NJIT to Expand National Research Portal, Receives $2.3 Million NSF Grant

Thursday, September 24th, 2026
There's a moment in every research lab when weeks, months or years of effort finally come together to confirm a hypothesis or produce a successful prototype. That moment is exhilarating for researchers, but the work doesn't stop there. Transforming lab results into far-reaching solutions for real-wo...

NJIT Students’ Plan to Power the Moon with Swarm Robots Wins NASA Prize

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026
NASA wants to establish sustained human presence on the lunar surface, but Houston has a problem — keeping the lights on when night falls on the Moon. The lunar South Pole, where NASA announced plans in March to build humanity’s first long-term Moon base, sees two weeks of total darkness at a time, ...

NJIT a Top 40 Public University, Gains in Social Mobility and STEM

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) maintained its No. 40 position among the nation’s top public universities in U.S. News & World Report’s 2027 Best Colleges rankings, while advancing in social mobility and undergraduate computer science and engineering. NJIT tied for No. 85 overall among...

Highlanders Defeat New Hampshire, Win AEast Opener for First Time Since Joining Conference

Monday, September 21st, 2026
Three different players found the back of the net as NJIT defeated New Hampshire, 3-2, on Senior Day Sunday at Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium, marking the first time NJIT has won its conference opener since joining the America East since joining the conference in 2020 (7 seasons). Sunday's win ...

Teaching a Disability-Forward Design Approach in Housing

Sunday, September 20th, 2026
In the Hillier College of Architecture and Design (HCAD) studio Disability-Forward Housing + Community, 14 architecture students learned how to design inclusive and supportive housing for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Led by Judy K Chöi, AIA, a LEED certified architec...

D’Angelo Named Interim President of the New Jersey Innovation Institute

Friday, September 18th, 2026
Jennifer D’Angelo has been named interim president of the New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), a subsidiary of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), effective Sept. 21, 2026. D’Angelo brings to the role more than 25 years of executive leadership experience across healthcare, technology, oper...

De NJIT a Apple: Pablo Leyva explora la interacción humano-IA

Thursday, September 17th, 2026
Durante su segundo verano como pasante en Apple, Pablo Leyva trabajó en el punto donde la inteligencia artificial se encuentra con la persona que sostiene un iPhone. El estudiante de NJIT, quien cursa matemáticas aplicadas y ciencias de la computación, contribuyó a un proyecto orientado al usuario q...

NJIT’s 2026 'Celebration' to Honor Leaders in Education, Technology and Industry

Thursday, September 17th, 2026
New Jersey Institute of Technology’s annual Celebration gala will take place Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, at The Grove in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, honoring six individuals and organizations whose achievements exemplify leadership, innovation, service and commitment to the university. The black-tie event b...

Jocelyn Kranicka, Fintech Major, Wins Rising Star Award

Wednesday, September 16th, 2026
Jocelyn Kranicka, a senior financial technology major, spends her time analyzing data and performing community service — and now she is a recipient of the New Jersey Business & Industry Association’s Rising Star award. Kranicka, from Washington Township in Warren County, intended to study comput...

NJIT Double Major Pablo Leyva Takes on Human-AI Interaction at Apple

Wednesday, September 16th, 2026
During his second summer as an Apple intern, Pablo Leyva worked at the point where artificial intelligence meets the person holding an iPhone. The NJIT applied mathematics and computer science double major contributed to a customer-facing project involving Apple Wallet’s 18 products, Siri modeling a...