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NJIT's College of Science and Liberal Arts Attracts Record Freshman Applicants

Monday, March 22nd, 2021
All-time highs in freshman applicants are being reported this year at NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts (CSLA), according to the university’s latest admissions report for fall 2021. NJIT’s Office of Admissions says CSLA’s freshman applicants this year (approximately 2,500) have risen more ...

NJIT Alum Ryan Brown Kicks Off Super Bowl LV with the CBS Sports Team

Thursday, March 4th, 2021
If you were one of the 96.4 million viewers of this year’s Super Bowl LV, chances are you were watching the work of NJIT alum Ryan Brown flash across your TV screen all night without realizing it. Since leaving NJIT with a Communications and Media B.A. degree, Brown ’15 has moved into the posi...

NJIT Theater Debuts Zoom-Based Reboot of 15th Century Play 'Everyman'

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021
The Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Program is taking the classic late-medieval period morality play, Everyman, into the digital age.  The cast and crew have recently debuted their spin on the original for online streamers — titled Every_01: A Morality Play — where audiences...

Strategy for Instruction: NJIT Responds to the Pandemic in Forward-Thinking Fashion

Thursday, February 18th, 2021
Last year, as the COVID-19 pandemic began its inexorable march across the country, NJIT, along with higher education institutions nationwide, faced an unprecedented challenge: how to best move to fully remote instruction, both quickly and safely. Immediately, the university drew upon its technologic...

NJIT's Maurie Cohen Publishes New, Timely Guide to Sustainability

Thursday, February 4th, 2021
Encompassing everything from electric cars, meatless diets and the compostable cups we find at Starbucks, to big ideas of economic and social equality, the catch-all buzzword “sustainability” has taken on a life of its own over the past few decades — but what does it mean today? Maurie Co...

New Cyberpsychology Seminar Series to Cover Online Conspiracy Theories, Misinformation and More

Monday, February 1st, 2021
What psychological factors drive the popularity of conspiracy theories, and what are the psychological consequences of adopting these theories? What is the role of personality traits in people’s real-life spending behavior online? Is clinical VR ready for primetime in the world of mental healthcare?...

NJIT String Ensemble's Winter Performance Celebrates Music Inspired From Around the World

Friday, January 22nd, 2021
Students and faculty of NJIT’s String Ensemble have released a digital production of their annual Winter Concert Series performance celebrating internationally-inspired music and diversity within the university community.  The performance, directed by NJIT music instructor Christine ...

NJIT Artists' Works Showcased at Reimagined 2020 Newark Arts Festival

Tuesday, November 24th, 2020
Not surprisingly, the year of 2020 proved a dominant source of inspiration for international and local Newark artists including those from the NJIT community, who recently showcased their diverse submissions spanning everything from traditional canvas works and digital art to poetry at this year’s N...

Mathematical Epidemiologist Sara Del Valle '00 '01 Welcomed Back at 2020 CSLA Awards

Tuesday, November 17th, 2020
Sara Del Valle, a two-time NJIT alumna who works at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) developing models for tracking and mitigating the spread of infectious diseases, gave the keynote address at the 2020 College of Science and Liberal Arts Awards ceremony. CSLA Dean Kevin Belfield led the pre...

NJIT Undergrads Win Scholarships for Artistic Work Reimagining a Greener Planet

Wednesday, November 4th, 2020
Undergrads Suzanne Hlinka ’21 and Nada Boules ‘21 have been applying the skills in game development and interior design that they’ve picked up at NJIT, and Mother Earth is thanking them for it. This past year, the pair of students began artistic projects promoting a more sustainable planet, and now,...