Alumni News

June 4, 2025

NJIT Athletics Posts 33rd Consecutive Semester with Term GPA Above 3.0

NJIT Athletics posted its 33rd consecutive semester with a 3.0 GPA or higher, boasting a 3.446 department-wide GPA.   All 19 of NJIT's programs earned a 3.0 or higher GPA this past spring with 66 individual student-athletes recording perfect 4.0 GPAs, 221 earning Dean's List honors, and 273 with a 3.0 term GPA or higher.   Women's tennis had the highest spring term GPA at 3.742 and men's volleyball posted the highest men's GPA at 3.535. Eight teams earned a 3.5 GPA or higher this spring.
June 3, 2025

Stephen Kenney Appointed Interim CFO at NJIT

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has appointed Stephen F. Kenney as interim senior vice president for finance and chief financial officer. Kenney brings more than 25 years of executive financial leadership experience in higher education, health care and international development. He is a certified public accountant, chartered global management accountant and an MBA graduate with a track record of transforming organizational finances through strategic planning, operational efficiency and team development.
June 3, 2025

Graduada exitosa de NJIT se prepara para una gran carrera como química forense

Katya Cunha subió al escenario durante la ceremonia de graduación de NJIT 2025 en medio de una ola de importantes reconocimientos: el Premio Presidencial de NJIT, su selección como portadora del estandarte del Jordan Hu College College of Science and Liberal Arts, y ser la única estudiante a nivel nacional en recibir el Premio de Pregrado de la Sociedad Estadounidense de Directores de Laboratorios Criminalísticos (ASCLD, por sus siglas en inglés), una distinción que podría impulsar su carrera como química forense. Cunha recordó que un momento decisivo en su exitosa tray
June 3, 2025

NJIT Names Kelly Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations

Following a highly competitive national search, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has announced the selection of Alan J. Kelly, CFRE, as the university’s next Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations. Kelly will join NJIT on July 14, 2025. NJIT sought an experienced leader who will direct efforts to further develop a strong culture of philanthropy that will support the university’s rapid ascent to prominence and the ambitious goals outlined in NJIT’s 2030 Strategic Plan.
May 30, 2025

Navid Heydarishahreza - ECE PhD Student of the Month - June 2025

Navid Heydarishahreza is a Ph.D. candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering at NJIT, advised by Professor Nirwan Ansari. His research focuses on link quality optimization, interference management, and mobility management in integrated terrestrial and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite networks.
May 29, 2025

NJIT Named Best in New Jersey for Game Design

New Jersey Institute of Technology has been selected as one of the best schools with game design programs in the U.S., according to industry website Animation Career Review.  NJIT’s game design program ranks No. 1 in New Jersey and top-25 in the East Coast. Animation Career Review’s ranking follows The Princeton Review’s game design accolade for NJIT.
May 29, 2025

CME Faculty Startup, AltVIVO, Awarded NIH STTR Grant

Dr. Roman Voronov, Associate Professor in NJIT’s Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, has received a prestigious NIH STTR grant totaling $295,038 to advance the commercialization of innovative microfluidic cell culturing technology.
May 27, 2025

Eight YWCC Research Projects Funded Through AI@NJIT Initiative

Seven faculty members in the Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) have received grant support to fund eight research projects as part of the Grace Hopper Artificial Intelligence Institute at NJIT (GHRI). The Institute was launched through a $6 million investment by an anonymous donor and matching funds in collaboration with the university’s $10 million AI@NJIT initiative.
May 27, 2025

Award-Winning NJIT Grad Set for Successful Career as Forensic Chemist

Katya Cunha took the stage at Commencement 2025 amid a wave of major honors — NJIT’s Presidential Award, selection as Jordan Hu College of Science and Liberal Arts' gonfalon carrier and the sole national recipient of the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors Undergraduate Award, a distinction that may now help launch her career as a forensic chemist.
May 27, 2025

"Raindrops in the Sun's Corona": New Adaptive Optics Shows Stunning Details of our Star's Atmosphere

The Sun’s corona—the outermost layer of its atmosphere, visible only during a total solar eclipse—has long intrigued scientists due to its extreme temperatures, violent eruptions, and large prominences. However, turbulence in the Earth’s atmosphere has caused image blur and hindered observations of the corona. A ground-breaking recent development by scientists from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) National Solar Observatory (NSO), and New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), is changing that by using adaptive optics to remove the blur.
May 22, 2025

After Sparking a Reaction at NJIT, Alexis Palmere Pursues Chemistry Ph.D. at Pitt

Alexis Palmere is riding the wave of excitement from commencement day, and with good reason. The biochemistry major from West Orange graduated summa cum laude and is set to begin her chemistry Ph.D. studies at the University of Pittsburgh in the fall. When asked about her personal NJIT highlight, Palmere pointed to her research.
May 21, 2025

Sé fiel a ti mismo y marca la diferencia, dicen los oradores a la Clase del 2025 de NJIT

Perseveren, sean auténticos, manténganse flexibles y marquen la diferencia en el mundo, fue el mensaje que los oradores transmitieron a la Clase del 2025 durante la ceremonia de graduación de pregrado del New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).
May 21, 2025

Be True to Yourself & Make a Difference, Speakers Tell NJIT's Class of 2025

Persevere, be authentic, remain flexible and make a difference in the world, speakers told the Class of 2025 at New Jersey Institute of Technology’s undergraduate commencement.
May 21, 2025

New NJIT Grads Share Memories and Career Goals

Of the thousands of students graduating from New Jersey Institute of Technology today, many will bring their families to take pictures on the grassy hill in front of Eberhardt Hall — it's a university tradition. A line quickly formed at noon as students made their way back from official commencement ceremonies at Newark's Prudential Center. Several new alumni spoke about their memories and next steps.
May 20, 2025

Los investigadores del mañana, listos para liderar: La clase de maestría y doctorado 2025 de NJIT

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) celebró un día completo de ceremonias, mientras los graduados de programas avanzados cruzaban el escenario en el Wellness and Events Center durante tres actos de graduación. La clase de maestría y doctorado de 2025 ejemplifica el compromiso de la institución con la investigación y la excelencia académica en una amplia variedad de disciplinas.
May 19, 2025

Rooted in Research, Ready to Lead: NJIT's Master's and Doctoral Degree Class of 2025

New Jersey Institute of Technology served up a full day of fanfare as its advanced degree graduates walked across the stage in the Bloom Wellness and Events Center in three commencement ceremonies. The 2025 master’s and doctoral class exemplifies the institution’s commitment to research and scholarship across a diverse range of disciplines.
May 19, 2025

Meaning in the Making: Industrial Designer Gabriel Rapoport on Designing a More Beautiful World

Gabriel Rapoport’s journey into industrial design began long before he knew the field had a name. From a young age, he was curious about how everyday objects were designed, constructed and refined to improve life.  That childhood fascination evolved into a drive to become one of the creators shaping that world. Now, as he prepares to graduate from NJIT’s Hillier College of Architecture and Design, Rapoport reflects on a college experience marked by resilience, creativity and growth.
He forged friendships through the game.
May 20, 2025

NJIT Scholar, Intern and Volleyball Captain Pursues Master's in Finance at Baruch

Alessandro Negri’s road to business came through volleyball. When he arrived at New Jersey Institute of Technology in January 2022, he planned to major in biology. But two teammates on the volleyball team, Joseph Kennedy and Martin de Chavarria, shared their textbooks on finance and economics and Negri was intrigued.
May 19, 2025

NJIT Master's in Management Scholar Lands Financial Sales Role at New York Life

Time management and discipline were key to Arina Babkova’s success as a graduate student at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Why? Because she completed her master’s in management at NJIT’s Martin Tuchman School of Management in two semesters while playing Division I tennis at a high level in the spring and fall. Her mentors were impressed.
May 16, 2025

2025 HCSLA Awards Cap Historic Year, Honor Princeton University Press Director

NJIT’s Jordan Hu College of Science and Liberal Arts (HCSLA) capped one of the most eventful years in its history with its annual awards ceremony recently — the first under its new name, which was prominently displayed on gonfalons and signage decorating the Joel & Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center to mark the occasion.

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