Alumni News

August 17, 2021

NJIT Builds Brand Among Higher Ed Peers

NJIT’s longstanding goal of building awareness and prominence among its peers and the public has inspired the “NJIT Makes” campaign. Showcased on the web, on video, in print, and even on billboards, the “NJIT Makes” campaign touts cutting edge research, industry-focused solutions, and career preparedness for 21st century jobs and beyond.
August 16, 2021

NJIT Athletics Announces Return to In-Person Events This Fall

It's the good news you've all been waiting for! Fans will be back in the stands cheering on the Highlanders this Fall. NJIT's Department of Athletics welcomes back spectators to our Fall 2021 home events. Because the health and safety of NJIT's athletes, coaches & staff, opponents, fans and community is paramount; the Department of Athletics is requiring that all spectators wear a mask at NJIT home indoor and outdoor athletic events.     The spectator universal masking policy is required regardless of vaccination status.      
August 16, 2021

NJIT Community Updates and Announcements 8/16/21-8/20/21

Here you will find a weekly listing of updates and announcements for members of the NJIT campus community. Announcements are to be submitted through the form found at https://forms.gle/V6PBxUy5b3jkErMc8. Those submitted by each Thursday will be included in the following week's Updates and Announcements email.  
August 12, 2021

NJIT Expert Trains Robots to Use Their Hands, Earns NSF CAREER Grant

C-3PO walked upright and spoke six million languages, but never did much with his hands besides letting the wookie win at holochess. Such is the state of modern robotics and cyberintelligence, where a Boston Dynamics droid does backflips and Apple Siri maintains natural-language conversations, while precision manipulation of physical objects remains elusive, explained Cong Wang, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology.
August 11, 2021

NJIT Undergrad Braeden Perdue Speaks at White House COVID-19 Press Event with Dr. Fauci

In the span of just a few short weeks, NJIT student Braeden Perdue has gone from taking a summer job as a community organizer helping promote COVID-19 vaccine education and access across New Jersey, to becoming a voice for health care equality during the pandemic that has reached the White House and Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Prize winners, board members, and keynote speakers pose after the award ceremony.
August 11, 2021

Undergraduate Research and Innovation on Display at NJIT Symposium

Countless hours of research and preparation were on display at the Undergraduate Summer Research and Innovation (URI) Symposium as 134 students presented 108 projects to a group of peers, NJIT faculty and URI External Advisory Board members. The board selected three top project presentations for the Dr. James F. Stevenson Innovation Awards, named for the late educator and engineer who supported NJIT’s Interdisciplinary Design Studio, TechQuest Innovation and URI programs.
August 10, 2021

NJIT's Lenny Kaplan Selected as EIVA Conference President

Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics Lenny Kaplan has been named the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) President, unanimously approved in a vote by the league's coaches, the conference office announced.  Kaplan takes over the position from Ron Shayka, who announced his retirement from the EIVA's leadership post.
August 10, 2021

NJIT President Touts STEM Education in Op-Ed for The Hill

NJIT President Joel S. Bloom says that a STEM education at a public university will accelerate the economic recovery and bolster global competitiveness. To read his full op-ed, click here.
Marina Arrese wins all-american second team
August 9, 2021

Marina Arrese Named to CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team

NJIT junior women's fencer Marina Arrese has been named to the 2020-21 CoSIDA NCAA Division I Academic All-America Women's At Large second team the CoSIDA Academic All-America program announced on Friday. The honor recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. 
Tips n Tricks for Incoming Students - photos of students having fun on campus
September 1, 2023

Tips n Tricks for Incoming Students

Welcome to campus, incoming Highlanders! We want to make sure your experience coming to NJIT is as smooth as possible, so we’ve asked current students what their best tips are to transition into what it’s like on campus!  
August 9, 2021

NJIT Community Updates and Announcements 8/9/21-8/13/21

Here you will find a weekly listing of updates and announcements for members of the NJIT campus community. Announcements are to be submitted through the form found at https://forms.gle/V6PBxUy5b3jkErMc8. Those submitted by each Thursday will be included in the following week's Updates and Announcements email.  
August 4, 2021

NJIT Launches a Campus Chapter of the National Academy of Inventors

In conjunction with the 2021 Summer Research Symposium, NJIT launched a campus chapter of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), an organization founded in 2010 to recognize and promote academic technology and innovation and to encourage its translation into devices and services that benefit society. NJIT inducted 32 faculty members at the ceremony, as well as nine honorary members, including President Joel Bloom and Provost Fadi Deek. Chapter members must hold patents issued from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
August 3, 2021

NJII Launches New Digital Capability Center for Cell & Gene Therapy on Campus of NJIT

NJII announced today its partnership with McKinsey & Company in the launch of a new center to advance operations and manufacturing excellence in cell and gene therapy (CGT).
August 4, 2021

Men's Soccer Announces 2021 Schedule

Sixth-year head coach Fernando Barboto announced the Highlanders 2021 schedule, featuring a 17-match regular season slate which will kick off Aug. 26 at home on Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium.
August 4, 2021

New Diagnosis Tools Will Help Protect Data in Event-Based Applications

Software behaving badly, especially when it corrupts, exposes or loses someone's data, is the motivation for new research from NJIT Prof. Iulian Neamtiu on how event-based applications go astray and what can be done to fix them.
Solar panel installation resilient design
August 3, 2021

Center for Resilient Design Provides Planning Resources for Municipal Microgrids

New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Center for Resilient Design announced the launch of the revamped microgrids.io, a web-based resource focused on planning and developing sustainable, resilient local government microgrids locally and nationally. 
Charles Dees obituary
August 3, 2021

Passing of Dr. Charles R. Dees, Jr.

NJIT Community Members, With great sadness, I write today to share news of the July 30, 2021 death of former NJIT Senior Vice President Dr. Charles R. Dees Jr.
August 3, 2021

Avaap Founder Dhiraj Shah Joins NJIT's Board of Trustees

Dhiraj Shah, a transformational business leader, high growth investor and passionate entrepreneur who founded global IT services company Avaap, has joined NJIT’s Board of Trustees. Shah is executive chairman of Avaap, a technology and management consultancy that provides software services to help organizations modernize and transform their operations for the digital world. Its clients are concentrated in healthcare, higher education and government. Shah founded the Edison-based firm in 2006.
August 2, 2021

NJIT Community Updates and Announcements 8/2/21-8/6/21

Here you will find a weekly listing of updates and announcements for members of the NJIT campus community. Announcements are to be submitted through the form found at https://forms.gle/V6PBxUy5b3jkErMc8. Those submitted by each Thursday will be included in the following week's Updates and Announcements email.  
Roger Smith is leading the design of the Newark Community Museum.
August 4, 2021

Newark Community Museum Unveiled With Help From NJIT

The Newark Community Museum will stand at a flashpoint in history – the infamous police precinct where a rebellion began. Before any bricks can be laid, Roger Smith, adjunct professor at the NJIT Hillier College of Architecture and Design and design director at Gensler, was called on to lead the design process. At a press conference in July, Smith showed an eager audience a glimpse of Gensler’s conceptual renderings.

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