October Newsletter

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Launch of NJIT's B.S. in Enterprise AI Cultivates Next-Generation Tech Talent

NJIT's newly-announced Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Enterprise AI will be available to students beginning in fall 2026, with the intention of developing next-level professionals that extends beyond a traditional technical degree.

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Mark Cartwright Uses AI to Give Non-Verbal Performers a Voice in New Opera

Mark Cartwright, who leads the Sound Interaction and Computing (SinC) Lab, and a collaborative team of researchers have innovated a breakthrough in text-to-speech technology that not only gives voice to a non-verbal character in an opera and the performer playing him but allows him to sound fully and expressively human.

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Jonathan Kozlik, NJIT Student Entrepreneur, Makes the Most of Scholarship

Scholarships help many students get to college, but for Jonathan Kozlik, a scholarship to New Jersey Institute of Technology led him to a technical conference in Florida, where he found inspiration to form his own company testing the security of other people’s artificial intelligence applications.

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NJIT Researcher Fortifies Virtual Reality Tech for Cancer Patient Emergencies

Virtual reality expert Erin Truesdell is designing a new kind of user interaction technology that could help cancer patients and caregivers prepare for potential complications due to fevers.

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Julie Ancis Explores Cyberpsychology's Role in Modern Computing in ACM Publication

In a new article featured in Communications of the Association for Computer Machinery (ACM), NJIT Distinguished Professor Julie Ancis explores how cyberpsychology — the study of the two-way relationship between people and technology — is reshaping modern computing.

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GirlHacks 2025 Discovers Their 'Inner Goddess'

Girlhacks 2025 continued its legacy of providing a place for women and non-binary students in technology to take the lead in bringing ideation to realization through its annual 24-hour Major League Hacking (MLH) sanctioned hackathon where everyone — including the men — are invited to compete.

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NJIT Students Develop Mental Health Side-Effect Tracker Recognized at Pfizer Hackathon

A team of eight undergraduate students created "Sidekick," a mental-health side-effect tracker that earned third place at the 2025 Pfizer Digital Hackathon.

In Brief

NJIT Hosts NJEDA and Dutch Delegation Representing Cybersecurity in The Netherlands

​NJIT and YWCC were honored to host the NJEDA and Dutch Delegation representing cybersecurity in The Netherlands at our NJIT at Jersey City facility this month. The event was co-organized by InnovationQuarter and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands as part of a five-day mission to stimulate strategic partnerships, company expansion, and scaling up their U.S. operations related to security monitoring, cyber awareness, early-threat detection, and serious gaming. Potential also exists for student internships and workforce development opportunities along with positioning NJIT as an active contributor in state-level economic and policy discussions.

Student Team Wins Four Awards for Parking Solution at DivHacks 2025

Congratulations to students Gurmeher Singh, Jainam Shah and Karan Kanda for scoring a total of FOUR awards as part of DivHacks 2025 at Columbia University. Their PayPark solution, an AI-driven pricing engine that dynamically adjusts parking rates, won Best Overall Hack #3, Best Financial Hack sponsored by Capital One, On-Chain innovation with XRP Ledger sponsored by Ripple, and Most Popular Hack!

Fall Open Houses Invite High School Students to Explore the Breadth of Options in Computing Their Future

Our first undergraduate open house of the year in October was an afternoon of intriguing technology, keen insights from administration, faculty and current students, and inspired inquiry from a full ballroom of curious high school seniors and parents. Join us for our second open house on November 16.

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