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Building Trading Analytics Solutions: Jordan Hu '89

Monday, February 5th, 2018
Jordan Hu ’89 never imagined that one day he could start a company in the U.S., especially on Wall Street, but after he worked at Salomon Brothers and Goldman Sachs for almost 10 years, he started to see entrepreneurship opportunities. However, due to risk and financial responsibilities at home, he ...

Internship Leads to Co-op and Contest Win

Monday, February 5th, 2018
Interning at PSE&G has proven both professionally and financially fruitful for NJIT senior Aidan McGourty. Not only did his experience segue into a co-op for the 2017-2018 academic year — and garner him accolades from his supervisor — it also contributed to him winning a $500 NJIT scholarship in...

Computing Students Develop App to Enhance NJIT Parking Experience

Thursday, February 1st, 2018
Ah, the struggles of commuter life. You know, the time-consuming process of gassing up the car, hitting the road and battling rush-hour traffic, only to reach your destination and have to hunt for parking. We’ve all been there. A recent study revealed that motorists waste about 100 hours a year l...

Elevating Academic Careers One Internship at a Time

Wednesday, January 24th, 2018
With the help of NJIT’s Career Development Services (CDS), some ambitious students have been able to elevate their academic careers through internships at big-name companies like Johnson & Johnson, JP Morgan & Chase and Cisco Systems. CDS reported a sharp increase in the number of co-op and...

NJIT's Online Graduate Programs Ranked by U.S. News & World Report

Thursday, January 18th, 2018
U.S. News & World Report ranks New Jersey Institute of Technology’s (NJIT) graduate computer information technology programs 17th among the “Best Online Programs” offered by universities throughout the country — up 21 slots since last year. NJIT also offers other online programs that were mentio...

PBS Conversations: NJIT's Michael Lee on Teaching the (Multicultural) World to Code

Wednesday, January 17th, 2018
Michael Lee, an assistant professor of informatics who focuses on human-computer interaction, has invented a clever application to bridge the digital divide: a multi-level game called Gidget that teaches people of all ages and cultures to program by solving debugging puzzles. In a recent intervie...

NJIT Joins Urban League of Essex County to Teach Kids How to Code

Thursday, January 11th, 2018
Come Jan. 20, 2018, 20 middle school students from Sussex Avenue Renew School in Newark will begin a free program to learn basic coding language and hear from guest speakers about coding careers. The initiative, called Newark Kids Code, is a pilot partnership between New Jersey Institute of Technolo...

2017 at NJIT: A Look Back

Friday, January 5th, 2018
From ribbon-cuttings and rankings to appointments and awards and more, this past year saw many milestones and achievements at NJIT — with promise for a fruitful 2018. Here are just some of the university community's noteworthy accomplishments and happenings in 2017. JANUARY Academic and studen...

Security Briefing: These 7 NJIT Research Initiatives Take a Bite Out of Cybercrime

Wednesday, October 4th, 2017
  NJIT, home to the largest computer science program among all research universities in the New York metropolitan area, continues to build a critical mass and increase its visibility as a top university for future leaders and research in the field of cybersecurity. “On the educational fro...

NJIT Alum Addresses Health Care Needs of the LGBTQ Community

Wednesday, June 14th, 2017
A Community in Crisis During his sophomore year while interning at Garden State Equality, New Jersey’s statewide advocacy and education organization for the LGBTQ community, Liem Ho ’17 would often overhear people calling in to give testimonials and ask for doctor recommendations. Inspire...