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NJIT Improves Globally, Domestically in Times Higher Ed Rankings

Wednesday, September 27th, 2023
Continuing a trend, New Jersey Institute of Technology significantly improved its standing in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2024. NJIT now finds itself in the top 25% of the more than 1,900 universities that Times Higher Education ranked globally (401-500) — up from the t...

How an NJIT Forensic Team Helped Exonerate Two Men Wrongfully Imprisoned for Murder

Wednesday, September 27th, 2023
A New Jersey Institute of Technology forensic team’s crime scene reconstruction of a 1994 shooting in Queens, N.Y. has helped clear the names of two wrongfully convicted men who spent a combined 37 years in prison for murder. A long-awaited moment of vindication came for Armond McCloud (incarcerate...

NJIT Launches Council to Hear from Students

Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
In an effort for students to share their insights and drive positive change within the NJIT community, Provost and Senior Vice president for Academic Affairs John Pelesko, and Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Marybeth Boger have launched the NJIT Undergraduate Student Advisory...

NJIT Rolls to a 4-1 America East Win Over UMass Lowell

Saturday, September 23rd, 2023
On a rainy Saturday night, NJIT rolled to a 4-1 home victory over visiting UMass Lowell in the America East Conference opener for both teams at Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium. VIDEO: NJIT Highlights VIDEO: Post Game Interview vs. UML NJIT scored a pair of goals in the first six minutes of th...

Data Science Techniques Help Evaluate COVID's Impact on Mental Health

Friday, September 22nd, 2023
In case of another pandemic, authorities might only have a 28-day window to connect vulnerable populations to mental health providers before it’s too late to prevent long-term concerns, according to new research assisted by a data science expert at New Jersey Institute of Technology. The research e...

Home Sweep Home: NJIT Hits .440 in Home Opening Sweep of Manhattan

Wednesday, September 20th, 2023
After 13 matches away from Newark, the NJIT women's volleyball team finally got to defend its home court on Wednesday and gave the home fans a lot to cheer about in a dominating straight-set victory over visiting Manhattan at the Wellness and Events Center. VIDEO: Post-match interview with Adriana ...

NJIT's President, Business School Dean Make Education Power List

Wednesday, September 20th, 2023
New Jersey Institute of Technology President Teik C. Lim and Oya Tukel, dean of NJIT’s Martin Tuchman School of Management, are featured in NJBIZ’s Education Power 50 for 2023. The publication recognized Lim, now in his second year as president, for the Newark university’s rise in national standing...

Big Data Analytics Laboratory Present Three Papers at Prestigious VLDB Conference 2023

Tuesday, September 19th, 2023
Members of the Big Data Analytics Laboratory in the Ying Wu College of Computing presented three papers at the recent Very Large Database (VLDB) Conference in Vancouver, Canada between Aug. 28 to Sept. 1, 2023. VLDB is a premier annual international forum for data management and database ...

Alumna Tessy Ritchie on Shaping the MedTech Industry with the FDA

Monday, September 18th, 2023
Since graduating from NJIT in 2012 with a B.S. in chemistry, Tessy Ritchie has found success as a chemist, recently taking a leading role in shaping the future of public health and booming medical technology industry expected to reach nearly $580 billion by the end of 2023. This year, Ritchie was a...

NJIT Rises to No. 86 Among National Universities in U.S. News Rankings

Monday, September 18th, 2023
New Jersey Institute of Technology’s rise in national rankings continues, with U.S. News & World Report placing NJIT No. 86 among national universities for 2024 — a jump of 11 rungs from 2023. The latest ranking is indicative of a consistent trend over the past four years — as NJIT climbed from...