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NJIT Earns National Distinction for 'Best Value' From Niche

Thursday, August 31st, 2023
Economic mobility was a new factor in Niche ranking New Jersey Institute of Technology No. 45 among all U.S. institutions for “Best Value,” reaffirming the university’s return on investment to its students and alumni. NJIT earned the No. 1 spot for “Best Value” among New Jersey public institutions. ...

Army Supports Summer Interns, Designing New Robots at NJIT Research Center

Thursday, August 31st, 2023
A little-known R&D facility, operated by NJIT’s New Jersey Innovation Institute with the U.S. Army Picatinny Arsenal for its primary client, is beginning to thrive one year after moving off-campus. The facility is called COMET — Collaborative Operationalized Manufacturing Engineering and Traini...

New Jersey Innovation Institute President Appointed

Wednesday, August 30th, 2023
Dear Highlanders,   It is my pleasure to announce that the New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), a corporation of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), has named Dr. Michael Johnson as NJII President. Johnson emerged from a deep and talented pool of candidates and will begin his t...

New Jersey Innovation Institute Names Michael Johnson as Next President

Wednesday, August 30th, 2023
New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), a corporation of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Michael Johnson as NJII President. Johnson emerged from a deep and talented pool of candidates and will begin his tenure at NJII on October 10, 2023. Wor...

Turkey Earthquake Victim, Ibrahim Aras, Finds Hope in NJIT Business School Scholarship

Wednesday, August 30th, 2023
A natural disaster in Turkey brought transfer student Ibrahim Aras, who is studying financial technology, to NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management. Before the magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit on February 6, 2023, all was well with Aras, at the time a computer science major, who graduated from one ...

Women's Basketball Unveils 2023-24 Non-Conference Slate

Monday, August 28th, 2023
NJIT women's basketball head coach Mike Lane announced the non-conference schedule for the upcoming 2023-24 season, which includes four teams that reached postseason in 2023 and is highlighted by a visit from Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) opponent Notre Dame and a trip south to Miami (FL...

NJIT and New York Red Bulls Join Forces in Shopping Spree for Rising High School Students

Friday, August 25th, 2023
As part of its partnership with the New York Red Bulls (RBNY), NJIT hosted a shopping spree at the Target in Kearny for ten rising high school students. As a surprise, players from the hometown club accompanied the kids as they geared up for the upcoming school year.  The event, which also inc...

NJIT Police Lead New York City SEAL Swim Charity Event

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023
NJIT's Department of Public Safety was once again tasked with the honor to lead hundreds of Navy SEALs, veterans, police officers, fire fighters and first responders in the pre-swim run from the Liberty State Park Sept. 11 Monument to the Hudson. Participants then swam across the Hudson and ran to t...

Harvesting the Toxic Blooms of Summer

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023
*"Harvesting the Toxic Blooms of Summer" is part of NJIT's 2023 Research Magazine* Amid summer’s cornucopia, there is one proliferation that is universally dreaded: the toxic algae blooms that float on lakes and streams, killing fish, gobbling oxygen from the water and chasing away swimmers. C...

Why the Airport City Newark Project Led by NJIT Is a Big Deal

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2023
Realizing the vision of integrating Newark Liberty International Airport into the surrounding city is still years away. But advisors from New Jersey Institute of Technology remain focused on the prize: an aerotropolis that welcomes visitors to stay, dine, shop and experience the culture of the large...