Alumni News

New Jersey Institute of Technology is well-represented on ROI-NJ’s 2023 list of people of color who are influencers in the state. 

A research group led by Distinguished Professor David Bader has won the 2023 Student Innovation Award from the IEEE High Performance Extreme Computing (HPEC) conference for their paper “Triangle Counting Through Cover-Edges.”

An ongoing collaboration between AT&T and NJIT over the past three years has produced several publications and patent applications for inventions that have the potential to revolutionize network experiences. Using AI to improve customer experiences Artificial intelligence can be used to improve wireless networking and the app experience by predicting cellular traffic.

The NJIT women's volleyball team won its third-straight match, defeating host Holy Cross in non-conference action in straight sets on Saturday. With the win, NJIT improved to 5-4 on the season, while Holy Cross' record now stands at 3-6. The Highlanders won the first two sets 25-17 and 25-16, respectively, before taking the third set 26-24 to clinch the match. NJIT out-hit Holy Cross .229 to .130 to earn the three-set win.

Students in NJIT’s Center for Pre-College Programs (CPCP) summer offering saw first-hand what a career in STEM looks like thanks to Stryker opening its doors to its medical technology and manufacturing facility. Stryker showed off its half-million square-foot Mahwah campus and the innovation within developed by its engineers and technologists: new-material implants getting people back on their feet in hours instead of days, additive-manufacturing processes unlocking the full potential for design and its state-of-the art Mako surgical robot.

New Jersey Institute of Technology is the second-highest ranked public university in the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse 2024 list of the Best Colleges in the U.S. At No. 19 nationally, NJIT is second only to the University of Florida among public universities nationally and to Princeton University among colleges and universities in New Jersey. 

NJIT welcomed its Class of 2027 during this year’s University Convocation, where first-year students from all schools were in attendance. The new academic year has kicked off with a record number of students enrolled. Helping to fuel the new high water mark are 1,805 first-year students— an increase of 23% from the previous year — as of Sept. 1. This year’s incoming freshman class is the largest and most diverse in school history. 

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is kicking off the 2023 academic year by welcoming a new class that sets enrollment and diversity records. Total projected enrollment is up 24% since 2013, reaching a new high of 12,600 students. The fall first-year cohort plays a substantial role in this expansion, with 1,805 new students joining — an increase of over 20% from the previous year — as of Sept. 1.

Despite falling behind by two goals - and having a first half goal effectively disallowed - the NJIT women's soccer team showed its grit and determination by rallying to earn a 3-2 victory over the visiting FDU Knights Sunday afternoon at Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium.