It’s not every day that you meet someone who builds next-generation rocket engines for fun. But Phil Bracken, who will graduate this month with a major in aeronautical engineering and a clear goal of becoming an astronaut, is doing exactly that.

After graduating from Rensselaer this May, Laura Wontrop, a 21-year-old mechanical engineering major, will join automotive giant General Motors as a vehicle definition engineer, and play a key role in solidifying the design of next-generation concept cars.

During the month of May, more than 1.5 million high school students in more than 100 countries will take the annual College Board Advanced Placement exams. To help reduce their stress, budding entrepreneur Chris Keenan offers a free online study resource to help students tackle the AP courses and exams.

An undergraduate student at Rensselaer has learned very quickly that a spoonful of sugar really does help the medicine go down. In fact, with his invention, the sugar may actually be the medicine.

Thanks to an invention devised by Rensselaer Class of 2008 graduate Sarah DiNovo, our law enforcement officers can protect themselves while protecting us.