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Who's Who? NJIT's Atam Dhawan!

Friday, June 29th, 2018
Dr. Atam P. Dhawan, NJIT’s senior vice provost for research, received the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award from Marquis Who's Who, the nearly 120-year-old publisher of biographies, for his leadership in the fields of engineering and higher education. The award recognizes p...

NJIT Undergraduate Applications Jump 12 Percent Over Last Year

Monday, June 25th, 2018
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is bucking an undergraduate admissions trend. While many universities are failing to hit recruitment targets and/or reducing their standards for admission due to sharp regional and national declines in the traditional college-aged population, NJIT ...

NJIT's Online Master's Program in Electrical Engineering is Ranked 14th in the Country

Friday, June 8th, 2018
New Jersey Institute of Technology’s online master’s program in electrical engineering now ranks 14th in the country, according to BestColleges.com The program, aimed at students looking to enhance technical, problem-solving and professional development skills, includes three specializations: commu...

Tech Scene Takes Hold in Newark: NJIT and Amazon Join Forces this Summer

Tuesday, June 5th, 2018

NJIT Car Maven Takes on the American Solar Challenge, Then It's Off to Tesla

Friday, June 1st, 2018
Jason Murzello’s fascination with cars began in a fairly typical way – with his own matchbox set – but then veered into technology by way of video games such as “Need for Speed,” which allow budding aficionados to tinker with performance by switching out not only tires, but suspensions and engines...

A Gathering of Go-getters: NJIT Celebrates 2017-2018 Scholarship Recipients

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018
The competition for scholarships and fellowships grows fiercer every year. Still, there’s good news: At NJIT, students are increasingly receiving notable awards that provide opportunities to do research, study abroad (both, in certain cases) and more. Just as the spring 2018 semester was coming to ...

At 74, Chris Antholis is One of NJIT's Newest Grads

Monday, May 21st, 2018
It was about five minutes after Robert Dresnack’s Water Resources Engineering class had begun when a septuagenarian poked his head into the room. Puzzled, the professor inquired, “May I help you?” In fact, he could. “I’m a student in this class,” replied Chris Antholis, then 72, who was six ye...

NJIT's 102nd Commencement Continues at the WEC

Friday, May 18th, 2018
Following its 102nd commencement ceremony May 16 at the Prudential Center in Newark, which recognized undergraduate and doctoral students, NJIT continued the festivities at its new Wellness and Events Center (WEC) yesterday and today. There, the university conferred degrees to master’s students from...

NJIT Educates Next Generation of Tech Entrepreneurs

Thursday, May 17th, 2018
Found your own company and be your own boss upon graduation? Unthinkable? Not any more.  In this day and age, founding a startup is a viable alternative to working as an employee in an existing company. Especially in the burgeoning tech sector. Especially in the exciting New York region. All ...

One Graduate's Advice: When the Road to Success Gets Bumpy, Keep Driving

Wednesday, May 16th, 2018
In a commencement speech that mixed humor and practicality, Student Senate President Mark Neubauer* described the road to success as navigable, if bumpy at times. As his classmates prepare to embark on it, he urged them to emulate the “traffic cones found on campus" and “be resilient....