Weather Advisory: NJIT is open today, Wed, Jan 28, 2009.

Weather Advisory: NJIT is open today, Wed, Jan 28, 2009. Normal class schedules are in being followed. Administrative offices are open.

Upcoming: NJIT Winter Open House

For high school seniors and their parents.

Sunday, February 22, 2009
11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

For an up-close look at NJIT life, check out one of our open houses. You'll get way more than just a campus tour and a meeting with an admissions counselor. You’ll get to:

• Join us for workshops and departmental demonstrations.
• Meet one on one with students, faculty members, and staff.
• Tour our 48-acre campus.
• Discover the wide range of undergraduate degree programs and minors.
• Visit residence halls, classrooms, and athletic facilities.
• See our academics in action with demonstrations like the hydraulics lab in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Reserve Your Spot.
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NJIT Men's Basketball Wins 61-51 Over Bryant; Breaks 51-Game Losing Streak

Sophomore guard Jheryl Wilson scored 26 points, including 20 in the first half, for NJIT, as the Highlanders defeated visiting Bryant, 61-51, Wednesday night to halt a 51-game losing streak.

The Highlanders, who last won on February 19, 2007 (78-74 at Longwood), never trailed by more than three points and took the lead for good when Wilson hit a jump shot to make it 12-10 for NJIT with 13:02 left in the first half of Wednesday’s game against fellow Division I Independent Bryant.

See more at http://www.njithighlanders.com/news/2009/1/21/MBB_0121091859.aspx

NJIT's President Altenkirch named one of the 101 most influential people in New Jersey

NJIT's President Altenkirch was named one of the 101 most influential people in New Jersey in the January 2009 issue of New Jersey Monthly.

Their "Power 101" issue can be read online at http://njmonthly.com/articles/lifestyle/people/power-issue-a-c.html and http://njmonthly.com/downloads/2595/download/POWER.pdf

NJIT senior Eric Mattessich featured in the New York Times

NJIT senior Eric Mattessich is featured in the New York Times on Sun, Jan 4, 2009. The article describes a device he has designed to reduce emissions from hybrid car engines. If his design is patented and prototyped, greenhouse gas emissions from hybrid engines could be cut by 20 percent. His device would also increase the efficiency of hybrid engines by 20 percent.

See NY Times article at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/education/edlife/ideas-hybrid-t.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=eric%20mattessich&st=cse

And more on NJIT.edu at http://www.njit.edu/features/sceneandheard/green-engine.php