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Dana Knox Research Showcase Celebrates High-Impact Student Research

Wednesday, April 30th, 2025
NJIT’s Dana Knox Research Showcase returned in 2025 to once again highlight the innovative and impactful work of students across disciplines. The event celebrated undergraduate and graduate researchers tackling real-world challenges with creative, technical solutions. Now in its 20th year, the show...

NJIT Scholarship Brunch Offers Unique Experience Connecting Donors and Students

Wednesday, April 9th, 2025
The 36th Annual Scholarship Brunch at New Jersey Institute of Technology celebrated a significant milestone this year, welcoming its largest gathering of students and benefactors to date. Donors from across the region and as far away as Sweden convened, united by a shared commitment to empowering th...

NJIT Unveils VR Crime Scene Tech, Research at Nation's Largest Forensic Conference

Wednesday, March 19th, 2025
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?” NJIT faculty and s...

Expanding Housing: NJIT's Rebuild of Oak Hall Will More Than Double Its Beds

Wednesday, February 26th, 2025
New Jersey Institute of Technology is rebuilding its second oldest residence hall to meet a burgeoning demand for housing at the growing public university. The new Oak Hall on Summit Street in Newark will contain 453 beds in 154 units — more than double the current totals. The units will take the f...

NJIT Maintains Highest Research Classification, Renews its R1 Status from Carnegie

Thursday, February 13th, 2025
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has once again earned the prestigious R1 designation from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, reaffirming its standing as a top-tier doctoral university with very high research activity. This continued recognition reflects NJIT’s...

Urban Gardens Workshop at NJIT Advances Sustainability and Food Security

Tuesday, January 14th, 2025
NJIT hosted a National Science Foundation-funded Research Coordination Network (RCN) workshop on Urban Food, Energy, and Water (Urban FEW) in November. The event brought together researchers, technologists, urban gardeners and policymakers to tackle urban challenges related to food, water and energy...

Infrastructure Leader Kim Vierheilig Named to NJIT Board of Trustees

Tuesday, November 5th, 2024
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is proud to announce the appointment of Kim V. Vierheilig (née Vandegrift), AIA to its Board of Trustees by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. An alumna of NJIT who graduated from the university’s Hillier College of Architecture and Design with a bachelor’s d...

NJIT Ranks No. 84, Continues Rise in US News and World Report National Rankings

Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
New Jersey Institute of Technology’s standing in national rankings continues to rise with U.S. News & World Report placing NJIT No. 84 among U.S. universities — improving two places from last year — in the 2025 edition of its Best Colleges list. The latest ranking extends NJIT’s upward trajecto...

NJIT Devotes Over $10 Million in New Funds for Push in Artificial Intelligence

Monday, September 16th, 2024
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is launching a new, $10+ million initiative that will significantly advance the university’s strength in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and position NJIT to become a leader in both AI research and application in higher education. This augments alr...

NJIT Celebrates Enrollment Milestone After Revamped Convocation Ceremony

Friday, September 6th, 2024
The 2024 academic year kicked off with a Convocation that had a different spin. With the participation of DJ Ricky Bonds, NJIT’s Jazz Band ‘Elementals,’ Highland Dancers and bagpipers and even a special edition of Family Feud NJIT-style, the university’s incoming class received an upbeat welcome. T...