7 Highlanders Make List of NJ Influencers Who Are People of Color

Thursday, September 14th, 2023
New Jersey Institute of Technology is well-represented on ROI-NJ’s 2023 list of people of color who are influencers in the state. NJIT President Teik C. Lim, Trustee Elisa Charters and Luis De La Hoz, a member of NJIT’s Hispanic Latinx Leadership Council (HLLC), made a top 25 list, and four other H...

Registration Open for NJIT's Fall Career Fair

Wednesday, September 13th, 2023
NJIT’s fall career fair is coming up and registration is now open for students on the Handshake platform. Career Development Services biannual career fair has become one of the most anticipated events for students. The spring semester fair, held last February, matched the largest-ever participation:...

Ying Wu College of Computing to Present Award-Winning Papers at IEEE HPEC Conference

Wednesday, September 13th, 2023
A research group led by Distinguished Professor David Bader has won the 2023 Student Innovation Award from the IEEE High Performance Extreme Computing (HPEC) conference for their paper “Triangle Counting Through Cover-Edges.” The group features NJIT faculty and students, as well as a high school stu...

NJIT's David Jones Recognized as a Top 15 Champion of Diversity in 2023

Tuesday, September 12th, 2023
In a testament to his commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB), David E. Jones, chief diversity officer at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), has been honored as one of the "2023 Top 15 Champions of Diversity" by DiversityGlobal Magazine. This recognition celebrates i...

NJIT and AT&T Work Together to Improve Network Experiences

Tuesday, September 12th, 2023
An ongoing collaboration between AT&T and NJIT over the past three years has produced several publications and patent applications for inventions that have the potential to revolutionize network experiences. Using AI to improve customer experiences Artificial intelligence can be used to improve...

Data Science Meets Ironbound Street Shrines in NJIT Undergrad Summer Research

Monday, September 11th, 2023
Computer science and religion are rarely thought of together as connected research areas, but it’s going well for NJIT student Fernando Mantilla, who is performing a geospatial analysis of more than 200 street shrines in Newark’s historic Ironbound neighborhood. The shrines are tributes to important...

NJIT Professor Advances to Finals of $10M XPRIZE Rainforest Competition

Monday, September 11th, 2023
NJIT biology professor Eric Fortune and a team of scientists, known as “Team Waponi”, have reached the final stage of the five-year, $10M XPRIZE Rainforest Competition. In June, Fortune and 13 other team members traveled to the rainforests of Singapore to compete in the semi-finals of the global com...

Washington Monthly Ranking Reflects NJIT Values of Social Mobility, Service

Monday, September 11th, 2023
New Jersey Institute of Technology rose 13 spots to no. 88 among national universities in a ranking based on overall value, service and social mobility, as determined by the non-profit Washington Monthly magazine. The publication’s editors emphasized that such categories are important alternatives t...

Cross Country Opens 2023 At Fordham Fiasco

Saturday, September 9th, 2023
The NJIT cross country teams opened their 2023 campaign in the Bronx as participants in the annual Fordham University Fiasco Saturday afternoon at Van Cortlandt Park. MEN'S RESULTS (8K) The top performing Highlander on the men's side was sophomore Austin Essel, who just missed out on the top five ...

Women's Volleyball Defeats Holy Cross For Third Straight Win

Saturday, September 9th, 2023
The NJIT women's volleyball team won its third-straight match, defeating host Holy Cross in non-conference action in straight sets on Saturday. With the win, NJIT improved to 5-4 on the season, while Holy Cross' record now stands at 3-6. The Highlanders won the first two sets 25-17 and 25-16, resp...