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NJIT's Second Elementary STEM Challenge Conquered by 30 Local Schools

Wednesday, March 16th, 2022
Wise Wolves, a team of fifth-graders from Morristown's Unity Charter School, won this year's Elementary STEM Challenge at an awards ceremony in the Campus Center ballroom on Monday. The event provides scientific and technical opportunities to students including girls, minorities, and underserved co...

With a Beam and Crane, NJIT Marks Milestone in Dorm Construction

Wednesday, March 16th, 2022
A gleaming white concrete beam was signed by well-wishers and lifted by crane to the roof of a new residence hall going up at New Jersey Institute of Technology to mark a milestone in a project that began with administrative conversations three years ago and will end this fall with the opening of Ma...

Presidential Town Hall

Tuesday, March 15th, 2022
Dear NJIT Community Members, I will be joined by President-elect Teik C. Lim for an in-person Town Hall event on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, from 3:30 pm to 5 pm in the Central King Building's Agile Strategies Lab. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend, if possible. You also may submit q...

New Jersey Presidents' Council Statement in Support of Ukraine

Monday, March 14th, 2022
Dear NJIT Community Members, Please see below a statement from the New Jersey Presidents' Council, which is comprised of the leaders of our state's colleges and universities, in support of Ukraine. Sincerely, NJIT President Joel S. Bloom New Jersey Presidents' Council Statement in Support of U...

IT Student Sam Itman Helps Modernize Optum

Monday, March 14th, 2022
Some might say that Sam Itman’s direction in life was preordained by his last name, as this “IT man” has had a passion for technology since childhood. He states that he became infatuated with technology because “it presents a world of opportunities to those who are willing to discover them.” As a se...

Engineering Students Give Water In Ecuador

Monday, March 14th, 2022
A small indigenous Ecuadorian community now has clean spring water thanks to a passionate group of engineering students at the NJIT Chapter of Engineers Without Borders. The initiative started in 2016 as part of an independent project led by Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Jay Meeg...

Paul Profeta Sees His Historic Gift to NJIT as a Family Legacy

Monday, March 14th, 2022
Paul Profeta celebrated his parents at the dedication of a new real estate research center that he has endowed at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Fred and Lynn Profeta instilled in Paul the value of education as a means to rise in status and earn respect. Fred, an Italian immigra...

Men's Fencing Wraps Up Competition at the 2022 Mid-Atlantic/South Regional

Saturday, March 12th, 2022
Nine NJIT men's fencers represented the Highlanders at the 2022 Mid-Atlantic/South Regionals and were paced by junior Kevin Katayama who picked up a top-nine finish in the men's foil competition hosted by Princeton University at Jadwin Gymnasium Saturday afternoon. Katayama, seeded No. 18...

Women's Fencing Concludes Competition at the 2022 Mid-Atlantic/South Regional

Saturday, March 12th, 2022
Six NJIT women's fencers represented the Highlanders at the 2022 Mid-Atlantic/South Regionals and were paced by junior Dominika Pawlowska who picked up a top-seven finish in the women's epee competition hosted by Princeton University at Jadwin Gymnasium Saturday afternoon. Pawlowska, seed...

NJIT Maintains Top Spot for Return on Investment

Tuesday, March 8th, 2022
NJIT students’ return on investment is at the top of the charts according to the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, which ranked NJIT in the top 10% for return on investment nationwide. In New Jersey, NJIT is ranked No. 1 among public four-year institutions, and second overall in the ...