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NJIT Students Influential in Transformation to Make Federal Building Cleaner and Greener

Thursday, April 18th, 2024
New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Hillier College of Architecture and Design continues to help the local Newark community with projects that will transform the city’s public spaces.  Recently, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) made the announcement that the city will be using $...

Scholarship Winners and Donors Come Together in Special Celebration

Wednesday, April 17th, 2024
The 35th annual Scholarship Brunch took place April 12, bringing together generous benefactors who have created scholarships at NJIT with the students benefiting from their support. The event humanizes and demonstrates the impact of giving back and removing a financial burden to those who need it m...

Navya Martin Kollapally Wins AMIA Reviewer Award

Wednesday, April 17th, 2024
Navya Martin Kollapally M.S. ’21 (Computer Science), and a 2024 Ph.D. candidate, has been honored with the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Reviewer Award for her work in support of the 2024 AMIA Informatics Summit, held in Boston this past March. The award is given to peer reviewers ...

NJIT Undergraduate Researchers Secure Prestigious Goldwater Scholarships

Monday, April 15th, 2024
From an estimated pool of over 5,000 college sophomores and juniors, two NJIT students — Danna Valentina Sanchez Hernandez and Owen West — have been named Goldwater Scholars this year by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. The scholarship is recognized as among th...

Back-to-Back Wins for Men's Volleyball, Negri Paces NJIT with 17 Kills

Saturday, April 13th, 2024
NJIT's Alessandro Negri paced the visiting Highlanders with 17 kills as NJIT picked up its second consecutive victory with a 3-1 win at Harvard Saturday afternoon in EIVA Conference men's volleyball action inside Malkin Athletic Center to close out the regular season for both teams. NJIT will be th...

Choi's Walk-Off Blast Gives NJIT 3-2 Win Over Quinnipiac

Saturday, April 13th, 2024
The NJIT baseball team relied on its veterans to come up big on Saturday as the Highlanders defeated visiting Quinnipiac 3-2 in 10 innings at Yogi Berra Stadium. Quinnipiac came from behind to win game one on Friday, meaning Sunday's series finale in Hamden, CT will decide who takes the three-game ...

Keynote Speakers, Honorees Announced for NJIT's 2024 Commencement Ceremonies

Friday, April 12th, 2024
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has proudly revealed the distinguished keynote speakers for its 2024 Commencement ceremonies, each representing a remarkable journey of achievement and success. Marjorie A. Perry, MBA '05, an esteemed alumna of NJIT and President/CEO of MZM Construction, wi...

NJIT Engineers Muffle Invading Pathogens with a 'Molecular Mask'

Wednesday, April 10th, 2024
Vaccines remain the gold standard of protection against dangerous pathogens, but take considerable time and vast resources to develop. Rapidly mutating viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 can blunt their effectiveness and even render them obsolete. To address these gaps, a multi-university team led by New J...

NJIT and NJII Launch Learning and Development Initiative

Wednesday, April 10th, 2024
The Learning and Development Initiative (LDI), a pioneering collaboration between New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), has launched and brings cutting-edge professional development for both individuals and organizations. Critically, the LDI leverages ...

Remembering Dr. Robert E. Lynch: Beloved Professor Honored with Memorial Collection

Tuesday, April 9th, 2024
On June 22, 2023, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) lost a beloved community member in the passing of Robert E. Lynch. James Wise Professor of Theater and Emeritus Professor of English. Dr. Lynch died in his home in Mount Arlington, New Jersey. He taught at NJIT for 41 years and served in ma...