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NJIT Professor Receives Facebook Research Award for Data Science

Tuesday, August 13th, 2019
The director of NJIT’s new Institute for Data Science has received an award from Facebook to support real-world analytics research. The research aims to develop faster learning patterns to make it easier for companies to extract actionable information from extremely large data sets. Institute Direc...

How Using Virtual Reality Helps to Make Real-World Roads Safer

Friday, August 2nd, 2019
Making changes to roadways can be a controversial issue. Seemingly a simple matter, adding a traffic light or changing a traffic pattern can raise many questions in the impacted community. So when the North Jersey Transit Planning Authority (NJTPA) recommended replacing a few traffic lights and sto...

Using Data Analytics to Track and Treat Drug Abuse

Thursday, July 25th, 2019
The underground culture of hardcore drug abuse is dynamic and evolves rapidly. Street names for drugs, hot spots where users go for their fix, and new, dangerous strains laced with different substances change frequently and regularly.  For nonprofits aiming to help users overcome their addicti...

Securing the Software Supply Chain, One Step at a Time

Friday, July 12th, 2019
Ensuring the security of the software is of paramount importance to any company, and more so for the companies who develop and supply the software. With opportunities for an infection of malware at each step of the software supply chain, securing the chain has become a key concern in a world control...

NJIT to Establish New Institute for Data Science

Monday, July 8th, 2019
Continuing its mission to lead in computing technologies, NJIT announced today that it will establish a new Institute for Data Science, focusing on cutting-edge interdisciplinary research and development in all areas pertinent to digital data. The institute will bring existing research centers in bi...

NJIT Plays Integral Role in 1st Annual ExploreNJ Conference for Business Owners and Entrepreneurs

Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
The focus of the event was why New Jersey is the best place for entrepreneurs and businesses in the U.S., as well for foreign firms seeking to enter the U.S. market, to invest in and grow their businesses. And the interest in doing so was indeed high, with upward of 150 people from over 40 industrie...

NJIT Students Part of Elite CyberCorps Program

Monday, July 1st, 2019
NJIT graduate Theresa Wagner knew she wanted to work for the federal government. After switching her major a few times while at NJIT, she found her path as an undergraduate student studying information technology. It was while studying IT that she learned of a program that would help her finish her...

Hearst Magazines Partners with NJIT for Data Science and Analytics Training

Monday, June 3rd, 2019
Media giant Hearst Magazines is the latest company to partner with the New Jersey Institute of Technology’s (NJIT) Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) to train its employees in the fast-growing area of data science. Called “Hearst Data University” by the company, Hearst employees are taking part in...

Unprecedented Success for NJIT Students in National Scholarship and Fellowship Competitions

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019
Whether they’ll be soaking up cultures abroad in the coming year or advancing research in science, health care and other fields, all of the NJIT students receiving prominent and highly competitive scholarships and fellowships in 2019 are, in a word, impressive. In fact, two university records were a...

Senior Success: NJIT Graduates are Heading to Great Jobs, Grad Schools & More

Monday, May 20th, 2019
Thousands of NJIT graduates are moving onto bigger and better things. Off to Fortune 500 companies, global engineering firms and premiere law schools, take a look at just a few of our students who are moving on as proud Highlanders.  
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