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Surprise Finding: Zebrafish Break Out Into 'Panic Wave' Mosh Pits to Social Distance

Thursday, December 16, 2021
Social distancing is nothing new in the time of COVID.

What's Missing From Forest Mortality Projections? A Look Underground

Tuesday, October 19, 2021
You can’t see it happening. But what goes on below ground in a forest is very important in determining its fate.

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

Tuesday, October 5, 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.

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

Tuesday, September 14, 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...

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

Tuesday, August 31, 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...
Prize winners, board members, and keynote speakers pose after the award ceremony.

Undergraduate Research and Innovation on Display at NJIT Symposium

Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Countless hours of research and preparation were on display at the Undergraduate Summer Research and Innovation (URI) Symposium as 134 students presented 108 projects to a group of peers, NJIT faculty and URI External Advisory Board members.
NJIT Forensic Science Students

$1.4 Million Federal Grant Launches NJIT Forensic Science Initiative

Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Federal funding supporting New Jersey’s “Opportunity Meets Innovation” higher education challenge will introduce Newark high school students to forensic science as a...

Duetting Songbirds 'Mute' the Musical Mind of Their Partner to Stay in Sync

Monday, May 31, 2021
Art Garfunkel once described his legendary musical chemistry with Paul Simon, “We meet somewhere in the air through the vocal cords ...

Award-Winning NJIT Grads Reflect on Their Journeys to Jobs, Grad Programs

Friday, May 21, 2021
Among the honorees at this year’s College of Science and Liberal Arts Awards at NJIT were seven members of the Class of 2021 who earned...

Two Enterprising Undergraduate Researchers Win Goldwater Scholarships

Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Two biology students involved in high-level research on novel therapies for COVID-19 and other diseases were named 2021 Goldwater scholars this year by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence...