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Jake Rappaport, Julio Marcano Named to ABCA All-Region Teams

Wednesday, June 16th, 2021
The NJIT baseball program added to its historic, record-breaking season on Wednesday when seniors Jake Rappaport and Julio Marcano were named the program's first ABCA All-Region honorees since the Highlanders moved to Division I prior to the 2007 season. Rappaport, the team...

Tune In Podcast Fans: Check Out These NJIT Podcasters Making Waves

Wednesday, June 16th, 2021
Got a can’t-miss podcast idea that could be next Serial, Pod Save America or Ricky Gervais Show?  There’s a growing student-podcasting community for aspiring broadcasting personalities at NJIT thanks in part to a new podcasting production course launched this past spring by...

Officials Break Ground for Warren Street Residence Hall to Open in Fall 2022

Friday, June 11th, 2021
NJIT executives officially broke ground yesterday for the new residence hall on Warren Street, scheduled to open in the fall 2022 semester at the site of a former Newark elementary school. Amenities will include private kitchens, bicycle storage, a parking garage, creative space, indoor and outdoor...

Three Highlanders Selected as Man, Woman of the Year Nominees

Thursday, June 10th, 2021
NJIT seniors Nicole Loehle and Miku Okada have been selected as 2020-21 America East Woman of the Year nominees while senior Julio Marcano has been selected as America East Man of the Year nominee, the league office announced on Thursday. Twenty-one institutional ...

College of Computing Creates New Department of Data Science

Thursday, June 10th, 2021
Building on existing academic and research strengths, NJIT's Ying Wu College of Computing has created a new Department of Data Science where students will learn the deep underlying technologies driving this field and its broad spectrum of applications. The college has taken significant st...

Design Professor Embraces AI to Quantify Accessibility of Buildings

Thursday, June 10th, 2021
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but walkability could be evaluated by algorithms, according to new research from an unconventional professor in NJIT's Hillier College of Architecture and Design. "Most people assume that architects have some tool to visualize or analyze how people will use the...

Next-Gen Body Cams Part of $85K Public Safety Grant

Thursday, June 10th, 2021
Public safety officers at NJIT will soon receive the next generation of body cams, all paid by a $85K grant from the state. The university purchased its first batch in 2016, then again in 2019. Now, the state is picking up the tab.  The department will also migrate data storage to an off-site ...

NJIT's David Rothenberg Joins the Cicada Musical Reunion Tour, 17-Years in the Making

Thursday, June 10th, 2021
The date is May 11, 2004.  The TV sitcom Friends just aired the finale of its 10th and final season, Usher’s hit single "Yeah!" is giving way to Maroon 5’s “This Love” atop the Billboard Top 100 and Massachusetts is about to become the first U.S. state to leg...

Rene White Earns CoSIDA Academic All-District Recognition

Wednesday, June 9th, 2021
NJIT senior forward Rene White has been named as a First-Team selection on the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District 2 Men's Soccer Team the organization announced on Thursday. White, named to the Dean's List for seven semesters, graduated in Fall ...

Ryan Fischer Named to NCAA Fayetteville All-Region Team

Tuesday, June 8th, 2021
NJIT baseball sophomore Ryan Fischer was named to the NCAA Fayetteville All-Regional Team, it was announced late Monday evening at the conclusion of the four-day event.  Fischer helped lead the Highlanders to their first-ever NCAA Tournament win on Saturday, tossing seven innings&nbs...