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The Makerspace at NJIT Wins $125,000 in a U.S. Small Business Administration Competition

Friday, August 23rd, 2019
The Makerspace at NJIT, New Jersey Institute of Technology’s training-focused, rapid prototyping facility, is the winner of a $125,000 award from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to advance careers in advanced manufacturing. NJIT is one of 12 winners of the SBA’s MaTCH Pilot Competition...

#NJITSummer Success

Friday, August 23rd, 2019
    As the #NJITSummer comes to a close, so are the internships and research experiences that began just a few short months ago after school let out. The NJIT staff and faculty are proud to see our fellow Highlanders succeed through their internships and real-world experiences. Here are...

Math Success Initiative Holds True to Its Name

Friday, August 23rd, 2019
It was an intense seven-week program of math enrichment in algebra, pre-calculus and calculus, coupled with college and SAT prep, and on-campus recreation. When it concluded Aug. 9 at a ceremony in the Campus Center Atrium, the 35 rising 12th-graders who participated in the inaugural NJIT/Newark Mat...

NJIT Grad Leaves Roc Nation Success With Empire State of Mind

Thursday, August 22nd, 2019
Like many young New Jersey commuters making the morning trek through the Lincoln Tunnel into New York City, Jenessey Amparo-Rosario Morel would shuffle through her phone’s music playlist to find familiar star names like Rihanna, Shakira and Jay-Z. However, for Morel, those particular popular artists...

Program started by NJIT Professor Spreading Entrepreneurial Spirit Around the World

Wednesday, August 21st, 2019
Three times a year, NJIT’s Osama Eljabiri makes the trip to Medellin, Colombia, as part of his Real World Connections (RWC) program. RWC mirrors a program he started more than a decade ago in New Jersey for middle school and high school students, designed to help them innovate, create and gain real...

NJIT Implements Rising Scholars Program to Help Freshman Students Acclimate to College

Wednesday, August 21st, 2019
As part of its commitment to prepare students from the city of Newark for higher education, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has developed the Rising Scholars mentoring program, effective this fall semester. The program, a collaboration of the university’s Offices of Persistence (under Enro...

NJIT's Center for Pre-College Programs to Host STEM Leadership Forum Oct. 3

Wednesday, August 21st, 2019
The Center for Pre-College Programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) will be hosting a free STEM leadership forum for superintendents and board members on Thursday, Oct. 3, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Campus Center Atrium. The forum, which includes a free networking breakfast ...

NJIT Tests Home Siding Methods for Climate Change

Monday, August 19th, 2019
A centuries-old method of sealing the gap between home siding and exterior walls may soon be back in vogue, this time with an energy-efficiency slant, experts from NJIT and the BASF Corp. said last week. Residential siding is typically replaced just once every 25 years, but the new approa...

Saturday in the Park: NJIT Students Survey Branch Brook Lake

Thursday, August 15th, 2019
On a Saturday in late June, 12 surveying engineering technology (SET) students, one adjunct professor and one faculty professor — all from NJIT — headed to the lower lake in Newark’s Branch Brook Park. Outfitted with a 15-foot Jon boat and a range of high-tech equipment provided by SET industry part...

Top 3 Things To Do During Your First Week at NJIT

Wednesday, August 14th, 2019
Starting your first year at college can be a whirlwind of emotions.  No matter if you’re coming from a different country or if you’re just coming from down the block, college life is bound to be a change in your life. A full class load, joining clubs and organizations and making new friends ca...