Two NJIT undergrads and an alumnus have landed prestigious awards from the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists (NJ-SPJ) for their outstanding contributions to the university’s student newspaper, The Vector.
A new project led by New Jersey Institute of Technology researchers is underway to help New Jersey’s lower-income homeowners take advantage of the state’s clean energy programs.
The initiative arrives in support of the state’s recent commitments to the Clean Energy Act outlined in the New Jersey Energy Master Plan: Pathway to 2050, which includes “developing a community solar program that allows more state residents to benefit from solar energy, especially low- and moderate-income (LMI) families.”
Federal, state, municipal and community leaders convened at New Jersey Institute of Technology to share strategies on how to address the roots of violence in communities across New Jersey.
The Community Violence Intervention Summit was led by U.S. Sen. Cory Booker and included U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr., Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Patricia Teffenhart, executive director of the Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance in the N.J. Office of the Attorney General.
As part of its partnership with the New York Red Bulls (RBNY), NJIT hosted a shopping spree at the Target in Kearny for ten rising high school students. As a surprise, players from the hometown club accompanied the kids as they geared up for the upcoming school year.
The event, which also included NJIT students and the university’s mascot, served as an opportunity to interact and support the community.
Realizing the vision of integrating Newark Liberty International Airport into the surrounding city is still years away. But advisors from New Jersey Institute of Technology remain focused on the prize: an aerotropolis that welcomes visitors to stay, dine, shop and experience the culture of the largest city in New Jersey, while creating economic opportunity nearby.
A select group of local high school seniors have become the first graduates of NJIT’s Forensic Science Initiative (FSI) after successfully completing an intensive STEM training program this year.
When Kiaja Jones ’23 arrived at NJIT from Newark’s Technology High School in 2019, she did so as part of the inaugural class of local scholars from the Mayor’s Honors Scholar Program. Now she’s leaving her home city, diploma in-hand, as a reflection of the program’s early success and will be pursuing a law degree at the University of Maryland in the fall.
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has received a grant from the U.S. Economic Development Authority (USEDA) to support the transformation of an underserved area into an economic development hub based around Newark Liberty International Airport.
Participation in a summer program that brings Newark middle-schoolers to the campus of NJIT to introduce them to public safety officers and learn the finer points of policing has more than tripled in its first three years, leading organizers to consider launching second program for high school students.
Oluwanifemi Fuwa fabricated face masks to protect people from COVID-19.
Kaily Peixoto volunteered at a senior center and handed out scarves to homeless individuals at Newark’s Penn Station.
Nyssa Nixon volunteered at Isaiah House shelter through Jack and Jill of America and tutored peers as a member of the National Honor Society.
