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NJIT Featured On Amazon Prime Video Series 'The College Tour'

Monday, February 7th, 2022
Streaming now on Amazon Prime Video! New Jersey Institute of Technology will be featured on "The College Tour," a television series streamed on Amazon Prime Video. "The College Tour" is brought to you by Emmy-nominated and award-winning producers, and aims to show off college campuses, s...

NJIT Sweeps Season Series from LIU

Saturday, February 5th, 2022
The NJIT men's volleyball team won its fourth consecutive match, sweeping the season series from LIU, 3-0, Saturday afternoon in men's volleyball action inside Stratis Arena on the campus of Fairleigh Dickinson. NJIT, winners of four straight, improved to 4-2 on the season while LIU moved to 3-7. ...

EOP Programs Cultivate Diversity and Success at NJIT

Friday, February 4th, 2022
A massive banner is plastered onto the bridge above the Campus Center for all to see: “#1 Nationally for Student Upward Economic Mobility.” It’s true. NJIT has one of the highest percentages of students from the bottom fifth of the income distribution who end up in the top fifth. No programs are mor...

NJIT Reaffirmed As An Elite Research University, Retains R1 Classification

Thursday, February 3rd, 2022
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has reaffirmed its status among the nation’s most elite and productive research institutions by once again achieving an R1 status — the highest designation — by the Carnegie Classification. First published in 1973, the Carnegie Classification of Institution...

NJIT Professor Named Oceanic Engineering Society Distinguished Lecturer

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022
Eliza Michalopoulou, mathematics professor and chair of NJIT’s Department of Mathematical Sciences, has been named Distinguished Lecturer by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ Oceanic Engineering Society (OES) — a premier professional organization dedicated to advancing engineeri...

Black History Month 2022

Tuesday, February 1st, 2022
Black History Month is observed nationally throughout the month of February each year, and NJIT is proud to take this time to celebrate the impact of Black history on our university and our nation. The diversity of NJIT is among its greatest strengths, and the impact of Black culture and history on...

Qi Kang - ECE PhD Student of the Month - January 2022

Monday, January 31st, 2022
Qi Kang is a Ph.D. candidate in the Helen and John C. Hartmann Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). His advisor is Professor Mengchu Zhou and his Co-advisor is Professor Mesut Sahin from Biomedical department. His research is about Neura...

Women's Tennis Tops Rutgers For Signature Victory

Friday, January 28th, 2022
The NJIT women's tennis team rallied from losing its doubles point to defeat the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, 5-2, Friday afternoon at the East Brunswick Racquet Club. The victory was the Highlanders' first-ever over Rutgers (0-4 prior since 2015) and the program's first-ever win over a Power 5 school ...

NJIT Comes from Behind to Upset No. 12 UC San Diego to Stay Perfect at Home

Friday, January 28th, 2022
The NJIT men's volleyball team came from behind and outlasted No. 12 UC San Diego in five sets behind three Highlanders recording double-digit kills paced by Jens Feldthus, who recorded a career-best 18, upsetting the visiting Tritons at home, 3-2, Friday evening inside NJIT's Wellness and Even...

Management Alum's Startup App Offers New Approach to Make Friends and Date

Friday, January 28th, 2022
Business school alumnus Tomi Antoljak wants to do for online relationships what NBC's The Voice did for singing competitions. People using his new mobile app, Hangoo, talk first — and then only get to see each other if there's a match. "My belief really is that voice is the more authentic way to c...