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Nicholas J. “Nick” Netta ‘88 has spent decades shaping the built environment across New Jersey and beyond, but just as importantly, he has helped shape the people who will carry the profession forward.This year, the Hillier College of Architecture and Design (HCAD) will honor Netta with the Distinguished Alumni in Leadership Award at the Design Showcase 2026, recognizing a career defined not only by design excellence, but by mentorship, service and a sustained commitment to the next generation of architects.

With the launch of the Artemis II mission to the Moon on April 1, a group of students led by project manager Jasmine Geo, a junior computer science major with a minor in applied mathematics, will be busy recreating a lunar mission using a lunar surface vehicle to find water on the darkest regions of the planet for use in future landings.

New Jersey Institute of Technology will host an Infrastructure Forum, a one-day convening of industry, government and academic stakeholders focused on strengthening collaboration across sectors to address workforce needs, accelerate applied research and advance infrastructure innovation.

NJIT’s Hillier College of Architecture and Design (HCAD) marked a major milestone, celebrating the 20th anniversary of its Design Showcase — the college’s signature annual event that brings together students, alumni, faculty, benefactors and friends of Hillier College for an evening centered on design excellence, community and support for future generations of architects and designers.

New Jersey Institute of Technology graduate programs in business and engineering are again represented in the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings, with several engineering specialties improving their standing and the Martin Tuchman School of Management earning a set of first-time specialty rankings.

Environmental and natural disasters challenge engineers to think about designs that not only withstand damage, but also protect the environment and communities. To that end, a new seminar series at the New Jersey Institute of Technology encourages students to consider sustainability-based solutions for civil infrastructure and environmental systems.

NJIT swept visiting Merrimack 3-0 to conclude the non-conference slate on Friday afternoon inside the Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center. NJIT (14-8 overall) won in straight sets 25-16, 26-24 and 25-19 for the Highlanders 10th win of the season at home, remaining perfect in Newark.

Undergrad Aiden Finley Lim ’29 woke up the morning after participating in the nation’s toughest undergraduate math competition with a number stuck in his head — one that, as it turned out, he would surpass on his way into NJIT record books.Lim, a mechanical engineering major in the Albert Dorman Honors College with a minor in applied mathematics, entered the 86th William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition back in December — a six-hour exam widely regarded as the most daunting collegiate math contest in North America.

New Jersey Institute of Technology and its affiliated innovation enterprise, New Jersey Innovation Institute, are well-represented among the honorees recognized in the 2026 INNOVATE100 awards, a distinction that celebrates leaders advancing innovation across industries, research, public service and entrepreneurship. The recognition highlights a broad cross-section of NJIT and NJII talent — from academic leadership and scientific discovery to health care transformation, venture development, artificial intelligence and athletics administration.

New Jersey Institute of Technology is partnering with Made Scientific, Inc. to help develop a new graduate bioprocessing elective within NJIT’s Master of Science program in Chemical and Materials Engineering. Launching in Spring 2027, the course is intended to prepare students for work in cell and gene therapy manufacturing while further strengthening NJIT’s ties to New Jersey’s growing biopharma sector.