Social distancing is nothing new in the time of COVID. But new research of the well-studied zebrafish (Danio rerio) has captured a previously undocumented behavior of the animal that takes such measures to the extreme — and the end result resembles the frenzy of a circle pit typically associated with heavy metal concert-goers.
The world is at Samuel Carlos’ fingertips. Since coming NJIT’s Albert Dorman Honors College out of high school with an associates degree in math and computer science, he’s interned at Amazon, Google, and Facebook. He’s since added a third major - history with a focus on the history of computer science and is now planning to study Mandarin and Southeast Asian technology and politics at National Taiwan University in the spring and summer of 2022.
NJIT's annual Graduate Student Association Research Day returned to the campus this week, after being cancelled last year because of COVID, with 39 students who are pursuing doctoral and master's degrees showcasing their cutting-edge research on topics such as the pandemic, climate, transportation and cybersecurity.
For the fourth year in a row, a fresh crop of scholars at the Albert Dorman Honors College are nudging the campus towards a more biodiverse environment. Dozens of first-year scholars, armed with shovels, hoes, and mulch, uprooted a swath of landscaped invasive plant species on the sloped lawn outside Eberhardt Hall and replaced them with a diverse array of native plants.
"Biodiversity is important because it increases the longevity of all species. A lot of species are going extinct due to human expansion." - Ahmad Mokhemar
Tobiloba Fashae knew he wanted to learn how to design the technology of the future while still attending Hunterdon Regional High School. At first, it was automotive engineering since he’s an avid fan of high-performance sports cars. During an isolated year of self-reflection in his senior year of high school, he found his calling in industrial design. Now, he’s a freshman at NJIT’s Hillier College of Architecture and Design and an Albert Dorman Honors Scholar.
Mibrar Reza and Adam Tracy — following the spirit of Verne, von Braun, NASA and Musk — were the first-place winners of this semester's inaugural NJIT Makerspace Soda Bottle Rocket Competition, charting unexplored regions of Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium with water-powered flights of 227 and 250 feet, respectively.
Highlanders who want to start a business will soon have access to a $75,000 seed investment from the university's new Venture Fund as part of a 10-year, $6.75 million commitment funded by the NJIT endowment.
New Jersey Institute of Technology yesterday officially recommissioned the university's tutoring laboratory as the Norma J. Clayton '81 Learning Center, in honor of the alumna and benefactor of the university, who earned a B.S. in industrial administration here, spurring an accomplished leadership career at companies like Boeing and RCA.
New Jersey Institute of Technology ranked No. 1 in New Jersey and 14th nationally among public schools for early-career salaries, with young alumni bringing home just under $125,000 on average against just $7,600 in average debt, according to Forbes 2021 Top Colleges ranking.
Statewide, only private schools with higher tuition ranked above NJIT for early career salaries. In overall rankings, NJIT is No. 89 among public colleges nationwide, Forbes stated.
There’s a formula for summer fun. For most undergraduates, it includes shore town getaways, hikes, Netflix, and general frolicking. At NJIT, research is the missing variable. It’s become a summer tradition, as much part of the culture as pizza and bagels.
