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Message from NJIT President Lim

Thursday, October 12th, 2023
Dear Highlanders, We have been witnessing a tragedy in Israel, Gaza, and beyond following heinous acts of terror that included unconscionable violence and the degradation of innocent people, and which have resulted in the loss of thousands of human lives. I mourn those who have died and offer my sy...

NJIT Finance Officials Chosen for National Leadership Program

Wednesday, October 11th, 2023
Employees in New Jersey Institute of Technology’s finance office were selected to join the Emerging Leaders program of a national organization for the third consecutive year. This year’s selections were Nakia Goode, director, accounts payable, and Maribel Saravia, assistant director for budget plan...

NJIT Dedicates Lobby of Popular Dorm to Family That Endows Scholarships

Wednesday, October 11th, 2023
The dedication of the lobby of the most popular residence hall at New Jersey Institute of Technology was truly a family affair. While accepting the recognition, Donald Dinallo, a builder whose company, Terminal Construction Corp. in Wood-Ridge, N.J., led the construction of Maple Hall, stood before...

Lemelson-MIT Recognizes NJIT Overseer for Being a Pioneer in Picture and Video Messaging

Tuesday, October 10th, 2023
Daniel Henderson finds himself in great company. Henderson, a pioneer in wireless picture and video messaging in cell phones, is now featured on Lemelson-MIT’s online wall of inventors, which includes the likes of Steve Jobs, Thomas Edison and Hedy Lamarr. Henderson, an overseer at New Jersey Inst...

NJIT's Wellness and Events Center Dedicated to Joel and Diane Bloom

Tuesday, October 10th, 2023
NJIT’s Wellness and Events Center (WEC) has been dedicated with a new name — the Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center — for outstanding contributions made by the university’s eighth president and former first lady that span more than three decades. On Oct. 6, the campus community came to...

NJIT Men's Soccer Upsets No. 15 Vermont, Alvaro Heredia Scores Highlander Goal in 1-0 Win

Monday, October 9th, 2023
The NJIT men's soccer team upset No. 15 Vermont, 1-0, on a goal scored by sophomore Alvaro Heredia in America East Conference men's soccer action Saturday afternoon at Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium on NJIT's Homecoming Weekend. NJIT remains undefeated in the America East, 2-0-1 and ...

Six World-Class New Faculty Join Ying Wu College of Computing for the 2023-2024 Academic Year

Monday, October 9th, 2023
Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) is proud to formally announce the appointments of six new assistant professors who have joined the departments of Computer Science, Data Science and Informatics. They will begin their tenure as educators and researchers during a time of unprecedented growth for th...

Improving Outcomes: NJIT Starts Program to Help Asians, Pacific Islanders Transition into College

Thursday, October 5th, 2023
With $1.94 million in federal funding, New Jersey Institute of Technology is launching a new program that will help Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander students navigate the academic, social and emotional challenges of transitioning into college. The initiative, known as Improving A...

Celebrating NJIT's Hispanic/Latino Employee Resource Group

Wednesday, October 4th, 2023
NJIT has established employee resource groups (ERG) that meet regularly and encourage faculty and staff to connect outside of their direct working relationships. This month, NJIT is celebrating its Hispanic/Latino ERG and profiled two of its members: Vivian Lanzot, director of Community and Public S...

Atilla Sivri - ECE PhD Student of the Month - October 2023

Monday, October 2nd, 2023
Atilla Sivri is a Ph.D. student in the Helen and John C. Hartmann Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). He has the privilege of working under the guidance of Dr. Moshe Kam, who is his Ph.D. advisor, and the Dean of the Newark College of E...