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The NJIT Rocketry Club is experimenting with a model that autonomously lands itself standing up, a la SpaceX, but accomplished through novel methods. SpaceX rockets fire their liquid fuel thrusters while descending. Other hobbyists have already tried to duplicate that method, so the Highlanders devised a unique approach: next year, they want to make the nose cone of their Project Lotus rocket unfold like flower petals, revealing a drone that takes control.

Brandon Peterson struck out six over seven innings of work while his offense erupted for 11 runs as NJIT completed a three-game sweep of UMBC on Sunday, 11-3. How it Happened

NJIT served as the venue for a March 19 gubernatorial forum dedicated to exploring the challenges and solutions for fostering small and diverse business growth across New Jersey. The event, initiated by Jeff Cantor, CEO of the Veterans Chamber of Commerce, highlighted the need for improvements and support for these vital economic contributors.

NJIT’s forensics program made an impression at the 77th Annual American Academy of Forensic Sciences’ Conference in Baltimore’s Convention Center, unveiling new research and innovations that tackled this year’s conference theme, “Technology: A Tool for Transformation or Tyranny?”

New Jersey Institute of Technology ranks No. 36 nationally among the top 50 undergraduate schools for game design, according to The Princeton Review. That’s an improvement of 13 places from NJIT’s last ranking. Regionally, NJIT also stands out, at No. 10 in the Northeast. The high marks support the latest findings of Animation Career Review, which ranks NJIT at No. 15 on the East Coast and No. 1 in New Jersey.

NJIT mourns the passing of Saul K. Fenster, the university's sixth president, who died peacefully at his home in Long Branch, New Jersey, on March 15, 2025. He was 91 years old.

Four Highlanders crushed home runs and MT Morrissey punched out a career-high eight batters as NJIT flexed its muscles in a 13-3 victory on Saturday afternoon over Villanova. How it Happened

New Jersey Institute of Technology distinguished professor David Bader was inducted recently into the Mimms Museum of Technology and Art Hall of Fame, located near Atlanta.

Plenty of researchers already study how to tell if online writing bears the traits of artificial intelligence — but Michael Laudenbach, in the humanities and social sciences department at NJIT’s Jordan Hu College of Science and Liberal Arts, is studying what traits indicate that digital prose was crafted by analog humans.

Niels Roubailo has earned a bid to the 2025 NCAA Fencing Championships announced by the organization on Tuesday. His selection was an at-large bid after finishing ninth out of 47 fencers in the men's epee competition at the 2025 NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional on March 8.