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Measurable Environmental Impact: Life Cycle Assessment in Design

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021
In his recent book, An Environmental Life Cycle Approach to Design, author John Cays, associate dean for academic affairs and interim director of the School of Art + Design, opens the door of environmental Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to the world of design. Cays posits that in the hands of designers...

Hamilton Hospital Employs Mobile Medical Care Units Developed by NJIT and Collaborators

Monday, February 22nd, 2021
Partnering with New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and The Tuchman Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Hamilton has established a freestanding COVID-19 testing center on its campus that was fashioned from four 40-foot-long, repurposed shipping containers. The new faci...

Six NJIT Honors College Students Named U.S. Fulbright Semifinalists

Monday, February 22nd, 2021
NJIT students have broken three university records so far this year in pursuit of Fulbright scholarships, submitting a historic high of 11 applications, followed by another milestone achievement – the elevation of six to the semifinal round, including a first-ever candidate for study in the U.K., on...

NJIT Launches Leadership Council to Fuel Enrollment of Hispanic and Latinx Students

Thursday, February 18th, 2021
Para la versión en español, vaya aquí. New Jersey Institute of Technology has launched a Hispanic and Latinx Leadership Council (HLLC) to propel its mission of enrolling more Hispanic and Latinx students and achieve its goal of becoming a Hispanic-serving institution. The 11-person council — which...

Strategy for Instruction: NJIT Responds to the Pandemic in Forward-Thinking Fashion

Thursday, February 18th, 2021
Last year, as the COVID-19 pandemic began its inexorable march across the country, NJIT, along with higher education institutions nationwide, faced an unprecedented challenge: how to best move to fully remote instruction, both quickly and safely. Immediately, the university drew upon its technologic...

As NJIT Preps for Next Career Fair, Students Reflect on Finding the Right Match

Wednesday, February 10th, 2021
Nearly 100 employers and more than 1,000 students are expected to participate in this month’s NJIT career fair, which remains online via the Handshake networking platform. Among the employers offering internships, co-operative educational opportunities and jobs at the Feb. 19 fair are Bristol Myers...

Game Jam Brings Design Skills to Techies, Tech Skills to Designers

Tuesday, February 9th, 2021
Students who study computing teamed with those in digital design from Jan. 29-31 at Global Game Jam, a hackathon for video game development, which was virtual this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. About three dozen entrants spanning five teams completed the challenge to finish a game in ...

Minority Architects Organization Seeks New Student Leaders

Friday, February 5th, 2021
Student clubs come and go, but right now the Highlander chapter of NOMAS — National Organization of Minority Architecture Students — is being primed for a comeback, according to faculty advisor Mark Bess, a university lecturer in Hillier College of Architecture and Design since 2004. There are 80 c...

NJIT Research Partnership with BASF and United Way Taking Climate Action

Thursday, January 21st, 2021
Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America Program, Christine Liaukus at the Center for Building Knowledge is heading a research team of Hillier College students, experts from BASF, industry contractors and the United Way. The project is called “Re-Side Right” and it’s testing the pe...

Pandemic Gives Architects New Challenges in Designing for Health Concerns

Wednesday, December 16th, 2020
Architects consider cost, design aesthetics, materials, uses and a host of other factors when planning new spaces, but now the COVID-19 pandemic is making occupant health another factor to consider. Designing in the context of current events and lifestyle changes is nothing new for architects, whet...