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NJIT Awarded NSF Grant to Open Undergrad Space Weather Research Program

Thursday, October 28th, 2021
With a new grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), NJIT’s internationally-recognized Institute for Space Weather Sciences (ISWS) will now host a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program site — offering unique summer research opportunities for students in the dynamic field of s...

Big Bear Solar Observatory Becomes Home to NSF's SOLIS Telescope

Thursday, July 22nd, 2021
NJIT’s Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research and National Solar Observatory announce construction to bring NSF’s SOLIS facility to Big Bear Solar Observatory, paving the way for decades of richer observations of the Sun and explosive space weather events. NJIT-Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research ...

$1.4 Million Federal Grant Launches NJIT Forensic Science Initiative

Wednesday, July 14th, 2021
Federal funding supporting New Jersey’s “Opportunity Meets Innovation” higher education challenge will introduce Newark high school students to forensic science as a pathway to college – and a STEM education – under a new program from New Jersey Institute of Technology. The NJIT Forensic Science In...

Award-Winning NJIT Grads Reflect on Their Journeys to Jobs, Grad Programs

Friday, May 21st, 2021
Among the honorees at this year’s College of Science and Liberal Arts Awards at NJIT were seven members of the Class of 2021 who earned the Outstanding Undergraduate Award. We caught up with four of them, who reflected on their unique experiences and accomplishments over the past four years and...

Two Enterprising Undergraduate Researchers Win Goldwater Scholarships

Tuesday, May 18th, 2021
Two biology students involved in high-level research on novel therapies for COVID-19 and other diseases were named 2021 Goldwater scholars this year by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. The scholarship is recognized as the country’s most prestigious for STEM und...

CSLA Awards '21: NJIT's College of Science and Liberal Arts Unites for Night of Celebration

Wednesday, May 12th, 2021
With the spring semester nearly in the rearview, standout students, faculty, staff and alumni of NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts (CSLA) gathered virtually for a night of due recognition and positive reflection at the college’s annual year-end celebration, the 2021 CSLA Awards. At th...

NJIT is a Top 50 Best Value College According to The Princeton Review

Tuesday, April 20th, 2021
New Jersey Institute of Technology is one of the nation’s best colleges for students seeking a superb education with great career preparation at an affordable price, according to The Princeton Review, an honor held since 2018. NJIT ranked No. 39 as a Best Value College and No. 10 for Best Career Pla...

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

Monday, February 22nd, 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, including a first-ever candidate for study in the U.K., on...

NJIT Physics Professor Philip Goode Named American Astronomical Society Fellow

Thursday, February 11th, 2021
Philip R. Goode, distinguished research professor of physics at NJIT’s Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research (CSTR), has been named 2021 Fellow of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) — the leading organization of professional astronomers in North America established in 1899. The fellowship...

NJIT Solar Physicists Take Spotlight at NASA's Int'l Supercomputing Conference

Tuesday, December 1st, 2020
NJIT heliophysicists who have developed new ways to forecast explosive events from the interior of the Sun recently captured the attention of international space and computer science communities with their exhibit featured at NASA’s Virtual SC20 Supercomputing Conference. NJIT Ph.D. student-researc...