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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...

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 ...

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...

Bukunmi Odunlami - ECE PhD Student of the Month - May 2026

Friday, May 1st, 2026
Bukunmi Odunlami is a third-year Ph.D. student in the ECE department, advised by Dr. Marcos Netto. Before beginning his Ph.D., he worked for four years in industry as an electrical engineer, focusing on industrial power system installation and automation, including control panels and PLC systems. Hi...

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,...

Dana Knox Research Showcase Highlights Student Research With Real-World Reach

Tuesday, April 14th, 2026
NJIT’s Dana Knox Research Showcase filled the Bloom Wellness and Events Center with student research spanning science, engineering, computing, management and the humanities. With poster presentations, two-minute elevator speeches and Board Day luncheon attendees moving through the event, the showcas...

NJIT Hosts David Good High School 3D Printed Bridge Competition, Governor Livingston Takes Gold

Friday, April 10th, 2026
High school students from across the region brought engineering concepts off the page and into practice at New Jersey Institute of Technology’s David Good 3D Printed Bridge Competition, where high school teams were challenged to design, assemble and test 3D-printed bridges under real performance cri...

Producing Leaders, Albert Dorman Honors College Awards Alumni and Students at Annual Reception

Friday, April 10th, 2026
The Albert Dorman Honors College brought together students, alumni, faculty and staff on April 8 for its second annual Alumni Recognition and Dorman Awards Reception, an evening at NJIT’s Highlander Pub that celebrated achievement across generations of the honors college community.Held after the col...

NJIT Business, Engineering Programs Recognized in U.S. News Best Graduate Schools Rankings

Tuesday, April 7th, 2026
New Jersey Institute of Technology graduate programs in business and engineering are again represented in the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings, with several engineering specialties improving their standing and the Martin Tuchman School of Management earning a set of...

Suhib AlHendi - ECE PhD Student of the Month - April 2026

Wednesday, April 1st, 2026
Suhib Al-Hindi is a PhD researcher in high-performance computing at NJIT, under the supervision of Prof. Qing Liu. His research sits at the intersection of HPC and distributed systems, with a focus on data movement, system efficiency, and quality of service. He studies how large-scale systems read, ...