$1.4 million federal grant launches NJIT Forensic Science Initiative

$1.4 million federal grant launches NJIT Forensic Science Initiative

NEWARK, NJ — Federal funding supporting New Jersey’s “Opportunity Meets Innovation” higher education challenge will introduce Newark high school students to forensic science as a pathway to college — and a STEM education — under a new program from New Jersey Institute of Technology. The NJIT Forensic Science Initiative is backed by $1.4 million in […]

New partnership announced between NJIT and Ørsted

New partnership announced between NJIT and Ørsted

NEWARK, NJ — A memorandum of understanding signed between the New Jersey Institute of Technology and Ørsted, the world leader in offshore wind development, lays the foundation for a partnership that will provide new needs-based support for undergraduate scholarships and pre-college STEM programs at NJIT, according to a recent press release. The MOU entails a […]

Payne announces $408 million to support local higher education institutions

Payne announces $408 million to support local higher education institutions

WASHINGTON, DC — Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr. announced on May 14 the estimated funding for the colleges and universities of New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District from the American Rescue Plan. The funding helps local institutions recover from the economic devastation of the COVID-19 global pandemic and allows them to continue to serve their students […]

NJIT named a Top 100 graduate school for engineering

NEWARK, NJ — U.S. News & World Report has released its 2022 rankings for the nation’s top graduate schools, with NJIT ranked among the best for graduate degree programs in engineering. The university slots in this year at No. 88 — up 23 positions in the past seven years — and has been included on […]

NJIT featured in the Princeton Review’s ‘Best 386 Colleges’ guide for 2021

NJIT featured in the Princeton Review’s ‘Best 386 Colleges’ guide for 2021

NEWARK, NJ — New Jersey Institute of Technology has been named a top college according to the Princeton Review in the newest edition of its college guide, “The Best 386 Colleges,” a designation only about 14 percent of America’s 2,800 four-year colleges have earned. NJIT also received honors as a top college in the Northeast […]

NJIT ranks 74th in national ranking, third in NJ

NEWARK, NJ — New Jersey Institute of Technology has been ranked third in New Jersey and 74th nationally in a Quacquarelli Symonds World University Ranking USA 2020 list, placing NJIT in the top 10 percent of universities nationwide. More than 700 universities were evaluated according to 17 metrics falling into the following broad categories: employability, […]

Heroes Salute Parade held at SBMC

Heroes Salute Parade held at SBMC

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Spearheaded by the Livingston Police Department, more than 20 of Essex County’s municipalities held a Heroes Salute Parade past Saint Barnabas Medical Center to recognize the incredible efforts of medical staff battling the coronavirus. Essex County has the third highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in New Jersey, according to statistics from […]

NJIT designers fabricate masks, shields and swabs to battle COVID-19

NJIT designers fabricate masks, shields and swabs to battle COVID-19

NEWARK, NJ — As emergency response teams in the region scramble to acquire dwindling medical supplies to combat the surge in COVID-19 infections, diverse members of the New Jersey Institute of Technology community — from engineers to physicists to advanced manufacturing specialists to students — are designing and fabricating devices to help address the shortfall. […]

NJIT a top graduate school for engineering for the 17th consecutive year

NEWARK, NJ — U.S. News & World Report has released its 2021 rankings for the nation’s top graduate schools, with NJIT ranked among the best for graduate degree programs in engineering. The university moved up two slots this year to No. 87 — up 24 slots in the past five years — and has been […]