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NJIT Students Come in 1st With Election-Inspired Hackathon Project

Friday, October 4th, 2019
It was a timely inspiration that garnered two Honors College students a first-place hackathon win. With the upcoming election season expected to be fraught with doctored videos of famous figures aiming to influence voters — known as deepfakes — Aarati Srikumar and George Aboudiwan, along with two te...

NJIT Promotes Lenny Kaplan to Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics

Thursday, October 3rd, 2019
Lenny Kaplan, who has headed New Jersey Institute of Technology's division of physical education and athletics since August 2000, has been promoted to the new title of associate vice president/director of athletics. Kaplan has been instrumental in guiding the program's growth, first at the NCA...

Management School Heads to France for Spring Break Study Abroad

Thursday, October 3rd, 2019
Building on last year’s fruitful trip to Germany, NJIT’s Martin Tuchman School of Management (MTSM), in collaboration with the university’s Office of Global Initiatives, is again offering a faculty-led study abroad trip during Spring Break — this time to Lyon, France, in March 2020. Students will le...

NJIT Hosts Tech Giants Facebook, Google and Microsoft

Tuesday, October 1st, 2019
NJIT students had a chance to connect with tech powerhouses Facebook, Google and Microsoft during information sessions held on campus. Sessions included tech challenges, puzzle competitions, panel discussions and résumé workshops. Reynald Benoit, ‘06, shared his journey of ending up at Google ...

Aseng, Chamberlain Lead Women's Soccer To 2-1 Win Over UNA

Monday, September 30th, 2019
For the first time since joining the ASUN Conference in 2015, the NJIT women's soccer team has begun league play with a 2-0 record. The Highlanders held off the North Alabama Lions, 2-1, to improve to 5-3-2 on the season and earn back-to-back ASUN victories to open conference play. Jessica Aseng&n...

NJIT Planned Its First Computer Lab 65 Years Ago, Used for Dissertations

Monday, September 30th, 2019
There were no digital computers at NJIT, known as Newark College of Engineering, in 1960. This was not a unique situation. Most computers in 1960 were room-sized beasts performing logic through vacuum tubes. A few companies made smaller machines, when small was a relative term meaning something abo...

Svennson Wins Flight Title as Men's Tennis Completes Season-Opening Tournament

Sunday, September 29th, 2019
Senior captain George Svensson continued his impressive start to his final season as a Highlander, winning his flight championship as the NJIT men's tennis team wrapped up action at The Star Group Invitational, which was hosted by Binghamton this weekend. Svensson defeated his opponent fr...

NJIT Shuts Out Liberty 3-0, Picks Up First ASUN Victory

Saturday, September 28th, 2019
NJIT junior Thomas Radon scored a pair of goals and freshman keeper Samuel Reisgys recorded the shutout in the Highlanders' 3-0 win over visiting Liberty in ASUN Conference action on Saturday afternoon at Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium. With the win, NJIT picks up three points, moving to 3-3-3...

Honors Faculty Fellows Program Doubles Its Offerings in Year 2

Friday, September 27th, 2019
A unique program that packages distinctive coursework with diverse experiences, by connecting NJIT students and faculty with leading corporations, governmental agencies and private donors, has expanded as it heads into its second year. Honors Faculty Fellows will feature twice as many classes and th...

Dealing a Therapeutic Counterblow to Traumatic Brain Injury

Thursday, September 26th, 2019
A blow to the head or powerful shock wave on the battlefield can cause immediate, significant damage to a person’s skull and the tissue beneath it. But the trauma does not stop there. The impact sets off a chemical reaction in the brain that ravages neurons and the networks that supply them with nut...