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NJIT Reaffirmed As An Elite Research University, Retains R1 Classification

Thursday, February 3rd, 2022
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has reaffirmed its status among the nation’s most elite and productive research institutions by once again achieving an R1 status — the highest designation — by the Carnegie Classification. First published in 1973, the Carnegie Classification of Institution...

NJIT Professor Named Oceanic Engineering Society Distinguished Lecturer

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022
Eliza Michalopoulou, mathematics professor and chair of NJIT’s Department of Mathematical Sciences, has been named Distinguished Lecturer by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ Oceanic Engineering Society (OES) — a premier professional organization dedicated to advancing engineeri...

Black History Month 2022

Tuesday, February 1st, 2022
Black History Month is observed nationally throughout the month of February each year, and NJIT is proud to take this time to celebrate the impact of Black history on our university and our nation. The diversity of NJIT is among its greatest strengths, and the impact of Black culture and history on...

Qi Kang - ECE PhD Student of the Month - January 2022

Monday, January 31st, 2022
Qi Kang is a Ph.D. candidate in the Helen and John C. Hartmann Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). His advisor is Professor Mengchu Zhou and his Co-advisor is Professor Mesut Sahin from Biomedical department. His research is about Neura...

Women's Tennis Tops Rutgers For Signature Victory

Friday, January 28th, 2022
The NJIT women's tennis team rallied from losing its doubles point to defeat the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, 5-2, Friday afternoon at the East Brunswick Racquet Club. The victory was the Highlanders' first-ever over Rutgers (0-4 prior since 2015) and the program's first-ever win over a Power 5 school ...

NJIT Comes from Behind to Upset No. 12 UC San Diego to Stay Perfect at Home

Friday, January 28th, 2022
The NJIT men's volleyball team came from behind and outlasted No. 12 UC San Diego in five sets behind three Highlanders recording double-digit kills paced by Jens Feldthus, who recorded a career-best 18, upsetting the visiting Tritons at home, 3-2, Friday evening inside NJIT's Wellness and Even...

Management Alum's Startup App Offers New Approach to Make Friends and Date

Friday, January 28th, 2022
Business school alumnus Tomi Antoljak wants to do for online relationships what NBC's The Voice did for singing competitions. People using his new mobile app, Hangoo, talk first — and then only get to see each other if there's a match. "My belief really is that voice is the more authentic way to c...

New Study Challenges Core Understanding of How Efficient Solar Flares Release Their Energy

Thursday, January 27th, 2022
New findings published Jan. 27 in the journal Nature Astronomy have called into question decades of theoretical understanding used by astrophysicists to interpret an observational phenomenon central to understanding energy released during powerful eruptions from the Sun, kno...

NJIT Increases Financial Aid Offerings With Garden State Guarantee

Wednesday, January 26th, 2022
NJIT students can soon see their out-of-pocket costs reduced thanks to New Jersey’s Garden State Guarantee (GSG), which makes a college degree more accessible and affordable for New Jersey residents who attend in-state, public four-year institutions. New Jersey’s GSG program, designed for third- an...

Spring Semester Address

Tuesday, January 25th, 2022
Last week, we began the spring semester using remote learning and operations wherever possible in order to mitigate the post-holiday spread of COVID on our campus. Next week, we will return to in-person classes and operations throughout our university, so I would like to take this opportunity to wel...