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May 5 Is Deadline for Ordering Commencement Regalia

Wednesday, April 29th, 2020
Class of 2020 graduates have until this Tuesday, May 5, to order their Commencement regalia and have it shipped to them. Wearing Commencement regalia is necessary to participate in NJIT’s virtual Commencement ceremony, to be held Friday, June 12. Students are urged to visit the Commencement website...

Designing and Building with Technology and Data: The Human Factor

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020
On a recent visit to NJIT, Master of Architecture alumna Kate Maher, shared some insights about how technology and data shape human behavior and the practice of architecture. In her role as creative director at Gensler London, part of her job is to understand how a data-driven understanding of human...

Experts on Built Environment Design Training For Scoring Energy Efficiency

Tuesday, April 21st, 2020
Members of NJIT’s Center for Building Knowledge (CBK) have produced training material for how to use the first standardized tool for evaluating and scoring the energy efficiency of buildings. Approximately 129 million households and more than 4.7 million commercial buildings account for close to 40%...

'Shark Tank' Gives Deals to Professor, Alum of Industrial Design Program

Wednesday, April 15th, 2020
An adjunct professor and an alumnus, both affiliated with the Hillier College of Architecture and Design, recently earned funding for their start-up companies on the television show Shark Tank. Professional designer and instructor Krystal Persaud took in $150,000 for her solar charging products, wh...

Meeting the Demand: Honors Scholars Produce Hundreds of Personal Protective Equipment

Thursday, April 9th, 2020
It all started with an email sent by NJIT/Albert Dorman Honors College (ADHC) alumnus, Biren Bhatt, M.D., to Louis Hamilton, ADHC dean, as the coronavirus pandemic was spreading with lightning speed throughout the New York-New Jersey area. Dr. Bhatt, an attending emergency physician at Hackensack Me...

Judy A. Donnelly M ARCH '97 To Receive NJIT Alumni Achievement Award

Monday, April 6th, 2020
Since 2006, Judith Anne Donnelly, AIA has been the principal owner of Donnelly Architecture, LLC. An architectural firm that works on both residential and commercial projects, the focus of DA, LLC is “project excellence” with a personal touch. She is licensed to practice architecture in New Jersey, ...

Ph.D. Seminars Nurture In-Demand Professional Skills and More

Monday, April 6th, 2020
For doctoral student Gayani Gunarathna, the Ph.D. Professional Development Series of seminars offered by NJIT’s Graduate Studies Office (GSO) has been a boon as she gets set to launch her career. Gunarathna, who will be a geotechnical engineer in New York City for WSP USA, a global engineering profe...

Daniel Meza, Hillier's First Fulbright Scholar, Works in Slime Mold

Thursday, March 26th, 2020
Students applying for Fulbright scholarships often see their work described as advanced, insightful, sophisticated or any number of similar platitudes -- but for senior industrial design major Daniel Meza the word was also slimy. Meza, who plans to graduate in December from Hillier College of ...

NJIT Is Mad for Graduate Studies, With More Than 100 Academic Programs and Counting: Part 2

Thursday, March 26th, 2020
From traditional classroom learning and accelerated programs to online and hybrid (combining online and face-to-face) instruction, graduate students at NJIT have a variety of options to earn advanced degrees. They also have a lot of choice, with 50+ master’s programs (including 15 fully online), 19 ...

NJIT Recognized in 4 Areas of Distinction for Student Opportunity and Success

Monday, March 23rd, 2020
For its unwavering and ongoing commitment to both first-generation college students and students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds, NJIT has been acknowledged in four key areas of distinction: inclusion, affordability, completion and outcomes. The accolade comes from Strive for College...