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NJIT Scholar Athlete Is Bound for England to Earn a Master's and Compete

Friday, May 16th, 2025
Taylor Pape presents an interesting mix: honors scholar, year-round researcher, soccer defender, intern and budding educator. Even her major and minor at New Jersey Institute of Technology — biology and computer science — represents an intriguing hybrid. “I took a bioinformatics course during my f...

Business Major Cedric Alam Heads to Bank of America for a Finance Career

Thursday, May 15th, 2025
by Briana Foxx and Evan Koblentz Cedric Alam, a senior business major concentrating in finance, will start his career this summer in the financial management analysis program at Bank of America’s headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina. Alam discovered NJIT after moving to Colts Neck from his na...

Albert Dorman Honors College Awards Students, Alumni for Impact and Excellence at 30th Celebration

Wednesday, May 14th, 2025
The Albert Dorman Honors College (ADHC) at NJIT commemorated its 30th anniversary with a celebration honoring three decades of academic distinction, community service and transformative leadership. The event gathered university leadership, faculty, alumni and supporters to reflect on the college’s e...

Next Stop for NJIT Highlander: University of Florida to Master Finance and Win Matches

Tuesday, May 13th, 2025
A passion for business grew for Pablo Perez Ramos at New Jersey Institute of Technology and spurred him to now pursue a master’s in finance at the University of Florida. His choice of graduate school also reveals his love for tennis, as UF won a national team championship in 2021 when 13th ranked p...

NJIT Athletics Honors Student-Athlete Achievements at Awards Banquet

Tuesday, May 13th, 2025
NJIT Athletics celebrated the accomplishments of its student-athletes across its 19 varsity sports with the 2024-25 Athletic Award Banquet on Thursday evening inside the Joel & Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center. The festivities got underway with the Red Carpet entrance at 3:30 p.m. before ...

Celebrating Class of '25: Standout Students at NJIT Reflect on Accolades, Ambitions

Monday, May 12th, 2025
Standout seniors from NJIT’s Jordan Hu College of Science and Liberal Arts (HCSLA) are capping off their undergraduate journey with one last accolade for achievements across academics and research, athletics and campus leadership. Fresh from receiving the Outstanding Student Award at the HCSLA Awar...

High School STEM Researcher and YWCC Mentor to Present at ACM SIGGRAPH Conference

Friday, May 9th, 2025
Alexander Chen, a sophomore at Morris Hill High School, and Assistant Professor Tomer Weiss in the Ying Wu College of Computing’s (YWCC) Department of Informatics will present their research at the 2025 ACM SIGGRAPH conference (Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques),...

Architect, Engineer, Pilot Highlight Air Force ROTC Class of 2025

Thursday, May 8th, 2025
Every year, NJIT’s detachment of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps graduates several successful cadets into the military officer ranks. Three members of the Class of 2025 spoke about their backgrounds that led them to the program, experiences during their time as Highlanders and future pl...

Unveiling the Biomechanical Forces that Drive Scarring

Thursday, May 8th, 2025
Fibroblasts are the body’s building blocks. Among the most abundant human cells, they help form the structure of organs and tissues and hold them together. They are also its repair crew. After an injury, they migrate to the damaged area, cover it with collagen and exert strong forces that bring the ...

NJIT's Honors College Continues 30th Anniversary Celebration at Research Forum

Wednesday, May 7th, 2025
Students from Albert Dorman Honors College’s courses – Introduction to Research Writing, Introduction to Research Methods, Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Science, Technology and Urban Transformation – presented their semester's research during the fourth Honors Interdisciplinary Research Forum...