Engineers Center Sustainability at NJIT, Launch New Seminar Series

Monday, April 6th, 2026
Environmental and natural disasters challenge engineers to think about designs that not only withstand damage, but also protect the environment and communities. To that end, a new seminar series at the New Jersey Institute of Technology encourages students to consider sustainability-based solutions ...

Undergrad’s Putnam Score Tops NJIT Records — and His Wildest Dreams

Thursday, April 2nd, 2026
Undergrad Aiden Finley Lim ’29 woke up the morning after participating in the nation’s toughest undergraduate math competition with a number stuck in his head — one that, as it turned out, he would surpass on his way into NJIT record books. Lim, a mechanical engineering major in the Albert Dorman Ho...

Made Scientific and NJIT Partner to Enhance Cell and Gene Therapy Bioprocessing Curriculum

Wednesday, April 1st, 2026
New Jersey Institute of Technology is partnering with Made Scientific, Inc. to help develop a new graduate bioprocessing elective within NJIT’s Master of Science program in Chemical and Materials Engineering. Launching in Spring 2027, the course is intended to prepare students for work in cell and g...

From Brain Mapping to Drone Swarms, AI Connect Minds and Challenges Makers at NCE

Friday, March 27th, 2026
Engineering has been called "the art of the possible," so it's no wonder that engineers of all types are investigating the possibilities offered by artificial intelligence. At New Jersey Institute of Technology's AI Exploration Day, an all-day and campus-wide event held on March 26, presenters from ...

At NJIT, Undergrad Mentors Support Annual eSTEM Challenge

Wednesday, March 25th, 2026
Students come to New Jersey Institute of Technology to learn — but they also have a chance to teach. A group of NJIT undergraduate and graduate students recently shared their STEM expertise with students in grades 3 to 5 from dozens of New Jersey schools, providing guidance as teams experimented wi...

'Living Parks by Parks for People' Wins Branch Brook Park Biodiversity Proposal Challenge

Tuesday, March 24th, 2026
A student proposal focused on restoring biodiversity, strengthening the Second River edge and deepening community engagement at Branch Brook Park was selected as the winning concept in NJIT’s latest Albert Dorman Honors College biodiversity initiative. The proposal, “Living Parks by Parks for Peopl...

Cosmetics Industry Brings Hands-On Lab Work to NJIT Students

Monday, March 23rd, 2026
Chemistry and chemical engineering majors learn to make all kinds of compounds and solutions, but an afternoon focusing on the design and packaging of facial serum was probably a first for them. That’s what happened on March 11 when 50 students gathered in NJIT’s Agile Strategy Lab, with the multipu...

Biomed Engineering Student at NJIT Shines a Light on Rare Colon Cancer

Thursday, March 19th, 2026
Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers in the U.S., with more than 100,000 cases diagnosed each year. But some people develop a highly aggressive form of colon cancer that is extremely rare, making up 0.02% to 0.1% of all colon cancers. Known as squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the colon, it...

The Aunt Betty Fund Awards Inaugural STEM Scholarships to 3 NJIT Students

Tuesday, March 17th, 2026
A trio of students from New Jersey Institute of Technology have been selected as the inaugural recipients of STEM scholarships from The Aunt Betty Fund, a nonprofit dedicated to reducing the burden of student loans taken on to pay for higher education. The awards follow a competitive selection proce...

Why Do Lithium-ion Batteries Fail? Scientists Find Clues in Microscopic Metal 'Thorns'

Thursday, March 12th, 2026
For the first time, scientists have observed how tiny metal "thorns" called dendrites sprout inside lithium-ion batteries, which can cause the batteries to short-circuit. Their findings, published Mar. 12 in the journal Science, shed light on previously unknown mechanical properties of lithium dendr...