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TEDxNJIT Event on November 8

Tuesday, October 9th, 2018
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) will host a TEDxNJIT event Nov. 8, 2018 in the Jim Wise Theatre on the NJIT campus and via an accompanying live simulcast available to viewers worldwide. The independently organized event, licensed by TED, is themed “ReFraming” and will featur...

2018 Fall Career Fair Connects Jobseekers and Employers With a "Handshake"

Tuesday, October 9th, 2018
NJIT’s 2018 Fall Career Fair, held Sept. 26 at the university’s Wellness and Events Center, welcomed 215 employers primed to recruit applicants for full-time positions, internships and co-ops. It also embraced a new career services management platform called Handshake, designed to both optimize the ...

NJIT Technology and Society Forum Presents: City Resilience

Monday, October 8th, 2018
In the face of both natural and man-made threat to city infrastructure, greater pushes have been made toward the planning and design of “resilient cities” — cities positioned to protect and enhance urban life through development of components necessary to respond to terrorism, earthquakes, coastal ...

NJIT Picks Up First ASUN Conference Win; Posts 3-2 Come-From-Behind Victory at Jacksonville

Monday, October 8th, 2018
NJIT picked up its first ASUN Conference win of the 2018 season in the Highlanders, 3-2, come-from-behind victory at Jacksonville Saturday evening at Swisher Gymnasium. NJIT (1-5 ASUN, 3-17 overall) snaps a three-match skid in the win at Jacksonville while Jacksonville moves to 1-5 in the ASUN, 2-1...

An NJIT Vision Therapy Team Is a Finalist for One of the World's Premier VR Awards

Monday, October 8th, 2018
Biomedical engineer Tara Alvarez and her team of engineers, game designers, artists and clinicians are finalists for a coveted international award from industry leaders in virtual reality for their vision therapy platform. Three winners for Breakthrough Auggie Awards, honoring projects “at the inte...

Building a Landscape for the Future: N.J. Leaders Convene for Black Issues Convention

Saturday, October 6th, 2018
On Oct. 4 and 5, leaders from across New Jersey assembled on the campus of NJIT for the 36th Black Leadership Conference sponsored by the New Jersey Black Issues Convention (NJBIC), an organization founded in 1983 to establish a network of communication and cooperation among predominantly Black orga...

A Neurobiologist, a Solar Physicist and a Chemical Engineer Are Awarded for Research Excellence

Friday, October 5th, 2018
Faced with a formidable list of nominees for the annual Excellence in Research Prize and Medal, the Board of Overseers opted this year for its own brand of novelty and innovation: the prize committee picked three. The sector-spanning winners, all at the forefront of their fields, included a solar ph...

NJIT to Host 36th Annual Black Leadership Conference Oct. 4 – 5

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018
The New Jersey Black Issues Convention (NJBIC) will convene in the Campus Center Ballrooms on the NJIT campus to hold its 36th Annual Black Leadership Conference Oct. 4 – 5 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. (registration begins at 7 a.m. on both days). Organized in 1983 to establish a network of communica...

City, University Leaders to Gather at NJIT for MetroLab Network Summit

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018
WHEN: October 15-16, 2018 WHAT: Leaders from U.S. cities and universities will gather in Newark for the MetroLab Network 2018 Annual Summit, where they will discuss their plans to bring technology, data, and analytics to drive civic innovation and address local government priorities. Med...

Statements from President Bloom and NJ Presidents' Council on Gov. Murphy Economic Development Plan

Monday, October 1st, 2018
Governor Phil Murphy today unveiled his economic development strategic plan – “The State of Innovation: Building a Stronger and Fairer Economy in New Jersey” – to set New Jersey on the path to a stronger and fairer future where innovation and diversity are at the forefront of the State’s economy. “...