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NJIT Makes Global List in QS Subject Rankings

Thursday, March 18th, 2021
New Jersey Institute of Technology has been ranked in three subject areas in the 2021 QS World University Rankings By Subject list, marking the third year in a row NJIT has earned a spot on the global ranking. The full 2021 rankings — published by Quacquarelli Symonds, an organization specializing ...

Six NJIT Honors College Students Named U.S. Fulbright Semifinalists

Monday, February 22nd, 2021
NJIT students have broken three university records so far this year in pursuit of Fulbright scholarships, submitting a historic high of 11 applications, followed by another milestone achievement – the elevation of six to the semifinal round, including a first-ever candidate for study in the U.K., on...

NJIT Alum and 76ers Data Scientist on Joining the NBA's Data Revolution

Thursday, January 28th, 2021
With the NBA’s 2020-21 season now underway, the Philadelphia 76ers stand as a perennial playoff team with title aspirations, unrecognizable from the team they were during three of the bleakest seasons the NBA has ever seen. A 47-199 record from 2013-2016.  What changed? Among the many changes,...

Mathematical Epidemiologist Sara Del Valle '00 '01 Welcomed Back at 2020 CSLA Awards

Tuesday, November 17th, 2020
Sara Del Valle, a two-time NJIT alumna who works at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) developing models for tracking and mitigating the spread of infectious diseases, gave the keynote address at the 2020 College of Science and Liberal Arts Awards ceremony. CSLA Dean Kevin Belfield led the pre...

Math Success Initiative Celebrates First Graduates, Some to Attend NJIT

Monday, July 20th, 2020
Last summer 35 11th-graders from four Newark high schools — Central, Malcolm X Shabazz, Science Park and Technology — participated in a seven-week enrichment program as part of the inaugural Math Success Initiative (MSI), an academic partnership between NJIT, the city of Newark and the Newark Board ...

NJIT 2020 Goldwater Scholar Class Among Largest In U.S.

Thursday, April 16th, 2020
NJIT undergrads continue to earn the nation’s top academic honors, the latest being a new university record of four students named Goldwater Scholars this year by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. The scholarship is recognized among the country’s most prest...

Faculty-Student Team Explores Social Security Benefit Valuation and Risk

Monday, March 2nd, 2020
Social Security benefits continue to make up a substantial portion of most Americans’ retirement portfolios. With many people depending on this program during their golden years, understanding the associated value and risks of future Social Security payments is of the utmost importance. But just wha...

NJIT Researchers Ready Follow-Up Investigation Bound for Int'l Space Station

Thursday, February 20th, 2020
NJIT researchers will look to continue a successful string of space-bound studies at the International Space Station (ISS) when a new payload of experimental samples launches to the station with the SpaceX CRS-20 commercial cargo resupply mission on Mar. 7.  NJIT’s Boris Khusid, professor of c...

Princeton Review Ranks NJIT Among Top Schools with 'the Best ROI'

Tuesday, February 4th, 2020
New Jersey Institute of Technology is one of the nation’s best colleges for students seeking a superb education with great career preparation and at an affordable price, according to The Princeton Review®. The education services company profiles NJIT in the recently published 2020 edition of its an...

Researchers Rank "Smartest" Schools of Fish When It Comes to Travel Formations

Tuesday, January 28th, 2020
The concert of motion that fish schools are famous for isn’t merely an elaborate display of synchronized swimming. Their seemingly telepathic collective movement is part of a time-tested strategy for improving the group’s chances for survival as a whole, from defense against predators to food-findin...