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Princeton Review Ranks NJIT Among Top 'Colleges That Pay You Back'

Monday, February 12th, 2018
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) 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 2018 edition of ...

Building Trading Analytics Solutions: Jordan Hu '89

Monday, February 5th, 2018
Jordan Hu ’89 never imagined that one day he could start a company in the U.S., especially on Wall Street, but after he worked at Salomon Brothers and Goldman Sachs for almost 10 years, he started to see entrepreneurship opportunities. However, due to risk and financial responsibilities at home, he ...

Computing Students Develop App to Enhance NJIT Parking Experience

Thursday, February 1st, 2018
Ah, the struggles of commuter life. You know, the time-consuming process of gassing up the car, hitting the road and battling rush-hour traffic, only to reach your destination and have to hunt for parking. We’ve all been there. A recent study revealed that motorists waste about 100 hours a year l...

Elevating Academic Careers One Internship at a Time

Wednesday, January 24th, 2018
With the help of NJIT’s Career Development Services (CDS), some ambitious students have been able to elevate their academic careers through internships at big-name companies like Johnson & Johnson, JP Morgan & Chase and Cisco Systems. CDS reported a sharp increase in the number of co-op and...

Security Briefing: These 7 NJIT Research Initiatives Take a Bite Out of Cybercrime

Wednesday, October 4th, 2017
  NJIT, home to the largest computer science program among all research universities in the New York metropolitan area, continues to build a critical mass and increase its visibility as a top university for future leaders and research in the field of cybersecurity. “On the educational fro...

NJIT Alum Addresses Health Care Needs of the LGBTQ Community

Wednesday, June 14th, 2017
A Community in Crisis During his sophomore year while interning at Garden State Equality, New Jersey’s statewide advocacy and education organization for the LGBTQ community, Liem Ho ’17 would often overhear people calling in to give testimonials and ask for doctor recommendations. Inspire...

NJIT Grad Students Invent Slick New Dating App

Monday, February 6th, 2017
Online dating has become a way of life for folks looking for love in the freewheeling, tap-and-swipe culture that dominates the 21st century. According to the Pew Research Center, online dating sites or mobile dating app usage by 18-to 24-year-olds has increased nearly threefold since 2013, while u...

College Factual Ranks NJIT’s Information Systems Program Best in the Nation

Thursday, January 19th, 2017
College Factual, a leading source of college data analytics and insights, has ranked NJIT’s information systems program the best in the United States.  The program was ranked 1 out of 333 nationwide and ranked 1 out of 14 in New Jersey, making it the best IS program in the state and the coun...

Influential Scholar

Friday, January 13th, 2017
A Starr is Born It’s said that the most revolutionary ideas are often the result of spontaneous creativity. For Starr Roxanne Hiltz (Distinguished Professor Emerita of information systems at NJIT), a most-defining moment of genius struck in 1977 while spending a year as a National Science Foundati...

Distinguished Gentleman

Thursday, January 12th, 2017
For over a century, NJIT has produced ambitious leaders. Highlanders are encouraged to be boundary-pushing citizens with a strong sense of global awareness, ushered into the professional world to make a name for themselves. But for distinguished alumnus Ying Wu, the path to success led right back to...