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A pair of NJIT Rocketry Club miniature spaceships launching

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

Monday, March 24, 2025
The NJIT Rocketry Club is experimenting with a model that autonomously lands itself standing up, a la SpaceX, but accomplished through novel methods.

NJIT Unveils VR Crime Scene Tech, Research at Nation's Largest Forensic Conference

Wednesday, March 19, 2025
NJIT’s forensics program made an impression at the 77th Annual American Academy of Forensic Sciences’ Conference in Baltimore’s Convention Center, unveiling new research and innovations that tackled this year’s conference theme, “Technology: A...
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Experts from NJIT, Carnegie Mellon Find the Pen is Mightier than the Data

Friday, March 14, 2025
Plenty of researchers already study how to tell if online writing bears the traits of artificial intelligence — but Michael Laudenbach, in the humanities and social sciences department at NJIT’s Jordan Hu College of Science and Liberal Arts, is...
Climate panelists in the afternoon session. Gunn-Wright (right side) keynoted

Gender's Role in Climate Change, AI Highlighted at NJIT Women's Tech Conference

Thursday, March 13, 2025
A keynote speaker at NJIT’s Women Designing the Future conference explained the imperative for holistic approaches to climate change policy, while another shared her tale of breaking through glass ceilings to develop innovative artificial...

'Insect Isle' Selected as Winning Proposal in Honors College Biodiversity Initiative

Thursday, March 6, 2025
NJIT’s Albert Dorman Honors College held its First-Year Seminar Biodiversity Initiatives colloquium, in which six student-led proposals were presented to increase and sustain biodiversity through a campus planting. This year’s plan focused around...

NJIT Mathematician to Help Map Earth's Last Frontier with Navy Grant

Thursday, March 6, 2025
We’ve mapped nearly all of Mars’ surface from orbit, yet we know less about Earth’s ocean floor — almost 75% remains unmapped in high resolution.

Expanding Housing: NJIT's Rebuild of Oak Hall Will More Than Double Its Beds

Wednesday, February 26, 2025
New Jersey Institute of Technology is rebuilding its second oldest residence hall to meet a burgeoning demand for housing at the growing public university.

NJIT Biologist Wins NSF CAREER Award to Explore Hidden Hydrological Factor to Forest Resilience

Wednesday, February 19, 2025
New Jersey Institute of Technology biologist Xiaonan Tai has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to investigate how landscape positions determine forest fate during extreme heat and drought — a factor that could help explain why...

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

Monday, February 17, 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).

NJIT Maintains Highest Research Classification, Renews its R1 Status from Carnegie

Thursday, February 13, 2025
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has once again earned the prestigious R1 designation from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, reaffirming its standing as a top-tier doctoral university with very high...