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Students' Research Project Becomes Award-Winning Device at UPitch Contest

Wednesday, June 10th, 2020
In 2019, Owais Aftab was in search of a summer research project to meet his degree requirements for independent study. The biomedical engineering/pre-health Albert Dorman Honors College scholar, then a first-year student, found what he was looking for after a conversation with one of his teachers, J...

Ying Wu College of Computing Starts New Effort to Recruit and Retain Women

Tuesday, June 9th, 2020
A new plan to recruit and retain more women as computer science majors is beginning in earnest this summer at NJIT's Ying Wu College of Computing. Similar efforts have been underway for five years, said James Geller, a professor and associate dean for research. But the push has a new tailwind ...

Class of 2020 Outstanding Graduates Make Their Marks

Thursday, June 4th, 2020
Thousands of students earned their degrees this year at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Here is a collection of their stories, focusing on what they're doing next. Click on the headlines below to read more.   Charles Auriemma Is a Senior Audit Analyst at American Express For the la...

NJIT Adopts Test-Optional Admission Policy for Incoming Freshman Students

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020
First-year students applying to New Jersey Institute of Technology for entry in the Fall of 2021 and Spring of 2022 can choose to not submit SAT or ACT scores. This does not apply to Albert Dorman Honors College or accelerated program applicants. “NJIT is committed to the highest standards in educa...

NJIT Appoints Kamalika Sandell as Vice Provost and Chief Information Officer

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020
Kamalika Sandell has been appointed as NJIT’s vice provost and chief information officer, effective July 27, Provost Fadi Deek announced in an email to the campus community. Sandell, previously deputy CIO at American University, replaces interim CIO Gregg Chottiner. “Kamalika will be the principal...

Senior Success: Amid Pandemic, Soojin Kim Declares She's All In for Emergency Medicine

Monday, June 1st, 2020
Footage of emergency room workers managing overflow crowds of gravely sick patients with deftness, humanity and visible emotion has been nightly, gut-wrenching viewing for millions of Americans over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. For senior Soojin Kim, those often-harrowing scenes prompted one...

AI Software Will Help Regional Planners Build Sidewalks Database

Thursday, May 28th, 2020
Community and urban planners throughout North Jersey will soon have a thorough digital inventory of their sidewalks, based on a unique use of geospatial intelligence software led by Ying Wu College of Computing Associate Professor Xinyue Ye and his Ph.D. student Huan Ning, on behalf of the...

Sohail Mohammed '88, Tech-Savvy Judge, Helps Usher in COVID-Era Virtual Courtrooms

Tuesday, May 26th, 2020
On March 15, Chief Justice Stuart Rabner suspended in-person proceedings in New Jersey Superior Court, giving the judiciary two days to prepare for virtual courtrooms. By that afternoon, Passaic County Superior Court Judge Sohail Mohammed, ’88, a former electrical engineer and technology enthusiast,...

Free College Persistence Mentoring Available to NJIT Students

Tuesday, May 26th, 2020
Through the university’s partnership with Strive for College, an online college mentoring platform, NJIT students are invited to participate in a free pilot program over the next year aimed at helping them complete their courses, earn a degree and prepare for living-wage careers after college. Striv...

Senior Success: Josh Gallic Launches Career at Valcor Engineering

Wednesday, May 20th, 2020
Mechanical engineering student and Albert Dorman Honors Scholar Josh Gallic will graduate this semester and has a job offer from Valcor Engineering to be a junior design engineer. At his post, Josh will be designing valves for space missions. Josh had been introduced to Valcor Engineering through o...
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