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Graduate Enzo Suarez Followed NJIT's Engineering Track to a Career in Railroads
Attending New Jersey Institute of Technology set Enzo Suarez '25 on the right track: toward a career in railroads. Suarez graduated magna cum laude — a semester early — with a B.S. in Civil Engineering and multiple departmental honors, including the Freshman and Senior Excellence Awards from the John A. Reif, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. After graduation, he joined Railroad Construction Company (RCC) as a full-time field engineer.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill Tells NJIT Class of 2026 to Dream Big and Build What Comes Next
NJIT celebrated its undergraduate Class of 2026 at Prudential Center in Newark, honoring baccalaureate degree candidates from across the university’s colleges in a ceremony centered on service, achievement, alumni connection and the responsibility to use an NJIT education with purpose.
For NJIT’s Master’s and Doctoral Class of 2026, a Charge to Adapt, Persist and Lead
NJIT celebrated its master’s and doctoral graduates in two commencement ceremonies that joined academic tradition with messages about resilience, uncertainty, knowledge and the responsibility to use advanced education in service of others.
Zac Kuzak and Mikayla Balio Nominated for America East Man, Woman of the Year
NJIT men's swimming and diving senior Zac Kuzak and women's soccer senior Mikayla Balio have been nominated for the 2025-26 America East Man and Woman of the Year awards, the conference office announced Thursday.
Can NJ Be PFAS-Free? New Consortium Launches at NJIT to Eradicate 'Forever Chemicals'
One of the most pervasive global pollution problems of the 21st century is a group of human-made chemicals called PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). Used since the late 1930s in consumer and industrial products to repel water and resist stains, these compounds earned the nickname "forever chemicals" because they don't naturally break down over time. As a result, PFAS has accumulated for decades in air, water and soil worldwide.
At Scholarship Luncheon, Class of 2026 Gift Revives NJIT Tradition
NJIT’s annual Scholarship Luncheon is meant to celebrate donor generosity. This year, it also pointed to what comes next.
The event brings together scholarship benefactors, alumni and student recipients, creating space for the kinds of conversations that remind people what scholarship support really does.
On-the-Job Analytics That Help Construction Crews Avoid Injuries
A Q&A with Mohammad Khalid, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering
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Bringing Clean Water to an Andean Village 3,000 Miles from Newark
A team of Engineers Without Borders students who designed a gravity-driven piping system to bring clean water to houses in a remote village in Ecuador is the 2025-2026 winner of the Outstanding Student Chapter Award, presented at the 28th annual Newark College of Engineering’s Salute to Engineering Excellence.
Senior Gira Abdou is a Project Engineer for New Jersey’s Newest State Park
NJIT alumni and students are assisting with construction of New Jersey’s newest state park, a nine-mile greenway that will convert a former Norfolk Southern rail line into a linear state park spanning from Montclair to Jersey City in Essex and Hudson Counties. AECOM Tishman is the construction manager for the first phase of the project, a nearly one-mile stretch in Newark.
Optimizing Rain Gardens in a Flood-Prone City
With nearly $1 million in state funding, NJIT’s Center for Natural Resources (CNR) is leading a team of engineers, modelers and construction designers who are developing rain gardens in public areas of flood-prone Paterson, N.J., such as parks, schools and community centers.