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Virtual Reality Helps Train Low-Vision Patients for Real-World Situations

Tuesday, January 12, 2021
People who have low vision — those who have difficulty seeing even when wearing corrective lens, according to American Foundation for the Blind — may soon be able to learn basic skills such as crossing the street or learning their way around by...

NJIT@JerseyCity Celebrates First Graduates of M.S. in Data Science Program

Wednesday, December 23, 2020
NJIT @JerseyCity celebrated the graduation of its first group of master’s students, with four students earning their Master of Science in Data Science at...

Computer Science Student Wins Business Challenge With Health Care App

Wednesday, December 23, 2020
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NJIT Researchers Help Prevent Cyberattacks From Software Supply Chain

Tuesday, December 22, 2020
An open-source tool that cryptographically protects the layout of your software code supply chain is now available from researchers at NJIT, New York University and...

COVID-19 Vaccines Breathe Life into Research Done 20 Years Ago

Thursday, December 17, 2020
Research conducted 20 years ago by a former NJIT dean is being put to new use in the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech.

Free Android Dev Course Will be Taught by NJIT Students in Spring 2021

Monday, December 7, 2020
This spring semester, NJIT students will have the chance to participate in a free Android mobile app development course backed by major tech companies including Amazon, Cognizant, Facebook, and Microsoft, along with retail giant Walmart.
Daniel Salib pitches Volant at the TiE University Pitch Competition

NJIT Team Wins Award at International Entrepreneurship Competition

Monday, November 30, 2020
A team of NJIT entrepreneurs was among those recognized by TiE Global, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship around the world, at the organization’s second annual TiE University Pitch Competition this fall, which...

NJIT Software May Help Scientists Communicate About COVID

Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Every complex scientific field needs an ontology, and soon the primary one that covers COVID-19 will be easier for medication and vaccination researchers to understand, using new interpretive methods and software developed by experts at NJIT's...

Winners of Virtual HackNJIT Made Music, Chat App, Disease Detector

Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Highlanders won the top three prizes at November's HackNJIT competition, with software allowing friends to remotely jam together, video chat with speech translations and even detect pneumonia in...

NJIT Plans New B.S. in Data Science Degree Program in Fall 2021

Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Responding to the surge in demand for technical skills in data science, NJIT plans to launch in fall 2021 a new Bachelor of Science in Data Science undergraduate degree, co-managed by the Ying Wu College of Computing Department of Computer...