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Men's Basketball Battles to First America East Win, 64-59

Monday, January 20th, 2025
Tariq Francis posted a stellar all-around performance, tallying 19 points, eight assists, five rebounds and three steals as NJIT earned its first America East victory of the season with a 64-59 win over New Hampshire on Saturday afternoon. Sebastian Robinson followed close behind with 17 ...

NJIT Awarded in State's Pilot Global Entrepreneurs-in-Residence Program

Thursday, January 16th, 2025
The New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE) announced awards to two institutions of higher education under the state’s pilot Global Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (Global EIR) program. With a targeted focus on driving innovation and entrepreneurship in the field of generative AI, t...

A Door Finally Opens for Dayton

Thursday, January 16th, 2025
 By Darius Sollohub, professor and interim chair of the School of Architecture in the Hillier College of Architecture & Design at NJIT From nearly anywhere in Newark’s Dayton neighborhood, residents can see the train station serving Newark Liberty International Airport, among the nati...

Collaboration Between NJIT, Rutgers, Temple Adds Security to AI Education

Wednesday, January 15th, 2025
In modern software, the train of security vulnerabilities is headed full-steam at the artificial intelligence track, while experts from NJIT, Rutgers University and Temple University are developing new educational materials intended to prevent a collision. NJIT’s Cong Shi, assistant professor in Yi...

Urban Gardens Workshop at NJIT Advances Sustainability and Food Security

Tuesday, January 14th, 2025
NJIT hosted a National Science Foundation-funded Research Coordination Network (RCN) workshop on Urban Food, Energy, and Water (Urban FEW) in November. The event brought together researchers, technologists, urban gardeners and policymakers to tackle urban challenges related to food, water and energy...

Bias, Diversity and Truth in AI: NJIT Alum Sanmi Koyejo Advocates for Change

Tuesday, January 14th, 2025
Artificial intelligence is transforming our world in ways that spark curiosity, excitement and concern. Sanmi Koyejo ’05, assistant professor of computer science at Stanford University and founder and president of Black in AI, explored its profound impact across various domains, addressing pressing ...

Amirasalan Moatazedian - ECE PhD Student of the Month - January 2025

Tuesday, January 14th, 2025
Amirarsalan Moatazedian has been a Ph.D. student in electrical engineering at NJIT since Fall 2024. He is advised by Dr. Joerg Kliewer and his research interests include information theory, generative adversarial networks and privacy preserving encoding. Before he entered his current Ph.D. program, ...

Integrating Technology and Community Engagement in a New Look at Urban Gardens

Tuesday, January 14th, 2025
The National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Research Coordination Network (RCN) on Urban Food, Energy and Water (Urban FEW) held one in a series of workshops on urban gardens at NJIT on November 21st and 22nd. Comprised of researchers from several institutions of higher education, the Urban FEW has...

Search for Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations

Monday, January 13th, 2025
Dear Highlanders,   I write today to share plans regarding the search for NJIT’s next Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations, a position that will be critical in attaining the aspirations outlined in our 2030 strategic plan to become a nexus of innovation...

Zuniga's 29 Points Lead to 4th Straight Win, NJIT Remains Perfect in America East

Monday, January 13th, 2025
Rising junior Alejandra Zuniga scored a game-best 29 points leading the Highlanders to a 72-54 home victory over visiting UMass Lowell in America East Conference women's basketball action inside the Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center Saturday afternoon.  NJIT, winners of...