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

Tuesday, September 24, 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.

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

Tuesday, August 6, 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.

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

Tuesday, July 30, 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.

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

Thursday, March 28, 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...

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

Friday, January 19, 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...

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

Thursday, September 7, 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.

NJIT's Forensic Science Initiative Celebrates First Graduates

Wednesday, July 19, 2023
A select group of local high school seniors have become the first graduates of NJIT’s Forensic Science Initiative (FSI) after successfully completing...

Elementary STEM Event Teaches Children About Microcontrollers and More

Monday, March 27, 2023
Teams of third, fourth and fifth-graders at New Jersey Institute of Technology's Elementary STEM Challenge went high-tech this year, aiming to solve environmental problems in their schools by using the capabilities of...

NJIT Hosts New Jersey Science Olympiad Regional Tournament over Winter Break

Friday, January 13, 2023
Campus came back to life as middle and high school students from New Jersey gathered on campus to participate in the 15th regional tournament of the New Jersey Science Olympiad at NJIT.

Fourth Grader's Environmentalism Honored with NJIT Scholarship Following Racial Profiling Incident

Thursday, January 5, 2023
Fourth-grade Caldwell student Bobbi Wilson has recently stepped into the national spotlight after her efforts to save her neighborhood’s trees from invasive insects unexpectedly escalated into a traumatic encounter involving the police.