NJIT students Aliya Laliwala and Mrunmayi Joshi have been selected to be part of this year’s Governor’s STEM Scholars class, which includes 128 scholars from 20 New Jersey counties — the program’s largest cohort ever. The Governor’s STEM Scholars program was created to engage the next generation of research and innovation leaders in the state’s vast STEM economy early. Sixty-four percent of the class identify as female and 83% as students of color. When they graduate in May 2023, they will join an alumni cohort of over 700 Scholars. Laliwala is a freshman majoring in computer science, while…

New Jersey Institute of Technology is the top public university in the Northeast for undergraduate entrepreneurship studies, according to The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine. The improvement reflects NJIT's and the Martin Tuchman School of Management's dedicated focus on the importance of training students to become innovators who can positively impact society. It includes a jump of three spots to No. 4 among all Northeast schools, and up four spots to No. 30 nationally. "It validates the changes that we've made to the program, because whenever you make an improvement to a…

When you visit the rooftop at the Campus Center, students are now invited to relax and enjoy a holistic healing experience from the Newark Rooftop Therapy Garden.  Students at NJIT’s Albert Dorman Honors College are working toward creating a greener, more sustainable urban environment in keeping with the university’s broader push toward sustainability, as it’s a core value in the university’s strategic plan, “Building on a Strong Foundation — NJIT 2025,” and has shaped operations for years. The sustainability push has yielded results with national accolades from The Princeton Review.…

Pioneering venture capitalist John Martinson is donating $3 million to New Jersey Institute of Technology to broaden and deepen the curriculum and real-world experiences for top scholars at its Albert Dorman Honors College and throughout the university. The largest single gift in the 27 years of ADHC will enable the college to add two new educational tracks; triple the number of scholars in the Honors Summer Research Institute; more than double the number of scholars who study abroad; add internships and cooperative educational experiences; restructure its course offerings; and create new…

Jennifer Hensley 15, who majored in chemical engineering and now works for Merck helping determine long-term strategies for cancer immunotherapy drugs, told the incoming class at NJIT convocation yesterday that networking and time management were the most important skills you can learn outside of the classroom. Hensley was a star defender on the women's soccer team at NJIT — among the best who ever played here — and took her studies equally seriously. She was a member of the Albert Dorman Honors College and landed a Merck internship which ultimately led to her current full-time job. "…

New Jersey Institute of Technology students arrived on campus en masse today, with a record 1,600 new students leading the way, plus thousands more sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduate students excited to start a new semester fully in-person for the first time since fall 2020. Underrepresented minorities are 42% of the class of 2026, and women are 31%, both also school records. Students in the class of 2026 come from 24 countries, 23 U.S. states and two U.S. territories. “On behalf of Student Affairs, we are thrilled to welcome students back for the first time in three years…

Oluwanifemi Fuwa fabricated face masks to protect people from COVID-19. Kaily Peixoto volunteered at a senior center and handed out scarves to homeless individuals at Newark’s Penn Station.  Nyssa Nixon volunteered at Isaiah House shelter through Jack and Jill of America and tutored peers as a member of the National Honor Society.   They did it all as high school students in Newark, even while achieving exceptional marks in class. And now each is embarking on her first year at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Meet the 2022 Newark Mayor’s Honors Scholars. Now in its fourth…

New Jersey Institute of Technology jumped 114 places to No. 75 on Forbes’ 2022 list of America’s Top Colleges.  The national ranking is based primarily on return on investment and outcomes for students. “Schools placed well if their students graduated on time, secured high salaries and low debt and went on to have successful careers,” Forbes explained.  NJIT is the No. 1 public university in New Jersey, No. 28 nationally Among public universities, NJIT ranked No. 28 nationally — up from No. 89 last year — making it the highest ranked public institution in New Jersey and second…

Vishva Rana ‘23, a Goldwater Scholar, has always been interested in addressing sustainable issues. The mechanical engineering major, minoring in innovation and entrepreneurship, has been working on a real-time air quality monitoring system and hopes to see it implemented in Newark’s Ironbound. Last year she received the Albert Dorman Honors College's Moonshot Prize for her work to examine air pollution in Newark and to create access to data for its residents. This year, she worked on a prototype that she presented in the Summer Research & Innovation Symposium hosted by NJIT’s…

At NJIT, students  are  “learning  on  an  Ivy  League  level,”  getting  “practical  career-focused  education”  at  “a  fairly  affordable  price.” - The Princeton Review New Jersey Institute of Technology has again been named a top college according to The Princeton Review in its 31st edition of its college guide, "The Best 388 Colleges," a designation earned by only about 14% of America’s four-year colleges.  In addition to the “Best 388,” NJIT has received honors as a top college in the Northeast…