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Two of New Jersey Institute of Technology’s online graduate programs placed among the top 50 in this year's U.S. News & World Report rankings of American universities, with another breaking into the top 100. NJIT was ranked No. 29 for its information technology programs, a two place jump from last year; and No. 47 for engineering, a 16-place rise. In addition, NJIT’s online master’s business program was ranked No. 95, and the online MBA was No. 132. All ranked programs saw improved scores over last year, according to the publication.

Bin Chen, associate professor of physics and researcher at NJIT’s Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research (CSTR), has been awarded the 2023 Karen Harvey Prize from the Solar Physics Division of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) for “significantly advancing” our understanding of the fundamental physics driving the largest explosions in our solar system — solar flares.

The NJIT men's volleyball team moved back into the win column, taking a 3-1 close set victory over visiting St. Francis Brooklyn in non-conference men's volleyball action inside NJIT's Wellness and Events Center Saturday afternoon. NJIT won 25-21, 24-26, 27-25 and 25-20, improving to an even 3-3 on the season while St. Francis Brooklyn moves to 3-2 on the young season.

Moody’s Investor Service has reaffirmed the financial outlook of New Jersey Institute of Technology, reflecting NJIT’s “very good brand and strategic positioning.” Moody’s rated NJIT’s credit profile as “A1 stable” and cited favorable student demand, growing wealth and diverse mix of revenue sources as support for the institution’s credit quality.

The NJIT women's tennis team closed out the first weekend of the spring campaign with a bounce back 4-3 victory over the Cornell Big Red Sunday afternoon at the Reis Tennis Center. The Highlanders (1-1) were pushed to the brink against host Cornell (0-2) after the Big Red clinched the doubles point and finished Nos. 1 and 3 singles in straight sets to take a 3-0 lead. However, NJIT showed its grit by winning the final four flights for the dramatic victory.

People with hands-on labor jobs may prefer to go to work even if their tasks could be done remotely through robotics, according to a survey of 218 students at New Jersey Institute of Technology. The survey was conducted by computer science major Matthew Nicol, a senior from Allenwood, whose research is part of a National Science Foundation grant by Cong Wang, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering.

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) will receive more than $1 million for new initiatives that will bolster engineering education, as well as manufacturing and mechatronics apprenticeship training, under the federal spending bill signed by President Joe Biden. The $1.7 trillion spending package carves out $1.3 million for the two new NJIT initiatives. The community college pre-engineering network initiative will develop community college-serving programs to strengthen the pathway and readiness for traditionally underserved students to pursue a STEM degree.

NJIT’s dean of Ying Wu College of Computing, Craig Gotsman, is among 57 researchers worldwide named as a 2022 Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery, the leading global organization for computing research.

A trio of faculty at NJIT's Martin Tuchman School of Management picked up Bright Idea awards from nearby Seton Hall University recently, recognizing the best business writing from college educators statewide. Seton Hall's Stillman School of Business opened the awards 21 years ago and officials said there were 144 submissions for the year. They observed trends in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), entrepreneurship, and social media.

2022 was a year of growth, transformation and breakthroughs for NJIT and the Highlander community. Watch the video to look back at what we accomplished last year.