Learning and the Design of Equitable Education

Monday, April 26th, 2021
Mark Thaler, M.Arch ‘94, is co-leading Gensler’s Global Education Practice, where they have set out to address the inequities in education and reimagine learning. Using research and the tools of design they are working with educators, administrators, school districts and students to distinguish how ...

Hillier College Welcomes New Director to the School of Architecture

Monday, April 26th, 2021
Kelly Hutzell, an urban designer and licensed architect, brings fifteen years of teaching and academic program development experience to her role as director of the School of Architecture at NJIT. Her academic career has been bolstered by more than a decade of practice, including at Machado and Silv...

NJIT Student-Research Back in the Spotlight at 2021 Dana Knox Showcase

Sunday, April 25th, 2021
After a year layoff, one of NJIT’s standout annual research events returned to the campus community this month — more than 30 of the university’s top student-researchers took to their webcams to present their work for a virtual audience at the 2021 Dana Knox Research Showcase, "A Glimpse I...

Embracing Change, New Directions and New Challenges

Friday, April 23rd, 2021
Not unlike the way interior design plans change as concepts develop and become better; Ida Colón knows that in professional life it is important to embrace change, because that is what brings about development, maturity and opportunity.   Colón was a transfer student from Rutgers when...

NJIT Social, Economic and Environmental Sustainability Impacts Ranked Globally

Wednesday, April 21st, 2021
New Jersey Institute of Technology has earned global recognition from the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Ranking for the university’s pursuit of and progress toward targets set forth by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), earning No. 90 globally and No. 2 nationally in two...

NJIT is a Top 50 Best Value College According to The Princeton Review

Tuesday, April 20th, 2021
New Jersey Institute of Technology is one of the nation’s best colleges for students seeking a superb education with great career preparation at an affordable price, according to The Princeton Review, an honor held since 2018. NJIT ranked No. 39 as a Best Value College and No. 10 for Best Career Pla...

From Experts in Artificial Photosynthesis to Cell Therapy, NJIT Showcases its Newest Innovators

Wednesday, April 7th, 2021
Their expertise ranges from technologies to improve infrastructure in some of the most urbanized regions on the planet to some of the remotest. Philip Pong, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, focuses on advanced sensing devices to enhance visibility, or “ey...

A One-Stop Shop Helps Cities Reap Value From Brownfields the Market Spurns

Wednesday, April 7th, 2021
Newark Planning Officer Christopher A. Watson needs an inventory of every brownfield in the city. It is a tall order, considering there are hundreds of these parcels, some contaminated, that were abandoned when sheet iron, patent leather and electrical instrument manufacturers departed this former i...

Applications to Hillier College Rise in Parallel With Notable Successes

Tuesday, March 30th, 2021
Recently released data shows a substantial increase in the number of people applying to Hillier College of Architecture and Design since 2019, attributed largely by college officials to better marketing and communication efforts. The college saw 732 applicants in 2021, up 16% from 2020 and 39% from ...

Come Join NJIT's 2021 Research Institutes, Centers and Laboratories Showcase

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021
Noise has an outsized impact on quality of life for urban residents, but it can be hard to monitor and regulate. Cities, which have limited resources to enforce noise codes, often chase transient sources that disappear before inspectors arrive hours or days later. In a talk next Tuesday at NJIT’s 2...