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

Tuesday, October 5th, 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. In fact, only two have ever been discovered and formally named —...

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

Friday, October 1st, 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 from experimental to practical status. The center will rely heavily on external grants, such as from...

2021 Virtual New Jersey Chemistry Olympians Tackle COVID Vaccines, Chemical Pollution

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021
This summer, the 2021 Virtual New Jersey Chemistry Olympics (vNJCO) once again became the grounds for a fierce two weeks of competition between young chemists from high schools around the state. By the end, more than 130 attendees joined the competition’s award ceremony live — tuning in from England...

NJIT Tops NJ Public Universities for Early-Career Salaries, Ranks 14 Nationwide

Thursday, September 16th, 2021
New Jersey Institute of Technology ranked No. 1 in New Jersey and 14th nationally among public schools for early-career salaries, with young alumni bringing home just under $125,000 on average against just $7,600 in average debt, according to Forbes 2021 Top Colleges ranking. Statewide, only private...

This NJIT Alumna Is Building the Case for Forensic Science Talent in Newark Schools

Tuesday, September 14th, 2021
It wasn’t more than a few months after she graduated with a biology degree in May of 2016 that NJIT alumna Pamela Carman swapped the university’s labs and lecture halls for a classroom all her own, just minutes from campus at Newark’s East Side High School.  Since then, Carman has become the dr...

NJIT Climbs the Rankings of U.S. News & World Report, A Top 50 Public University

Monday, September 13th, 2021
– No. 103 among National Universities, up 15 spots from last year – NJIT Ranks 46th among public universities – Reputation score up for second year in a row; tied for second nationally in reputation growth over the last four years – Top 100 Best Value School New Jersey Institute of Technology has ri...

NJIT Senior Finds Hispanic Role Models in Software Internships

Tuesday, August 31st, 2021
From NJIT to Apple to Google and back, senior computer science and mathematics major Ricky Palaguachi always expands his peer network around those who share Hispanic heritage. On campus, he's the webmaster for the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), which welcomes students from any ma...

Liftoff: NJIT Grads Enter Facebook, Merck, Air Force, Brown University

Tuesday, August 31st, 2021
Facebook, Merck, Brown University, the University of Minnesota, Venture for America and the U.S. Air Force are among the destinations of standouts from the Class of 2021 at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Here’s a closer look at seven graduates.  Roberto Adamson: Eidgenössische Technis...

A New Brand of Ethics: NJIT's New Center Trains Tomorrow's Responsible Researchers

Friday, August 20th, 2021
Amid the many new lab facilities that have recently risen across NJIT’s campus, Associate Professor of Philosophy Britt Holbrook is laying the groundwork for an initiative he contends will be just as vital in driving impactful research and innovation at the university and beyond for years to come — ...

NJIT Undergrad Braeden Perdue Speaks at White House COVID-19 Press Event with Dr. Fauci

Wednesday, August 11th, 2021
In the span of just a few short weeks, NJIT student Braeden Perdue has gone from taking a summer job as a community organizer helping promote COVID-19 vaccine education and access across New Jersey, to becoming a voice for health care equality during the pandemic that has reached the White House and...