NJIT Named Best in New Jersey for Game Design

Thursday, May 29th, 2025
New Jersey Institute of Technology has been selected as one of the best schools with game design programs in the U.S., according to industry website Animation Career Review.  NJIT’s game design program ranks No. 1 in New Jersey and top-25 in the East Coast. Animation Career Review’s ranking fo...

CME Faculty Startup, AltVIVO, Awarded NIH STTR Grant

Thursday, May 29th, 2025
Dr. Roman Voronov, Associate Professor in NJIT’s Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, has received a prestigious NIH STTR grant totaling $295,038 to advance the commercialization of innovative microfluidic cell culturing technology. Dr. Voronov's startup, AltVIVO, Inc., aims to revolut...

Nine YWCC Research Projects Funded Through AI@NJIT Initiative

Tuesday, May 27th, 2025
Eight faculty members in the Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) have received grant support to fund nine research projects as part of the Grace Hopper Artificial Intelligence Institute at NJIT (GHRI). The Institute was launched through a $6 million investment by an anonymous donor and matching fund...

Award-Winning NJIT Grad Set for Successful Career as Forensic Chemist

Tuesday, May 27th, 2025
Katya Cunha took the stage at Commencement 2025 amid a wave of major honors — NJIT’s Presidential Award, selection as Jordan Hu College of Science and Liberal Arts' gonfalon carrier and the sole national recipient of the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors Undergraduate Award, a distincti...

"Raindrops in the Sun's Corona": New Adaptive Optics Shows Stunning Details of our Star's Atmosphere

Tuesday, May 27th, 2025
The Sun’s corona—the outermost layer of its atmosphere, visible only during a total solar eclipse—has long intrigued scientists due to its extreme temperatures, violent eruptions, and large prominences. However, turbulence in the Earth’s atmosphere has caused image blur and hindered observations of ...

Memorial Day Message from President Lim

Friday, May 23rd, 2025
Dear Highlanders and Friends, This weekend, as many of us gather with family and friends to observe the Memorial Day holiday, let us take time to remember and honor those who sacrificed their lives while serving in the United States military. NJIT has hundreds of students and thousands of alumni w...

After Sparking a Reaction at NJIT, Alexis Palmere Pursues Chemistry Ph.D. at Pitt

Thursday, May 22nd, 2025
Alexis Palmere is riding the wave of excitement from commencement day, and with good reason. The biochemistry major from West Orange graduated summa cum laude and is set to begin her chemistry Ph.D. studies at the University of Pittsburgh in the fall. When asked about her personal NJIT highlight, P...

Sé fiel a ti mismo y marca la diferencia, dicen los oradores a la Clase del 2025 de NJIT

Wednesday, May 21st, 2025
Perseveren, sean auténticos, manténganse flexibles y marquen la diferencia en el mundo, fue el mensaje que los oradores transmitieron a la Clase del 2025 durante la ceremonia de graduación de pregrado del New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). El orador principal Kevin O’Toole, presidente de la...

Be True to Yourself & Make a Difference, Speakers Tell NJIT's Class of 2025

Wednesday, May 21st, 2025
Persevere, be authentic, remain flexible and make a difference in the world, speakers told the Class of 2025 at New Jersey Institute of Technology’s undergraduate commencement. Keynote speaker Kevin O’Toole, chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, sa...

New NJIT Grads Share Memories and Career Goals

Wednesday, May 21st, 2025
Of the thousands of students graduating from New Jersey Institute of Technology today, many will bring their families to take pictures on the grassy hill in front of Eberhardt Hall — it's a university tradition. A line quickly formed at noon as students made their way back from official commencemen...