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Veterans Day Message from President Lim

Monday, November 11th, 2024
Dear Highlanders,   Today, as we observe Veterans Day, I want to thank the many NJIT community members who are veterans of, or currently serve in, the United States Armed Forces for their service to our nation.   Thousands of our graduates and hundreds of our current students...

Olivia Kulyk Selected America East Rookie of the Week

Monday, November 11th, 2024
Olivia Kulyk has been selected America East Conference Women's Basketball Rookie of the Week, the league office announced on Monday. Kulyk, the Highlanders freshman from Edinboro, PA, averaged 11.3ppg and 4.7rpg. The 6-foot-1 guard made her first collegiate start of her young career in a High...

NJIT Researcher Uses Nanoparticles to Develop Cancer Therapies

Thursday, November 7th, 2024
NJIT’s Kathleen McEnnis, assistant professor of chemical and materials engineering, is pioneering a new approach in cancer treatment through innovative drug-delivery nanoparticles.  Her research focuses on treating aggressive types of breast cancer, using platinum-based nanoparticles that targ...

Infrastructure Leader Kim Vierheilig Named to NJIT Board of Trustees

Tuesday, November 5th, 2024
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is proud to announce the appointment of Kim V. Vierheilig (née Vandegrift), AIA to its Board of Trustees by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. An alumna of NJIT who graduated from the university’s Hillier College of Architecture and Design with a bachelor’s d...

YWCC Student Angel Cazares Awarded Prestigious 2024 eBay HSI Battle of the Brains Scholarship

Monday, November 4th, 2024
Angel Cazares, an S-STEM scholar and president of the Hispanic and Latin Association of Computing College Students (HACCS) at NJIT, has been awarded the distinguished 2024 eBay HSI Battle of the Brains Scholarship. This recognition celebrates Cazares' academic dedication and leadership in technology...

Women's Soccer Kennedy Westbrook Named To America East All-Rookie Team

Monday, November 4th, 2024
 Kennedy Westbrook was named to the America East All-Rookie Team, the conference announced on Friday. This marks the fourth consecutive season that NJIT had an All-Rookie Team selection.   Westbrook earned America East Rookie of the Week honors on September 23 after recording the firs...

Women of Ying Wu College of Computing Study Bias in AI at Annual Grace Hopper Conference

Friday, November 1st, 2024
Members of NJIT’s undergraduate and graduate Women in Computing Society groups attending the Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) 2024 in Philadelphia took full advantage of opportunities for professional development, networking and industry insights that support their growth in technology fields.  ...

NJIT Research Team Innovates in Princeton FlyWire Codex Challenge

Wednesday, October 30th, 2024
An NJIT computational research team made impressive strides at the Princeton FlyWire Codex Data Challenge. Teams were tasked to solve a highly complex problem: analyzing the intricate network of neurons in the brain of a Drosophila melanogaster — commonly known as the fruit fly. Teams had to treat t...

NJIT Town Hall - December 2, 2024

Tuesday, October 29th, 2024
Dear Highlanders, We invite you to attend our semi-annual campus Town Hall meeting on Monday, December 2, 2024, from 3 pm to 4:30 pm in the Central King Building's Agile Strategy Lab. During the Town Hall, we will provide updates on important initiatives, including implementation of NJIT's 203...

NJIT and NJEDA Launch NJII Venture Studio

Tuesday, October 29th, 2024
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) and New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), a corporation of NJIT, have launched the NJII Venture Studio, New Jersey’s latest Strategic Innovation Center (SIC). The NJII Venture Studio will accelerate and commercialize high-tech and information ...