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JerseyCTF III: An International Attention Attractor

Yukthi Sangoi, Editor-in-Chief • May 9, 2023

“With over 1400 users, [there are] 730 teams from Australia, India, Brazil, South Korea, Ukraine, Italy, France, Germany, South Africa, Kenya — on and on the list goes. This is a worldwide event...

IEEE Hosts NJIT’s First-Ever Hardware Hackathon

Mrunmayi Joshi, Managing Editor • April 21, 2023

One might expect engineering students to still be fast asleep early on a Saturday morning, but attendees turned out in droves to participate in the Byte Into Hardware Hackathon. The first-of-its-kind...

Behind the Scenes of Upcoming JerseyCTF 2023

Yukthi Sangoi, Editor-in-Chief • April 7, 2023

(Graphic by Daniel Rodriguez and Kapila Mane) Artificial intelligence and time travel stand as the themes for this year’s JerseyCTF, which will be held on April 15–16. JerseyCTF is a beginner-friendly...

The Capabilities of ChatGPT

Mrunmayi Joshi, Managing Editor • March 23, 2023

The interface of OpenAI’s greatest creation is purposefully plain, in stark white and green. At first glance, it does not appear to be powered by the fifth most powerful supercomputer in the world....

$788k Grant Awarded To NJIT Water Quality Researchers

Aaron Dimaya, Staff Writer • February 7, 2023

On Dec. 20, 2022, a collaborative research team led by NJIT researchers received a $778,000 grant from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, or NJDEP. This grant was part of a wider allocation...

NJIT Card Readers Go Swipeless

Mrunmayi Joshi, Managing Editor • January 31, 2023

(Photo by Areej Qamar) In December 2022, several residence hall residents watched with interest as tap card readers were installed on the front of each building, replacing the preceding swipe-in system....

NJIT Alumnus’s Space Flight Anniversary

Yukthi Sangoi, Editor-in-Chief • December 30, 2022

(Photo from NASA's Johnson Space Center) Cady Heron popularized Oct. 3 as a historically precious day, and it certainly was for Walter M. Schirra, Jr. 60 years ago, he was launched into space as one...

Rare Tardigrade Fossil Discovery

Mrunmayi Joshi, Managing Editor • May 2, 2022

What do Voldemort and tardigrade fossils have in common? They’re both almost impossible to kill and even more difficult to find. Until now, that is. A team of NJIT and Harvard University researchers...

NJIT Concrete Canoe Team Takes Third at Regional Competition

Samira Santana • May 2, 2022

The NJIT Concrete Canoe team took to Lake Wilson to ride their impressive, self-crafted, 17-foot concrete canoe on April 8th-10th. The team participated in designing, constructing and ultimately riding...

Hacking on Campus at Jersey CTF

Ethan OMalley, Alumni • April 15, 2022

At 11 a.m. on April 9, 2022, NJIT’s second annual Capture the Flag competition, JerseyCTF, began. Capture the Flag here is not referring to the popular playground game, but instead to a common type...

Student Resources at NJIT

Nicholas Merlino, Alumni • March 4, 2022

NJIT students are under large amounts of stress from their studies, relationships, work schedules and just about everything else. To help combat this pressure, the school provides many resources meant...

Club Spotlight: Prosthetics Club

Yukthi Sangoi, Editor-in-Chief • February 25, 2022

If you like design, engineering, modeling, 3D printing and animals, this is your sign to join the NJIT Prosthetics Club! This organization is dedicated to the creation of prosthetics for use by those...