New Jersey's K-20 Education Collaborative Meets at First-Ever "Cradle to Career" Summit

Thursday, April 5th, 2018
In March, NJIT staged the first-ever “CLEAR: Cradle to Career” (C3 2018) Summit, aimed at “fostering a larger networked community of innovative and dedicated teachers, leaders, faculty researchers and students of all ages”. The summit — co-hosted by NJIT’s statewide K-20 Collaborative for Leadershi...

A Spring Afternoon with Sophia and Friends

Wednesday, April 4th, 2018
The first Friday afternoon of Spring 2018 brings an exciting concert to campus — acclaimed pianist Sophia Agranovich will be joined by two of her exceptional students, Mohammed Boubendir and Robert Argasinski. David Dubal, internationally known pianist, author, broadcaster and painter will introduce...

Undergraduate Ecosystems: Underwater with Blind Cavefishes

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018
Neuroecology of Unusual Animals Laboratory How do nervous systems evolve and adapt to extreme environments? The Soares lab uses neuroethological and ecological methods to understand the evolution of neural adaptation, examining the evolution of circuitries, behavioral adaptation and sensory novelty....

A Whole New Ball Game: Alumna Scores Job as Data Scientist for Philadelphia 76ers

Thursday, March 29th, 2018
NJIT alumni continue to prove that when armed with a degree from one of the nation’s leading public high-tech universities, trails are blazed and professional dreams really do come true. Just ask alumna Ivana Seric ’17, who was able to turn her love of sports, math and science into a dream job wi...

A Mathematician Takes Aim at Gunk

Thursday, March 22nd, 2018
Some industrial processes seem to resist optimization. Filters impervious to the slings and arrows of accumulated “gunk” – the particles, minerals and organic buildup that foul water treatment facilities, nuclear power plants and even breweries – are prime among them. And that’s where the mathematic...

One Year In, East Orange Shines as 'Future Ready' Exemplar of Digital Learning

Wednesday, March 21st, 2018
Paulette Salomon distinctly recalls April of 2016 as a critical point in her school district’s journey to provide the right digital learning resources and opportunities to the students of East Orange, New Jersey — a district where she has been an educator for 22 years, and has served as the educatio...

"Doing More with Less" Conference Explores Innovative Responses to Environmental Sustainability

Friday, March 16th, 2018
The Murray Center for Women in Technology at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) will hold a one-day Women Designing the Future conference—“The Environment: Doing More with Less”—on Friday, March 23. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. in the university’s Campus Center Ballrooms A and B. Confere...

NJIT Promotes Digital Readiness Across NJ Educational System

Friday, March 9th, 2018
In February, more than 300 educators, superintendents, technology advisors and engaged citizens from districts throughout New Jersey convened at NJIT to promote digital education at the 2018 Future Ready Schools New Jersey (FRS-NJ) North Regional Certification Summit. As the first of three regional...

5 NJIT Students Selected as 2018 Governor's STEM Scholars

Tuesday, March 6th, 2018
Five NJIT students —  Ivan Mitevski, Kiera Nissen, Omar Qari, Priya Rajbabu and Michael Vitti — have been named 2018 Governor’s STEM Scholars, an honor that is providing them with unique opportunities to learn from and network with New Jersey STEM professionals, research organizations, academic...

In the Heights Musical opens on Wednesday, February 28

Monday, February 26th, 2018
The Rutgers-Newark/NJIT Theatre and Arts Technology program presents “In the Heights”, a Tony Award- winning musical with lyrics by Lin Manuel Miranda, book by Quiara Alegria Hudes and directed by Michael Kerley, associate director of the theatre program. Using Afro Latino and rap music directed by...