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This NJIT Alum Helps Define What Luxury Looks Like at Estée Lauder

Wednesday, May 13th, 2026
If you’ve ever picked up a Tom Ford fragrance or reached for an Aveda haircare product, you’ve already encountered Laszlo Moharita’s work — whether you realized it or not.As vice president of Package Development for Fragrance and Haircare at The Estée Lauder Companies, Moharita leads global teams of...

Senior Success: HCSLA Awardee Shailee Shah Begins Research Career at Johnson & Johnson

Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
Each spring, NJIT’s Jordan Hu College of Science and Liberal Arts honors a select group of graduating seniors who stand out for achievement, leadership and service. As part of the 2026 HCSLA Awards, we’re spotlighting three Outstanding Student Award recipients — each with a unique story and big ambi...

NJIT's First Global Entrepreneur in Residence Is Turning a Founder Pathway Into Student Opportunity

Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
When Sepehr Rahimi came to NJIT to study cell and gene therapy, he was looking for more than classroom knowledge. He wanted to work where science met real-world application.He found that connection quickly. An NJIT experience shaped by industry led him to an internship at BioCentriq, then to a full-...

Renowned “Dinosaur Hunter” Kenneth J. Lacovara Headlines 2026 HCSLA Awards

Monday, May 11th, 2026
NJIT’s Jordan Hu College of Science & Liberal Arts (HCSLA) celebrated 44 years on May 6 with its annual awards ceremony, headlined by a special guest appearance from paleontologist and famed “dinosaur hunter” Dr. Kenneth J. Lacovara.Held in the Central King Building’s Agile Strategy Lab, the eve...

Safety of Artificial Intelligence is Focus for CompSci and Applied Math Student

Monday, May 11th, 2026
NJIT makes entrepreneurs and scientists, but junior Nidhi Sakpal is obsessed with something else — she makes AI safer.Sakpal, an Albert Dorman Honors College member from Boonton double-majoring in applied math and computer science, explained that artificial intelligence safety encompasses the analys...

For NJIT Senior Carolyn Toledo, Digital Design is About Design for Everyone

Monday, May 11th, 2026
Carolyn Toledo did not come to NJIT with years of digital design experience already behind her. What she did bring was a lifelong love of art, a curiosity about technology and a growing sense that the future of creativity would demand both.“So all throughout high school, I was really into art. I was...

NJIT Builds on World Cup Fan Sentiment Platform with Public Digital Hub for NY/NJ Visitors

Friday, May 8th, 2026
As the New York/New Jersey region prepares to welcome visitors for the FIFA World Cup 2026, New Jersey Institute of Technology have expanded NJIT’s earlier fan sentiment work into a public-facing digital hub designed to help fans navigate the tournament experience.The site, njit-worldcup.com, brings...

Cómo Natalia Peña convirtió la oportunidad en un impacto centrado en las personas en NJIT

Friday, May 8th, 2026
Mucho antes de visitar NJIT, Natalia Peña ya había tomado una decisión.Una beca del Albert Dorman Honors College (con siglas en inglés, ADHC) cambió por completo la idea de universidad para Peña y su familia, al aliviar la mayor preocupación que tenían sobre su futuro. “Por primera vez, mis preocupa...

How Engineering Helped Reinvent the Artificial Knee

Friday, May 8th, 2026
An orthopedic total joint knee replacement is not a hinge.It bends, rolls, glides and rotates. It bears the force of walking, climbing stairs, rising from a chair and living an active life. It has to mimic naturally enough to restore function, but remain stable enough to last. Its materials must sur...

Eleven Highlander Programs Earn Perfect APR Scores in 2024-25 Academic Year

Thursday, May 7th, 2026
Eleven Highlander athletic programs earned a perfect Academic Progress Rate (APR) score as the NCAA released its academic success data for the 2024-25 academic year on Tuesday.The APR measures the academic performance of student-athletes by tracking eligibility, retention and graduation rates among ...