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Interior/Digital Design Students Team Up on Coffee Shop Prototype

Wednesday, December 16th, 2020
The team of interior and digital design students who collaborated with students in the Tuchman school of management on the COCO Coffee Shop include Sandy Ghattas, Claritza Guerrero, Ahn Ly, Rua Elmosallamy, and Suzanne Hlinka.   "Our values are driven by the fact that both ends of the NJI...

Two NJIT Engineers are Elected 2020 Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

Tuesday, December 15th, 2020
Two pioneering researchers, Rajesh Davé, a distinguished professor of chemical and materials engineering, and MengChu Zhou, a distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering, were recently elected fellows of National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Davé and Zhou join 173 other academic i...

Architecture Students Propose NJIT Master Plan, New Building Designs

Tuesday, December 15th, 2020
It is a long-standing practice within architecture studios to assign real-world projects to students as they develop the skills to build for the future. In a studio taught by Associate Professor Darius Sollohub, the reimagining of the Mueller Florist Supplies site continues this practice. Hillier C...

Lyzi Litwinko Tabs Second Straight America East Conference Rookie of the Week Honor

Tuesday, December 15th, 2020
Freshman Lyzi Litwinko was selected America East Conference Rookie of the Week for the second straight week the league office announced on Monday. The 5-foot-8 guard from Berlin, CT, averaged 9.5ppg and 5.5rpg in a pair of games for the Highlanders last week.  Litwinko shot 42 perce...

Inculcating Ethics in Engineers

Monday, December 14th, 2020
J. Britt Holbrook, a philosopher who specializes in science policy, is designing an innovative course in engineering ethics that focuses on justice and societal impact. The goal of the course is to help engineering students better understand how their future actions and decisions as engineers can di...

NJIT Community Updates and Announcements 12/14/20-12/18/20

Monday, December 14th, 2020
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...

IBM-4-Good Ideathon Registration Now Open for Students

Thursday, December 10th, 2020
To celebrate Computer Science Education Week #CSEdWeek, IBM Z is teaming with Goodwall, a youth-led social enterprise, to power its "What’s Your Coding Story" video challenge. What inspired you to learn to code? Why does computer science fire you up? Tell IBM Z and Goodwall and earn ...

NJIT President Recognized with Technology Award for Boosting Innovation by TechUnited

Thursday, December 10th, 2020
In a virtual ceremony Dec. 9, NJIT President Joel S. Bloom was presented with the Martinson-Ballen Technology Supporter award by TechUnited. This award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated a significant impact and a long-standing contribution to New Jersey's technology and innovation industr...

Warm Holiday Wishes from President Joel and Dr. Diane Bloom

Wednesday, December 9th, 2020
Season's Greetings! This may not be a traditional holiday season, but it remains a time to appreciate those things that bring true meaning to our lives — friends and loved ones, acts of caring for and supporting one another, and opportunities to positively affect the society and world in which we l...

"Spooky Interactions", Shocking Adaptations Discovered in Electric Fish of Brazil's Amazon

Wednesday, December 9th, 2020
From Brazil's Amazon, researchers report “spooky interactions” among surface- and cave-dwelling electric fish, revealing shocking behavior of 300 blind cavefishes whose ancestors adopted life in darkness tens of thousands of years ago. A study of weakly electric fishes from a remote area of the&nb...