Alumni News

August 22, 2024

'Workforce Ready' NJIT Engineering Student's Summer Internship Fits to a Tea

Industrial engineering student Bianca Hernandez wrapped up her internship at AriZona Beverage Co., putting forth all the skills and knowledge she has acquired at NJIT.  “Since being there, it's been a really great experience,” said Hernandez, who minors in safety engineering. “Everyone was very welcoming, and this may seem very rare in terms of internships, but the people that I work with daily, they view me more as a coworker rather than an intern. 
August 20, 2024

227 Highlanders Named to America East Academic Honor Roll

An impressive 227 NJIT student-athletes who competed during the 2023-24 school year earned America East Academic Honor Roll recognition, the conference announced on Friday. The Highlanders had 21 more student-athletes earn this honor compared to 2023. Student-athletes from the men's and women's soccer teams, men's and women's basketball teams, women's volleyball, baseball, men's lacrosse, men's and women's track and field/cross country, and men's swimming and diving teams who posted a GPA of 3.0 or higher were named to the America East Academic Honor Roll.
August 20, 2024

NJIT on the Forbes List of America's Best-In-State Employers 2024

New Jersey Institute of Technology has been awarded on the Forbes list of America’s Best-In-State Employers 2024. This accolade is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. America's Best-In-State Employers 2024 have been identified in an independent survey from a vast sample of over 160,000 employees working for companies employing at least 500 people within the U.S. The ranking is open to companies from all industry sectors.
August 19, 2024

Annual NJ CS Chairs Meeting Explores Upgrading Education to Match Demands on Accessibility and AI

Computer Science department chairs from several New Jersey universities and community colleges met at the Ying Wu College of Computing’s (YWCC) NJIT@JerseyCity location to discuss the state of computer science education with a focus on improving access for a broader diversity of students as part of a forward-looking AI workforce.  
August 19, 2024

NJIT Community Members Honored with Inductions into the National Academy of Construction

Three prominent members of the New Jersey Institute of Technology community have been elected to the National Academy of Construction (NAC), a prestigious national organization that recognizes distinguished leaders in the field of construction. 
August 13, 2024

5 from NJIT Earn 'Enterprising Women in Commerce' Accolade

Five professors and administrators from New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) have been recognized as "Enterprising Women in Commerce" by Commerce Magazine, an honor that highlights outstanding achievements across a range of industries. The honorees are among the select group chosen by the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey, celebrating excellence in fields including accounting, architecture, environmental services, financial services, health care, higher education, human resources, law, marketing, non-profit work and real estate.
August 13, 2024

NJIT Partners with Ziplines Education for Career-Advancing Learning and Development

To help career-driven professionals navigate and succeed in today's rapidly evolving landscape, the Learning and Development Initiative (LDI), a pioneering collaboration between New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), today announced its launch of new online programs in partnership with Ziplines Education, an industry-leading education company.
August 12, 2024

Undergrad's Research Informed by Your Mood and Playlist

Spotifeel is a new computer program to help scientists evaluate the relationship between your mood and your playlist, developed by NJIT rising senior Rain Nutt for her undergraduate summer research.
August 8, 2024

Crime Prevention and Recovery Project Wins Best Paper Award at Conference on Digital Gov. Research

Professor Jim Geller, chair of the Department of Data Science in the Ying Wu College of Computing, and Angela Garretson, chief of public and community affairs at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), along with Soon Ae Chun, professor and director of the information systems and informatics programs at the College of Staten Island campus of the City University of New York (CUNY), are co-authors on a poster describing a proposed crime prevention and response program evaluation system that has won the best poster award at the 25th Annual International Conference on Digital Gove
August 12, 2024

Kenna Squier Signs Professional Contract to Play Basketball in Portugal

Former NJIT women's basketball standout Kenna Squier will begin her professional basketball career with Portugal's Maia Basket Clube, as she recently signed a professional contract to play with the club.
August 8, 2024

NJIT Names Sandy Curko as General Counsel and Vice President of Legal Affairs

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has appointed Sandy A. Curko as the new general counsel and vice president of legal affairs. Curko brings over 25 years of extensive legal experience, having represented corporate entities and educational institutions throughout her career in various legal and regulatory matters. Curko will start Oct. 2, 2024.
August 8, 2024

DAAD Scholarship Recipient

Melisa Bilgili, a junior in NJIT's Chemical and Materials Engineering Department, won a German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) scholarship under the DAAD Research Internship in Science and Engineering (RISE) program. 2,358 North American, British and Irish students applied for 320 scholarships.
August 7, 2024

Instructor de HCAD, Julio García Figueroa, comparte su visión sobre la prefabricación y su futuro

El profesor universitario Julio García Figueroa en el Hillier College of Architecture and Design (con siglas en inglés HCAD) está preparando cada detalle para enseñar su curso sobre arquitectura prefabricada este semestre, y en el futuro, quiere crear un programa de estudios en el extranjero para llevar a los estudiantes de HCAD a su natal México.
August 8, 2024

HCAD's Julio Garcia Figueroa's Quest to Merge Prefabrication, Energy Efficiency & Cultural Heritage

University Lecturer Julio Garcia Figueroa at the Hillier College of Architecture and Design (HCAD) looks forward to teaching his course on prefabricated architecture this semester, and in the future, hopes to create a study abroad program to take HCAD students to his native Mexico. 
August 6, 2024

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

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.
August 5, 2024

NJIT Renames College of Science and Liberal Arts, Honoring Historic Gift from Alumnus Jordan Hu

New Jersey Institute of Technology has announced the renaming of its College of Science and Liberal Arts to the Jordan Hu College of Science and Liberal Arts (JHCSLA) in recognition of a historic gift from Jordan Hu ’89, founder and chief executive officer of RiskVal Financial Solutions, LLC and a former member of the university’s Board of Trustees.
August 7, 2024

NJIT Celebrates Largest Undergraduate Summer Research and Innovation Symposium

An independent, flexible, small sensor for breast tumor detection was the winner of the top Dr. James F. Stevenson Innovation Award at the 2024 Undergraduate Summer Research and Innovation (URI) Symposium at NJIT.
August 1, 2024

NJIT Appoints William Brady as Vice President of Human Resources

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has named William Brady as the new vice president of human resources, effective Oct. 1, 2024. Brady brings more than two decades of extensive experience in HR leadership, strategic planning and workforce development to NJIT.
July 30, 2024

Muhaiminul Islam Akash - ECE PhD Student of the Month - August 2024

Muhaiminul Islam Akash has completed his first year as a Ph.D. candidate in the ECE Department at NJIT, being advised by Dr. Cong Wang. His research focuses on robot physical intelligence, AI-robot bridgeware for task and motion planning, crowdsourced machine learning, and robot teleoperation. Beyond his academic pursuits, he enjoys traveling and finds peace in natural landscapes.
July 30, 2024

NJIT's President Joins Business Association Board

New Jersey Institute of Technology President Teik C. Lim has joined the Board of Trustees of the New Jersey Business & Industry Association, as the association expands its board. Lim is among three new trustees; the other two are Gary Fisch, founder and CEO of Gary’s Wine and Marketplace and Sarah Switlik, chief operating officer of Switlik Survival Products.

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