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NJIT Names New Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

Friday, April 24th, 2026
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has announced the appointment of Dr. Kannan Mohan as its new Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs (SVPAA) following a national search. Mohan joins NJIT on August 1, 2026, coming from Baruch College of the City University of New York, where he has served ...

NJIT, Hudson County Community College and Bricklayers Union Sign Letter of Intent to Develop Apprenticeship-to-Degree Pathway

Thursday, April 23rd, 2026
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Hudson County Community College and the New Jersey Administrative District Council of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers signed a Letter of Intent on April 23 to develop a new academic and workforce development partnership designed to connect apprenticeship train...

NJIT Students Design Assistive Technology Prototypes in One-Day Makerspace Sprint

Thursday, April 23rd, 2026
A one-day design sprint at NJIT challenged students to think like engineers, designers and problem-solvers for a wider range of users.At CADence: An Additive Design Jam, held April 18 in the NJIT Makerspace, six teams spent the day designing and prototyping assistive technology concepts aimed at imp...

NJIT's Newark College of Engineering ‘Salute’ Celebrates Excellence Across Alumni, Industry, Philanthropy and Student Achievement

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026
NJIT’s Newark College of Engineering brought together alumni, students, faculty, staff and industry partners for its 28th Annual Salute to Engineering Excellence, an evening that celebrated the people and partnerships helping shape the college’s future.Held April 16 at Stone House at Stirling Ridge,...

Measuring How Stressed Rocks 'Sigh' Before Breaking Could Help Predict Geohazards

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026
Too much stress can make even a rock crack. But before rocks reach their breaking point, they "sigh" a chemical warning by releasing nuclides, a type of atom defined by the number of neutrons as well as protons in the nucleus. Scientists have studied these naturally occurring geochemical emissions f...

Perfect Season at Home for Men’s Volleyball

Monday, April 20th, 2026
NJIT men's volleyball capped a perfect home season with a 14–0 record, defeating visiting Sacred Heart, 3-1, in the regular-season finale for both teams inside the Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center.The Highlanders, winners of five straight and 18 of their last 21 matches, improved to 1...

Machine Learning and AI Help NJIT Researchers Understand Human Crowd Movement

Friday, April 17th, 2026
A dose of artificial intelligence is helping New Jersey Institute of Technology researchers make sense of how crowds and the individuals within them move around, leading to insights with applications in fields such as emergency management, pedestrian traffic planning, robotics, special effects and e...

Diseñar con empatía: cómo Liliana Torres construye comunidad a través de la arquitectura

Friday, April 17th, 2026
La arquitectura de Liliana Torres siempre ha girado en torno a la gente.“La forma en que quiero que se cuente mi historia es a través de cómo todo lo que aprendí en NJIT sigue traduciéndose en mi vida profesional — los valores, el sentido de responsabilidad y el compromiso de ayudar a los demás nunc...

NJIT’s Goldwater Scholars Build Futures in Medicine, Environmental Research

Thursday, April 16th, 2026
Goldwater Scholarships, among the nation’s most prestigious honors for undergraduates pursuing STEM research careers, have been awarded to two NJIT juniors whose academic excellence, research experience and professional ambitions have already set them apart.This year’s recipients are Albert Dorman H...

Artificial Intelligence Brings New Perspective to NJIT Institutional Data Sources

Wednesday, April 15th, 2026
New Jersey Institute of Technology is applying an artificial intelligence layer to its institutional data resources, so that anyone in the NJIT community might find the information they need delivered faster than searching manually and perhaps served with a side of unexpected insights.The new interf...