Pride Month

Thursday, June 1st, 2023
Dear Highlanders, Today begins Pride Month throughout the United States and across much of the globe. This is a time during which we intentionally reflect on and celebrate the impact and achievements of the LGBTQ+ community, both on campus and around the world. It also is a time to advocate for the...

Senior Success: Civil Engineer Lara Rios is Proud of All the Memories She Made at NJIT

Thursday, June 1st, 2023
For Lara Rios ’23, NJIT has been an important part of her family’s life. Her uncle and father graduated from NJIT, and her brother is also studying at the university. As president of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) and diversity and inclusion officer of the Student Senate, Rios...

NJIT Hires a Principal Deputy for Finance

Tuesday, May 30th, 2023
New Jersey Institute of Technology has hired Lynn Azarchi, who most recently directed the Office of Management and Budget in New Jersey’s Department of the Treasury, to be the principal deputy of Catherine Z. Brennan, the university’s senior vice president and chief financial officer. As associate ...

Engineer from India Found a Home at NJIT, Earning a Master's and Landing a Job in NJ

Tuesday, May 30th, 2023
Anjali Khushalani worked in her native India as a project manager and process manager before arriving at New Jersey Institute of Technology last fall to pursue a master’s in engineering management. Khushalani took an intensive route, concentrating on industrial engineering and earning her degree fr...

Memorial Day

Monday, May 29th, 2023
Dear Highlanders, On this Memorial Day, as many of us gather with family and friends, let us also take time to honor those who have sacrificed their lives while serving in the United States military. That is the purpose of this holiday, and I would like to extend my unwavering gratitude to NJIT’s v...

For NJIT Faculty, Artificial Intelligence is a Learning Opportunity

Thursday, May 25th, 2023
Public artificial intelligence programs such as ChatGPT are being embraced by faculty across New Jersey Institute of Technology as the latest classroom tool, just like the introductions of videoconferencing, laptops, computer-aided drafting and pocket calculators that came before. AI itself is an e...

NJIT Earns Minority-Serving Institution Designation

Thursday, May 25th, 2023
New Jersey Institute of Technology has earned a minority-serving institution (MSI) designation from the U.S. Department of Education. Under the umbrella MSI designation, NJIT has qualified as an Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI) with more than 20% of unde...

Ying Wu College of Computing Graduates 15% More Students Than Last Year

Thursday, May 25th, 2023
The Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) awarded a total of 1,159 degrees at all levels during combined May 2023 graduation ceremonies at Newark’s Prudential Center and NJIT’s WEC arena. This marks a 15% increase in graduating students from the previous year. Of this, 528 undergraduates received a ba...

NJIT and DataBank Launch High Performance Computing Environment

Wednesday, May 24th, 2023
New Jersey Institute of Technology's (NJIT) new high performance computing environment, built through a partnership with DataBank, a leading provider of enterprise-class colocation, connectivity and managed services, is now live in DataBank’s Piscataway, N.J. data center (EWR2) and will support...

NJIT Researchers Awarded $4.6M to Unlock Mysteries of Solar Eruptions

Friday, May 19th, 2023
National Science Foundation (NSF) awards five-year grant support for Big Bear Solar Observatory research through the maximum of Solar Cycle 25, when the Sun’s explosive activity is expected to peak. A New Jersey Institute of Technology research team led by physics professor Wenda Cao at the univers...