Jordan Hu College of Science and Liberal Arts

An Engineer and a Mathematician Win Honors at NJIT's 2022 Excellence in Research Ceremony

Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Engineer Michel Boufadel, one of the world’s chief experts on oil spills and a frequent consultant on cleanups, is the winner of the Board of Overseers Excellence in Research Award for 2022. Denis Blackmore, a mathematician who specialized in measuring and modeling changes in a range of dynamic systems, was honored posthumously with the Board of Overseers Excellence in Research Lifetime Achievement Award. Atam Dhawan, NJIT’s interim provost, called the two awardees “path-breaking researchers” who are esteemed and influential in their respective fields, but also enthusiastic collaborators...

NJIT Alumna, Faculty Earn Prestigious Engineering Award

Wednesday, October 19, 2022
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has bestowed on NJIT alumna General (retired) Ellen M. Pawlikowski the 2022 Arthur M. Bueche Award. Pawlikowski joins distinguished professor Louis Lanzerotti as the second Highlander to receive the award. Established in 1982 by the NAE, the Arthur M. Bueche Award honors an engineer who has shown dedication in science and technology, as well as active involvement in determining U.S. science and technology policy, promoting technological development, and contributing to the enhancement of the relationship between industries, government, and...

NJIT Alum Denise Richard Joins First Peace Corps Volunteers Overseas Since COVID

Thursday, October 13, 2022
Transitioning back from a world of COVID lockdowns and restrictions has meant something different for everyone, but for Denise Richard and the Peace Corps, a “return to normal” will soon mean resuming humanitarian efforts more than 7,000 miles away in Africa. This month, the NJIT alumna is joining the first wave of Peace Corps volunteers to restart overseas service since the agency’s global evacuation at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The journey is almost three years in the making for Richard, a New Hampshire native who graduated from NJIT in 2016 with a master’s degree in...

College of Science and Liberal Arts Reaches Diversity Milestone, Enrollment Records

Thursday, October 6, 2022
NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts (CSLA) is reporting a milestone on the way to all-new fall enrollment records — the college now has more female students than male students for the first time in its 40-year history. CSLA’s fall enrollment total of nearly 1,200 students represents a new high-water mark for the second consecutive year, with female student population jumping from 46% to 53% of the college’s total student population in that time, according to a report from NJIT’s Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE). “I am extremely proud of our Fall 2022 enrollment figures...

NJIT Researchers Unlock a New Method for Testing Protein-Based Drugs

Monday, September 26, 2022
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) researchers have unveiled a new lab technique they say represents a “paradigm shift” in how pharmaceutical laboratories test and produce new protein-based drugs, such as therapeutic monoclonal antibodies being developed to treat a variety of diseases, from cancers to infectious diseases.   Researchers say their electrochemistry-based approach, described in the journal Analytical Chemistry, could allow for safety and quality testing of up-and-coming biotherapeutics to be done at a fraction of the time required by conventional...

Convocation Speakers Share Advice with Class of '26, Most Diverse Ever

Thursday, September 15, 2022
Jennifer Hensley '15, who majored in chemical engineering and now works for Merck helping determine long-term strategies for cancer immunotherapy drugs, told the incoming class at NJIT convocation yesterday that networking and time management were the most important skills you can learn outside of the classroom. Hensley was a star defender on the women's soccer team at NJIT — among the best who ever played here — and took her studies equally seriously. She was a member of the Albert Dorman Honors College and landed a Merck internship which ultimately led to her current full-time job. "...

Newark Campus Comes to Life as Students Return, Fresh Ambitions in Hand

Tuesday, September 6, 2022
New Jersey Institute of Technology students arrived on campus en masse today, with a record 1,600 new students leading the way, plus thousands more sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduate students excited to start a new semester fully in-person for the first time since fall 2020. Underrepresented minorities are 42% of the class of 2026, and women are 31%, both also school records. Students in the class of 2026 come from 24 countries, 23 U.S. states and two U.S. territories. “On behalf of Student Affairs, we are thrilled to welcome students back for the first time in three...

Kaily, Nyssa and Oluwanifemi: Meet the 2022 Mayor's Honors Scholars at NJIT

Thursday, September 1, 2022
Oluwanifemi Fuwa fabricated face masks to protect people from COVID-19. Kaily Peixoto volunteered at a senior center and handed out scarves to homeless individuals at Newark’s Penn Station.  Nyssa Nixon volunteered at Isaiah House shelter through Jack and Jill of America and tutored peers as a member of the National Honor Society.   They did it all as high school students in Newark, even while achieving exceptional marks in class. And now each is embarking on her first year at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Meet the 2022 Newark Mayor’s Honors Scholars. Now in its...

NJIT Rises to No. 75 on Forbes' 2022 List of America's Top Colleges

Wednesday, August 31, 2022
New Jersey Institute of Technology jumped 114 places to No. 75 on Forbes’ 2022 list of America’s Top Colleges.  The national ranking is based primarily on return on investment and outcomes for students. “Schools placed well if their students graduated on time, secured high salaries and low debt and went on to have successful careers,” Forbes explained.  NJIT is the No. 1 public university in New Jersey, No. 28 nationally Among public universities, NJIT ranked No. 28 nationally — up from No. 89 last year — making it the highest ranked public institution in New Jersey and...

NJIT Awarded $1.1 Million to Broaden Access for Low-Income, First-Gen College Students

Thursday, August 25, 2022
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has been awarded three Upward Bound grants by the U.S. Department of Education totaling $1,168,939 that will help pave the way for hundreds of Newark high school students to pursue a college degree. Upward Bound — one of seven federal TRIO programs created by the Higher Education Act of 1965 — funds and supports higher education opportunities for students from low-income families, as well as those from families in which neither parent holds a bachelor's degree.  The new awards bolster the TRIO Upward Bound Program at NJIT’s Center...

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