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NJIT Hosts Tech Giants Facebook, Google and Microsoft

Tuesday, October 1st, 2019
NJIT students had a chance to connect with tech powerhouses Facebook, Google and Microsoft during information sessions held on campus. Sessions included tech challenges, puzzle competitions, panel discussions and résumé workshops. Reynald Benoit, ‘06, shared his journey of ending up at Google ...

Aseng, Chamberlain Lead Women's Soccer To 2-1 Win Over UNA

Monday, September 30th, 2019
For the first time since joining the ASUN Conference in 2015, the NJIT women's soccer team has begun league play with a 2-0 record. The Highlanders held off the North Alabama Lions, 2-1, to improve to 5-3-2 on the season and earn back-to-back ASUN victories to open conference play. Jessica Aseng&n...

NJIT Planned Its First Computer Lab 65 Years Ago, Used for Dissertations

Monday, September 30th, 2019
There were no digital computers at NJIT, known as Newark College of Engineering, in 1960. This was not a unique situation. Most computers in 1960 were room-sized beasts performing logic through vacuum tubes. A few companies made smaller machines, when small was a relative term meaning something abo...

Svennson Wins Flight Title as Men's Tennis Completes Season-Opening Tournament

Sunday, September 29th, 2019
Senior captain George Svensson continued his impressive start to his final season as a Highlander, winning his flight championship as the NJIT men's tennis team wrapped up action at The Star Group Invitational, which was hosted by Binghamton this weekend. Svensson defeated his opponent fr...

NJIT Shuts Out Liberty 3-0, Picks Up First ASUN Victory

Saturday, September 28th, 2019
NJIT junior Thomas Radon scored a pair of goals and freshman keeper Samuel Reisgys recorded the shutout in the Highlanders' 3-0 win over visiting Liberty in ASUN Conference action on Saturday afternoon at Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium. With the win, NJIT picks up three points, moving to 3-3-3...

Honors Faculty Fellows Program Doubles Its Offerings in Year 2

Friday, September 27th, 2019
A unique program that packages distinctive coursework with diverse experiences, by connecting NJIT students and faculty with leading corporations, governmental agencies and private donors, has expanded as it heads into its second year. Honors Faculty Fellows will feature twice as many classes and th...

Dealing a Therapeutic Counterblow to Traumatic Brain Injury

Thursday, September 26th, 2019
A blow to the head or powerful shock wave on the battlefield can cause immediate, significant damage to a person’s skull and the tissue beneath it. But the trauma does not stop there. The impact sets off a chemical reaction in the brain that ravages neurons and the networks that supply them with nut...

Powering Up the Navajo Nation: Glenn Steiger '70, '87

Wednesday, September 25th, 2019
Glenn Steiger ’70 is helping the Navajo Nation see the light — literally. Steiger currently is the executive consultant for the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA), providing professional oversight to NTUA’s major generation, power supply and transmission initiatives. As project director fo...

NJIT Features Prominent Female Artists in New Exhibition

Tuesday, September 24th, 2019
The J. Robert and Barbara A. Hillier College of Architecture and Design (HCAD) gallery at NJIT is honored to present an exhibition of twelve prominent female artists. Six hail from the East Coast and six are from the West. Exhibition co-curators Matthew Gosser and Gail Enns selected artists whose wo...

NJIT's VentureLink Enters Agreements Supporting Innovation & Investment Between New Jersey & India

Tuesday, September 24th, 2019
In an effort to promote mutually beneficial investment, trade and technological exchange opportunities between New Jersey and India, New Jersey Institute of Technology’s (NJIT) community business incubator, VentureLink, has partnered with two forward-thinking, respected business entities in India: T...