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ArtsBeat: Audio: Making Music With Cicadas
Plenty of people are getting itchy over the impending cicada emergence , which will soon bring a deluge of noisy, affection-starved insects predicted to number in the billions - yes, billions - out of the ground during the coming weeks as part of a 17-year gestation cycle.
NJIT and Seton Hall hand out thousands of degrees at commencement ceremonies
Carlos Dominguez, senior vice president at Cisco Systems, delivers the commencement address during the NJIT commencement ceremony at the Prudential Center in Newark.
Mark Leiter Jr. fans 20 in college game
Mark Leiter Jr. had 20 strikeouts in a complete game in New Jersey Institute of Technology's 5-3 victory over Chicago State on Friday night.
Workshop Invites Input About Region's Future
Together North Jersey, Essex County, the City of Newark, and the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority invite members of the public to share their ideas about "Where are we now?" and "Where are we headed?" at an upcoming workshop to be held on Thursday, May 9, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Campus Center ... (more)
UConn Scores Low On 'Rate My Professors' List
The schools with the lowest professor ratings from students are below and Connecticut has two on the list.
25 universities with the worst professors
According to the latest figures compiled by an education think tank, many of the worst professors are teaching in schools in the Midwest and on the East Coast.
Building the future: N.J. colleges get $1.3B for construction projects
As expected, Rutgers University got the lion's share of $1.3 billion in grants for New Jersey higher education construction projects.
Video: Robotic Ants Offer Transportation Design Tips
To navigate networks of paths, robotic ants follow trails of light instead of pheromones, and they maintain their individual orientations.