As this month’s string of powerful X-class solar flares sparked brilliant aurorae that lit up skies across an unusually wide swath of the globe — from northern Europe to Florida — researchers at NJIT’s Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research (CSTR) captured a less visible, but crucial, record of the storm’s impact on Earth’s upper atmosphere.

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) President Teik C. Lim was honored with the 2025 Trailblazer Award at the New Jersey Business Hall of Fame, presented by Junior Achievement of New Jersey (JANJ). The event recognized leaders whose vision, innovation and community impact are shaping the state’s economic and educational landscape.

Entrepreneurship lessons are being added to introductory engineering courses at New Jersey Institute of Technology in 2026, where students will be motivated to learn front-end product research and digital drafting by designing their own products.The adjustment is the second recent change to MET-103, Engineering Graphics and Introduction to CAD, which in 2025 gained additional laboratory time for students to practice using the complex software.

Members of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII) leadership are among those recognized on BINJE’s 2026 Power Players list — a showcase of more than 100 CEOs, principals, managing partners and executives who are shaping the future of business in New Jersey.The honorees include NJIT President Teik C. Lim, trustees Gary Dahms and Paul Profeta, Hispanic Latinx Leadership Council member Luis De La Hoz, Hillier College Board of Visitor member Becky Button, and NJII board members Debbie Hart and Michel Siekerka.

A big fourth quarter powered NJIT to a 68-63 road victory at St. Thomas Sunday afternoon in women's basketball non-conference action inside Lee and Penny Anderson Arena.

The NJIT men's basketball team defeats FDU, 91-78, led by freshman pair David Bolden and Rocco Awad on Saturday evening.The Highlanders offense was clicking early on shooting 8-15 from the field halfway through the first half. The team's hot start slowed down as turnovers caused the Knights to surge back into the game.

When Conor McCann looks back on his journey from NJIT to becoming a project architect at DMR Architects, one word stands out — foundation.It’s the same concept he applies to every project he touches: a structure is only as strong as the foundation beneath it. For McCann, that foundation was built during five formative years at NJIT’s Hillier College of Architecture and Design (HCAD), from 2015 to 2020.

Student entrepreneurship education at New Jersey Institute of Technology was recognized by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur, which placed the Newark university at No. 19 for graduate-level study and 33 for undergraduates, out of 300 universities worldwide. The rankings in their Top Schools for Entrepreneurship 2026 category are substantial jumps from fall 2024, when NJIT ranked at 29 for graduate students and 44 for undergraduates.

New Jersey Institute of Technology’s annual Celebration fundraiser drew its largest audience ever and raised a record $1 million in support of student scholarships — marking a milestone in the event’s 30-year history. Held Nov. 7 at The Grove in Cedar Grove, the black-tie gala united alumni, corporate partners and friends of the university for an evening that highlighted both NJIT’s growing philanthropic momentum and its mission to make a transformative education accessible to talented students. A Community United by Philanthropy

The increasing need to explore the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) pervades every aspect of daily life and has created new opportunities for students across all levels to learn about what is becoming fundamental to transforming the modern business infrastructure.