Nearly half of adolescents and young adults with lingering symptoms of concussion suffer from eye coordination disorders that cause double and blurred vision, headaches and difficulties concentrating. 

“These conditions make it hard to read books, work on a computer or even use a smartphone, and the impact on cognition and learning can be severe. They also delay the return to sports, work and driving for young people,” said Tara Alvarez, a distinguished professor of biomedical engineering at NJIT.

When the vessel “King Gizzard” lined up for the final round of NJIT’s STEM Success Academy boat race, the stakes weren’t high in the traditional sense — just a stream of air and a small plastic boat floating on a narrow water track in NJIT’s Makerspace. But what was at play was far bigger: creativity, collaboration and the confidence to think differently.

New Jersey Institute of Technology will host a national robotics competition next month at its Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center.

About 1,000 high school students from eight states — including New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania — and Canada will vie for prizes and the chance to advance to a global competition in May 2026.

Most people finish college and then look for full-time employment or enroll in graduate school, but Don Bonifacio did both and is constantly challenging himself to learn new things.

Bonifacio graduated in May from New Jersey Institute of Technology with a B.S. in computer engineering and was a member of Albert Dorman Honors College. He now works at Verizon planning behind-the-scenes engineering for their fiber optic network and is simultaneously continuing in the NJIT computer engineering department this fall for a master’s degree in his field.

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has been awarded a cooperative agreement worth $5 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation to develop a self-assembling robotic conveyor system to improve the rebuilding of infrastructure, particularly after disasters.

This story is republished from NSF Access Science Stories, and is authored by Kimberly Mann Bruch, SDSC, and co-authored by Jack Imel, University of Alaska Southeast undergraduate student.

Written by: Andrew McMains and Tracey Regan
Published: Tuesday, August 5, 2025

The Research & Development Council of New Jersey is recognizing medical technology developed at New Jersey Institute of Technology and Stryker executive Robert C. Cohen’s leadership in surgical device and robotics innovation.

Researchers from New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) have used artificial intelligence to tackle a critical problem facing the future of energy storage: finding affordable, sustainable alternatives to lithium-ion batteries.

When alumnus Shail Khiyara talks about agentic AI, he isn’t just introducing another tech trend. He’s making a bold case for a fundamental shift in how humans and machines collaborate to solve problems, make decisions and create lasting value.

Danna Valentina Sanchez Hernandez’s path to becoming a researcher began long before she arrived at NJIT. Growing up in Colombia, she developed an early fascination with science by attending medical conferences alongside her parents — both physicians — and learning about clinical trials and biological research. But her passion for biomedical engineering didn’t crystallize until she enrolled in dual-enrollment courses at Universidad CES.