A statement from Vice President for Administration at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Claude Rounds on the details of the June 29, 2009 fire.

Alumnus Gregory R. Wiseman ’97 today was named among the newest class of NASA astronauts.

Mark Changizi, a neurobiology expert and assistant professor in the Department of Cognitive Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has spent the past several years researching, writing, and challenging some of the most basic scientific assumptions about human vision.

WRPI, a college radio station based on the Rensselaer campus, will host a special program titled “Summer of Woodstock” highlighting performances from the historic festival.

Researchers have known for more than half a century that sperm is able to fertilize an egg only after it has resided for a period of time in the female reproductive tract. Without this specific interaction with the female body, the sperm is incapable of producing offspring. But until now there was very little understanding of what changes occur within the sperm that suddenly allows it to fertilize an egg.

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new method for using computer graphics to simulate and render an accurate visualization of a lunar eclipse.

Walé Adeosun, chief investment officer of Rensselaer, has been named chair of the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (CRF) Investment Advisory Committee (IAC) by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

Rensselaer Assistant Professor Leila Parsa has been named a winner of the Office of Naval Research 2009 Young Investigator Program.

Scientists at Rensselaer’s Lighting Research Center (LRC) and elsewhere have demonstrated that blue light is the most effective at stimulating the circadian system. A team at the LRC has tested a goggle-like device designed to deliver blue light directly to the eyes to improve sleep quality in older adults.

A popular New York state entrepreneurial biotechnology management seminar series, sponsored by the Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship, will soon be available via the Web.

Robert J. Linhardt, the Ann and John H. Broadbent Jr. ’59 Senior Constellation Professor of Biocatalysis and Metabolic Engineering at Rensselaer, has been named one of the Scientific American 10.

Fourth-year architecture student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rachele Louis has been awarded the 2009 Gensler African-American Internship & Scholarship (GAAINS) from the global design and architecture firm Gensler.

A new journal issue co-edited by a human-computer interaction (HCI) professor from Rensselaer and a developmental psychology professor from the University of Washington explores the promises and perils ahead for children in technological environments.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has announced that Paul Marthers will join the Institute as vice president for enrollment and dean of undergraduate and graduate admissions.

Promising new research announced by Rensselaer could provide an entirely new tool to combat the flu. The discovery targets the illness on two fronts, going one critical step further than any currently available flu drug.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute announced May19 that Evan Douglis, chair of the Undergraduate Department in the School of Architecture at Pratt Institute and principal of the contemporary architecture and design firm Evan Douglis Studio, will join Rensselaer as dean of the School of Architecture. The appointment is effective August 1.

Realizing the vision of a peaceful, prosperous world of 2050 will require monumental innovation, collaboration, and leadership, Peter Schwartz ’68 told the Class of 2009 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Beginning in August 2009, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students will have a new campus housing option in the heart of downtown Troy.

During her time at Rensselaer as a doctoral student in biochemistry and biophysics, Melissa Kemp has worked on research that has drawn international attention and could help protect the lives of millions of people.

ore than 1,883 students will receive degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on Saturday, May 16, at 9:30 a.m. on the Harkness Field. They represent the next generation of leaders, scientists, entrepreneurs, patent holders, and innovators, in fields ranging from engineering to architecture, from fine arts to science, and from business to the military.

Ranganath Teki this month will earn his doctorate in chemical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, but his quest for learning and knowledge is far from complete.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute announced David Rosowsky will join the university as dean of the School of Engineering. The appointment is effective July 15.

Amanda Waite Lund has grown as a scholar as the Rensselaer Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies (CBIS) has grown as a new research platform at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Seniors Jake Pyzza, Erik Kauntz, and Ryan Clapp researched, designed, and built an early prototype of a new “smart” fire suppression system that pinpoints the location of a fire in a building and douses the fire with flame suppressants.

While many Rensselaer students can claim work experience, even the most accomplished among them likely can’t admit to helping deliver two babies.

Graduating with a double degree in biology and management, and motivated by her passion for social responsibility and desire to save and preserve the environment, Brittany Tofinchio, who hails from Shelton, Conn., says she is equipped to make a difference in any community that she chooses to live in.

Libby Stehr has a vision of a greener, more sustainable future. The civil engineering major will graduate this month with a near-perfect grade point average and clearly determined to change our perception of the buildings in which we live, work, and study.