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NJIT Teams Nab 1st and 2nd Place in Statewide Competition

Monday, February 18, 2019
The purpose is twofold: “tap into the creative and forward-thinking minds of young people, and at the same time, encourage students to take a more active role in understanding and shaping health care.” Indeed, the second annual...
(Left to right) Kevin Pemberthy, Yasmine Ghattas and Ricardo Garcia

These 3 NJIT Students Are Now 2019 Governor's STEM Scholars

Monday, February 11, 2019
Every year, hundreds of high school and college students throughout the Garden State apply for the honor to be a Governor’s STEM Scholar. Slots are limited and the competition is steep.

Dispelling Popular "CSI" Myths With NJIT's David Fisher

Wednesday, February 6, 2019
In 2012, CBS’s crime-fiction television drama, “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” reached the zenith of primetime television ratings.

Meet David Fisher: NJIT's First Professor of Practice in Forensic Science

Monday, January 28, 2019
This month, NJIT’s forensic science program welcomed David Fisher — an expert criminalist previously with New York City’s Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) — to its faculty ranks.

New Walking Cavefish Study Explores Origins of Quadrapedal Walking

Wednesday, December 19, 2018
A new research collaboration between New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Louisiana State University (LSU) and University of Florida is set to launch the first evolutionary study of the unique pelvic structure and walking mechanics of blind...

Electric Fish In Augmented Reality Reveal How Animals "Actively Sense" the World Around Them

Monday, December 10, 2018
Bats and dolphins emit sound waves to sense their surroundings; like a battery, electric fish generate electricity to help them detect motion while burrowed in their refuges; and humans use tiny movements of the eyes to perceive objects in their...
Honors Student Yasmine Ghattas

Thanks to Honors Grant, Yasmine Ghattas Taught Health Ed in Africa

Monday, November 26, 2018
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NJIT Among Nation's Top-Ranked Colleges for Biology in 2019

Monday, November 5, 2018
New Jersey Institute of Technology has been ranked among the best colleges for biology students in the U.S., according to College Factual’s recently released “2019 Best Biology Colleges” rankings.

Professor of Neurobiology Awarded for Research Excellence

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

From Euthanasia to Gene Editing: A Q&A With Bioethics Expert Arthur Caplan

Thursday, October 18, 2018
In the 1990s, Jack Kevorkian controversially brought the issue of physician-assisted dying to the forefront of a conversation at the crossroads of medicine, technology, law and morality — known as bioethics.