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Extended Reality Lab Opens, Stocked with Latest Tech for Education

Wednesday, May 1st, 2024
New Jersey Institute of Technology has a new Extended Reality (XR) Laboratory on campus, where students and faculty can learn to use augmented- and virtual-reality as a learning and teaching tool. The lab is now open in Guttenberg Information Technologies Center, room 1402, across from the NJIT mak...

Undergrad's Research Journey from Colombia to NJIT Sparks Goldwater Success

Tuesday, April 30th, 2024
Danna Valentina Sanchez Hernandez '25 took a big leap leaving her home country of Colombia to pursue her undergrad studies in the U.S., but that journey is paying off at NJIT — her research exploring the fluid dynamics and locomotion of marine life has recently led to a prestigious Goldwater Scholar...

NJIT Undergrads Explore Space Weather During 2024 Total Eclipse

Monday, April 29th, 2024
While thousands traveled westward and northward from New Jersey through bumper-to-bumper traffic to reach the totality of the solar eclipse on April 8, NJIT undergraduate physics students Anneliese Schmidt ’24 and Joseph Visone ’25 were finally able to relax. For them, the race to the eclipse was ov...

Men's Lacrosse Wins Season Finale Over UMass Lowell, 12-4

Saturday, April 27th, 2024
The greatest season in the history of the NJIT men's lacrosse program ended on a resounding high note. The Highlanders (8-6, 1-6 AE) secured the first winning season in program history with a 12-4 victory over the UMass Lowell Riverhawks (0-12, 0-7 AE) Saturday afternoon at Lubetkin Field at Mal Si...

Track and Field Picks Up First-Ever Medals At Penn Relays

Saturday, April 27th, 2024
The last day of the Penn Relays were memorable for several members of the NJIT track and field team. Freshman Jordan Lindinger-Asamoah and the men's 4x400 Relay group of Gabriel Truehart, Lossenie Fofana, David Munera and Jacob Leigh earned NJIT's first-ever ...

Women Now Represent Nearly a Quarter of NJIT's Department of Public Safety

Thursday, April 25th, 2024
NJIT Department of Public Safety Chief Kevin Kesselman’s appreciation for the value of female officers is born from experience. For nine years, his partner in the department was Edna Garcia. She retired as a detective sergeant in 2020 but left a lasting impression on Kesselman, so much so that when...

NJIT Student Engineers Excel at Regionals, Advance to National Finals

Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) emerged triumphant at the recent American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Metropolitan Student Symposium, showcasing their engineering prowess and securing top positions across multiple competitions. Held at Stony Brook University from April 12-14, the sy...

MakeNJIT, in Second Year, Focuses on Infrastructure Hardware Hacks

Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
An all-freshman team, Rackify, was the top NJIT winner and third overall at this year’s MakeNJIT hardware hackathon, creating a smart bicycle rack that automatically locks your ride by activating an RFID reader and extending an arm through the spokes or frame. Rackify members Raghav Bharath, Prabha...

Hillier College Alumni, Student Work Featured in Annual Design Showcase Event

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024
The Hillier College of Architecture and Design (HCAD) hosted its Design Showcase, the college’s flagship fundraising and networking event, which provides a chance for members of the Hillier College community to connect personally and professionally. This year’s event took place in the Jewel Box of O...

Southland Conference Champions, Men's Tennis Captures First-Ever Conference Title

Monday, April 22nd, 2024
Second-seeded NJIT captured the 2024 Southland Conference title with a 4-3 victory over top-seeded Incarnate Word Saturday evening. The Highlanders (19-5) won their sixth straight match and registered their first-ever conference title at any level.  The 19 wins are the most wins since the 2009...