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NJIT Professor Omowunmi Sadik Named 2023 American Chemical Society Fellow

Tuesday, September 5th, 2023
NJIT Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Omowunmi Sadik has earned the exclusive distinction of being named Fellow by one of the largest scientific organizations globally, the American Chemical Society (ACS). Sadik's “outstanding contributions to science, the profession, and ACS” over her 30-year ...

NJIT Showcases the Most Impactful Research and Innovation from Students

Monday, August 21st, 2023
Stuti Mohan, a senior biomedical engineering student, was the winner of the top Dr. James F. Stevenson Innovation Award at the 2023 Undergraduate Summer Research and Innovation (URI) Symposium at NJIT. Her project sought to identify a non-invasive yet precise method to diagnose the tapping foot of ...

NJIT Undergrad Alixs Pujols Sheds Light on the Effects of Nanoplastics on Female Reproductive Health

Thursday, August 3rd, 2023
During the pandemic, Alixs Pujols ’24 read an article that inspired her to become an undergraduate research assistant at the Laboratory of Endocrine Disruption & Chemical Biology (EDC Lab). That article showed how researchers had found nanoplastics in the placenta, which caught Pujols’ attention...

At NJIT, McNair Scholars Advance Research as Their Futures Unfold

Monday, July 24th, 2023
NJIT’s McNair Scholars have been igniting their research efforts in campus labs this summer, and many are starting to see their career aspirations take shape in the process. NJIT’s Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement program has often been described as life-changing by those selected ev...

NJIT's Forensic Science Initiative Celebrates First Graduates

Wednesday, July 19th, 2023
A select group of local high school seniors have become the first graduates of NJIT’s Forensic Science Initiative (FSI) after successfully completing an intensive STEM training program this year. FSI’s inaugural class recently drew plaudits from the professional forensic science community at a New ...

The Rise of a Climate-Triggered Neurotoxin in the Arctic Tundra

Monday, July 17th, 2023
Climbing temperatures in the Arctic tundra are transforming inorganic mercury deposited by power plants and other industrial polluters, some of it inert for decades, into a neurotoxin that is accumulating in the region’s lake sediments, wetland ponds, soils and food chains. Certain tiny anaerobic m...

Amid the Wildfire Haze, NJIT Researcher Alexei Khalizov Explains What's in the Air

Wednesday, June 7th, 2023
The soot permeating the air in New Jersey and New York this month — courtesy of massive wildfires in Canada — is exactly what a New Jersey Institute of Technology professor is studying to determine its impact on climate change. Alexei Khalizov, an associate professor of chemistry and environmental ...

PSE&G President Tells NJIT Class of 2023 to 'Move Forward with Purpose'

Friday, May 19th, 2023
The head of New Jersey’s largest utility urged the Class of 2023 at New Jersey Institute of Technology to embrace change and remain positive in the face of challenges ranging from climate change and social inequity to artificial intelligence. “Finding solutions will require new faces and perspectiv...

Senior Success: Kristen Mogerman Lands Fiserv Role After Internship with DOJ's Violent Crime Squad

Thursday, May 18th, 2023
Like any talented forensic science student would, Kristen Mogerman ’23 has been using her sharp analytical skills to unlock one opportunity after the next — from an internship with the U.S. Department of Justice assisting its regional violent crime squad, to her post-graduation destination as a cred...

NJIT Master's and Doctoral Graduates Encouraged to Look Beyond Their Degrees at 2023 Commencement

Tuesday, May 16th, 2023
New Jersey Institute of Technology served up waves of fanfare as its advanced degree graduates walked across the stage in the Wellness and Events Center in three commencement ceremonies on May 16. The 2023 class, composed of more than 1,300 graduates, is the largest in five years and reflects the la...