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Six NJIT Honors College Students Named U.S. Fulbright Semifinalists

Monday, February 22, 2021
NJIT students have broken three university records so far this year in pursuit of Fulbright scholarships, submitting a historic high of 11 applications, followed by another milestone achievement – the elevation of six to the semifinal round,...

NJIT Alum and 76ers Data Scientist on Joining the NBA's Data Revolution

Thursday, January 28, 2021
With the NBA’s 2020-21 season now underway, the Philadelphia 76ers stand as a perennial playoff team with title aspirations, unrecognizable from the team they were during three of the bleakest seasons the NBA has ever seen. A 47-199 record from...

Mathematical Epidemiologist Sara Del Valle '00 '01 Welcomed Back at 2020 CSLA Awards

Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Sara Del Valle, a two-time NJIT alumna who works at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) developing models for tracking and mitigating the spread of infectious diseases, gave the keynote address at the 2020...

Math Success Initiative Celebrates First Graduates, Some to Attend NJIT

Monday, July 20, 2020
Last summer 35 11th-graders from four Newark high schools — Central, Malcolm X Shabazz, Science Park and Technology — participated in a seven-week enrichment program as part of the inaugural...

NJIT 2020 Goldwater Scholar Class Among Largest In U.S.

Thursday, April 16, 2020
NJIT undergrads continue to earn the nation’s top academic honors, the latest being a new university record of four students named Goldwater Scholars this year by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and...
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Faculty-Student Team Explores Social Security Benefit Valuation and Risk

Monday, March 2, 2020
Social Security benefits continue to make up a substantial portion of most Americans’ retirement portfolios. With many people depending on this program during their golden years, understanding the associated value and risks of future Social...
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NJIT Researchers Ready Follow-Up Investigation Bound for Int'l Space Station

Thursday, February 20, 2020
NJIT researchers will look to continue a successful string of space-bound studies at the International Space Station (ISS) when a new payload of experimental samples launches to the station with the SpaceX CRS-20 commercial cargo resupply mission...

Princeton Review Ranks NJIT Among Top Schools with 'the Best ROI'

Tuesday, February 4, 2020
New Jersey Institute of Technology is one of the nation’s best colleges for students seeking a superb education with great career preparation and at an affordable price, according to The Princeton Review®.

Researchers Rank "Smartest" Schools of Fish When It Comes to Travel Formations

Tuesday, January 28, 2020
The concert of motion that fish schools are famous for isn’t merely an elaborate display of synchronized swimming.

NJIT Math Prof. Shang Seeks Proof For Why Machine Learning Works

Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Programmers can tell you what machine learning does and how it works, but they can't really prove why it works. Enter the mathematicians.