Forbes applauded Stevens' leading-edge programs in quantitative finance and the Hanlon Financial Systems Lab, noting the university has become one of the most desirable STEM institutions in the U.S.

The recognition by U.S. News & World Report trained a spotlight on Stevens as one of a select number of schools notable for innovations in curriculum, faculty, students, campus life, technology and facilities.

The appointment of Dr. Jean Zu, former chair of the mechanical and industrial engineering department at the University of Toronto, followed a comprehensive international search.

A second high-tech financial lab builds upon Stevens' existing financial systems capabilities by putting cutting-edge data visualization and collaboration tools in the hands of students and researchers.

The largest endowed scholarship in Stevens' history will provide financial support and enhanced learning opportunities to promising young engineering, computer science and cybersecurity students.

Carnegie Corporation of New York and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation awarded Stevens researchers $500,000 to develop new and better means of communicating the threat of nuclear terrorism to the public.

According to the report, autonomous vehicles could bring $81 billion in new premiums to the U.S. auto insurance industry by 2025.

A new tool based on natural language processing and machine learning may inexpensively help warn patients and physicians about the early signs of neurological disorders.

President Nariman Farvardin was selected by Carnegie Corporation of New York as one of seven university presidents to receive a 2017 Academic Leadership Award.

Led by computer science chair Giuseppe Ateniese, a Stevens research team has created a neural network known as a GAN (generative adversarial network) to improve password guessing.

Dr. Yehia Massoud, former head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, will oversee the school.

The CerebroSense device, designed by three Stevens seniors, was voted the 2017 People's Choice Winner at the Collegiate Inventors Competition.

Standard & Poor's and Moody's each upgraded their credit assessments of Stevens, reaffirming the university's considerable progress, exceptional performance and financial strength.

Stevens ACES (Accessing Careers in Engineering and Science) will provide enhanced opportunities and financial support for underrepresented minority students to pursue STEM degrees and careers through partnerships with high schools.