Alumni News

Federal, state, municipal and community leaders convened at New Jersey Institute of Technology to share strategies on how to address the roots of violence in communities across New Jersey. The Community Violence Intervention Summit was led by U.S. Sen. Cory Booker and included U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr., Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Patricia Teffenhart, executive director of the Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance in the N.J. Office of the Attorney General.

A little-known R&D facility, operated by NJIT’s New Jersey Innovation Institute with the U.S. Army Picatinny Arsenal for its primary client, is beginning to thrive one year after moving off-campus. The facility is called COMET — Collaborative Operationalized Manufacturing Engineering and Training — located about 30 miles northwest of NJIT’s Newark campus, close to Picatinny, which is the Army headquarters for conventional weapons development.

A natural disaster in Turkey brought transfer student Ibrahim Aras, who is studying financial technology, to NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management. Before the magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit on February 6, 2023, all was well with Aras, at the time a computer science major, who graduated from one of the best international science high schools in Turkey and fulfilled his dream to attend college in America, where he studied at Drexel University.

As part of its partnership with the New York Red Bulls (RBNY), NJIT hosted a shopping spree at the Target in Kearny for ten rising high school students. As a surprise, players from the hometown club accompanied the kids as they geared up for the upcoming school year.  The event, which also included NJIT students and the university’s mascot, served as an opportunity to interact and support the community. One by one students arrived at Target and were paired with Red Bull players. Matthew Hernandez arrived accompanied by his father Peter Hernandez and little brother. 

The NJIT women's soccer team put together a record-setting performance in its first victory of the season, a 7-0 shutout of the Saint Peter's Peacocks Sunday afternoon at Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium. 

An estimated 10 quintillion insects are alive on the planet, a staggering number that is at the center of a data crisis for entomologists. Researchers are struggling to understand historic shifts taking place among insect populations amid climate change and other environmental threats, from deforestation to pesticide use.

This summer, NJIT students embraced a range of internship opportunities, offering a hands-on blend of classroom knowledge and real-world challenges. From corporate settings to cutting-edge research, these internships provided invaluable insights beyond textbooks.  

NJIT’s Honors Summer Research Institute scholars added to their curriculum this summer as the undergraduates focused on a wide range of research projects that will help build their knowledge as they seek future career goals.  In its sixth year, the Honors Summer Research Institute (HSRI) hosted a record number of Scholars, more than doubling in size, and awarding over $90,000 in grants. The HSRI provides participants with an eight-week interdisciplinary workshop sequence that helps them develop their research projects and communication skills.

NJIT women's soccer alumna Angela Harris has signed a professional contract to play for Greek club Panathinaikos A.C. during the 2023-24 season, the club announced Wednesday.