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Graduate and Newark Mayor Scholar Kaily Peixoto Engineered Community Through Volunteer Work

Wednesday, July 8th, 2026
As a construction engineering technology major at New Jersey Institute of Technology, Kaily Peixoto '26 found a community of like-minded students and faculty who challenged and inspired her. Peixoto, who consistently made the Dean's List, is an Albert Dorman Honors Scholar and a Newark Mayor's Schol...

Hillier College Professor Awarded at Tokyo Projection Mapping Competition

Wednesday, July 8th, 2026
Taro Narahara’s work turned one of Tokyo’s most recognizable buildings into a public conversation between architecture, computation and light — and earned the NJIT associate professor international recognition. Narahara, associate professor at the Hillier College of Architecture and Design, received...

NJIT Ranks No. 10 Among Public Colleges for Return on Investment

Tuesday, July 7th, 2026
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) placed No. 10 among public colleges in a national return-on-investment analysis published by Stacker. The list highlights four-year public institutions that predominantly grant bachelor’s degrees and ranks them by 40-year return on investment, with 10-year r...

Women’s Soccer Announces 2026 Schedule

Tuesday, July 7th, 2026
NJIT women's soccer head coach Ally Nick has announced the Highlanders' 2026 schedule, a 16-match slate highlighted by a road contest against perennial national power North Carolina. "Our 2026 schedule was built with the future of our program in mind," said Nick. "After graduating several key player...

NJIT's Zeyuan Qiu Named Fellow of the Soil and Water Conservation Society

Monday, July 6th, 2026
Zeyuan Qiu, professor of environmental science and chair of NJIT's Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, has been named a Fellow of the Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS). The honor is one of the highest the organization bestows, recognizing exceptional leadership and contributi...

Workday is Live at NJIT

Wednesday, July 1st, 2026
Dear Highlanders, We are pleased that Workday, our new Human Resources, Finance, and Payroll solution, has gone live successfully. This is a significant milestone for our university and an important step in modernizing and strengthening the systems that support our operations. Workday will provide...

Master’s Students in Computing Win Back-to-Back Hackathons for On-the-Spot Solutions

Wednesday, July 1st, 2026
When four graduate students in the Ying Wu College of Computing aim to win consecutive, highly competitive hackathons by producing two working prototypes in a matter of hours – they “mean it.” M.S. in Computer Science students Dev Trivedi and Aakash Singh, along with Pruthvi Kadam M.S. ’26 (Data Sc...

Maya Gervits’ Legacy at HCAD’s Littman Library

Wednesday, July 1st, 2026
“While here, Maya turned the Littman Library into the literal and metaphorical heart of the College.” - Glenn Goldman On the occasion of her retirement, Hillier College thanks Maya Gervits for her many contributions to our community, especially her stewardship of the Littman Library for nearly 25 y...

Data Scientists Say It’s Not You, It’s Google, In Flap Over AI-summarized Search Results

Wednesday, June 24th, 2026
Content creators and ordinary Google users alike are harmed by artificial intelligence summaries of search queries, because the summaries are often inconsistent, presenting disreputable results and withholding information from better sources that restrict Gemini training bots, researchers from New J...

10 Highlanders Named America East Presidential Scholar-Athletes

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026
The America East Conference has announced that 10 student-athletes from NJIT have been named 2025-26 America East Presidential Scholar-Athletes for their outstanding academic achievements throughout their entire career, the league office announced Monday. In addition to registering a 3.75 GPA for th...