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From ‘Boardwalk Empire’ Politics to Springsteen, NJIT Debuts New Jersey Studies Initiative

Tuesday, April 14th, 2026
Greetings from New Jersey.A state of political bosses who inspired HBO’s Boardwalk Empire. Of eerie legends like the Jersey Devil and the 1916 Matawan shark attacks. Of shorelines, small towns and highways that became the backdrop for Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run.Next fall, New Jersey Institute o...

Dana Knox Research Showcase Highlights Student Research With Real-World Reach

Tuesday, April 14th, 2026
NJIT’s Dana Knox Research Showcase filled the Bloom Wellness and Events Center with student research spanning science, engineering, computing, management and the humanities. With poster presentations, two-minute elevator speeches and Board Day luncheon attendees moving through the event, the showcas...

The Whole System: How an NJIT Engineer Built a Career on Seeing Every Part of the Picture

Monday, April 13th, 2026
When Chris Wunderlich was finishing his final semester at New Jersey Institute of Technology, he had two job offers sitting in front of him. One was from Picatinny Arsenal, the U.S. Army's premier research and manufacturing hub for weapons systems, where he would have gone deep into warhead design. ...

Men’s Volleyball Sweeps Weekend Series from Charleston, NJIT One of Three Undefeated at Home

Saturday, April 11th, 2026
The NJIT men's volleyball swept the weekend series from visiting Charleston (WV) 3-1 Saturday afternoon in EIVA Conference men's volleyball action inside the Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center.With the win, NJIT moves to 16-8 overall on the season, 7-3 in the EIVA. The Highlanders are o...

NJIT Hosts David Good High School 3D Printed Bridge Competition, Governor Livingston Takes Gold

Friday, April 10th, 2026
High school students from across the region brought engineering concepts off the page and into practice at New Jersey Institute of Technology’s David Good 3D Printed Bridge Competition, where high school teams were challenged to design, assemble and test 3D-printed bridges under real performance cri...

Producing Leaders, Albert Dorman Honors College Awards Alumni and Students at Annual Reception

Friday, April 10th, 2026
The Albert Dorman Honors College brought together students, alumni, faculty and staff on April 8 for its second annual Alumni Recognition and Dorman Awards Reception, an evening at NJIT’s Highlander Pub that celebrated achievement across generations of the honors college community.Held after the col...

Students Put Theory into Practice at NJIT Engineering Showcase

Friday, April 10th, 2026
Engineering students at New Jersey Institute of Technology waste no time turning ideas into reality. From their first semester, NJIT undergraduates are challenged with imagining and designing technologies that explore practical applications for engineering principles. On March 6, students from the N...

Giovanni Crocco - a Civil Engineering Student Who Discovered Animation

Thursday, April 9th, 2026
Giovanni Crocco is a third-year digital design student, the Autodesk ambassador, 2026 design showcase honoree, and has earned top recognitions for his work at animation festivals in the tristate area. Like so many other creatively inclined individuals who have come up through the digital design prog...

New Jersey Governor, Venture Capitalist and Philanthropist, and Distinguished Alumna to Receive Honorary Degrees at NJIT Commencement

Thursday, April 9th, 2026
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) will award three honorary degrees at its undergraduate commencement ceremony on Friday, May 22, 2026, at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree, in addition to being th...

New Jersey Governor to Serve as Featured Speaker at NJIT’s Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony

Thursday, April 9th, 2026
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has announced that New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree and be the featured speaker at the university’s undergraduate commencement ceremony on Friday, May 22, 2026, at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ...