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Final Message from President Lim

Saturday, August 1st, 2026
Dear NJIT Community,After more than four incredibly rewarding years, it is time for me to transition toward a new chapter of professional and personal interests. I came to NJIT inspired by its amazing trajectory, its community of learners and scholars, and its powerful record of creating social and ...

BioLargo Joins NJIT-Led Consortium to Advance PFAS Detection and Treatment Solutions

Wednesday, July 29th, 2026
New Jersey Institute of Technology and BioLargo Inc. announced that the California-based environmental technology company has joined the New Jersey PFAS Partnership Innovation Consortium, an NJIT-led initiative working to accelerate the development, validation and deployment of solutions addressing ...

NJII Leadership Announcement

Tuesday, July 28th, 2026
Dear Highlanders,I am writing to share that Michael Johnson has announced his resignation as president of NJII to pursue other professional opportunities. Michael will remain in his role for a period of time to help ensure a smooth transition. I want to thank him for his leadership and for all he ha...

Distinguished Professor David Bader Has Graph Analytics Benchmark Selected for SPEC CPU 2026

Tuesday, July 28th, 2026
854.graph500, a graph analytics benchmark developed by David Bader, distinguished professor and associate dean for research in the Ying Wu College of Computing and founding director of the Institute for Data Science at NJIT, has been selected for inclusion in SPEC CPU 2026, the newest generation of ...

NJIT Men’s Soccer Announces 2026 Slate

Tuesday, July 28th, 2026
NJIT men's soccer head coach Fernando Barboto has announced the Highlanders' 2026 schedule, a 17-match slate featuring 10 home contests at Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium and seven road matches. The 2026 campaign opens at home on August 20 as the Highlanders welcome Siena to Newark. NJIT will pl...

Md Sen Bin Mustafiz - ECE PhD Student of the Month - July 2026

Tuesday, July 28th, 2026
Md Sen Bin Mustafiz is a second-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NJIT. His research focuses on power systems, especially contactless current sensing for electrical transmission lines. Outside of research, he enjoys reading books and traveling. What would...

Artificial Intelligence Brings New Perspective to NJIT Institutional Data Sources

Tuesday, July 28th, 2026
New Jersey Institute of Technology is applying an artificial intelligence layer to its institutional data resources, so that anyone in the NJIT community might find the information they need delivered faster than searching manually and perhaps served with a side of unexpected insights. The new inter...

Comp-Sci Student Wins Best Paper Award at Security and Privacy Conference

Monday, July 27th, 2026
A vulnerability in Google’s Android mobile operating system allows attackers to confirm you are their desired target before unleashing malicious code that they know would only work for a short time, new research authored by a New Jersey Institute of Technology student found. Robert Blacha was lead a...

Investing in a STEM Future: NJIT Pre-College Program Supports Standout Students

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026
Forensic science. Robotics. Clean air technologies. Essays about these and other STEM topics recently earned five outstanding middle and high school students scholarships to NJIT summer programs, awarded by the university's Center for Pre-College Programs (CPCP). The Kelly A. O'Connor, '94, '96, '03...

NJIT Earns Highest Rating Awarded to a Public University in New Jersey in Money’s 2026 Best Colleges Guide

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has earned the highest rating awarded to a public university in New Jersey in Money’s 2026 Best Colleges guide. NJIT earned 4.5 out of 5 stars, the highest rating awarded to a New Jersey public university and trailing only five-star Princeton University amon...