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New Computer Science Elective Examines the History of Computing

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

A new course about the history of information systems will be offered by Ying Wu College of Computing this spring, where students will learn about everything from calculation methods of ancient and medieval times, through early visions of...

NJIT Students and Faculty Help Save New Jersey's Old-Growth Forests

Monday, November 22, 2021

With world leaders recently in climate change talks at the COP26 Summit in Glasgow, NJIT students and faculty have been busy getting others to appreciate the value of the environment back home, and their efforts have helped save forest land in...

New Essay Collection by NJIT's Burt Kimmelman Released to Early Praise

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Burt Kimmelman, acclaimed poet, literary scholar and distinguished professor in NJIT’s Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, is receiving early praise for his new eclectic collection of essays, titled ...

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NJIT-Led Team Wins a $1.25 Million Grant to Ensure Women Scholars Flourish as Inventors

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Women’s ingenuity dots the human landscape, from the external fire escape, to the word processor, to the first dishwashing machine to replace scrubbers with water pressure, to Kevlar, the lightweight, but supremely strong fiber used in...

NJIT Awarded NSF Grant to Open Undergrad Space Weather Research Program

Thursday, October 28, 2021

With a new grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), NJIT’s internationally-recognized Institute for Space Weather Sciences (ISWS) will now host a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program site — offering unique summer...

NJIT a 'Best Global University' in US News & World Report Ranking

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

New Jersey Institute of Technology is among the Best Global Universities identified by U.S. News and World Report in its eighth edition of the annual ranking.

NJIT STEM Leadership Forum Inspires Educators to Bring 'Cutting-Edge STEM' into Classrooms

Friday, October 22, 2021

With students back in classrooms this fall, educators and superintendents across New Jersey were once again welcomed back to NJIT’s campus to network and discuss fresh ways they can enrich hands-on STEM learning in their schools at the university...

What's Missing From Forest Mortality Projections? A Look Underground

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

You can’t see it happening. But what goes on below ground in a forest is very important in determining its fate.

"Once-In-A-Generation" Tardigrade Fossil Discovery Reveals New Species in 16-Million-Year-Old Amber

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

They’ve famously survived the vacuum of space, and even returned to life after being frozen for decades in Antarctic moss. But as hard as it is to kill the bizarre microscopic animal, the tardigrade, it’s harder to find one fossilized.

Experts at NJIT's New AI Research Center to Study Theory and Applications

Friday, October 1, 2021

Members of NJIT's new Center for Artificial Intelligence Research will look to expand knowledge of the theory, data and applications of their field, which director Grace Wang said is quickly evolving...