Designing with Empathy: How Alum Liliana Torres Builds Community Through Architecture

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
Liliana Torres’s architecture has always been about people.  “The way I want my story to be told is through how everything I learned at NJIT continues to translate into my professional life — the values, the sense of responsibility, and the commitment to helping others never stopped at graduati...

NJIT Student Inventors' Greenhouse Climate System Blooms With an AI 'Brain'

Thursday, January 29th, 2026
Inspiration often sprouts in unexpected places. For electrical engineering students Kermina David '27 and Santiago Garcia '27, the taste of a tropical fruit swiftly ripened into an interest in greenhouses. It then branched into a quest to help farmers manage greenhouse crops more efficiently. David ...

Hillier College Provides Art Courses for All Students with Arts@NJIT Initiative

Thursday, January 15th, 2026
From Leonardo da Vinci to Nam Jun Paik to Lillian Schwartz, art and technology have a long and intertwined relationship. Beginning in spring 2026, all NJIT students will have the opportunity to explore this productive feedback loop. Thanks to a generous gift from NJIT alumnus Ron Dooley (Mechanical ...

Hillier College's Leah-Marie Boake Wins Industrial Design Awards Galore

Monday, January 5th, 2026
Leah-Marie Boake, Industrial Design ’26, and Albert Dorman Honor's College student, is distinguishing herself and the Industrial Design program at Hillier College with a nearly 12-month run of awards and recognitions. In December 2025, Boake was recognized at the Industrial Designer’s Society of Ame...

150+ Honors Scholars Showcase Findings at Interdisciplinary Research Forum

Friday, December 12th, 2025
Students from Albert Dorman Honors College’s courses – Introduction to Research Writing, Introduction to Research Methods, Introduction to Entrepreneurship, Science, Technology and Urban Transformation and Introduction to Sustainability Studies – presented their semester's research during the Honors...

YWCC Expands K–12 Computing and Math Outreach Across Newark

Thursday, December 4th, 2025
Technology for the greater good of society. That is a principal tenet of the NJIT mission, and one that is carried forward by the university’s Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) and its many initiatives to increase education and opportunity for K-12 students in the city of Newark.  Several NJI...

From Islamabad to Newark: Fintech Major Muhammad Musa Builds a Future of Access and Opportunity

Wednesday, November 5th, 2025
Of the 55 million students in Pakistan, only 11,000 manage to study in the United States each year. Muhammad Musa is one of them. Now a second-year student majoring in financial technology and a member of NJIT’s Albert Dorman Honors College, Musa has become one of the most engaged students on campus...

Pressure Is a Privilege: NJIT Swim Captain Zac Kuzak on Scholarships, Success and Paying It Forward

Wednesday, October 15th, 2025
For NJIT undergrad and men’s swim team captain Zachary Kuzak ’26, the clock starts at 5:30 a.m. each day at the Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center pool, always with one mantra: “pressure is a privilege.” For Kuzak, every second counts — not just in the pool, where he’s chasing universit...

NJIT Celebrates Faculty, Staff in 2025 Nexus of Excellence Awards

Thursday, October 9th, 2025
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) hosted the second annual Nexus of Excellence Awards Oct. 8 in the Campus Center Atrium, celebrating the university’s faculty and staff whose achievements exemplify NJIT’s mission and values. Building on last year’s inaugural ceremony, the 2025 event recogniz...

NJIT Designated as a Bee Campus USA Affiliate

Monday, October 6th, 2025
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has been officially recognized as an affiliate of the Bee Campus USA program, joining a growing network of colleges, universities and communities committed to creating healthy, sustainable habitats for pollinators. “This certification speaks volumes of the w...