research related to AI totaled nearly $60 million. This new effort will leverage the university’s extensive expertise in machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing, and...

With NSF Grant, NJIT Engineers Gaze in Robotic Eyes, Envision Microchips There

Friday, September 6, 2024
Machine vision sensors could work faster and more efficiently if they were designed like biological eyes, according to Associate Professor Dong-Kyun Ko, at New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Electrical and Computer Engineering department. Ko is principal investigator on a $467,000 National Science Foundation grant, Infrared Retinomorphic Vision. His co-principal investigator is Assistant Professor Shaahin Angizi who specializes in non-traditional circuit architecture and AI-aided design. Modern machine vision systems, whether in your Tesla or a factory robot, generally incorporate...

NJIT Celebrates Enrollment Milestone After Revamped Convocation Ceremony

Friday, September 6, 2024
The 2024 academic year kicked off with a Convocation that had a different spin. With the participation of DJ Ricky Bonds, NJIT’s Jazz Band ‘Elementals,’ Highland Dancers and bagpipers and even a special edition of Family Feud NJIT-style, the university’s incoming class received an upbeat welcome. The Class of 2028 is already making a historical impact at NJIT. Projected enrollment for the fall semester stands at more than 12,800, including the largest-ever undergraduate cohort at over 9,800 students. The incoming class is also among the most diverse in history, with 46% identifying as an...

'Workforce Ready' NJIT Engineering Student's Summer Internship Fits to a Tea

Thursday, August 22, 2024
Industrial engineering student Bianca Hernandez wrapped up her internship at AriZona Beverage Co., putting forth all the skills and knowledge she has acquired at NJIT.  “Since being there, it's been a really great experience,” said Hernandez, who minors in safety engineering. “Everyone was very welcoming, and this may seem very rare in terms of internships, but the people that I work with daily, they view me more as a coworker rather than an intern.  “They mean that, where it's very collaborative work, it feels like I'm already in the field,” she added. “I could graduate...

NJIT Community Members Honored with Inductions into the National Academy of Construction

Monday, August 19, 2024
Three prominent members of the New Jersey Institute of Technology community have been elected to the National Academy of Construction (NAC), a prestigious national organization that recognizes distinguished leaders in the field of construction.  NJIT alumnus and New Jersey State Senator Paul Sarlo ’92, ’95, Foundation Board of Directors Vice Chairman Ken Colao ’77 and Foundation Board member Marjorie Perry ’05 have all earned membership to the exclusive Academy, which is limited to fewer than 500 professionals and academics. The NAC, headquartered at the University of Texas at Austin...

5 from NJIT Earn 'Enterprising Women in Commerce' Accolade

Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Five professors and administrators from New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) have been recognized as "Enterprising Women in Commerce" by Commerce Magazine, an honor that highlights outstanding achievements across a range of industries. The honorees are among the select group chosen by the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey, celebrating excellence in fields including accounting, architecture, environmental services, financial services, health care, higher education, human resources, law, marketing, non-profit work and real estate. Tara Alvarez - Professor, Department of...

NJIT Celebrates Largest Undergraduate Summer Research and Innovation Symposium

Wednesday, August 7, 2024
An independent, flexible, small sensor for breast tumor detection was the winner of the top Dr. James F. Stevenson Innovation Award at the 2024 Undergraduate Summer Research and Innovation (URI) Symposium at NJIT. Isabella Frangiosa, a rising senior at Rowan University, said the inspiration of her device was “all the women who can't get easy access to mammograms and try to maybe build something, or start to build something that can help improve that problem.” Her device will use piezoelectric polymers, which generate charge in response to mechanical stress, and have much potential for...

NJIT Hosts Summer STEM Boot Camp for Tech-Minded High Schoolers

Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Nearly 100 high school rising juniors and seniors spent their July days at New Jersey Institute of Technology, where they’re studying advanced topics such as cybersecurity, engineering, entrepreneurship, neuroscience and robotics. The students came from 64 school districts throughout the Garden State, across all backgrounds and income levels, for the program called StemX produced by NJIT’s Center for Pre-College Programs. To attend, they had to maintain a B grade-point average at their school and write an application essay. About a third of the students received scholarships due to...

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