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$265K Awarded to NJIT Researchers Via New Jersey Health Foundation Grants

Thursday, February 29, 2024
Six NJIT researchers have secured grants in the latest round of funding provided by the New Jersey Health Foundation (NJHF), which has increased its funding in both its Community Health, Social Services and Education Program, as well as its...
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NJIT Researchers Unveil Method to Detect 'Forever Chemicals' in Under 3 Minutes

Thursday, February 8, 2024
Researchers report one of the fastest and most sensitive approaches yet for detecting toxic per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) accumulating in the environment, which are linked to health risks ranging from cancers to birth defects....

NJIT Alum Develops Tech to Recycle Lithium-Ion Batteries

Tuesday, January 16, 2024
By Jesse Jenkins and Tracy Regan

Scientists Build Tiny Biological Robots From Human Cells

Thursday, November 30, 2023
Researchers have created tiny biological robots that they call Anthrobots from human tracheal cells that can move across a surface and have been found to encourage the growth of neurons across a region of damage in a lab dish. 

NJIT Researchers Launch Project to Improve Energy and Climate Justice in New Jersey

Monday, October 2, 2023
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.

How an NJIT Forensic Team Helped Exonerate Two Men Wrongfully Imprisoned for Murder

Wednesday, September 27, 2023
A New Jersey Institute of Technology forensic team’s crime scene reconstruction of a 1994 shooting in Queens, N.Y. has helped clear the names of two wrongfully convicted men who spent a combined 37 years in prison for murder.

NJIT Rises to No. 86 Among National Universities in U.S. News Rankings

Monday, September 18, 2023
New Jersey Institute of Technology’s rise in national rankings continues, with U.S. News & World Report placing NJIT No. 86 among national universities for 2024 — a jump of 11 rungs from 2023.
NJIT alumna Tessy Ritchie discusses her role ensuring the safety of medical technologies of the future as Lead Reviewer at the FDA’s Office of Surgical and Infection Control Devices.

Alumna Tessy Ritchie on Shaping the MedTech Industry with the FDA

Monday, September 18, 2023
Since graduating from NJIT in 2012 with a B.S.

NJIT Professor Omowunmi Sadik Named 2023 American Chemical Society Fellow

Tuesday, September 5, 2023
NJIT Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Omowunmi Sadik has earned the exclusive distinction of being named Fellow by one of the largest scientific organizations globally, the American Chemical Society (ACS).

NJIT Showcases the Most Impactful Research and Innovation from Students

Monday, August 21, 2023
Stuti Mohan, a senior biomedical engineering student, was the winner of the top Dr. James F. Stevenson Innovation Award at the 2023 Undergraduate Summer Research and Innovation (URI) Symposium at NJIT.