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Personable and Accomplished NJIT Alum Endows Scholarships to Bring Women into STEM

Tuesday, July 30th, 2024
The legacy of Kelly O’Connor, who was an active alumna of New Jersey Institute of Technology for 30 years, endures with two new scholarships that will serve female students who are interested in STEM. The Kelly A. O’Connor Pre-College Scholarship will cover the cost of summer programs in science, t...

NJIT Trustee Dennis Toft Earns Spot in NJBIZ 2024 Law Power List

Monday, July 29th, 2024
Dennis Toft, co-vice chair of New Jersey Institute of Technology's Board of Trustees, has been recognized on NJBIZ’s 2024 Law Power List, highlighting Toft's significant contributions to environmental law and his leadership within New Jersey's legal and environmental sectors. Toft serves as the cha...

Hai Phan Authors Book to Provide Insights into Trustworthy Federated Learning

Thursday, July 25th, 2024
Associate Professor Hai Phan in Ying Wu College of Computing’s Department of Data Science, and a pioneer in Trustworthy AI, has recently co-authored a handbook that will guide anyone from expert to beginner who seeks to venture into the realms of trustworthy federated learning. "Handbook of Trustwo...

Paris Bound: Incoming Freshman Men's Swimmer Ilias El Fallaki Heads to the Olympics

Thursday, July 25th, 2024
NJIT men's swimming and diving incoming freshman Ilias El Fallaki will represent Morocco at the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympic Games. El Fallaki, who will attend NJIT this fall in the Martin Tuchman School of Management, will compete in the men's 400m freestyle Saturday, July 27. Hailing from Sevill...

Women's Basketball Earns WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Ranking

Wednesday, July 24th, 2024
The NJIT women's basketball team was recognized as the 25th ranked team nationally in the Women's Basketball Association (WBCA) Division I Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll for the 2023-24 season, the organization released July 24. This marks the first time in school history that the team has been fe...

NJIT Researchers Close in on New Technology for Objectively Measuring Pain

Wednesday, July 24th, 2024
On a scale of one to ten, how much pain do you feel? It’s a question many patients get from their doctor in the U.S. each day, often accompanied by the Visual Analogue Scale from 1-10 that was first introduced in clinics in 1921. A century later, the simple assessment is perhaps the most widely use...

NJIT Athletics Announces 2024 Hall of Fame Induction Class

Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024
NJIT Athletics is proud to announce seven individuals and one team will comprise the 2024 NJIT Athletics Hall of Fame induction class. The Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held on October 19, 2024 in NJIT's Wellness and Events Center Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics Lenny Kaplan...

NJIT Alumni Jordan Hu and Dieter Weissenrieder Honored at NJ Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards

Wednesday, July 17th, 2024
The 11th Annual New Jersey Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards, held on June 25 at the Pines Manor in Edison, New Jersey, celebrated the remarkable achievements of immigrant business leaders who have significantly contributed to New Jersey’s economy. Among the distinguished honorees were two exceptional a...

Researchers Leveraging AI to Train (Robotic) Dogs to Respond to Their Masters

Wednesday, July 17th, 2024
An international collaboration seeks to innovate the future of how a mechanical man’s best friend interacts with its owner, using a combination of AI and edge computing called edge intelligence. The project is sponsored through a one-year seed grant from the Institute for Future Technologies (IFT),...

NJIT Earns Top 3 Ranking for Bachelor's, Master's from University HQ

Tuesday, July 16th, 2024
New Jersey Institute of Technology is among the best universities in New Jersey to earn a bachelor’s or master’s degree according to University HQ. Statewide, NJIT is ranked No. 3 for Best Bachelor’s and Master’s Colleges, the independent education organization found. Specifically, NJIT achieved th...
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