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247 Highlander Athletes Named to America East Academic Honor Roll

Monday, July 20th, 2026
A total of 247 NJIT student-athletes who competed during the 2025-26 academic year earned America East Academic Honor Roll recognition, the conference announced Wednesday. The honorees represented 12 Highlander programs, including men's and women's soccer, men's and women's basketball, women's volle...

Con los ojos del mundo puestos en Nueva Jersey, NJIT deja su huella en el Mundial

Friday, July 17th, 2026
Mientras Noruega e Inglaterra disputaban el sábado un partido de cuartos de final del Mundial, exalumnos, familias y amigos de NJIT se reunieron en un espacio VIP reservado en La Plaza de Fútbol, dentro de American Dream, donde vivieron la energía de un torneo que convirtió a Nueva Jersey en un dest...

Lindsay Burke, May '26 Grad, Simplifies Bus Routes and Earns Doctoral Spot at Michigan

Thursday, July 16th, 2026
Commuters may get to work faster and rely less on bus schedules if transit agencies embrace Lindsay Burke’s undergraduate research at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Burke, who graduated in May with a B.S. in computer science and was in the Albert Dorman Honors College, was first author on A Swa...

NJIT Helps Shape AI Transformation Through NJ AI Hub

Wednesday, July 15th, 2026
NJIT was among several New Jersey institutions to participate in the recent NJ AI Hub Statewide Higher Education AI Showcase on June 17, 2026. The event convened leaders from higher education, government, industry, and nonprofit organizations to explore how New Jersey will lead in building a more AI...

Accelerated Program Propelled Krish Poudel Toward Medicine and Innovation

Monday, July 13th, 2026
Good things may come to those who wait, but Krish Poudel '26 isn't waiting to pursue his lifelong dream of a medical career. It took him just three years to earn a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering as part of New Jersey Institute of Technology's accelerated B.S./M.D. program, and he now co...

With Global Eyes on New Jersey, NJIT Makes Its Mark on the World Cup

Sunday, July 12th, 2026
As Norway and England met in a World Cup quarterfinal Saturday, NJIT alumni, families and friends gathered in a reserved VIP space at La Plaza de Fútbol inside American Dream, experiencing the energy of a tournament that turned New Jersey into a global destination. The gathering brought together 150...

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...

Graduate and Newark Mayor Scholar Kaily Peixoto Engineered Community Through Volunteer Work

Wednesday, July 8th, 2026
As a construction engineering technology major at New Jersey Institute of Technology, Kaily Peixoto '26 found a community of like-minded students and faculty who challenged and inspired her. Peixoto, who consistently made the Dean's List, is an Albert Dorman Honors Scholar and a Newark Mayor's Schol...

Hillier College Professor Awarded at Tokyo Projection Mapping Competition

Wednesday, July 8th, 2026
Taro Narahara’s work turned one of Tokyo’s most recognizable buildings into a public conversation between architecture, computation and light — and earned the NJIT associate professor international recognition. Narahara, associate professor at the Hillier College of Architecture and Design, received...

NJIT Ranks No. 10 Among Public Colleges for Return on Investment

Tuesday, July 7th, 2026
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) placed No. 10 among public colleges in a national return-on-investment analysis published by Stacker. The list highlights four-year public institutions that predominantly grant bachelor’s degrees and ranks them by 40-year return on investment, with 10-year r...