New Jersey Institute of Technology’s standing in national rankings continues to rise with U.S. News & World Report placing NJIT No. 84 among U.S. universities — improving two places from last year — in the 2025 edition of its Best Colleges list. The latest ranking extends NJIT’s upward trajectory — climbing 19 spots since 2022 — and supports the findings of other publications that rank U.S. universities, which emphasize value and return on investment. This year U.S. News revised its criteria to place greater emphasis on student outcomes, like social mobility, and includes other metrics…

Back-to-school buzz has returned to campus, and with it has come the latest wave of promising first-year students hailing from NJIT’s home city of Newark. A growing number of these Newark natives are poised for success in their first semester thanks to several initiatives launched in recent years, which have helped grow the city’s young STEM talent at NJIT — including the Forensic Science Initiative (FSI), the Math Success Initiative (MSI) and Mayor’s Honors Scholar Program. Here, we catch up with a few Class of 2028 students as they take on the next chapter of their academic journey.…

Student athletes are coming from across the U.S. and around the world to study and compete at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Here’s a closer look at three new Highlanders from the Class of 2028 who play basketball, soccer and volleyball. Welcome to University Heights! Piper Engelby Andover, MN Biology Women’s Basketball Strong academics and ample opportunities to learn outside the classroom drew Piper Engelby to NJIT, where she’s majoring in biology with the goal of working in pediatrics. “I have always been…

Sophomore computer science major Hari Sah was on the gold medal team at this year’s Project/Problem-Based Learning competition, hosted by National Taipei University of Technology, where students from New Jersey Institute of Technology brandished their skills against peers from around the world. Sah and three fellow Highlanders from the Albert Dorman Honors College— data science major Haripriya Kemisetti, biomedical engineering major Aliza Mujahid and mechanical engineering technology major An’Jolae Seabrooks — were each assigned to different teams, composed of international students who…

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is launching a new, $10+ million initiative that will significantly advance the university’s strength in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and position NJIT to become a leader in both AI research and application in higher education. This augments already significant existing academic and research activity in AI and related programs. In 2023 alone, NJIT research related to AI totaled nearly $60 million. This new effort will leverage the university’s extensive expertise in machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing, and…

The 2024 academic year kicked off with a Convocation that had a different spin. With the participation of DJ Ricky Bonds, NJIT’s Jazz Band ‘Elementals,’ Highland Dancers and bagpipers and even a special edition of Family Feud NJIT-style, the university’s incoming class received an upbeat welcome. The Class of 2028 is already making a historical impact at NJIT. Projected enrollment for the fall semester stands at more than 12,800, including the largest-ever undergraduate cohort at over 9,800 students. The incoming class is also among the most diverse in history, with 46% identifying as an…

Machine vision sensors could work faster and more efficiently if they were designed like biological eyes, according to Associate Professor Dong-Kyun Ko, at New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Electrical and Computer Engineering department. Ko is principal investigator on a $467,000 National Science Foundation grant, Infrared Retinomorphic Vision. His co-principal investigator is Assistant Professor Shaahin Angizi who specializes in non-traditional circuit architecture and AI-aided design. Modern machine vision systems, whether in your Tesla or a factory robot, generally incorporate optical…

Industrial engineering student Bianca Hernandez wrapped up her internship at AriZona Beverage Co., putting forth all the skills and knowledge she has acquired at NJIT.  “Since being there, it's been a really great experience,” said Hernandez, who minors in safety engineering. “Everyone was very welcoming, and this may seem very rare in terms of internships, but the people that I work with daily, they view me more as a coworker rather than an intern.  “They mean that, where it's very collaborative work, it feels like I'm already in the field,” she added. “I could graduate tomorrow…

Three prominent members of the New Jersey Institute of Technology community have been elected to the National Academy of Construction (NAC), a prestigious national organization that recognizes distinguished leaders in the field of construction.  NJIT alumnus and New Jersey State Senator Paul Sarlo ’92, ’95, Foundation Board of Directors Vice Chairman Ken Colao ’77 and Foundation Board member Marjorie Perry ’05 have all earned membership to the exclusive Academy, which is limited to fewer than 500 professionals and academics. The NAC, headquartered at the University of Texas at Austin,…

Five professors and administrators from New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) have been recognized as "Enterprising Women in Commerce" by Commerce Magazine, an honor that highlights outstanding achievements across a range of industries. The honorees are among the select group chosen by the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey, celebrating excellence in fields including accounting, architecture, environmental services, financial services, health care, higher education, human resources, law, marketing, non-profit work and real estate. Tara Alvarez - Professor, Department of…