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Can NJ Be PFAS-Free? New Consortium Launches at NJIT to Eradicate 'Forever Chemicals'

Thursday, May 7th, 2026
One of the most pervasive global pollution problems of the 21st century is a group of human-made chemicals called PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). Used since the late 1930s in consumer and industrial products to repel water and resist stains, these compounds earned the nickname "forever c...

How Natalia Peña Turned Opportunity into Human-Centered Impact at NJIT

Thursday, May 7th, 2026
Before she ever toured NJIT, Natalia Peña had already made up her mind.A scholarship offer from the Albert Dorman Honors College changed what college looked like for Peña and her family, easing the biggest question hanging over her future. “For the first time, my worries about how I would afford col...

NJIT Students Continue Record-Breaking Rise in Prestigious Fellowships and Awards

Wednesday, May 6th, 2026
Students at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) have again achieved an impressive amount of prestigious awards this year with 16 students earning nationally competitive scholarships and fellowships. Their achievement continues an NJIT run, with Highlanders amassing 47(and counting) of these aw...

At Scholarship Luncheon, Class of 2026 Gift Revives NJIT Tradition

Wednesday, May 6th, 2026
NJIT’s annual Scholarship Luncheon is meant to celebrate donor generosity. This year, it also pointed to what comes next.The event brings together scholarship benefactors, alumni and student recipients, creating space for the kinds of conversations that remind people what scholarship support really ...

NJIT Historian Neil Maher Named 2026 Andrew Carnegie Fellow for Newark Environmental Justice Research

Tuesday, May 5th, 2026
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) historian and master teacher Neil Maher has been named a 2026 Andrew Carnegie Fellow, becoming the first faculty member in university history to receive the national honor.Selected from more than 380 nominees nationwide, Maher is one of only 24 scholars chos...

NJIT Senior Earns Fulbright Award to Help Jamaica Build AI in Its Own Voice

Tuesday, May 5th, 2026
For Naketa “KET-A” Williams ’26, artificial intelligence is not just about what systems like ChatGPT can do — it is about whose stories, languages and values they carry.That idea will soon take Williams to Jamaica as a Fulbright recipient, where she will join a national initiative advancing cultural...

Blake Piscitiello Named America East Rookie of the Year, 6 Highlanders Earn All-Conference Honors

Monday, May 4th, 2026
Freshman Blake Piscitiello has been named the 2026 America East Rookie of the Year, headlining a group of six NJIT Highlanders who earned All-Conference recognition, the league office announced Wednesday.In addition to Rookie of the Year honors, Piscitiello was named to the All-America East First Te...

The Verizon 5G Smart Competition Presented a Challenge to Students. NJIT Had Solutions.

Monday, May 4th, 2026
Emerging partner Verizon Communications, Inc., has an interest in what NJIT, the largest polytechnic university in New Jersey with R1 status (highest level of research), can do to take their technology farther and faster than ever before.While several current projects are being conducted by faculty,...

Autonomous Model Car Design Wins Real-World Impact Award at NJIT AI Exploration Day

Monday, May 4th, 2026
Students won the Real World Impact award at New Jersey Institute of Technology’s spring 2026 Artificial Intelligence Exploration Day not for what they built, but for how they built it.The team of Bartek Broclawik, Matthew Sudol, Pola Szwaczka and Om Vaghasiya knew that autonomous vehicles are an est...

Senior Gira Abdou is a Project Engineer for New Jersey’s Newest State Park

Friday, May 1st, 2026
NJIT alumni and students are assisting with construction of New Jersey’s newest state park, a nine-mile greenway that will convert a former Norfolk Southern rail line into a linear state park spanning from Montclair to Jersey City in Essex and Hudson Counties. AECOM Tishman is the construction manag...