Alumni News

NJIT vs Maine
February 11, 2023

Four Highlanders Score in Double-Figures in Road Win at Maine

Four Highlanders scored in double-figures led by a team-best 16 points from freshman Alejandra Zuniga as NJIT registered a big 56-54 road victory at Maine Saturday afternoon inside Memorial Gymnasium at the Pit in America East women's basketball action. With the win, NJIT moves to an even 12-12 overall, 7-5 in the America East while Maine drops its third straight game, falling to 12-12 overall, 8-4 in the league.
NJIT vs Binghamton
February 12, 2023

Men's Tennis Edges Binghamton to Set Program Record for Wins to Start the Season

The NJIT men's tennis team edged visiting Binghamton 4-3 on Sunday at the Naimoli Tennis Center to improve to 6-0 in 2023, which is the best mark to begin a season in program history.  The Highlanders swept doubles play to go ahead 1-0 and split the singles matches to earn the one-point victory, their tightest win of the season.
Eberhardt Hall Donor Wall Colton Society members
February 9, 2023

NJIT is New Jersey's No. 1 Public University for Return on Investment

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has earned the top spot for student return on investment among all public universities in the state, according to Degree Choices. Degree Choices evaluated more than 2,200 four-year colleges and universities using a methodology based around two main parameters: how educational costs measure up to the additional earnings a student can expect to make because of their degree, and how this earning potential compares to that student’s peers. 
February 9, 2023

Sayyid Ali '17 Among '30 Under 30' by Forbes for Corporate Diversity Startup

Sayyid Ali, a 2017 alumnus of NJIT's Ying Wu College of Computing, recalled a job interview at a software company in New York where the only other Black person he saw was the elevator attendant — and now he's on a mission to prevent that from happening to anyone else.
February 10, 2023

NJIT's President Makes ROI-NJ's Super 60 Power List for 2023

New Jersey Institute of Technology President Teik C. Lim is among three Highlanders on ROI-NJ’s Super 60 Power List of business influencers for 2023. Lim seeks to accelerate NJIT’s progress in becoming a leading polytechnic in the U.S. that helps diverse students achieve upward economic mobility through the study of STEM.
Group shot of NJIT and Accenture peers
February 8, 2023

Accenture Working with Institute for Data Science to Combat Software Supply Chain Attacks

Accenture, a leader in information consulting services, is collaborating with NJIT’s Institute for Data Science, led by Distinguished Prof. David Bader, to develop methods to mitigate risks arising in the use of open-source components in the software supply chain.
February 7, 2023

NJIT to Offer New Graduate Programs in Artificial Intelligence

NJIT’s Department of Data Science in the Ying Wu College of Computing is launching two new graduate programs in artificial intelligence during the 2023 academic year, in support of the increasing demand for qualified AI engineers and analysts to facilitate problem-solving and decision-making in the digital world of the future. The new programs will address the dramatic growth and proliferation of AI technologies into the mainstream, such as the recent debut of the ChatGPT application.
February 6, 2023

Kenna Squier Named America East Women's Basketball Player of the Week

Senior Kenna Squier has been named America East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week the conference office announced on Monday afternoon. In a 2-0 week for the Highlanders, Squier nearly averaged a double-double, combining for 18.0ppg, 9.0rpg and shooting an impressive 68.4% from the field (13-for-19).
February 6, 2023

Men's Tennis Improves to 4-0 with Victory Over Marist

The NJIT men's tennis team continued its hot start to the 2023 season with a 6-1 victory over visiting Marist on Sunday afternoon at the Naimoli Tennis Center.  The Highlanders improved to 4-0 with the victory and are one win shy of tying the program's five-match winning streak to begin the 2021 campaign. 
February 8, 2023

Researchers Discover Mysterious Source of 'Heartbeat-like' Radio Bursts in a Solar Flare

A solar radio burst with a signal pattern, akin to that of a heartbeat, has been pinpointed in the Sun’s atmosphere, according to a new study. In findings published in the journal Nature Communications, an international team of researchers has reported uncovering the source location of a radio signal coming from within a C-class solar flare more than 5,000 kilometers above the Sun’s surface.
February 3, 2023

NJIT Opens Black History Month with Message to Protect One Another

New Jersey Institute of Technology, an urban university known for providing opportunities to underrepresented students, kicked off its Black History Month schedule this week with the theme of "Embodying Black Excellence."
February 1, 2023

Anushreya Ghosh - ECE PhD Student of the Month - February 2023

Anushreya Ghosh, is a 4th-year PhD student advised by Dr. Alexander Haimovich. She completed her MS here at NJIT and continued to stay on here for her PhD. She is originally from India and have been staying in the US for the last 5 years. Her research area is Wireless Communications. She  works with non-cooperative radio frequency sources and use mixtures of these signals to perform Blind Source Separation. Currently, she is focused on frequency hopping sources and Direction of Arrival estimations.
February 1, 2023

Black History Month

Dear Highlanders,
January 31, 2023

M.S. Degrees in Security, Data Science Ranked No. 4 in Nation by Fortune

New Jersey Institute of Technology is now ranked fourth in the nation for its M.S. in Cybersecurity and online M.S. in Data Science, according to Fortune magazine.
January 30, 2023

Men's Tennis Starts Season with Second Straight Shutout Victory

The NJIT men's tennis team followed up Friday's season-opening shutout victory with another 7-0 win, this time over visiting Hofstra at the Naimoli Tennis Center. 
January 27, 2023

Exalumno Bob Medina elegido para presidir la Junta de Supervisores de NJIT

El exalumno de NJIT Bob Medina, graduado en 1975, ha sido elegido presidente de la Junta de Supervisores de la universidad, reemplazando a la exalumna Marjorie Perry, quien completó su segundo mandato en diciembre.
January 27, 2023

Frisbee Golf Robots Will Highlight NJIT Competition on March 4

The robotics club at New Jersey Institute of Technology is hosting a Vex U competition in March that's open to university teams from around the world.
January 26, 2023

Kelsey Jackson '14 Wins Common Bond Scholarship from AIA New York and the Center of Architecture

Kelsey Jackson ‘14 was recently awarded a Common Bond scholarship during the Common Bond: The Center for Architecture Gala. Jackson has been dedicated to integrating her experiences in education and architectural design to uplift historically Black cities and communities. Every year at Common Bond, the Center for Architecture provides scholarships to outstanding architecture students, chosen by area schools that have been selected by their honorees.
January 24, 2023

Registration Open for NJIT's Spring Career Fair

NJIT’s spring career fair is coming up and registration is now open for students on the Handshake platform.
January 24, 2023

U.S. News & World Report Ranks NJIT Online Programs, Two in the Top 50 Nationally

Two of New Jersey Institute of Technology’s online graduate programs placed among the top 50 in this year's U.S. News & World Report rankings of American universities, with another breaking into the top 100. NJIT was ranked No. 29 for its information technology programs, a two place jump from last year; and No. 47 for engineering, a 16-place rise. In addition, NJIT’s online master’s business program was ranked No. 95, and the online MBA was No. 132. All ranked programs saw improved scores over last year, according to the publication.

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