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New AI Model Detects Hidden Signs of Solar Eruptions Hours Before They Emerge

Friday, August 14th, 2026
Long before dark sunspots appear on the Sun's surface, a new active region — where powerful solar eruptions can originate — begins showing subtle signs of its formation.   Now, researchers say a new artificial intelligence model can detect those early signals and forecast the emergence of solar...

Innovation, Invention and Impact: NJIT Undergrads Present Summer Research

Thursday, August 13th, 2026
NJIT undergraduate researchers had just three minutes each to explain 10 weeks of work. In rapid succession, students took the stage in the Campus Center Ballroom to describe projects spanning bioscience, bioengineering, materials, sustainability, artificial intelligence, robotics and data science. ...

FirstLook, an Alumni-Formed Technology Company, Helps Build New Oak Residence Hall

Tuesday, August 11th, 2026
FirstLook Services, a company that performs 3D drone mapping and laser scanning for construction sites, was founded by three childhood friends who went through NJIT together and is now helping to build the new Oak Hall. The maps and scans, known as orthomosaic imaging and point clouds, are assembled...

NJIT Appoints Moshe Kam Interim Provost

Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has announced the appointment of Moshe Kam, Dean of NJIT’s Newark College of Engineering (NCE) and Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, as the university’s Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, effectiv...

Investing in a STEM Future: NJIT Pre-College Program Supports Standout Students

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026
Forensic science. Robotics. Clean air technologies. Essays about these and other STEM topics recently earned five outstanding middle and high school students scholarships to NJIT summer programs, awarded by the university's Center for Pre-College Programs (CPCP). The Kelly A. O'Connor, '94, '96, '03...

Accelerated Program Propelled Krish Poudel Toward Medicine and Innovation

Monday, July 13th, 2026
Good things may come to those who wait, but Krish Poudel '26 isn't waiting to pursue his lifelong dream of a medical career. It took him just three years to earn a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering as part of New Jersey Institute of Technology's accelerated B.S./M.D. program, and he now co...

With Global Eyes on New Jersey, NJIT Makes Its Mark on the World Cup

Sunday, July 12th, 2026
As Norway and England met in a World Cup quarterfinal Saturday, NJIT alumni, families and friends gathered in a reserved VIP space at La Plaza de Fútbol inside American Dream, experiencing the energy of a tournament that turned New Jersey into a global destination. The gathering brought together 150...

Graduate and Newark Mayor Scholar Kaily Peixoto Engineered Community Through Volunteer Work

Wednesday, July 8th, 2026
As a construction engineering technology major at New Jersey Institute of Technology, Kaily Peixoto '26 found a community of like-minded students and faculty who challenged and inspired her. Peixoto, who consistently made the Dean's List, is an Albert Dorman Honors Scholar and a Newark Mayor's Schol...

From Materials Engineering to a Job at SpaceX: NJIT Graduate Pia Piazzi Built a Bright Future

Monday, June 15th, 2026
All engineers are familiar with the chemical, mechanical and physical properties of the materials that they work with. But for materials engineers, their expertise goes much deeper, demonstrating highly detailed knowledge — down to the molecular and atomic level — of materials such as ceramics, conc...

From NJIT to Harvard, Austin Chen Designs for a More Sustainable Future

Wednesday, June 10th, 2026
Austin Chen ’26 arrived at NJIT with an interest in architecture, but he leaves with something more defined: a belief that the built environment must be measured not only by its form, but also by its function, performance, and how it responds to people who inhabit it. Chen, an Albert Dorman Honors C...