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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 interview ...

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 front, w...

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. Inspired by a dat...

NJIT Grad Students Invent Slick New Dating App

Monday, February 6th, 2017
Online dating has become a way of life for folks looking for love in the freewheeling, tap-and-swipe culture that dominates the 21st century. According to the Pew Research Center, online dating sites or mobile dating app usage by 18-to 24-year-olds has increased nearly threefold since 2013, while u...

College Factual Ranks NJIT’s Information Systems Program Best in the Nation

Thursday, January 19th, 2017
College Factual, a leading source of college data analytics and insights, has ranked NJIT’s information systems program the best in the United States. The program was ranked 1 out of 333 nationwide and ranked 1 out of 14 in New Jersey, making it the best IS program in the state and the country for...

Influential Scholar

Friday, January 13th, 2017
A Starr is Born It’s said that the most revolutionary ideas are often the result of spontaneous creativity. For Starr Roxanne Hiltz (Distinguished Professor Emerita of information systems at NJIT), a most-defining moment of genius struck in 1977 while spending a year as a National Science Foundation...

Distinguished Gentleman

Thursday, January 12th, 2017
For over a century, NJIT has produced ambitious leaders. Highlanders are encouraged to be boundary-pushing citizens with a strong sense of global awareness, ushered into the professional world to make a name for themselves. But for distinguished alumnus Ying Wu, the path to success led right back to...