From 3D Bioprinting to Disease Tracking, NJIT Showcases its Groundbreaking Labs

Wednesday, March 26th, 2025
Throughout the year, NJIT researchers focus on unsolved problems in areas such as medical science, energy sustainability and cybersecurity and test new methods to tackle them. Each spring, at the annual Research Institutes, Centers and Laboratories Showcase, they step out of their labs to present th...

Reminder - April 1 NJIT Town Hall

Tuesday, March 25th, 2025
Dear Highlanders, As a reminder, please join us on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Atrium for our spring town hall meeting. These gatherings are important opportunities for dialog and feedback, so we highly encourage your participation. For those intere...

Message from President Lim

Tuesday, March 25th, 2025
Dear Highlanders, From its very beginning, NJIT has been a trailblazer in expanding access to higher education and preparing students for career success. Over 140 years ago, this institution was established to educate a technical workforce for the City of Newark, a population with limited access t...

NJIT Highlander Model Rocket is a Transformer, Becomes Drone, Lands Itself

Monday, March 24th, 2025
The NJIT Rocketry Club is experimenting with a model that autonomously lands itself standing up, a la SpaceX, but accomplished through novel methods. SpaceX rockets fire their liquid fuel thrusters while descending. Other hobbyists have already tried to duplicate that method, so the Highlanders devi...

Offense Backs Peterson's Strong Start as Highlanders Sweep UMBC, 11-3

Sunday, March 23rd, 2025
Brandon Peterson struck out six over seven innings of work while his offense erupted for 11 runs as NJIT completed a three-game sweep of UMBC on Sunday, 11-3. How it Happened After taking the lead in the second on an RBI groundout, UMBC charged ahead in the top of the third behind a pair of home ru...

NJIT Hosts Gubernatorial Candidates Forum on Small Business Growth

Thursday, March 20th, 2025
NJIT served as the venue for a March 19 gubernatorial forum dedicated to exploring the challenges and solutions for fostering small and diverse business growth across New Jersey. The event, initiated by Jeff Cantor, CEO of the Veterans Chamber of Commerce, highlighted the need for improvements and s...

NJIT Unveils VR Crime Scene Tech, Research at Nation's Largest Forensic Conference

Wednesday, March 19th, 2025
NJIT’s forensics program made an impression at the 77th Annual American Academy of Forensic Sciences’ Conference in Baltimore’s Convention Center, unveiling new research and innovations that tackled this year’s conference theme, “Technology: A Tool for Transformation or Tyranny?” NJIT faculty and st...

Princeton Review Ranks NJIT at No. 36 Nationally in Game Design

Wednesday, March 19th, 2025
New Jersey Institute of Technology ranks No. 36 nationally among the top 50 undergraduate schools for game design, according to The Princeton Review. That’s an improvement of 13 places from NJIT’s last ranking. Regionally, NJIT also stands out, at No. 10 in the Northeast. The high marks support the ...

Former NJIT President Saul Fenster Passes Away at 91

Tuesday, March 18th, 2025
NJIT mourns the passing of Saul K. Fenster, the university's sixth president, who died peacefully at his home in Long Branch, New Jersey, on March 15, 2025. He was 91 years old. Dr. Fenster served as president of NJIT from 1978 to 2002, a tenure marked by significant growth and transformation. Under...

Highlanders Break out Bats in Win at Villanova, 13-3

Monday, March 17th, 2025
Four Highlanders crushed home runs and MT Morrissey punched out a career-high eight batters as NJIT flexed its muscles in a 13-3 victory on Saturday afternoon over Villanova. How it Happened The Highlanders got off on the right foot once again, scoring in the first inning for the 11th time in 17 ga...