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A Neurobiologist, a Solar Physicist and a Chemical Engineer Are Awarded for Research Excellence

Friday, October 5, 2018
Faced with a formidable list of nominees for the annual Excellence in Research Prize and Medal, the Board of Overseers opted this year for its own brand of novelty and innovation: the prize committee picked three.
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Research Lives! Undergraduates Take on Neurotoxins, Cave Disasters and Other Challenges

Monday, August 13, 2018
A robotic fleet built to penetrate dark and narrow cave passages, cellular studies into alcohol’s role in hastening neurodegeneration in people with HIV, plants that absorb pernicious pollutants from the air and new methods for eliminating noise...
Dr. Bernard Harris and students at the 2018 Bernard Harris Summer STEM Camp.

60+ Educators, 24 Campers and 1 Astronaut: A Special NJIT Pre-College Day

Friday, July 27, 2018
July 19 was an especially busy day for NJIT’s Center for Pre-College Programs (CPCP).

NJIT-Led Research Team Records Blazing-Fast Changes of Metal Nanofilms

Tuesday, July 24, 2018
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...
Big Bear Solar Observatory

New Instruments and Funding Expand Views of the Sun at Big Bear

Wednesday, June 27, 2018
A solar telescope that captures images of the entire disk of the Sun, monitoring eruptions taking place simultaneously in different magnetic fields in both the photosphere and chromosphere, is now installed beside the Goode Solar Telescope (GST)...

Author and Artist Michael Benson On Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey", and Fusing Science and Art

Monday, June 11, 2018
In 1964, legendary director Stanley Kubrick met with legendary science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke to embark on one of the most ambitious films ever made — “2001: A Space Odyssey”. 

NJIT Offers New Jersey's First Undergraduate Forensic Science Program

Wednesday, June 6, 2018
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...
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Expanded Owens Valley Solar Array Reveals New Insights into Solar Flares' Explosive Energy Releases

Thursday, May 24, 2018
Last September, a massive new region of magnetic field erupted on the Sun’s surface next to an existing sunspot.

Graduates Share Diverse Success Stories Across Science and Liberal Arts

Tuesday, May 22, 2018
This spring, NJIT’s 2018 College of Science and Liberal Arts Awards honored an exclusive group of its undergraduate and...

Graduates Encouraged to Sustain Hard Work, Passion and Kindness at NJIT's 102nd Commencement

Tuesday, May 15, 2018
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) conferred 2,885 bachelor’s and doctoral degrees at the 102nd commencement ceremony May 15 at the Prudential Center in Newark.