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Leir Research Institute Conference Centers on Well-being, Connectedness and Resilience

Friday, April 26th, 2019
Esteemed guests joined NJIT faculty, students and staff April 15 for the inaugural research conference of The Henry J. and Erna D. Leir Research Institute for Business, Technology, and Society. The Martin Tuchman School of Management-sponsored event was themed “Well-being, Connectedness and Resilien...

NJIT Welcomes Anthony Agnello: Grammy‑Winning Engineer, Digital Music Pioneer

Wednesday, April 24th, 2019
Throw on any iconic rock album from the mid-1970’s to early 1980’s, and chances are, you’ll hear the distinct sound of pitch-shifting and harmonizing effects that were just beginning to revolutionize how records were being produced — from the rhythm instruments on David Bowie’s 1975 album ...

NJIT's Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Program is #1 in New Jersey, #6 Nationally

Monday, April 22nd, 2019
NJIT offered the best biomedical engineering program for undergrads in New Jersey according to the 2020 BestValueSchools.com rankings. This program is also ranked sixth nationally. NJIT's biomedical engineering program is part of the Newark College of Engineering (NCE), the oldest and larg...

Tech Entrepreneur Robert Tarantino '90 Has Been Part of NJIT's Innovation Ecosystem for 30 Years

Monday, April 22nd, 2019
Before his freshman year had even begun, Robert Tarantino ’90 had embarked on more professional ventures than many people do in a lifetime: computer systems manager, programmer, journeyman tool and die maker and software developer. But in founding his high-tech start-up, New Jersey Precision T...

These Employers Are This Year's Tops for Supporting NJIT Students

Monday, April 22nd, 2019
NJIT’s Career Development Services (CDS) paid tribute to an array of recruiting partners at its annual Awards and Recognition Ceremony, held April 2 in the Campus Center Atrium. There, CDS staff acknowledged the important relationship between the university and employers in advancing the professiona...

NJIT Computer Science Professor's Startup Places in Top 2 of IT Security Competition

Sunday, April 21st, 2019
Duality Technologies, a startup company co-founded by a NJIT Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) professor, was the first runner up in the Innovation Sandbox Competition at the RSA Conference, the security industry’s leading meeting of the minds. Associate Professor Kurt Rohloff’s startup applies a...

Students Share Discovery and Success at Dana Knox Research Showcase

Thursday, April 18th, 2019
This week, nearly 50 of the year’s most promising NJIT student-researchers gathered to present their work to the campus community at the university’s annual year-end research competition — the 2019 Dana Knox Showcase “A Glimpse Into the Future.” At this year’s event, held open to the public on...

Award Honors NJIT and University President for Commitment to Newark

Wednesday, April 17th, 2019
NJIT and the university’s president, Joel S. Bloom, have been recognized by the Newark Regional Business Partnership (NRBP) for their commitment to revitalizing Newark to help “make the City a better place to live, work or visit.” Both were publicly acknowledged April 2 at The Newark Museum, where t...

NJIT Announces Launch of "Newark Live Local" Incentive Program

Friday, April 12th, 2019
Beginning April 15, 2019, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) will join a growing citywide initiative introduced to encourage its employees to “live local.” NJIT President Joel S. Bloom formally announced that the university will provide its faculty and staff with new special incentives as pa...

Alvaro Gimeno Earns Sports Imports/AVCA Player of the Week

Friday, April 12th, 2019
Sophomore Alvaro Gimeno has been selected Sports Import/American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Player of the Week the organization announced on Tuesday. In a 2-0 week for the Highlanders, Gimeno averaged 5.17kps, combining for a .490 hitting percentage and totaling 39.5 points. T...