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NJIT’s Goldwater Scholars Build Futures in Medicine, Environmental Research

Thursday, April 16th, 2026
Goldwater Scholarships, among the nation’s most prestigious honors for undergraduates pursuing STEM research careers, have been awarded to two NJIT juniors whose academic excellence, research experience and professional ambitions have already set them apart.This year’s recipients are Albert Dorman H...

Artificial Intelligence Brings New Perspective to NJIT Institutional Data Sources

Wednesday, April 15th, 2026
New Jersey Institute of Technology is applying an artificial intelligence layer to its institutional data resources, so that anyone in the NJIT community might find the information they need delivered faster than searching manually and perhaps served with a side of unexpected insights.The new interf...

Bloomberg Radio Broadcast at NJIT Spotlights University Expertise on PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’

Tuesday, April 14th, 2026
A live Bloomberg Radio broadcast from NJIT put the university’s environmental research into a much wider public conversation, as hosts Scarlet Fu and Paul Sweeney brought their weekday “Bloomberg Intelligence” program to campus and mixed NJIT faculty and researchers into the show’s regular coverage....

Jordan Hu Returns to NJIT for Fireside Chat on Leadership, Opportunity and Giving Back

Tuesday, April 14th, 2026
Jordan Hu ’89 returned to NJIT for a fireside chat that moved beyond career success to examine the harder realities behind entrepreneurship, the value of trust in leadership and the university experience he said made his American dream possible.Hosted by NJIT’s AAPI Employee Resource Group and Offic...

From ‘Boardwalk Empire’ Politics to Springsteen, NJIT Debuts New Jersey Studies Initiative

Tuesday, April 14th, 2026
Greetings from New Jersey.A state of political bosses who inspired HBO’s Boardwalk Empire. Of eerie legends like the Jersey Devil and the 1916 Matawan shark attacks. Of shorelines, small towns and highways that became the backdrop for Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run.Next fall, New Jersey I...

Dana Knox Research Showcase Highlights Student Research With Real-World Reach

Tuesday, April 14th, 2026
NJIT’s Dana Knox Research Showcase filled the Bloom Wellness and Events Center with student research spanning science, engineering, computing, management and the humanities. With poster presentations, two-minute elevator speeches and Board Day luncheon attendees moving through the event, the showcas...

The Whole System: How an NJIT Engineer Built a Career on Seeing Every Part of the Picture

Monday, April 13th, 2026
When Chris Wunderlich was finishing his final semester at New Jersey Institute of Technology, he had two job offers sitting in front of him. One was from Picatinny Arsenal, the U.S. Army's premier research and manufacturing hub for weapons systems, where he would have gone deep into warhead design. ...

Men’s Volleyball Sweeps Weekend Series from Charleston, NJIT One of Three Undefeated at Home

Saturday, April 11th, 2026
The NJIT men's volleyball swept the weekend series from visiting Charleston (WV) 3-1 Saturday afternoon in EIVA Conference men's volleyball action inside the Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center.With the win, NJIT moves to 16-8 overall on the season, 7-3 in the EIVA. The Highlanders are o...

NJIT Hosts David Good High School 3D Printed Bridge Competition, Governor Livingston Takes Gold

Friday, April 10th, 2026
High school students from across the region brought engineering concepts off the page and into practice at New Jersey Institute of Technology’s David Good 3D Printed Bridge Competition, where high school teams were challenged to design, assemble and test 3D-printed bridges under real performance cri...

Producing Leaders, Albert Dorman Honors College Awards Alumni and Students at Annual Reception

Friday, April 10th, 2026
The Albert Dorman Honors College brought together students, alumni, faculty and staff on April 8 for its second annual Alumni Recognition and Dorman Awards Reception, an evening at NJIT’s Highlander Pub that celebrated achievement across generations of the honors college community.Held after the col...