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NJIT Computing Professor Zhi Wei Named Fellow of AAAS, Follows IEEE Honor

Friday, March 28, 2025
Zhi Wei, a bioinformaticist, was elected to the 2024 Fellows class of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Computing Student Earns Spot in One of the World's Most Competitive Hackathons

Friday, March 28, 2025
Haley Patel, an undergraduate computer science student in the Ying Wu College of Computing, recently represented NJIT at Stanford University's TreeHacks 2025, one of the most competitive hackathons globally.

YWCC Makes an Impact at AAAI Conference 2025

Thursday, March 27, 2025
Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) was a notable presence at the 39th Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence during the month of March.
A pair of NJIT Rocketry Club miniature spaceships launching

NJIT Highlander Model Rocket is a Transformer, Becomes Drone, Lands Itself

Monday, March 24, 2025
The NJIT Rocketry Club is experimenting with a model that autonomously lands itself standing up, a la SpaceX, but accomplished through novel methods.

NJIT Unveils VR Crime Scene Tech, Research at Nation's Largest Forensic Conference

Wednesday, March 19, 2025
NJIT’s forensics program made an impression at the 77th Annual American Academy of Forensic Sciences’ Conference in Baltimore’s Convention Center, unveiling new research and innovations that tackled this year’s conference theme, “Technology: A...
NJIT's Wulver supercomputer, like most of its type, has familiar hardware and the Linux operating system

NJIT's Bader, Who Helped Invent Modern Supercomputing, Gets HoF Honor

Monday, March 17, 2025
New Jersey Institute of Technology distinguished professor David Bader was inducted recently into the Mimms...

SIGCHI Design Jam Showcases the Fruits of Mixing Computing with Creativity

Friday, March 14, 2025
The annual SIGCHI (Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction) Design Jam happened during an inspired nine-hour designathon beginning on Saturday, March 8 at 9 a.m. and finishing at 1 p.m. the following day...
Climate panelists in the afternoon session. Gunn-Wright (right side) keynoted

Gender's Role in Climate Change, AI Highlighted at NJIT Women's Tech Conference

Thursday, March 13, 2025
A keynote speaker at NJIT’s Women Designing the Future conference explained the imperative for holistic approaches to climate change policy, while another shared her tale of breaking through glass ceilings to develop innovative artificial...

Zhihao 'Zephyr' Yao Recognized Among IEEE Top 30 Early Career Professionals

Monday, March 10, 2025
Assistant Professor Zhihao "Zephyr" Yao of the Department of Computer Science at NJIT's Ying Wu College of Computing has been named among IEEE Computing’s Top Early Career Professionals.
Fruit fly image by Wikimedia Commons user

Fruit Fly Research Led NJIT Scientists and Edison Teens to Better AI Habits on Supercomputers

Monday, March 3, 2025
A competition to compare the brains of male vs.