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NJIT Makes Connections That Last: Highlander Love Stories

Friday, February 13th, 2026
For many alumni, NJIT has been more than a place to earn a degree. It’s where careers began — and, for many Highlanders, where lifelong partnerships did, too.Late nights in Redwood Hall. Study sessions in the Campus Center. Cafeteria lunches that turned into something more. For decades, NJIT has bee...

From NJIT to Sony Pictures Imageworks: How Alum Kaylin Wittmeyer Uses Animation to Tell Human Stories

Wednesday, February 11th, 2026
When Kaylin Wittmeyer first began applying to colleges, she didn’t have a single, narrow career path in mind. What she did know was that she loved animation, but she also loved math, physics, and the technical side of how things worked. Rather than choose between art and technology, she sought a pla...

A New Look That Makes an Impact: NJIT Debuts Redesigned Website

Tuesday, February 10th, 2026
New Jersey Institute of Technology has unveiled its newly redesigned website, built to match the momentum behind the “NJIT Makes” campaign. The refreshed platform brings forward the students, stories and achievements that show how NJIT Makes Impact — from innovative research to its workforce-ready g...

Men's Volleyball Takes Down No. 19 Princeton in EIVA Opener

Tuesday, February 10th, 2026
The NJIT men's volleyball team opened EIVA Conference play with an impressive 3-1 victory over No. 19 Princeton on Friday evening inside the Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center.Winners of six straight, the Highlanders improved to 6-5 overall, 5-0 at home, and 1-0 in the EIVA.VIDEO ||&nbs...

NJIT's Center for Translational Research Quickens Technology's Pace to Market

Monday, February 9th, 2026
Richard Calbi, director of Ridgewood Water, was astonished to discover the extent of PFAS contamination in New Jersey drinking water when the state adopted pollution standards for the industrial chemicals in 2020. “The first thing we did was determine if we were affected and found them in every...

NJIT Engineering Researchers Study Effect of State Gun Removal Law

Monday, February 9th, 2026
Following a long period of diminishing gun violence in New Jersey’s urban areas, researchers from New Jersey Institute of Technology are now applying engineering methods to the data, as they evaluate the effectiveness of red flags laws that can temporarily prevent dangerous people from possessing we...

Record Turnout at NJIT Startup Job Fair Showcases Thriving Entrepreneurial Spirit

Friday, February 6th, 2026
For the fifth year running, NJIT’s Startup Job Fair brought a buzz to campus, as hundreds of students turned out to meet face-to-face with CEOs of local startups inside the Central King Building recently.The space hummed with activity, drawing a strong turnout of early-stage companies eager to conne...

Fresher Premade Meals Sell Faster, NJIT Research Finds

Friday, February 6th, 2026
Why did the rotisserie chicken cross the aisle — and end up in your shopping cart? Maybe you grabbed the container that was closest to you, or maybe you examined all of the chickens, checking dates and timestamps to see when they were cooked. Markets follow various display strategies for prepared fo...

NJIT Business School Dean Joins Board of Newark Regional Business Partnership

Thursday, February 5th, 2026
Newark Regional Business Partnership announced that Oya Tukel, dean of New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Martin Tuchman School of Management, is the newest member on its board of directors.Tukel joined NJIT in 2019 and is the first NJIT representative on the partnership’s board, which started inc...

An S-STEM Alumnus Who Did It on His Own – With the Right Support

Wednesday, February 4th, 2026
Rafael Abreu ’25 (Computer Science) came to the U.S. alone as a high school student from the Dominican Republic because he believed in the American dream: work hard, confront obstacles with grit and determination and create your destiny. He knew it would not be easy. But without risk there is no rew...