Adebunmi Gbadebo '21 Shares Her Experience in the Creation of Newark's Harriet Tubman Monument

Tuesday, April 18th, 2023
NJIT alumna, Adebunmi Gbadebo ‘21, played an important role in the unveiling of the Harriet Tubman Monument, located at the intersection of Washington and Broad Streets, in downtown Newark. Gbadebo served as the community engagement apprentice, working closely with Nina Cooke John, the architect an...

Martin Tuchman School of Management Sharpens Tech MBA Degree

Monday, April 17th, 2023
Current and future MBA students are in for good news at NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management, with the degree requirements being shortened from 48 credits to 36, and with an even stronger emphasis on their forward-looking, technology-focused curriculum. The changes streamline the program into ...

NJIT Design Student and Oncologist Work to Make Life Easier for Patients with Mediports

Friday, April 14th, 2023
Johmary Adames ’24 and Dr. Krupesh Patel have joined forces to create a protective cover to shield patients’ mediports. Adames is an industrial design major, and Dr. Patel is a pediatric oncologist, who’s close to finishing his MBA at NJIT. Mediports are small, surgically installed devices, usually...

NJIT Public Safety Swearing-In and Awards Ceremony Highlights Department's Community Engagement

Friday, April 14th, 2023
A new crop of police officers have officially been sworn into the NJIT police force, which included the promotion of Kevin Kesselman to Chief of Police. Kesselman, who has been a member of the NJIT force since 2001 starting as a public safety officer, welcomed a packed house that included faculty, s...

Grant Billmeier Introductory Press Conference Set for April 20 at Noon

Thursday, April 13th, 2023
The NJIT Department of Athletics has announced it will officially introduce new men's basketball head coach Grant Billmeier to the media and Highlander Nation on Thursday, April 20, at noon. The event will be held on campus in the Wellness and Events Center and will also be streamed on ESPN+ for th...

Welcome Reception for the Peleskos

Tuesday, April 11th, 2023
Dear Highlanders and Friends, I am pleased to invite you to attend a welcome reception for NJIT's new provost, Dr. John Pelesko, and his wife, Dr. Michelle Cirillo, who will be joining the NJIT mathematics faculty. The event will take place on April 21, 2023, from 3 pm to 4 pm on the terrace outside...

Two NJIT Students Win Prestigious Fellowships to Grow in their Fields of Study

Tuesday, April 11th, 2023
Two NJIT undergraduates won prestigious fellowships. Olivia Kolakowski ’24 was awarded the Brooke Owens Fellowship, and Milan Patel ’23 has been selected as an Amgen Scholar at Columbia University. The Fellowship is designed to serve both as an inspiration and as a career boost to capable young wom...

NJIT Prof. Wins NSF CAREER Award to Study Quantum Material for Next-Gen Electronics

Tuesday, April 11th, 2023
NJIT Assistant Professor of Physics Junjie Yang has won a National Science Foundation’s (NSF) CAREER Award to explore the unusual properties of quantum materials that hold the potential to propel the next generation of smaller, more energy-efficient electronic devices. The CAREER Award is among NSF’...

NJIT Names Grant Billmeier as Head Coach of Men's Basketball

Thursday, April 6th, 2023
New Jersey Institute of Technology has named Grant Billmeier as its new men's basketball head coach, Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics Lenny Kaplan announced. Billmeier, a native of Pennington, N.J., and graduate of St. Patrick High School and Seton Hall University, will be the 12t...

4 Leaders from NJIT Named Higher Ed Influencers by ROI-NJ

Thursday, April 6th, 2023
The business publication ROI-NJ recognized four leaders at New Jersey Institute of Technology in its annual lists of higher education influencers, including President Teik C. Lim. Lim made a list of presidents of New Jersey universities and colleges and the others — Martin Tuchman School of Manageme...