Alumni News

Fourth-grade Caldwell student Bobbi Wilson has recently stepped into the national spotlight after her efforts to save her neighborhood’s trees from invasive insects unexpectedly escalated into a traumatic encounter involving the police. Wilson and her family were recognized during an honorary visit to NJIT, where she was awarded a STEM scholarship to continue her spark for science at the university over the summer.

The NJIT women's basketball team rang in the New Year with its second straight America East Conference victory with a 60-56 road win at UMass Lowell Sunday afternoon inside Costello Athletic Center. NJIT, which starts its third season in the America East, begins league action 2-0 for the second straight season, improving to 7-7 overall. Last season, NJIT opened up league play 4-0.

From Fortnite and Call of Duty, to Minecraft and Mario Kart, video games immerse players into their captivating graphics, and enthralling designs for hours of entertainment. For some, playing video games is a way to escape after a long day at work, for others, creating the games is their passion.

New Jersey Institute of Technology’s new vice provost for enrollment management, Susan Gross, brings 20 years of experience in admissions and financial aid at universities and law schools. Gross, who starts Jan. 17, arrives after more than eight years at Stevens Institute of Technology, where she was assistant vice president for enrollment management and earlier, director of financial aid. During that period, Stevens saw applications nearly double, enrollment increase by more than a third and the percentage of female and underrepresented students rise steadily.

Kevin Osawe posted his second double-double of the season as the NJIT men's basketball team held off visiting Niagara 62-53 on Sunday afternoon at the Wellness and Events Center. Osawe came off the bench to score a season-high 16 points and tied his season-high with 13 rebounds as the Highlanders held the Purple Eagles to just 53 points on 39.3% shooting from the field and 6.3% from deep.

Rajesh Davé, a problem-driven inventor whose groundbreaking methods for re-engineering tiny particles have fueled advances in drug formulations, delivery systems and manufacturing processes, is the 2022 winner of the prestigious Pharmaceutical Development, Discovery and Manufacturing Forum (PD2M) Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).

Melissa Nieves, graduada de NJIT en 2019, ha ganado el premio al servicio del American Institute of Architects [AIA en siglas en inglés] New Jersey 2022. Nieves, arquitecta asociada de la Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, obtuvo su maestría en arquitectura con especialización en planificación de infraestructura. “Melissa ha tenido el placer de convertirse en líder y mentora dentro y fuera de su lugar de trabajo. Ella encarna lo que significa ser defensora y representante de la diversidad y la tutoría dentro de la profesión”, dijo el AIA.

The NJIT women's basketball team moved back into the win column paced by a career-best 11 points from sophomore Reese Vaughan in the Highlanders 42-38 road victory at Saint Peter's in non-conference women's basketball inside the Run Baby Run Arena Saturday afternoon. With the win, NJIT snaps a four-game skid and improves to 5-6 on the season while Saint Peter's, still in search of its first win of the 2022 season falls to 0-8.

Four interior design students won awards at this year’s regional International Interior Design Association Student Design Showcase and Competition. Okhyun des Lauriers '22, fourth-year student Haylee Merola, third-year student Martina Hanna, and third-year student Caitlin Majewski received awards.