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3 NJIT Highlanders Recognized for Environmental Leadership

Monday, December 4th, 2023
New Jersey Institute of Technology Trustee Dennis Toft tops ROI-NJ’s inaugural list of influencers on the environment, which also features Trustee Gary Dahms and Colette Santasieri, executive director of NJIT’s Center for Community Systems (CCS). Toft, chair of environmental law at Chiesa Shahinian...

HCAD Professors and Students Work to Transform Public Space in Krems, Austria

Tuesday, November 21st, 2023
Associate professors at the Hillier College of Architecture and Design, Gernot Riether and Andrzej Zarzycki, led a group of 16 NJIT students in a study abroad trip to Austria where they worked on the redesign of a public space that connects the art venues of the Kunstmeile, art mile, in Krems. ...

Why the Airport City Newark Project Led by NJIT Is a Big Deal

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2023
Realizing the vision of integrating Newark Liberty International Airport into the surrounding city is still years away. But advisors from New Jersey Institute of Technology remain focused on the prize: an aerotropolis that welcomes visitors to stay, dine, shop and experience the culture of the large...

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 ...

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...

Senior Success: Interior Designer Constance Chu Looks Back at her Amazing Time at NJIT

Monday, May 8th, 2023
Constance Chu’s passion for interior design started at a young age, assisting her mother — an interior designer — in picking samples and colors. Thanks to this early exposure, Chu trained a design muscle that has evolved into an education and career. “That's just kind of always been what I've been ...

Senior Success: Interior Designer Haylee Merola Ready to Take Her NJIT Teachings to Kimmerle

Thursday, May 4th, 2023
During her four years at NJIT, Haylee Merola has used her imagination and visualization to create different types of work in her interior design studios. Whether the project was a sci-fi movie, a retail store, an airport lounge or designing clothing for a fashion show, Merola always made sure to add...