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5 Future Innovators: How NJIT's Pre-College Program is Helping Scholars Build a STEM-Driven Tomorrow

5 Future Innovators: How NJIT's Pre-College Program is Helping Scholars Build a STEM-Driven Tomorrow

Thursday, July 24th, 2025
At New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), the path to STEM achievement often begins long before college. Through its nationally recognized Center for Pre-College Programs (CPCP), the university engages students in grades 4–12 each year — many from Newark and other historically underserved co...
NJIT STEM Forum Explores AI, Digital Transformation in Schools

NJIT STEM Forum Explores AI, Digital Transformation in Schools

Wednesday, November 27th, 2024
With artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT rapidly gaining traction among students and teachers alike, it’s no surprise the topic took center focus at NJIT’s 8th Annual STEM Forum for School Leaders, “Leading the Digital Transformation in Our Schools.” The event, hosted by NJIT’s Cen...
NJIT Programs Honored at Newark's National Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration

NJIT Programs Honored at Newark's National Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration

Wednesday, October 16th, 2024
The City of Newark, in partnership with the Latino Edification Multicultural Aid Center and the Newark Hispanic Commission, hosted its seventh annual National Hispanic Heritage Month celebration and flag raising. The celebration also included an award ceremony, honoring individuals and organizations...
New Semester, New Opportunities for First-Year Newark Natives at NJIT

New Semester, New Opportunities for First-Year Newark Natives at NJIT

Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
Back-to-school buzz has returned to campus, and with it has come the latest wave of promising first-year students hailing from NJIT’s home city of Newark. A growing number of these Newark natives are poised for success in their first semester thanks to several initiatives launched in recent years...
NJIT Hosts Summer STEM Boot Camp for Tech-Minded High Schoolers

NJIT Hosts Summer STEM Boot Camp for Tech-Minded High Schoolers

Tuesday, August 6th, 2024
Nearly 100 high school rising juniors and seniors spent their July days at New Jersey Institute of Technology, where they’re studying advanced topics such as cybersecurity, engineering, entrepreneurship, neuroscience and robotics. The students came from 64 school districts throughout the Garden S...
Personable and Accomplished NJIT Alum Endows Scholarships to Bring Women into STEM

Personable and Accomplished NJIT Alum Endows Scholarships to Bring Women into STEM

Tuesday, July 30th, 2024
The legacy of Kelly O’Connor, who was an active alumna of New Jersey Institute of Technology for 30 years, endures with two new scholarships that will serve female students who are interested in STEM. The Kelly A. O’Connor Pre-College Scholarship will cover the cost of summer programs in scienc...
Young Minds Bring Health, Wellness Innovation to NJIT's eSTEM Challenge

Young Minds Bring Health, Wellness Innovation to NJIT's eSTEM Challenge

Thursday, March 28th, 2024
The excitement was palpable at NJIT’s fourth annual Elementary STEM Challenge (eSTEM) — an event that recently brought scores of 3rd-5th grade students to campus to show off tech innovations they’ve been designing for weeks to enhance health and wellness in their communities.  There was ...
Middle and High School Students Compete in Regional Science Olympiad at NJIT

Middle and High School Students Compete in Regional Science Olympiad at NJIT

Friday, January 19th, 2024
Dozens of teams of middle and high school students came to New Jersey Institute of Technology last week for a regional round of the annual New Jersey Science Olympiad hands-on learning competition. NJIT’s Center for Pre-College Programs, along with the university’s Newark College of Engineering...
Aspiring STEM Students Get Immersive Experience Through NJIT-Stryker Career Day

Aspiring STEM Students Get Immersive Experience Through NJIT-Stryker Career Day

Thursday, September 7th, 2023
Students in NJIT’s Center for Pre-College Programs (CPCP) summer offering saw first-hand what a career in STEM looks like thanks to Stryker opening its doors to its medical technology and manufacturing facility. Stryker showed off its half-million square-foot Mahwah campus and the innovation with...
NJIT's Forensic Science Initiative Celebrates First Graduates

NJIT's Forensic Science Initiative Celebrates First Graduates

Wednesday, July 19th, 2023
A select group of local high school seniors have become the first graduates of NJIT’s Forensic Science Initiative (FSI) after successfully completing an intensive STEM training program this year. FSI’s inaugural class recently drew plaudits from the professional forensic science community at a ...