Jordan Hu College of Science and Liberal Arts

NJIT Showcases the Most Impactful Research and Innovation from Students

Monday, August 21, 2023
Stuti Mohan, a senior biomedical engineering student, was the winner of the top Dr. James F. Stevenson Innovation Award at the 2023 Undergraduate Summer Research and Innovation (URI) Symposium at NJIT. Her project sought to identify a non-invasive yet precise method to diagnose the tapping foot of a subject. Mohan’s research area in the Sensorimotor Quantification and Rehabilitation Lab (SQRL) is the ongoing pursuit of improving concussion management.  “Concussion management can be a pretty subjective process. We are leveraging objective approaches like sensorimotor quantification...

Tracking a Deadly Rise, Historic Fall of Insect Populations

Monday, August 21, 2023
An estimated 10 quintillion insects are alive on the planet, a staggering number that is at the center of a data crisis for entomologists. Researchers are struggling to understand historic shifts taking place among insect populations amid climate change and other environmental threats, from deforestation to pesticide use. Nearly 40% of all insect species are declining globally while a third of them are now considered endangered. And yet, some deadly populations are on the rise. Associate Professor of Physics Benjamin Thomas is developing new laser-based instruments to better study...

Exoskeletons and Scientific Method on Display at NJIT High School Research Event

Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Unique projects in fields such as computing, healthcare and social media stood out at New Jersey Institute of Technology's High School Summer Research Internship program this year. Thanushri Serweswaran, a rising senior at Edison's J.P. Stevens high school, won first place for her work in creating virtual models of exoskeletons. The models are part of wider research from NJIT and the University of Delaware into the strain on human joints when lifting heavy objects. Serweswaron said she hopes to be admitted into NJIT's Albert Dorman Honors College, either as a biology or biomedical...

Perfect Record: All of NJIT's Pre-Health Seniors Accepted into Grad Programs

Monday, August 7, 2023
There aren’t many better places in the region to be than NJIT if you’re an undergraduate student aspiring to become a medical professional, and the numbers are backing it up. This year’s entire graduating cohort from NJIT’s Pre-health Program has been accepted and is matriculating into graduate health professional programs of their choice, according to NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts (CSLA).  The success of 2023’s class of 33 pre-health majors marks the first time the program has reported a perfect acceptance rate since being established under CSLA’s Department of...

NJIT Undergrad Alixs Pujols Sheds Light on the Effects of Nanoplastics on Female Reproductive Health

Thursday, August 3, 2023
During the pandemic, Alixs Pujols ’24 read an article that inspired her to become an undergraduate research assistant at the Laboratory of Endocrine Disruption & Chemical Biology (EDC Lab). That article showed how researchers had found nanoplastics in the placenta, which caught Pujols’ attention.  Funded by the Undergraduate Research and Innovation (URI) Fellowship, Pujols investigated the effects of nanoplastics on ovarian function by measuring their hormone levels. Her studies focused on preconception. Pujols’ work aims to measure how hormones behave before a woman decides to...

NJIT's New Provost on His Goals, Approach and Why He Pops into Classrooms

Tuesday, August 1, 2023
As the new provost of New Jersey Institute of Technology, John Pelesko brings decades of experience as a professor, department chair, associate dean and most recently dean at the University of Delaware, where he had spent 21 years. Pelesko also has the benefit of knowing NJIT firsthand: he was a graduate student here in the 1990s, when he earned a Ph.D. in mathematical sciences. The campus has changed a lot since then, of course. But the new administrator has fond memories of his days as a student and a bevy of ideas for getting reacclimated this fall. What are your initial goals as...

At NJIT, NJ's Governor Lays Out Plans for Trade Mission to East Asia

Wednesday, July 26, 2023
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, during an appearance at New Jersey Institute of Technology, unveiled plans for a trade mission to East Asia this fall that will seek to generate more jobs and investment in the state. Murphy, speaking during a business roundtable with N.J. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Bracken, said the trip “at minimum” would include stops in Japan and South Korea and take place in October. The N.J. delegation, he added, will comprise elected officials, diplomats and leaders of business, culture and higher education, including NJIT President Teik C. Lim. “Job...

At NJIT, McNair Scholars Advance Research as Their Futures Unfold

Monday, July 24, 2023
NJIT’s McNair Scholars have been igniting their research efforts in campus labs this summer, and many are starting to see their career aspirations take shape in the process. NJIT’s Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement program has often been described as life-changing by those selected ever since the first scholar class was announced in 1999. The program provides many underrepresented or disadvantaged students with preparation for doctoral study, as well as a plethora of advanced research and travel opportunities that have a lasting impact on their future. This year’s class...

NJIT's Forensic Science Initiative Celebrates First Graduates

Wednesday, July 19, 2023
A select group of local high school seniors have become the first graduates of NJIT’s Forensic Science Initiative (FSI) after successfully completing an intensive STEM training program this year. FSI’s inaugural class recently drew plaudits from the professional forensic science community at a New Jersey Association of Forensic Scientists (NJAFS) conference, where they showcased their capstone research projects — the culmination of their work throughout the program dating back to last summer. Launched in 2022 through a collaboration among New Jersey school districts, and NJIT's College...

The Rise of a Climate-Triggered Neurotoxin in the Arctic Tundra

Monday, July 17, 2023
Climbing temperatures in the Arctic tundra are transforming inorganic mercury deposited by power plants and other industrial polluters, some of it inert for decades, into a neurotoxin that is accumulating in the region’s lake sediments, wetland ponds, soils and food chains. Certain tiny anaerobic microorganisms are thought to play a role in accelerating the formation of methylmercury (MeHg), a neurotoxin. As the permafrost thaws, researchers posit, decaying soil releases an abundance of nutrients. Those nutrients fuel the metabolisms of anaerobes, which convert inorganic mercury into...

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