New Jersey Institute of Technology President-Elect Teik C. Lim will talk about innovation at the next annual meeting of the National Academy of Inventors.

Lim, who'll begin his NJIT presidency on July 1, is participating in a Presidents’ Panel on “innovation in university culture, innovating for future generations and the role of invention in promotion and tenure,” as described by NAI. 

The June 14-15 conference, “Defining the Future: Inventing for Tomorrow,” will take place in Phoenix.

The Board of Trustees of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Teik C. Lim as NJIT’s ninth president following a national search and a unanimous vote of the Board on January 5, 2022. President-elect Lim, who also will be appointed as a Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering, will begin his NJIT tenure on July 1, 2022.

New Jersey Institute of Technology’s efforts to nurture and support businesses led by African-Americans are being recognized by a caucus of county commissioners.

The caucus, New Jersey Nineteen (NJ19), comprised of Black county commissioners, bestowed an African-American Business Champion Award to Joel S. Bloom, NJIT’s president since 2011.



Central to the university’s support for Black businesses is VentureLink, the business incubator housed under its New Jersey Innovation Institute. 

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo has announced that a regional coalition led by the City of Newark and New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is among 60 projects selected as finalists for up to $100 million in funding from the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge.

NJIT President Joel S. Bloom has been presented the Lifetime Achievement award by The National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc. for his and the university’s extensive experience, notable accomplishments and role as a leader, role model and significant contributor in championing diversity in STEM.

To the New Jersey Congressional Delegation 

Dear Members of Congress: 

On behalf of our institutions—and, more important, on behalf of students of modest means  throughout New Jersey and across the country—we write to urge your support for doubling the  maximum Pell Grant award as you develop and vote on a budget reconciliation package this month. 

Two leaders at New Jersey Institute of Technology made NJBIZ’s list of the 2021 Education Power 50: President Joel S. Bloom and Simon Nynes, CEO of NJIT’s New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII).

The annual list recognizes the most impactful and influential educational leaders in New Jersey.  

Three leaders at New Jersey Institute of Technology are featured in ROI-NJ’s annual recognition of education influencers, including President Joel S. Bloom, who was named Influencer of the Year.

As the federally supported COVID-19 Community Vaccination Center at New Jersey Institute of Technology entered its final days, leaders of the operation that ultimately delivered 221,450 vaccinations in 90 days recognized each other for their cooperation, professionalism and humanity.

Officials from FEMA, the National Guard, U.S. Air Force, N.J. Department of Health, N.J. State Police and NJIT spoke during a ceremony inside the center, even while Air Force personnel continued to deliver vaccinations. 

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and Ørsted, the world leader in offshore wind development, lays the foundation for a partnership that will provide new needs-based support for undergraduate scholarships and pre-college STEM programs at NJIT.