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Duetting Songbirds 'Mute' the Musical Mind of Their Partner to Stay in Sync

Monday, May 31st, 2021
Art Garfunkel once described his legendary musical chemistry with Paul Simon, “We meet somewhere in the air through the vocal cords ... .” But a new study of duetting songbirds from Ecuador, the plain-tail wren (Pheugopedius euophrys), has offered another tune explaining the mysterious connection be...

NJIT Baseball Makes History, Will Play in First NCAA Division I Tournament

Sunday, May 30th, 2021
Update (May 31, 2021): The NJIT baseball team (26-22) will play in the program's first-ever NCAA Division I Tournament when the Highlanders visit No. 1 Arkansas (46-10) in the Fayetteville Regional on Friday, June 4 at Baum-Walker Stadium. First pitch is slated for 3 p.m. on ESPN3. Video...

NJIT Advances to America East Championship Game in Walkoff Fashion

Friday, May 28th, 2021
The NJIT baseball team trailed Maine 1-0 heading into the bottom of the ninth on Friday, but got a sacrifice fly from Daniel Helfgott and RBI single from Luke Longo to plate a pair of runs, win the game, and earn a spot in Saturday's America East Tournament Championship game back...

Computing Professor Develops Algorithms to Design Faster Computer Circuits

Friday, May 28th, 2021
Research conducted by Ioannis Koutis, associate professor of computer science at NJIT, may change how manufacturers think about logic circuit design and increasing circuit processing speeds compared to state-of-the-art methods. When a manufacturer designs a logic circuit, it is necessary, particula...

Hillier College Studio To Propose Improvements to Newark Penn Station

Thursday, May 27th, 2021
Working closely with New Jersey Transit staff, municipal planners, and other stakeholders, a fall studio at HCAD taught by Darius Sollohub will conceptually investigate both the interior and exterior areas of Newark Penn Station. The studio will serve as a design vanguard that anticipates a $190 mil...

Prof. Goldman's Award Winning Photography Comes Full Circle

Thursday, May 27th, 2021
Professor Glenn Goldman is known for his many talents as an educator and innovator, and for his many contributions to the School of Art + Design. Another wonderful talent and powerful expression is visible in his award winning photography featured in this year's AIA West Jersey calendar.&n...

NJIT and New Jersey Symphony Orchestra To Bring Classical Music into the Digital Age

Thursday, May 27th, 2021
Music lovers know that there is nothing like a live performance, but the COVID-19 pandemic inspired Newark's New Jersey Symphony Orchestra to challenge Ying Wu College of Computing faculty and students to investigate better ways to present virtual concerts using mixed-reality technology. The orches...

Newark's 1st Precinct Building Reimagined by Community and Students

Thursday, May 27th, 2021
On behalf of Newark’s Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Junius Williams, the city’s historian and chair of the Museum Advisory Committee (MAC), with a team of students from NJIT, is leading the effort to transform the 1st  Precinct police building, an historic symbol of oppression, into a communit...

Theodore C. Landsmark Gives Address to Hillier College Class of 2021

Thursday, May 27th, 2021
The graduating Class of 2021 was honored and feted in all of the ways possible; they walked across the stage in caps and gowns and were acknowledged in person by remarks from the Dean followed by a return to Weston Hall for a reception and balloon release, and then joined again for a virtual celebra...

NJIT and Sustainable Energy Development Firm Ørsted Announce Partnership

Thursday, May 27th, 2021
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and Ørsted, the world leader in offshore wind development, lays the foundation for a partnership that will provide new needs-based support for undergraduate scholarships and pre-college STEM programs at ...