Alumni News

May 12, 2023

Strategic Planning Update

Dear Highlanders,
May 1, 2023

Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Dear Highlanders,
April 11, 2023

Welcome Reception for the Peleskos

Dear Highlanders and Friends,
March 20, 2023

Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Dear Highlanders, I am very pleased to announce that Dr. John A. Pelesko has accepted the opportunity to become NJIT’s next provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. John will assume his new post on August 1, 2023. Until then, Dr. Atam P. Dhawan will continue to serve as NJIT’s interim provost.
March 9, 2023

Vice President for Digital Strategy and Chief Information Officer Announcement

Dear Highlanders,
March 2, 2023

Save the Date: NJIT Town Hall Meeting

Dear Highlanders, I would like to invite you to attend a town hall meeting on March 29, 2023, where Interim Provost and Senior Executive Vice President Atam Dhawan and I will take questions and share updates with the university community. The town hall will take place from 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm in the Central King Building Agile Strategy Lab. Virtual attendance also will be accomodated via a Zoom link that will be shared as the event nears. Please save the date and join us on March 29.  Sincerely,   Teik C. Lim
March 1, 2023

Women's History Month

Dear Highlanders, Each year in March, NJIT joins the nation in commemorating Women’s History Month while shining a spotlight on the extraordinary contributions of women to our university and our world. As a premier public polytechnic university, it is particularly important that we embrace our responsibility to cultivate future generations of women studying, researching, working in, and leading the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) as well as architecture, design, management, and the other disciplines offered at NJIT.
February 15, 2023

Provost Candidate Open Forums

Dear Highlanders, 
February 2, 2023

Employee Engagement Survey Results

Dear Highlanders,  Last November, faculty and staff were invited to participate in our first Gallup Q12 Employee Engagement Survey. The survey is a critical component of the university’s strategic initiative to continue making NJIT a best place to work. We truly appreciate everyone taking the time to contribute to this survey and to provide insight on our current environment. 
August 8, 2023

Exoskeletons and Scientific Method on Display at NJIT High School Research Event

Unique projects in fields such as computing, healthcare and social media stood out at New Jersey Institute of Technology's High School Summer Research Internship program this year. Thanushri Serweswaran, a rising senior at Edison's J.P. Stevens high school, won first place for her work in creating virtual models of exoskeletons. The models are part of wider research from NJIT and the University of Delaware into the strain on human joints when lifting heavy objects.
August 7, 2023

Alixs Pujols '24 investiga los efectos de los nanoplásticos en la salud reproductiva femenina

Durante la pandemia, Alixs Pujols ‘24 leyó un artículo que la inspiró para convertirse en ayudante de investigación en el Laboratorio de Alteraciones Endocrinas y Biología Química (con siglas en inglés EDC Lab). Ese artículo mostraba cómo los investigadores habían encontrado nanoplásticos en la placenta, lo que llamó la atención de Pujols. 
August 3, 2023

NJIT Undergrad Alixs Pujols Sheds Light on the Effects of Nanoplastics on Female Reproductive Health

During the pandemic, Alixs Pujols ’24 read an article that inspired her to become an undergraduate research assistant at the Laboratory of Endocrine Disruption & Chemical Biology (EDC Lab). That article showed how researchers had found nanoplastics in the placenta, which caught Pujols’ attention. 
August 2, 2023

Yuan Zhao - ECE PhD Student of the Month - August 2023

Yuan Zhao is in his third year of pursuing his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering. Under the advisement of Dr. Ali Abdi at the Center for Wireless Information Processing, his research focuses on developing engineering-oriented methods to model decision making processes with rational inattention in economics and financial markets. What would you say that could be the next big thing in your area of research?
August 1, 2023

NJIT's New Provost on His Goals, Approach and Why He Pops into Classrooms

As the new provost of New Jersey Institute of Technology, John Pelesko brings decades of experience as a professor, department chair, associate dean and most recently dean at the University of Delaware, where he had spent 21 years. Pelesko also has the benefit of knowing NJIT firsthand: he was a graduate student here in the 1990s, when he earned a Ph.D. in mathematical sciences.
July 31, 2023

Track and Field Coaches Association Tabs NJIT Teams as All-Academic

The NJIT men's and women's track and field teams continued their recent run of academic success by once again earning U.S. Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic team status, the organization announced this month. 
July 27, 2023

NJIT's Online M.S. in Computer Science Ranked 5th in Nation by Fortune

New Jersey Institute of Technology is fifth nationwide for its online M.S. in computer science, according to the latest ranking from Fortune. The publication's ranking follows their prior report from January, which placed NJIT's Ying Wu College of Computing fourth nationwide in cybersecurity and data science specialties.
July 26, 2023

At NJIT, NJ's Governor Lays Out Plans for Trade Mission to East Asia

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, during an appearance at New Jersey Institute of Technology, unveiled plans for a trade mission to East Asia this fall that will seek to generate more jobs and investment in the state. Murphy, speaking during a business roundtable with N.J. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Bracken, said the trip “at minimum” would include stops in Japan and South Korea and take place in October. The N.J. delegation, he added, will comprise elected officials, diplomats and leaders of business, culture and higher education, including NJIT President Teik C. Lim.
Julie Delorenzo
August 7, 2023

Perfect Record: All of NJIT's Pre-Health Seniors Accepted into Grad Programs

There aren’t many better places in the region to be than NJIT if you’re an undergraduate student aspiring to become a medical professional, and the numbers are backing it up. This year’s entire graduating cohort from NJIT’s Pre-health Program has been accepted and is matriculating into graduate health professional programs of their choice, according to NJIT’s College of Science and Liberal Arts (CSLA). 
July 24, 2023

For Sam Sabet, Transferring to NJIT Led to Triple Degrees and a Dream Job

Sam Sabet, the new Chief Technology Officer of industrial audio firm Shure Inc., has an NJIT degree for every season of his career.
July 24, 2023

At NJIT, McNair Scholars Advance Research as Their Futures Unfold

NJIT’s McNair Scholars have been igniting their research efforts in campus labs this summer, and many are starting to see their career aspirations take shape in the process.

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