How well do you know your whereabouts? Better yet, how does one get acquainted with a new location when traveling or relocating?

A team of researchers at NJIT has created a place-based artificial intelligence project that helps denizens expand their knowledge of the city of Istanbul.

“[AI]stanbul has been designed as a curious machine that aims to be a virtual native,” explains the [AI]stanbul team about the installation on display at the 4th Istanbul Design Biennial, Sept. 22 – Nov 4. 

Known as a chemical manufacturing by-product of many cosmetics and home cleaning products, the industrial solvent 1,4-Dioxane is now considered by the Environmental Protection Agency to be an “emerging contaminant” and “likely human carcinogen” that can be found at thousands of groundwater sites nationally — potentially representing a multi-billion dollar environmental remediation challenge. 

This week, from September 6-9, the city of Newark will play stage to one of the premier film festivals in the country — the Newark International Film Festival (NIFF). And this year, NJIT student-filmmakers will be part of the show. 

“Providing Dorman Scholars with unique educational opportunities has always been our mission,” noted Professor Louis Hamilton, dean of NJIT’s Albert Dorman Honors College (ADHC). “And the scholars we admit to the college are highly capable and motivated young people who crave challenges and hands-on learning experiences.”

Traditionally, many engineers and developers of solar cell technology have turned to crystalline silicon — a tried and tested material absorber capable of efficiently converting solar radiation to electricity at just four times the thickness of a strand of hair.

At up to a 100th the thickness of a hair strand, nano-thin metal films offer an even more cost-effective and flexible material alternative, holding promise in the future development of everything from solar power to sensor technology. 

This fall, NJIT has announced it will launch its highly anticipated Forensic Science Bachelor of Science degree program — a unique program designed for undergraduate students interested in the rapidly expanding fields of forensic science and crime scene investigation. 

While not featured on most product ingredient labels, the organic chemical stabilizer and manufacturing byproduct, 1,4-dioxane, can be found in countless everyday household items — from shampoos and cosmetics to laundry detergents and antifreeze. 

Partly due to its widespread use over many decades, the chemical has now been implicated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as an “emerging contaminant of concern” at groundwater and drinking water sites across the U.S., with no effective method for its removal yet established. 

This May, NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts (CSLA) celebrated a year of standout achievements from its faculty, staff, students and alumni at the 2018 College of Science and Liberal Arts Awards Ceremony. 

Third in a Three-part Series*

This year, NJIT’s Martin Tuchman School of Management (MTSM) marks 30 years of forward-thinking business management education. In its mission to engage, innovate and impact, MTSM continues to build facilities, form partnerships and develop programs that leverage its strengths and resources as a business school within a polytechnic university.

Second in a Three-part Series*

It’s been three decades since NJIT established Martin Tuchman School of Management (MTSM). As the business landscape has changed over the years, so too has the school, becoming a nationally accredited institution offering students a technology-rich environment in which to learn, excel and succeed. We pick up our conversation about MTSM with longtime professors Hindy L. Schachter (HLS) and Theologos H. Bonitsis (THB).