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NJIT Showcases the Most Impactful Research and Innovation from Students

Monday, August 21st, 2023
Stuti Mohan, a senior biomedical engineering student, was the winner of the top Dr. James F. Stevenson Innovation Award at the 2023 Undergraduate Summer Research and Innovation (URI) Symposium at NJIT. Her project sought to identify a non-invasive yet precise method to diagnose the tapping foot of ...

NJIT's New Provost on His Goals, Approach and Why He Pops into Classrooms

Tuesday, August 1st, 2023
As the new provost of New Jersey Institute of Technology, John Pelesko brings decades of experience as a professor, department chair, associate dean and most recently dean at the University of Delaware, where he had spent 21 years. Pelesko also has the benefit of knowing NJIT firsthand: he was a gr...

Industrial Designer Matthew Negron Shares his Path from NJIT to President of Dauphin Americas

Monday, July 24th, 2023
When Matthew Negron ’13, ‘16 started his education at NJIT, he was among the earliest cohorts to join the newly-formed industrial design program at Hillier College of Architecture and Design.  Initially starting as an architecture student, his interests shifted and found that the budding indus...

Sustainable Design: A Room with a View

Tuesday, July 11th, 2023
*"A Room with a View" is part of NJIT's 2023 Research Magazine* There’s a reason the daylight-filled corner office is a coveted prize for corporate achievers. “A view from a window has a positive impact on emotions, cognitive performance and thermal comfort,” asserts Won Hee Ko, an assistant ...

Sustainable Design: Mapping an Ancient Solution to a Modern Crisis

Thursday, June 29th, 2023
*"Mapping an Ancient Solution to a Modern Crisis" is part of NJIT's 2023 Research Magazine* Athens is dense, dry and prone to drought. Together, rising temperatures, a lack of trees and intense heat island effects are baking the modern metropolis of more than three million people. Researchers ...

For NJIT Faculty, Artificial Intelligence is a Learning Opportunity

Thursday, May 25th, 2023
Public artificial intelligence programs such as ChatGPT are being embraced by faculty across New Jersey Institute of Technology as the latest classroom tool, just like the introductions of videoconferencing, laptops, computer-aided drafting and pocket calculators that came before. AI itself is an e...

PSE&G President Tells NJIT Class of 2023 to 'Move Forward with Purpose'

Friday, May 19th, 2023
The head of New Jersey’s largest utility urged the Class of 2023 at New Jersey Institute of Technology to embrace change and remain positive in the face of challenges ranging from climate change and social inequity to artificial intelligence. “Finding solutions will require new faces and perspectiv...

NJIT Master's and Doctoral Graduates Encouraged to Look Beyond Their Degrees at 2023 Commencement

Tuesday, May 16th, 2023
New Jersey Institute of Technology served up waves of fanfare as its advanced degree graduates walked across the stage in the Wellness and Events Center in three commencement ceremonies on May 16. The 2023 class, composed of more than 1,300 graduates, is the largest in five years and reflects the la...

Senior Success: Architect Nikole Marin Celebrates Earning a Dual Degree and a Job at DMR Architects

Monday, May 15th, 2023
It all started in sixth grade. Nikole Marin ’23 needed to select what she wanted to study for a class and because she didn’t want to go through the long list of choices, she selected among the first ones in the “A” section. Ultimately, that quick selection has led her to achieving two degrees from N...

Senior Success: Digital Designer Erick Mejia Shows His Ecuadorian Culture Through His Work

Friday, May 12th, 2023
Erick Mejia’s fascinating story is adding another chapter as the Ecuadorian-native is now the first in his family to graduate college. Never forgetting his roots, the digital designer looks for ways to include his love of his home culture and country in his work. “I moved here in 2011, knowing a li...