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Comp-Sci Student Wins Best Paper Award at Security and Privacy Conference

Monday, July 27th, 2026
A vulnerability in Google’s Android mobile operating system allows attackers to confirm you are their desired target before unleashing malicious code that they know would only work for a short time, new research authored by a New Jersey Institute of Technology student found. Robert Blacha was lead a...

Lindsay Burke, May '26 Grad, Simplifies Bus Routes and Earns Doctoral Spot at Michigan

Thursday, July 16th, 2026
Commuters may get to work faster and rely less on bus schedules if transit agencies embrace Lindsay Burke’s undergraduate research at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Burke, who graduated in May with a B.S. in computer science and was in the Albert Dorman Honors College, was first author on A Swa...

NJIT Helps Shape AI Transformation Through NJ AI Hub

Wednesday, July 15th, 2026
NJIT was among several New Jersey institutions to participate in the recent NJ AI Hub Statewide Higher Education AI Showcase on June 17, 2026. The event convened leaders from higher education, government, industry, and nonprofit organizations to explore how New Jersey will lead in building a more AI...

Data Scientists Say It’s Not You, It’s Google, In Flap Over AI-summarized Search Results

Wednesday, June 24th, 2026
Content creators and ordinary Google users alike are harmed by artificial intelligence summaries of search queries, because the summaries are often inconsistent, presenting disreputable results and withholding information from better sources that restrict Gemini training bots, researchers from New J...

Spring 2026 Capstone Showcase Continues to Combine Experiential Learning with Real-World Solutions

Monday, June 1st, 2026
The Capstone Showcase is one of the final steps to completing a degree program in the Ying Wu College of Computing. It’s required of undergraduates, optional for master’s students, and continues to demonstrate how hands-on, practice-based learning delivers real results that exceed expectations – for...

Q&A with David Bader, Recipient of Scientific Computing Honor

Friday, May 29th, 2026
NJIT’s David Bader, distinguished professor and director of the Institute for Data Science, was recently named one of the industry’s most influential researchers by Scientific Computing World. Scientific computing, also known as high-performance computing, refers to the hardware, software and networ...

Gov. Mikie Sherrill Tells NJIT Class of 2026 to Dream Big and Build What Comes Next

Friday, May 22nd, 2026
NJIT celebrated its undergraduate Class of 2026 at Prudential Center in Newark, honoring baccalaureate degree candidates from across the university’s colleges in a ceremony centered on service, achievement, alumni connection and the responsibility to use an NJIT education with purpose. The May 22 ce...

For NJIT’s Master’s and Doctoral Class of 2026, a Charge to Adapt, Persist and Lead

Wednesday, May 20th, 2026
NJIT celebrated its master’s and doctoral graduates in two commencement ceremonies that joined academic tradition with messages about resilience, uncertainty, knowledge and the responsibility to use advanced education in service of others. The ceremonies, held May 20 at NJIT’s Bloom Wellness and Eve...

NJIT Expands Student Entrepreneurship Through Santander Bank Grant

Monday, May 18th, 2026
New Jersey Institute of Technology is expanding student entrepreneurship through a grant from Santander Bank that supports the university’s Entrepreneurial Experience program, a Center for Student Entrepreneurship initiative that connects students with coursework, mentorship, experiential learning a...

Search-and-Rescue Startup is Three Highlanders and a Robot

Monday, May 18th, 2026
Childhood friends from Bergen County — two seniors and an alumnus — are jointly forming a startup company, MechSense Labs, to apply what they’ve learned at New Jersey Institute of Technology in designing emergency rescue equipment. MechSense’s first invention is a robotic rover called NodeRover, emp...