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Construction is a physically demanding profession. But for many in the industry, a far greater challenge is managing mental and emotional well-being. Anxiety, depression, substance abuse and addiction in construction workers often go unreported and untreated. Long workdays, hazardous conditions, unpredictable schedules and financial uncertainties chip away at mental health and drive risky behaviors. And a job culture steeped in bravado and toughness discourages people from discussing their problems with supervisors and peers, or seeking professional help.

Austin Chen ’26 arrived at NJIT with an interest in architecture, but he leaves with something more defined: a belief that the built environment must be measured not only by its form, but also by its function, performance, and how it responds to people who inhabit it.

The Board of Trustees and President Teik C. Lim jointly announce today that President Lim will retire from NJIT, effective August 3, 2026, to conclude his successful tenure and transition toward a new chapter of professional and personal interests. President Lim has served as NJIT’s ninth president since July 1, 2022, and he shared that his decision to retire from NJIT comes at a natural and positive inflection point for the institution.

By the time Celine Jobson arrived at Pennoni, she had already seen engineering from several angles.A senior biomedical engineering student at New Jersey Institute of Technology with a minor in legal studies, Jobson had built experience in research, municipal work and industry settings. At Pennoni, though, she found something that clarified where she wants to go: hands-on work, real responsibility and the kind of day-to-day problem-solving that made the profession feel immediate.

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.

NJIT men's swimming and diving senior Zac Kuzak has been named the 2025-26 America East Conference Man of the Year, the league office announced at the conference's annual awards dinner on the evening of June 2.

New Jersey Institute of Technology has been named one of Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for New Grads 2026, earning a place among the nation’s top workplaces for early-career professionals. It stands as the only higher education institution in New Jersey included among the state’s recognized employers.

NJIT’s David Bader, distinguished professor and director of the Institute for Data Science, was recently named one of the industry’s most influential researchers by Scientific Computing World.

Students from Albert Dorman Honors College courses presented their semester’s research during the fifth Honors Interdisciplinary Research Forum, showcasing projects that ranged from bias in generative artificial intelligence to engineering responses for environmental challenges along Newark’s waterways.

NJIT men's swimming and diving senior Zac Kuzak has been named a finalist for the 2025-26 America East Conference Man of the Year award, the league office announced Tuesday.