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Virtual Meetup Connects Business Owners and Entrepreneurship Experts

Wednesday, July 15th, 2020
When Mike Amegashie ’09, owner of Clyver Interview Prep, was invited to attend InnovateNJ’s inaugural “happy hour” for New Jersey entrepreneurs, he jumped at the opportunity to participate. “[I saw it as] a way to meet other aspiring entrepreneurs and exchange ideas on topics such as go-to-market s...

In Xavante Territory, the Researched Recruit the Researchers

Tuesday, July 14th, 2020
By: Rosanna Dent, Assistant Professor of History Every year, with the dry season, come the researchers. They arrive with audio recorders, microscopes and glucose meters. They bring backpacks filled with GPS recorders, cameras and field notebooks. They ask endless streams of questions about how...

NJ Consortium Develops Mobile Medical Unit to Address Health Facility Shortage

Tuesday, July 14th, 2020
In response to the extreme challenges to clinical capacity posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, three New Jersey institutions – New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), University Hospital in Newark and The Tuchman Foundation – are collaborating in a unique partnership on the development of modular, mo...

"Knock Codes" For Smartphone Security Are Easily Predicted, Researchers Say

Tuesday, July 14th, 2020
Smartphone owners who unlock their devices with knock codes aren't as safe as they think, according to researchers from NJIT, the George Washington University (GW) and Ruhr University Bochum in Germany. Knock codes work by letting people select patterns to tap on a phone’s locked screen. LG popular...

Summertime Look Back: The Events That Elevated the NJIT Campus

Monday, July 13th, 2020
Although quiet this year due to the pandemic, summer has traditionally been a busy time at NJIT. In this first of a six-part series, we look back at some of the many happenings over the past three summers that bolstered and brightened the university. Click on the headlines below. NJII Opens Agile S...

NJIT Fiscal Update

Friday, July 10th, 2020
Dear NJIT Community Members, Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have endeavored to keep our community informed by maintaining communication regarding the virus’ impact on our operations as well as our efforts to address the many challenges it has created for NJIT and its community members...

Non-Aligned Personnel Cost Saving Update

Wednesday, July 8th, 2020
Colleagues,   NJIT has engaged in a comprehensive effort to plan for the long-term financial health of the university while addressing the serious fiscal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. We have made many prudent decisions to date, including a salary freeze, a hiring pause, a voluntary separa...

NJIT Community Updates and Announcements 7/6/20-7/10/20

Monday, July 6th, 2020
Here you will find a weekly listing of updates and announcements for members of the NJIT campus community. Announcements are to be submitted through the form found at https://forms.gle/V6PBxUy5b3jkErMc8 or by your area vice president to Deric Raymond, director of content planning and intelligence, i...

Administration, Students Planning Virtual Forums on Race and Equality

Monday, July 6th, 2020
Everyone in the NJIT community is invited to discuss racism and social injustice, as part of virtual forums on July 8 and July 17. The first event is organized by university administration while the second is student-led. Both cited inspiration from the Black Lives Matter movement and nationwide pr...

Independence Day Message from NJIT President Bloom

Saturday, July 4th, 2020
Dear NJIT Community Members, I write today to wish you a happy and healthy Independence Day weekend. This is a time traditionally reserved for congregating and celebrating, for vacations and trips to the shore, for parades and backyard bar-b-ques. While many of those joyous activities are unavailab...