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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.

Science in the Pursuit of Justice: Center for Pre-College Programs Helps Generate STEM Interest

Tuesday, January 3, 2023
At NJIT’s annual STEM Leadership Forum, teachers, administrators and curriculum builders for elementary thru high school students attended to find out more about why forensic science has inspired so many students to pursue STEM degrees, and how...

NJIT Awarded $1.1 Million to Broaden Access for Low-Income, First-Gen College Students

Thursday, August 25, 2022
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has been awarded three Upward Bound grants by the U.S. Department of Education totaling $1,168,939 that will help pave the way for hundreds of Newark high school students to pursue a college degree.

NJIT Hosts NJ's First Forensic Science Education Conference

Thursday, July 7, 2022
While shows such as CSI and Dexter have made the world of forensic science a hit on television, the field is also quickly become a hit in classrooms as well, evidenced by the recent turnout at NJIT for the first-ever Forensic...

3 Years In, Math Initiative Creates a Path from Newark High Schools to NJIT

Friday, May 6, 2022
Three years in, NJIT’s Math Success Initiative continues to grow in participation and results.

NJIT Receives $800,000 PSEG Grant to Expand STEM Career Pathways

Tuesday, May 3, 2022
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has received an $800,000 PSEG Foundation grant that will soon expand access to STEM degrees and careers for local Newark...

NJIT's Second Elementary STEM Challenge Conquered by 30 Local Schools

Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Wise Wolves, a team of fifth-graders from Morristown's Unity Charter School, won this year's Elementary STEM Challenge at an awards ceremony in the Campus Center ballroom on Monday.

Students Prototype 3D Printed Bridge Competition

Monday, December 13, 2021
Civil engineering students from NJIT, Princeton, Stevens Institute of Technology, and three area high schools competed in a 3D-printed bridge competition at NJIT’s Makerspace that saw NJIT students taking home a first place prize in the “Stiffest...