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NJIT Set to Host VOICE Summit 2019 — "World's Largest Voice Tech Event"

Wednesday, July 17th, 2019
Newark, NJ -- From July 22 - 25, 2019, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) will welcome VOICE Summit 2019 — “the world’s largest voice tech conference.”  VOICE will be held for the second consecutive year at NJIT, drawing a roster of internationally recognized brands from around the worl...

NJIT's Dean Kevin Belfield Named Fellow of the American Chemical Society

Monday, July 15th, 2019
Kevin Belfield, dean of NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts, has earned the exclusive honor of being elected fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world's largest scientific society. With the ACS’s announcement, published in the July 15 issue of Chemical & Engineering News, ...

Securing the Software Supply Chain, One Step at a Time

Friday, July 12th, 2019
Ensuring the security of the software is of paramount importance to any company, and more so for the companies who develop and supply the software. With opportunities for an infection of malware at each step of the software supply chain, securing the chain has become a key concern in a world control...

Playing His Cards Right: Kalpesh G. Kapadia M.S. '97

Thursday, July 11th, 2019
When he was 22 years old, Kalpesh G. Kapadia immigrated to the United States from Bombay, India. A commuter student who lived in Kearny, Kapadia attended NJIT on a full scholarship, with cooperative work at the pharmaceutical company Schering-Plough. His scholarship also entailed teaching students a...

NJIT to Establish New Institute for Data Science

Monday, July 8th, 2019
Continuing its mission to lead in computing technologies, NJIT announced today that it will establish a new Institute for Data Science, focusing on cutting-edge interdisciplinary research and development in all areas pertinent to digital data. The institute will bring existing research centers in bi...

Alumni Give in Record Numbers, Surpass Giving Rate Goal for 2018-19

Monday, July 8th, 2019
During the fiscal year that ended last week on June 30, a record number of NJIT alumni made a gift in support of their alma mater. These donations from alumni pushed NJIT’s alumni giving rate to 10.3% — more than double the national average for public universities. This newly-achieved alumni giving...

Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Treatment Choices by Physicians and Patients

Monday, July 8th, 2019
Electronic health records (EHRs) have become the chief tool for documenting a patient’s medical care in today’s changing health care landscape. Still, many physicians are reluctant to use this technology and when they do, they often leave behind an incomplete and incorrect file, primarily because th...

NJIT, Penn College Awarded $8M to Develop Manufacturing Apprenticeship Programs

Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019
The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded a $7,996,530 grant to New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and Pennsylvania College of Technology to develop industry-driven strategies for apprenticeships in advanced manufacturing fields. The funding is part of the U.S. Department of Labor's awarding o...

MIP Studio Earns Honorable Mention in 2019 Schindler Global Award

Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
A group of students in the College of Architecture and Design’s (CoAD) Master of Infrastructure Planning (MIP) studio took home first honorable mention and a $7,500 prize at the Schindler Global Award (SGA) in Mumbai, India May 10. The SGA is a student urban design competition that is focused on mo...

NJIT Plays Integral Role in 1st Annual ExploreNJ Conference for Business Owners and Entrepreneurs

Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
The focus of the event was why New Jersey is the best place for entrepreneurs and businesses in the U.S., as well for foreign firms seeking to enter the U.S. market, to invest in and grow their businesses. And the interest in doing so was indeed high, with upward of 150 people from over 40 industrie...