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NJIT a Top Graduate School for Engineering for the 17th Straight Year

Tuesday, March 17th, 2020
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 included on the di...

NJIT Robotics Club Qualifies for Vex World Championships Tournament

Thursday, March 12th, 2020
NJIT's robotics club just stamped its ticket to the world championships tournament of a top-level league, despite competing as underdogs this season after all of its top members graduated last year. Chief engineer Yichao Zhang and lead programmer Dale Nacianceno — the former a senior, the latt...

Women of Color Looking to the Past and Future for Diversity in Architecture

Thursday, March 12th, 2020
In the 1950s and 60s it was uncommon to see a black woman practicing architecture. Norma Merrick Sklarek, pictured above during her tenure at Gruen Associates, was an uncommon woman. She excelled in math and science despite having few peers at her predominantly white high school and virtually no rol...

NJII's Biopharma Division Announces Its Advisory Committee

Wednesday, March 11th, 2020
The New Jersey Innovation Institute’s (NJII) Biopharma division is pleased to announce the formation of their advisory committee which includes experts from across the industry. The committee will meet quarterly and provide strategic direction to the division as well as help identify...

Happy National Pizza Day, Highlanders!

Wednesday, March 11th, 2020
It’s no secret that citizens in Northern New Jersey like to debate over where the best slice is -- and no NJIT student is hiding the fact that they enjoy a nice slice to break up their study sessions.  We’ve asked a handful of NJIT students to tell us where their favorite pizza places were in ...

Announcement of VP HR Appointment

Tuesday, March 10th, 2020
NJIT Community Members, I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Dale A. McLeod as NJIT's new vice president for human resources, effective March 16. Dale will drive our efforts to deliver a world-class human resources function with a strong service orientation for facul...

COVID-19 Campus Update and New Measures

Tuesday, March 10th, 2020
Dear NJIT Community Members, I am writing to update you on several important decisions that have been made based upon the work of the NJIT COVID-19 (coronavirus) Task Force and its consultation and coordination with government agencies, healthcare providers, and peer universities. First, based on c...

Industrial Engineering Grad's Journey in STEM Takes Her to Facebook

Tuesday, March 10th, 2020
By the end of this month, Rukayat Balogun will be working at Facebook as a site logistics analyst, overseeing staff that maintain the servers and the facility, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. She will be located just outside of Atlanta for this new position, which came her way last ...

Dale A. McLeod Appointed Vice President for Human Resources at NJIT

Tuesday, March 10th, 2020
NJIT has appointed Dale A. McLeod as its new vice president for human resources. McLeod will join the university effective March 16 with the dual mission of delivering a world-class human resources function with a strong service orientation for faculty and staff, and supporting the objectives of the...

President's Council Launches 'Be More in NJ' Campaign

Monday, March 9th, 2020
New Jersey university president’s, the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education, and business and industry have come together in a joint effort to promote higher education in the state through the Learn More, Earn More, Be More in New Jersey campaign. World-class colleges and universities in N...