Sayyid Ali, a 2017 alumnus of NJIT's Ying Wu College of Computing, recalled a job interview at a software company in New York where the only other Black person he saw was the elevator attendant — and now he's on a mission to prevent that from happening to anyone else.

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has earned the top spot for student return on investment among all public universities in the state, according to Degree Choices. Degree Choices evaluated more than 2,200 four-year colleges and universities using a methodology based around two main parameters: how educational costs measure up to the additional earnings a student can expect to make because of their degree, and how this earning potential compares to that student’s peers.

Accenture, a leader in information consulting services, is collaborating with NJIT’s Institute for Data Science, led by Distinguished Prof. David Bader, to develop methods to mitigate risks arising in the use of open-source components in the software supply chain.

A solar radio burst with a signal pattern, akin to that of a heartbeat, has been pinpointed in the Sun’s atmosphere, according to a new study. In findings published in the journal Nature Communications, an international team of researchers has reported uncovering the source location of a radio signal coming from within a C-class solar flare more than 5,000 kilometers above the Sun’s surface.

NJIT’s Department of Data Science in the Ying Wu College of Computing is launching two new graduate programs in artificial intelligence during the 2023 academic year, in support of the increasing demand for qualified AI engineers and analysts to facilitate problem-solving and decision-making in the digital world of the future. The new programs will address the dramatic growth and proliferation of AI technologies into the mainstream, such as the recent debut of the ChatGPT application.

Senior Kenna Squier has been named America East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week the conference office announced on Monday afternoon. In a 2-0 week for the Highlanders, Squier nearly averaged a double-double, combining for 18.0ppg, 9.0rpg and shooting an impressive 68.4% from the field (13-for-19).

The NJIT men's tennis team continued its hot start to the 2023 season with a 6-1 victory over visiting Marist on Sunday afternoon at the Naimoli Tennis Center. The Highlanders improved to 4-0 with the victory and are one win shy of tying the program's five-match winning streak to begin the 2021 campaign.

New Jersey Institute of Technology, an urban university known for providing opportunities to underrepresented students, kicked off its Black History Month schedule this week with the theme of "Embodying Black Excellence."

New Jersey Institute of Technology is now ranked fourth in the nation for its M.S. in Cybersecurity and online M.S. in Data Science, according to Fortune magazine.

The NJIT men's tennis team followed up Friday's season-opening shutout victory with another 7-0 win, this time over visiting Hofstra at the Naimoli Tennis Center.