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Martin Kellogg Lands $450K NSF Grant, Developing New Approach to Stop Bugs

Tuesday, July 18th, 2023
NJIT Assistant Professor Martin Kellogg is a software exterminator, obsessed with inventing programs that squash bugs in other people's code, and now he's working on the elusive balance between usability vs. perfection. Kellogg recently won a four-year, $450,000 National Science Foundation grant to...

The Rise of a Climate-Triggered Neurotoxin in the Arctic Tundra

Monday, July 17th, 2023
Climbing temperatures in the Arctic tundra are transforming inorganic mercury deposited by power plants and other industrial polluters, some of it inert for decades, into a neurotoxin that is accumulating in the region’s lake sediments, wetland ponds, soils and food chains. Certain tiny anaerobic m...

Four Ying Wu College of Computing Students: Life After 2023 Graduation

Thursday, July 13th, 2023
“So, what are your plans after graduation?” This is the question asked by uncles and aunts, grandparents, neighbors – and occasionally parents – from the Thanksgiving dinner table right up until graduation day. Four May 2023 Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) graduates highlighted below are a few o...

U.S. Coast Guard Flotilla Among Three New Ways for Highlanders to Earn Wings

Wednesday, July 12th, 2023
Several new aeronautical opportunities will provide hands-on training for New Jersey Institute of Technology students who look to the sky. Starting this fall, NJIT will establish an official group of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary University Program, known as a flotilla. It will meet at Caldwell Ai...

Mohammad Mostafa Al Mahfuz - ECE PhD Student of the Month - July 2023

Wednesday, July 12th, 2023
Mohammad Mostafa Al Mahfuz is a Ph.D. candidate at the Helen and John C. Hartmann Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). He is currently working in the Nanoelectronic Materials and Devices Lab (NMD) under the supervision of Professor Dong-Kyun...

Sustainable Design: A Room with a View

Tuesday, July 11th, 2023
*"A Room with a View" is part of NJIT's 2023 Research Magazine* There’s a reason the daylight-filled corner office is a coveted prize for corporate achievers. “A view from a window has a positive impact on emotions, cognitive performance and thermal comfort,” asserts Won Hee Ko, an assistant ...

Twelve Highlanders Named 2022-23 America East Presidential Scholar-Athletes

Monday, July 10th, 2023
The America East Conference has announced that 12 student-athletes from NJIT have been named America East Presidential Scholar-Athletes for their outstanding academic achievements throughout their entire career, the league office announced Thursday. The award recognizes graduating student-athl...

NJIT Partnership with Prudential Addresses Tech Challenges

Monday, July 10th, 2023
Longtime Newark neighbors, Prudential and New Jersey Institute of Technology, have joined forces to help Prudential solve technological challenges while providing exciting opportunities for NJIT students. Like many leading financial organizations, Prudential has introduced cutting-edge digital tech...

NJIT Awarded $10 Million for Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites Through EPA Grant

Wednesday, July 5th, 2023
New Jersey Institute of Technology has been awarded $10 million by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as part of a $315 million initiative from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites across the country. The funding comes e...

Happy Independence Day

Tuesday, July 4th, 2023
Dear Highlanders, I want to wish you all a happy and healthy Fourth of July! It is a time to celebrate the birth of our country as an independent nation, and this is traditionally done by gathering with family, friends and loved ones; taking well-earned vacations or trips to the shore; attending pa...