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2023 Year in Review

Wednesday, January 31st, 2024
As the first month of 2024 comes to an end, join me as I reflect on some of what made 2023 a truly groundbreaking year for NJIT. Our continued success is thanks to the hardworking students, faculty, staff and alumni that make up our entire Highlander community.   Thank you, and have a ...

Women's Basketball Holds Off Visiting LIU for Final Home Win in 2023

Wednesday, January 31st, 2024
Long Island Universiy outscored NJIT 20-9 in the fourth quarter but the Highlanders held off the visiting Sharks led by Trinity Williams' 15 points, nine rebounds and three blocks to pick up a 58-54 home victory for NJIT in the non-conference finale in 2023 on Sunday afternoon inside ...

NJIT aparece en la serie de Amazon Prime Video 'The College Tour en Español'

Tuesday, January 30th, 2024
New Jersey Institute of Technology está presente en la temporada de estreno de The College Tour en Español, una nueva serie hecha por productores nominados al Emmy, y que ahora se transmite en Amazon Prime Video. Presentado por Lorena Segura, The College Tour en Español viaja por el país, mostrando ...

NJIT Featured on Amazon Prime Video Series 'The College Tour en Español'

Tuesday, January 30th, 2024
New Jersey Institute of Technology is featured in the premiere season of “The College Tour en Español,” a new series from Emmy-nominated producers, which is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Hosted by Lorena Segura, “The College Tour en Español” travels the country, showcasing colleges and univer...

Men's Volleyball Rallies Back in Five-Set Victory, Gregg and Negri Share Match-High Honors

Monday, January 29th, 2024
NJIT's Josh Gregg and Alessandro Negri shared match-high honors with 19 kills as the Highlanders rallied back in a five-set 3-2 victory over Queens (NC) Saturday evening on the campus of Saint Francis U. NJIT, which have won two in a row and are winners of the last five out of s...

Architect LoriAnne Jones Shares Her Journey from NJIT to DIGroup Architecture

Monday, January 29th, 2024
LoriAnne Jones ’06 developed her architecture interest very early on, as she accompanied her father to work sites. Later, she would find out that her grandmother practiced architecture back in her parents’ home country, Guyana. She was happy to realize that her grandmother was an architect, and was ...

NJIT Erases 22-Point Halftime Deficit to Earn First America East Win at UMBC

Saturday, January 27th, 2024
For the second time this season, veteran big man Kjell de Graaf put back an NJIT miss in the final minute of play to put the Highlanders in front and give them a victory, this time against host UMBC in America East Conference action on Saturday evening at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance...

NJIT's Simulated Power Grid Helps Engineers Plan for Car Chargers and Wind Farms

Friday, January 26th, 2024
Increases in electric car sales and offshore wind farm construction are poised to both tax and bolster the American power transmission grid, so researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology are building a grid simulator to help industry predict the effects and plan accordingly. The NJIT team is...

ROI-NJ Recognizes 17 NJIT Highlanders in its 2024 Power Lists

Thursday, January 25th, 2024
Seventeen people associated with New Jersey Institute of Technology made ROI-NJ’s annual lists of influential power brokers in New Jersey, with three cracking the top Super 60 Power List.  The Super 60 honorees were President Teik C. Lim, Luiz De La Hoz, a member of NJIT’s Hispanic Latinx Lead...

Researchers Establish Brain Pathway Linking Motivation, Addiction and Disease

Thursday, January 25th, 2024
Over 86 billion neurons are in the human brain, roughly 450,000 of which generate dopamine — a powerful neurotransmitter that drives motivated behavior, learning and habit formation. Now, researchers say one brain region, the cerebellum, may hold more influence over these dopamine neurons than reali...