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Dana Knox Research Showcase Highlights Student Research With Real-World Reach

Tuesday, April 14th, 2026
NJIT’s Dana Knox Research Showcase filled the Bloom Wellness and Events Center with student research spanning science, engineering, computing, management and the humanities. With poster presentations, two-minute elevator speeches and Board Day luncheon attendees moving through the event, the showcas...

YWCC Student Hopes Her NASA Supported Mission Project Makes It to the Dark Side of the Moon

Wednesday, April 8th, 2026
With the launch of the Artemis II mission to the Moon on April 1, a group of students led by project manager Jasmine Geo, a junior computer science major with a minor in applied mathematics and an Honors College scholar, will be busy recreating a lunar mission using a lunar surface vehicle to find w...

Computer Science Student Represents NJIT for Second Year at TreeHacks 2026

Monday, March 30th, 2026
Gurmeher Singh, a sophomore computer science major with a minor in AI in the Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) and Albert Dorman Honors College, was the sole NJIT student for the second year to be one of 1,000 accepted from major universities, including Ivy Leagues, out of 15,000 applications to S...

Computer Science and Data Science Tame AI at NJIT

Thursday, March 26th, 2026
Faculty and student research from NJIT’s Ying Wu College of Computing abounded at Artificial Intelligence Exploration Day, with faculty and dozens of students presenting their timely work.A trend was the emphasis on unique ways in which AI works — what we collectively understand, what we don’t and w...

'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 P...

AI-Assisted Software Engineering: A Special Topics Course That Could Become Mainstream

Monday, March 23rd, 2026
Assistant Professor Martin Kellogg in the Ying Wu College of Computing is test piloting a new special topics course in AI-assisted software engineering that aims to give students a competitive edge amidst the rapidly changing AI-driven industry landscape.CS: 495/698: AI-Assisted Software Engineering...

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 proces...

NJIT Students Awarded Radix IoT's Dailenis González Frómeta Memorial Scholarship

Friday, March 6th, 2026
Radix IoT announced that its Dailenis González Frómeta Memorial Scholarships have been awarded to a total of 14 students at ULACIT (Costa Rica), and New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). Honoring the company’s late Lead Software Developer who passed away in October 2024, the $30,000 schola...

Computer Science Professor Patents New Method to Get You There Quickly

Thursday, March 5th, 2026
Craig Gotsman, distinguished professor of computer science and former dean of the Ying Wu College of Computing, is offering a new way to help you on your next journey to destinations unknown – and it’s recently been patented. Together with long-time collaborator Renjie Chen from the Max-Planck ...

NJIT, Rutgers, Veterans Affairs Dept. Partner to Mitigate Prosthetic Limb Side Effects

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026
Veterans who wear prosthetic lower legs could experience healthier and more comfortable lifestyles following novel artificial intelligence research at New Jersey Institute of Technology, in conjunction with the Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School....