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Scientists Simulate Ant Swarms, Find a Single Ant Can Set the Colony in Motion

Tuesday, August 11th, 2026
In ant colonies, a single ant can be the catalyst for a wave of mob activity, launching brief bursts of coordinated movement involving hundreds or even thousands of swarming workers, according to new simulations from New Jersey Institute of Technology. About three decades ago, biologists discovered...

FirstLook, an Alumni-Formed Technology Company, Helps Build New Oak Residence Hall

Tuesday, August 11th, 2026
FirstLook Services, a company that performs 3D drone mapping and laser scanning for construction sites, was founded by three childhood friends who went through NJIT together and is now helping to build the new Oak Hall. The maps and scans, known as orthomosaic imaging and point clouds, are assembled...

NJIT and Ziplines Education Launch FutureWork™ AI Capability Series

Tuesday, August 11th, 2026
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), through its professional education and workforce development division The Learning and Development Initiative (LDI), has partnered with Ziplines Education to launch of the FutureWork™ AI Capability Series, a portfolio of online, career-focused certificate p...

Richard Thompson Brings "King Karno" to Life While Advancing Digital Design at NJIT

Monday, August 10th, 2026
Richard Thompson, associate professor in the Hillier College of Architecture and Design, once performed on Broadway. For his latest role, the stage was a motion-capture space where NJIT students recorded his movements, which were then transferred to a 3D clown. That performance helped bring King Kar...

Polymers Proposal by NJIT Professor Awarded $125K Grant from the ACS

Thursday, August 6th, 2026
Chemical and materials engineering professor Gennady Gor started out making computer simulations of molecular models to study how liquids stick to porous surfaces; he later started incorporating experiments into his research. That pivot toward experimentation recently earned him a grant from the Ame...

NJIT Appoints Moshe Kam Interim Provost

Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has announced the appointment of Moshe Kam, Dean of NJIT’s Newark College of Engineering (NCE) and Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, as the university’s Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, effectiv...

NJIT Alumna Alejandra Zuniga Signs Professional Basketball Contract with Unicaja Mijas

Monday, August 3rd, 2026
Recent NJIT women's basketball graduate Alejandra Zuniga has signed her first professional basketball contract with Unicaja Mijas of Spain, the organization announced. Zuniga becomes the latest Highlander to make the transition to the professional ranks following one of the most accomplished careers...

New Book by NJIT’s Julie Ancis Examines the Psychology of Antisemitism

Monday, August 3rd, 2026
A new book by NJIT Distinguished Professor Julie Ancis examines the psychological forces that sustain antisemitism, its effects on individuals and communities and evidence-informed approaches for confronting it. Published by Wiley, “Antisemitism and Jew Hatred: Psychological Perspectives” brings tog...

Final Message from President Lim

Saturday, August 1st, 2026
Dear NJIT Community,After more than four incredibly rewarding years, it is time for me to transition toward a new chapter of professional and personal interests. I came to NJIT inspired by its amazing trajectory, its community of learners and scholars, and its powerful record of creating social and ...

BioLargo Joins NJIT-Led Consortium to Advance PFAS Detection and Treatment Solutions

Wednesday, July 29th, 2026
New Jersey Institute of Technology and BioLargo Inc. announced that the California-based environmental technology company has joined the New Jersey PFAS Partnership Innovation Consortium, an NJIT-led initiative working to accelerate the development, validation and deployment of solutions addressing ...