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Remembering NJIT's Bruno Gonçalves da Silva, a Rising Leader in Geotechnical Engineering

Wednesday, August 18th, 2021
The NJIT community is mourning the loss this month of Bruno Gonçalves da Silva, an esteemed assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering who launched a new field of study for the university, energy geotechnology, which includes novel experimental investigations into the hydraulic fract...

NJIT Builds Brand Among Higher Ed Peers

Tuesday, August 17th, 2021
NJIT’s longstanding goal of building awareness and prominence among its peers and the public has inspired the “NJIT Makes” campaign. Showcased on the web, on video, in print, and even on billboards, the “NJIT Makes” campaign touts cutting edge research, industry-focused solutions, and career prepare...

Fall 2021 Update

Monday, August 16th, 2021
NJIT Community Members, It is apparent that COVID-19 will be with us for the foreseeable future, as is evidenced by the continued emergence of variants. I understand the worry that the Delta variant, in particular, is causing. Throughout this pandemic, NJIT has relied upon the three pillars of its ...

NJIT Athletics Announces Return to In-Person Events This Fall

Monday, August 16th, 2021
It's the good news you've all been waiting for! Fans will be back in the stands cheering on the Highlanders this Fall. NJIT's Department of Athletics welcomes back spectators to our Fall 2021 home events. Because the health and safety of NJIT's athletes, coaches & staff, opponents, fans and com...

NJIT Community Updates and Announcements 8/16/21-8/20/21

Monday, August 16th, 2021
Here you will find a weekly listing of updates and announcements for members of the NJIT campus community. Announcements are to be submitted through the form found at https://forms.gle/V6PBxUy5b3jkErMc8. Those submitted by each Thursday will be included in the following week's Updates and Announceme...

NJIT Expert Trains Robots to Use Their Hands, Earns NSF CAREER Grant

Thursday, August 12th, 2021
C-3PO walked upright and spoke six million languages, but never did much with his hands beside gesticulate on the odds of surviving space battles.Such is the state of modern robotics and cyberintelligence, where a Boston Dynamics droid does backflips and Apple Siri maintains natural-language convers...

NJIT Undergrad Braeden Perdue Speaks at White House COVID-19 Press Event with Dr. Fauci

Wednesday, August 11th, 2021
In the span of just a few short weeks, NJIT student Braeden Perdue has gone from taking a summer job as a community organizer helping promote COVID-19 vaccine education and access across New Jersey, to becoming a voice for health care equality during the pandemic that has reached the White House and...

Undergraduate Research and Innovation on Display at NJIT Symposium

Wednesday, August 11th, 2021
Countless hours of research and preparation were on display at the Undergraduate Summer Research and Innovation (URI) Symposium as 134 students presented 108 projects to a group of peers, NJIT faculty and URI External Advisory Board members. The board selected three top project presentations for the...

NJIT's Lenny Kaplan Selected as EIVA Conference President

Tuesday, August 10th, 2021
Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics Lenny Kaplan has been named the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) President, unanimously approved in a vote by the league's coaches, the conference office announced.  Kaplan takes over the position from Ron Shayka, wh...

NJIT President Touts STEM Education in Op-Ed for The Hill

Tuesday, August 10th, 2021
NJIT President Joel S. Bloom says that a STEM education at a public university will accelerate the economic recovery and bolster global competitiveness. To read his full op-ed, click here.