Medical Informatics Technology is the intersection of Health Care and Computer Technology. It is the study of how health data is; collected; stored and communicated, security of medical data, medical expert systems, Human Computer Interface (HCI) research, how data is used for administration and clinical decision making and how computers and telecommunication technology can be applied to support those processes.

The greatest current need of U.S. education is for highly qualified teachers of science and technology at the secondary school level. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the shortage will intensify over the next decade as teachers of the “baby boom” generation retire. Technology-savvy teachers who are able to incorporate newly-developing educational methodologies and technologies into the curriculum are also in high demand.

Leean “Coco” Orama, a senior majoring in engineering technology and president of the NJIT Student Senate, was one of only four students nationwide selected to receive an all-expense-paid scholarship to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) GreenBuild International Conference and Expo in Phoenix, AZ.