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NJIT Appoints Moshe Kam Interim Provost

Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has announced the appointment of Moshe Kam, Dean of NJIT’s Newark College of Engineering (NCE) and Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, as the university’s Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, effectiv...

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...

Juan Torres, Born to Build, Led Construction on New Springsteen Center

Thursday, July 9th, 2026
Bruce Springsteen is The Boss, but Juan Torres ‘97, ‘01 was the engineering boss at the recently opened Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music. Not born in the U.S.A., Torres emigrated from Bogotá, Colombia as a child when his family decided to seek better opportunities. With soccer on his mind...

Nanobubbles for Algae Cleanup: Q&A With NJIT Researcher Wen Zhang

Thursday, June 18th, 2026
One of the most powerful environmental cleaning technologies in recent years is too small to see with the naked eye. Nanobubbles — tiny gaseous bubbles with diameters of around 100 nanometers — can clean up a range of harmful pollutants in water, from oil spills to algae.  Wen Zhang, a New Jers...

NJIT’s Ashish Borgaonkar Wins ASEE National Teaching Award for Building the Foundation of Future Engineers

Tuesday, June 16th, 2026
Ashish Borgaonkar, assistant professor of engineering education in the School of Applied Engineering Technology at New Jersey Institute of Technology and founding director of Newark College of Engineering’s Grand Challenges Scholars Program, has been selected for the 2026 ASEE National Outstanding T...

From Classroom to Job Site: How Pennoni and NJIT Are Building an Engineering Partnership

Tuesday, June 9th, 2026
By the time Celine Jobson arrived at Pennoni, she had already seen engineering from several angles. A senior biomedical engineering student at New Jersey Institute of Technology with a minor in legal studies, Jobson had built experience in research, municipal work and industry settings. At Pennoni, ...

Graduate Enzo Suarez Followed NJIT's Engineering Track to a Career in Railroads

Monday, June 8th, 2026
Attending New Jersey Institute of Technology set Enzo Suarez '25 on the right track: toward a career in railroads. Suarez graduated magna cum laude — a semester early — with a B.S. in Civil Engineering and multiple departmental honors, including the Freshman and Senior Excellence Awards from the Joh...

Gov. Mikie Sherrill Tells NJIT Class of 2026 to Dream Big and Build What Comes Next

Friday, May 22nd, 2026
NJIT celebrated its undergraduate Class of 2026 at Prudential Center in Newark, honoring baccalaureate degree candidates from across the university’s colleges in a ceremony centered on service, achievement, alumni connection and the responsibility to use an NJIT education with purpose. The May 22 ce...

For NJIT’s Master’s and Doctoral Class of 2026, a Charge to Adapt, Persist and Lead

Wednesday, May 20th, 2026
NJIT celebrated its master’s and doctoral graduates in two commencement ceremonies that joined academic tradition with messages about resilience, uncertainty, knowledge and the responsibility to use advanced education in service of others. The ceremonies, held May 20 at NJIT’s Bloom Wellness and Eve...

Zac Kuzak and Mikayla Balio Nominated for America East Man, Woman of the Year

Tuesday, May 19th, 2026
NJIT men's swimming and diving senior Zac Kuzak and women's soccer senior Mikayla Balio have been nominated for the 2025-26 America East Man and Woman of the Year awards, the conference office announced Thursday. The honor recognizes senior or graduate student-athletes who have d...