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Two Members of the NJIT Community are Named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

Thursday, December 15, 2022
Tara Alvarez, a distinguished professor of biomedical engineering at NJIT who studies the links between visual disorders and the brain and develops novel devices to identify and treat them, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of...
Melissa Nieves AIA award

Architecture Alumna Melissa Nieves Wins AIA Service Award, Shares Her Journey

Sunday, December 4, 2022
New Jersey Institute of Technology alumna Melissa Nieves ’19 is the recipient of the American Institute of Architects New Jersey 2022 Service Award.

Two NJIT Students Are Among this Year's 128 Governor's STEM Scholars

Wednesday, November 23, 2022
NJIT students Aliya Laliwala and Mrunmayi Joshi have been selected to be part of this year’s Governor’s STEM Scholars class, which includes 128 scholars from 20 New Jersey counties — the program’s largest cohort ever.

NJIT Ranked Best Public School in Northeast for Undergraduate Entrepreneurship

Tuesday, November 15, 2022
New Jersey Institute of Technology is the top public university in the...

Student-Led Rooftop Therapy Garden Fosters Biodiversity, Supports Improved 'Green Rating'

Thursday, November 3, 2022
When you visit the rooftop at the Campus Center, students are now invited to relax and enjoy a holistic healing experience from the Newark Rooftop Therapy Garden. 

New Jersey Institute of Technology Receives Transformative $3M Donation

Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Pioneering venture capitalist John Martinson is donating $3 million to New Jersey Institute of Technology to broaden and deepen the curriculum and real-world experiences for top scholars at its Albert Dorman Honors College and throughout the...

Convocation Speakers Share Advice with Class of '26, Most Diverse Ever

Thursday, September 15, 2022
Jennifer Hensley '15, who majored in chemical engineering and now works for Merck helping determine long-term strategies for cancer immunotherapy drugs, told...

Newark Campus Comes to Life as Students Return, Fresh Ambitions in Hand

Tuesday, September 6, 2022
New Jersey Institute of Technology students arrived on campus en masse today, with a record 1,600 new students leading the way, plus thousands more sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduate students excited to start a new semester fully in-person...

Kaily, Nyssa and Oluwanifemi: Meet the 2022 Mayor's Honors Scholars at NJIT

Thursday, September 1, 2022
Oluwanifemi Fuwa fabricated face masks to protect people from COVID-19.Kaily Peixoto volunteered at a senior center and handed out scarves to homeless individuals at Newark’s Penn Station. 
Eberhardt Hall Donor Wall Colton Society members

NJIT Rises to No. 75 on Forbes' 2022 List of America's Top Colleges

Wednesday, August 31, 2022
New Jersey Institute of Technology jumped 114 places to No. 75 on Forbes’ 2022 list of America’s Top Colleges.