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2025 HCSLA Awards Cap Historic Year, Honor Princeton University Press Director

Friday, May 16th, 2025
NJIT’s Jordan Hu College of Science and Liberal Arts (HCSLA) capped one of the most eventful years in its history with its annual awards ceremony recently — the first under its new name, which was prominently displayed on gonfalons and signage decorating the Joel & Diane Bloom Wellness and Event...

Celebrating Class of '25: Standout Students at NJIT Reflect on Accolades, Ambitions

Monday, May 12th, 2025
Standout seniors from NJIT’s Jordan Hu College of Science and Liberal Arts (HCSLA) are capping off their undergraduate journey with one last accolade for achievements across academics and research, athletics and campus leadership. Fresh from receiving the Outstanding Student Award at the HCSLA Awar...

NJIT Alumnus Jordan Hu Named Finalist for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025
Jordan Hu ’89, CEO of RiskVal Financial Solutions, and a distinguished alumnus of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), has been named a finalist for the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year New Jersey award. Now in its 40th year, the award celebrates entrepreneurs who are sha...

NJIT Highlander Model Rocket is a Transformer, Becomes Drone, Lands Itself

Monday, March 24th, 2025
The NJIT Rocketry Club is experimenting with a model that autonomously lands itself standing up, a la SpaceX, but accomplished through novel methods. SpaceX rockets fire their liquid fuel thrusters while descending. Other hobbyists have already tried to duplicate that method, so the Highlanders dev...

NJIT's Grace Hopper AI Research Institute Launches with $1 Million in Research Proposals

Monday, February 17th, 2025
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has taken a significant step in its commitment to advancing artificial intelligence by establishing the Grace Hopper AI Research Institute (GHRI). The institute is a key component of NJIT's $10 million AI Initiative aimed at enhancing the university's capabi...

NJIT Physicist Dale Gary Named American Astronomical Society Fellow

Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
The American Astronomical Society (AAS) has named Dale Gary, distinguished professor of physics at NJIT’s Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research (CSTR), one of 24 new AAS Fellows for 2025. The Society annually honors the most distinguished members from its global community of over 8,000 astronomers,...

NJIT Grad Student Showcases 3D-Printed Innovation for Solar Eclipse Observations at AGU Meeting

Tuesday, December 24th, 2024
NJIT physics graduate student Sam Granovsky presented groundbreaking findings on the solar corona during the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse at the Annual American Geophysical Union (AGU) Meeting in Washington, D.C., held December 9-13, 2024. Using a custom-built, 3D-printed spectrograph of his ...

NJIT Launches AI-Powered Solar Eruption Center with $5M NASA Grant

Tuesday, October 15th, 2024
NJIT's Institute for Space Weather Sciences (ISWS) has been awarded a $5 million NASA grant to open a new research center dedicated to developing the next generation of solar eruption prediction capabilities, powered by artificial intelligence. The new AI-Powered Solar Eruption Center of Excellence...

NJIT Ranks No. 84, Continues Rise in US News and World Report National Rankings

Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
New Jersey Institute of Technology’s standing in national rankings continues to rise with U.S. News & World Report placing NJIT No. 84 among U.S. universities — improving two places from last year — in the 2025 edition of its Best Colleges list. The latest ranking extends NJIT’s upward trajecto...

Meet the NJIT Class of 2028: Student Athletes from Sweden, Portugal and Minnesota

Monday, September 23rd, 2024
Student athletes are coming from across the U.S. and around the world to study and compete at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Here’s a closer look at three new Highlanders from the Class of 2028 who play basketball, soccer and volleyball. Welcome to University Heights! Piper Engelby Andover, M...