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How Video Games, a Support System and Becoming a Leader at NJIT Helped Me Manage My Mental Health

Monday, June 19th, 2023
Growing up, I was very quiet, shy and introverted. As I started to discover myself in my teenage years, I began coming out of the closet at age 12. Because of this, I felt isolated at the time and so I found solace in video games and online forums and communities. I have always struggled with my men...

Computational Advance Will Help Researchers Model Climate With Higher Fidelity

Wednesday, June 14th, 2023
Increased computational power has dramatically improved climate modeling over the past several years, allowing scientists to better forecast long term climate evolution. Despite computers becoming faster and more efficient, cloud modeling was still a hazy prospect until a recent algorithmic imp...

Senior Success: Civil Engineer Lara Rios is Proud of All the Memories She Made at NJIT

Thursday, June 1st, 2023
For Lara Rios ’23, NJIT has been an important part of her family’s life. Her uncle and father graduated from NJIT, and her brother is also studying at the university. As president of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) and diversity and inclusion officer of the Student Senate, Rios...

Engineer from India Found a Home at NJIT, Earning a Master's and Landing a Job in NJ

Tuesday, May 30th, 2023
Anjali Khushalani worked in her native India as a project manager and process manager before arriving at New Jersey Institute of Technology last fall to pursue a master’s in engineering management. Khushalani took an intensive route, concentrating on industrial engineering and earning her degree fr...

For NJIT Faculty, Artificial Intelligence is a Learning Opportunity

Thursday, May 25th, 2023
Public artificial intelligence programs such as ChatGPT are being embraced by faculty across New Jersey Institute of Technology as the latest classroom tool, just like the introductions of videoconferencing, laptops, computer-aided drafting and pocket calculators that came before. AI itself is an e...

Ying Wu College of Computing Graduates 15% More Students Than Last Year

Thursday, May 25th, 2023
The Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) awarded a total of 1,159 degrees at all levels during combined May 2023 graduation ceremonies at Newark’s Prudential Center and NJIT’s WEC arena. This marks a 15% increase in graduating students from the previous year. Of this, 528 undergraduates received a ba...

NJIT and Fulbright University, Vietnam Partner in Master's Pathway Program

Thursday, May 18th, 2023
The increasing interest in NJIT’s Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) as an educational destination for Vietnamese students has inspired a partnership between NJIT and Fulbright University, Vietnam (FUV). The partnership will offer FUV undergraduate students a unique opportunity for a U.S. education...

Chemical Engineering Star Jason Ogbebor's Journey from NJIT to MIT

Thursday, May 18th, 2023
Ever since Jason Ogbebor set foot in a chemistry classroom in high school, he knew he was destined to conduct high-level, impactful research. Looking to science legends — Mendeleev, Bohr, Einstein — Ogbebor is realizing his dreams and is on his way to pursue a Ph.D. at MIT. “I wanted to be a pionee...

NJIT Computing Dean, Craig Gotsman, Awarded Patent for Location Privacy

Wednesday, May 17th, 2023
Anyone who downloaded a contact tracing app for the COVID pandemic may have had concerns about privacy risks of location tracking, but such concerns are now addressed in a unique way through a patent recently awarded to Craig Gotsman, dean of NJIT's Ying Wu College of Computing. Location data could...

NJIT Master's and Doctoral Graduates Encouraged to Look Beyond Their Degrees at 2023 Commencement

Tuesday, May 16th, 2023
New Jersey Institute of Technology served up waves of fanfare as its advanced degree graduates walked across the stage in the Wellness and Events Center in three commencement ceremonies on May 16. The 2023 class, composed of more than 1,300 graduates, is the largest in five years and reflects the la...