');document.writeln(' Stellenbosch University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Announce Collaboration to Expand Science and Engineering Capacity');document.writeln(' (March 2009)
');document.writeln(' Stellenbosch University and Rensselaer are teaming up to expand science and engineering capacity and to encourage young people to focus their energies on addressing the great global challenges of our time. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson Leads Delegation to Africa to Strengthen Education and Research Partnerships');document.writeln(' (March 2009)
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson is leading a delegation from the Institute to Africa, from March 14 to March 22, 2009, to expand its collaborations in the region. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson Outlines Institute Response to the Global Economic Crisis in Meeting with Faculty');document.writeln(' (January 2009)
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson met with the tenured and tenure-track faculty today, to discuss the proactive steps the Institute has taken to successfully navigate through the current historic global economic crisis. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson Honored As One of “25 Great Public Servants of the Past 25 Years”');document.writeln(' (December 2008)
');document.writeln(' Dr. Jackson was cited for her “remarkable service to the nation as Chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and a leader in the advancement of science.” ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Lack of a Comprehensive Global Energy Security Roadmap Putting the U.S. at Risk');document.writeln(' (July 2008)
');document.writeln(' A major restructuring of global energy markets is underway, challenging all to think about energy in new ways, yet the United States is at risk of being left behind because the nation lacks a comprehensive global energy security roadmap, warned the former chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson Calls for Presidential Debate on Science, Technology, and Innovation');document.writeln(' (February 2008)
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson has joined the call for a Presidential debate on science, technology, and innovation in advance of the November 2008 general election, and urged others to sign on. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' NSF Grant To Help Upstate Colleges Recruit Minority Students Into STEM Fields ');document.writeln(' (January 2008)
');document.writeln(' The NSF has awarded $3 million to an alliance of upstate colleges and universities, including Rensselaer, to enroll and graduate more minority students from science, technology, engineering, and mathematics degree programs. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson to Deliver Keynote Address at The Washington Post Company Energy Conference');document.writeln(' (November 2007)
');document.writeln(' President Shirley Ann Jackson delivers the keynote address at the Washington Post Company Energy Conference, continuing her call for a comprehensive energy roadmap to meet the demand for global energy security. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson to Co-Chair National Initiative on Energy Security, Innovation & Sustainability');document.writeln(' (August 2007)
');document.writeln(' President Shirley Ann Jackson will co-chair a national “Energy Security, Innovation & Sustainability Initiative” of the Council on Competitiveness. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' As FASEB President, Palazzo Urges Sustainable Vision for Science');document.writeln(' (July 2007)
');document.writeln(' Robert Palazzo, provost of Rensselaer and incoming president of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) laid out his vision for the biomedical sciences at an event at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Robert Palazzo Appointed Provost of Rensselaer');document.writeln(' (June 2007)
');document.writeln(' Robert E. Palazzo has been appointed to the position of provost after a rigorous national search. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Thomas Friedman Challenges Graduates To Shape the World With Creativity, Innovation');document.writeln(' (May 2007)
');document.writeln(' Emerging scientists, mathematicians, and engineers will play a critical role in the future success of the United States, Thomas Friedman told the graduating Class of 2007. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Colloquy To Highlight Global Challenges at Intersection of Politics and Technology');document.writeln(' (May 2007)
');document.writeln(' On May 18, Rensselaer will host a public colloquy about global challenges at the intersection of politics and technology, featuring four prominent leaders who bring unique perspectives to bear on these critical issues. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Entrepreneur and Astronaut Mae Jemison To Receive Honorary Degree at Rensselaer');document.writeln(' (May 2007)
');document.writeln(' Mae Jemison, founder of two technology companies and the first African American female astronaut to travel to space, will receive an honorary degree at Rensselaer’s 201st Commencement. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Announces New Ph.D. Program in Electronic Arts');document.writeln(' (April 2007)
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer recently garnered approval from the New York State Education Department to offer a doctoral degree in electronic arts. Now one of only a handful of universities in the United States to offer a Ph.D. program in this emerging field, the Institute will begin admitting students in fall 2007. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Thomas Friedman To Deliver 2007 Commencement Address at Rensselaer');document.writeln(' (April 2007)
');document.writeln(' Thomas L. Friedman, best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The New York Times, will deliver the 2007 Commencement address at Rensselaer on May 19. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D., President: Report on the Board of Trustees Meeting');document.writeln(' (March 2007)
');document.writeln(' Information on the outcomes of Rensselaer’s recent Board of Trustees meeting. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson To Lead Institute Delegation To Europe');document.writeln(' (March 2007)
');document.writeln(' A delegation from Rensselaer will travel to Europe March 15-22 to meet with leading representatives from government, industry, science, and higher education. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson Urges “Finding the Leadership To Trust Science” in Lecture at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government');document.writeln(' (February 2007)
');document.writeln(' In a lecture at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, President Shirley Ann Jackson called for a renewed focus on science in key public policy deliberations. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Handheld “T-ray” Device Earns New $30,000 Lemelson-Rensselaer Student Prize');document.writeln(' (February 2007)
');document.writeln(' Brian Schulkin, winner of the first-ever $30,000 Lemelson-Rensselaer Student Prize, has invented an ultralight, handheld terahertz spectrometer. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Mourns the Loss of Professor Philip Casabella');document.writeln(' (February 2007)
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer’s Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy will never be the same as Rensselaer mourns the passing of Philip Casabella, beloved professor and associate chair of the department. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Supercomputing Equipment To Advance the Frontiers of Computational Biology');document.writeln(' (December 2006)
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer researchers will continue to advance the frontiers of computational science with the help of IBM’s Blue Gene supercomputer. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson and Physics Professor Gwo-Ching Wang Elected as 2006 AAAS Fellows');document.writeln(' (November 2006)
');document.writeln(' Shirley Ann Jackson, President, and Gwo-Ching Wang, department chair and professor of physics, have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson Joins U.S. University and College Presidents Delegation to Asia To Promote U.S. Higher Education');document.writeln(' (November 2006)
');document.writeln(' President Shirley Ann Jackson joined U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Dina Habib Powell, and a delegation of university and college presidents to promote U.S. higher education in Asia. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Web Visionary James A. Hendler Will Lead Tetherless World Research Constellation at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute');document.writeln(' (June 2006)
');document.writeln(' James A. Hendler has been appointed senior constellation professor of the Tetherless World Research Constellation at Rensselaer. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson Receives Honorary Degree from Harvard University');document.writeln(' (June 2006)
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws at Harvard University’s 355th Commencement Exercises today in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Receives $1 Million Gift To Support Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center');document.writeln(' (June 2006)
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer today announced that Amy and David Jaffe, Class of 1964, have made a gift of $1 million to create the Jaffe Fund for Experimental Media and Performing Arts. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Announces New Vice President for Enrollment — James G. Nondorf To Join Rensselaer July 1');document.writeln(' (June 2006)
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson today announced the appointment of James G. Nondorf as the vice president for enrollment. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' General Wesley K. Clark, U.S. Army Retired, Addresses More Than 1,300 Graduates at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s 200th Commencement');document.writeln(' (May 2006)
');document.writeln(' Calling the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Class of 2006 graduates “the frontline warriors” as global science and technology innovators, General Wesley K. Clark, U.S. Army Retired, encouraged seniors to be engaged as citizens in the global community. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Commencement 2006: Honorees To Participate in Colloquy on May 19');document.writeln(' (May 2006)
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer’s 2006 Commencement honorees will join President Shirley Ann Jackson in a colloquy on “Global Leadership and Innovation,” on Friday, May 19, at 4 p.m. at the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies on 15th Street (at College Avenue) in Troy, N.Y. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Commencement 2006: Rensselaer To Recognize Its Future Military Officers');document.writeln(' (May 2006)
');document.writeln(' In addition to taking on the task of a rigorous academic schedule, a select group of students at Rensselaer have also undertaken the rigorous preparation to serve their country. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Commencement 2006: A Family Affair');document.writeln(' (May 2006)
');document.writeln(' When Grant Cochran crosses the stage during Rensselaer\'s Commencement, he’ll be the final of six brothers to attend the school. Cochran’s graduation marks the end of a 15-year family dynasty at Rensselaer. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' New Supercomputing Center To Advance the Science of Nanotechnology');document.writeln(' (May 2006)
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer, in collaboration with IBM and New York state, has announced a $100 million partnership to create the world’s most powerful university-based supercomputing center. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Board of Trustees Enthusiastically Endorses Leadership and Presidency of Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson');document.writeln(' (May 2006)
');document.writeln(' The Board of Trustees unanimously adopted a resolution strongly endorsing the leadership and presidency of Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Commencement 2006: For Nuclear Engineering, the Future Is Now');document.writeln(' (May 2006)
');document.writeln(' Educating the next generation of nuclear engineers is a key step toward filling the need for nuclear power, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is leading the way. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' President Shirley Ann Jackson’s Remarks at Meeting with Rensselaer Faculty');document.writeln(' (April 2006)
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson invited the faculty to a meeting to “discuss where we are and how, together, we can continue to move Rensselaer forward.” ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Seth Appert Slated To Become Head Men’s Hockey Coach');document.writeln(' (April 2006)
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer has announced the selection of Seth Appert as the new head men’s hockey coach. Appert is slated to become the 12th head men’s hockey coach in RPI’s storied hockey history. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Statement from President Shirley Ann Jackson on the Death of Reverend Thomas Phelan');document.writeln(' (March 2006)
');document.writeln(' Dean Phelan was an extraordinary person. He was a professor, dean, historian, and wise counselor. Above all, he was a builder of community. The legacy he has left behind is as grand as the life he lived. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Student Conference To Explore the Future of Nuclear Power');document.writeln(' (March 2006)
');document.writeln(' This year’s American Nuclear Society national student conference, to be held at Rensselaer, will offer a glimpse at the future leaders in academia, government, and industry, while featuring presentations from experts currently working in these arenas. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson Leads Institute Delegation to India To Discuss Cooperative Research and Education Initiatives To Foster Technological Innovation');document.writeln(' (March 2006)
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson is leading a delegation from the Institute to India from March 21 to April 1, 2006. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Announces $1 Million Scholarship Gift To Fuel the Next Generation of Innovators');document.writeln(' (February 2006)
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer has announced a $1 million scholarship gift commitment from Jeanne and Frank Fischer ’64, in support of Renaissance at Rensselaer: The Campaign for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Urges Quick Action on Innovation Agenda');document.writeln(' (February 2006)
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson has urged Congress and the Administration to move quickly to enact a comprehensive, fully funded national innovation agenda. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Calls for State of the Union Focus on Nation’s Capacity to Innovate');document.writeln(' (January 2006)
');document.writeln(' In an open letter to President George W. Bush, Shirley Ann Jackson urged the President to use the State of the Union to outline a national agenda to “spark a legacy of innovation.” ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Ranked Among the Most Connected Campuses in the Nation');document.writeln(' (January 2006)
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer ranks among the top 25 “most connected campuses” in the country, according to a Princeton Review survey. Describing the campuses as “the closest to the cutting edge,” Forbes.com released the rankings on Jan. 20. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Appoints Vice Provost for Entrepreneurship');document.writeln(' (January 2006)
');document.writeln(' Robert A. Chernow has been appointed to the newly created position of Vice Provost for Entrepreneurship at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Announces Appointment of Incubator Director');document.writeln(' (October 2005)
');document.writeln(' Michael Tentnowski has been appointed as director of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Incubator, one of the first university-based incubators in the country. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson To Serve as Honorary Chair for the National Women’s Hall of Fame 2005 Induction Ceremony');document.writeln(' (October 2005)
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson will serve as honorary chair for the National Women’s Hall of Fame 2005 Induction Weekend, Oct. 7 and 8, in Seneca Falls, N.Y. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Hosts ACE Fellow Stacey Franklin Jones, Ph.D.');document.writeln(' (October 2005)
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson announced that Stacey Franklin Jones, D.Sc., Dean, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at Benedict College in Columbia, S.C., one of forty American Council on Education (ACE) Fellows, is spending the 2005-2006 academic year as a visitor to Rensselaer’s campus. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' IBM CEO Awarded Honorary Degree, Delivers Presidential Lecture');document.writeln(' (September 2005)
');document.writeln(' Samuel Palmisano, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the IBM Corporation, delivered a Presidential Lecture on “Innovation and Leadership in the 21st Century,” on Sept. 15 in the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies. In a ceremony prior to the lecture, Palmisano was awarded an honorary doctorate in humane letters from Rensselaer. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' IBM Chairman and CEO To Deliver Presidential Lecture at Rensselaer Sept. 15');document.writeln(' (September 2005)
');document.writeln(' Samuel Palmisano, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the IBM Corporation, will deliver a Presidential Lecture titled “Innovation and Leadership in the 21st Century,” on Thursday, September 15, at 3:30 p.m., in the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies auditorium. In a ceremony prior to the lecture, Palmisano will be awarded an honorary doctorate in humane letters from the Institute. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson Urges National Response to the “Quiet Crisis” in the United States Science and Engineering Workforce in Address to the American Chemical Society in Washington, D.C.');document.writeln(' (August 2005)
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson today urged members of the American Chemical Society (ACS) to join in bringing national focus to this “quiet crisis.” ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Announces Appointment of Dean of the Lally School of Management and Technology');document.writeln(' (August 2005)
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer announced the appointment of David A. Gautschi, Ph.D., as Dean of the Lally School of Management and Technology. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Thomas and Constance D’Ambra Endow $3 Million Chair in Chemistry at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute To Support Biotechnology Initiatives');document.writeln(' (August 2005)
');document.writeln(' Thomas and Constance D’Ambra have made a $3 million commitment to endow a faculty chair in synthetic organic chemistry, in support of biotechnology initiatives at Rensselaer. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Opens New $20 Million Center for Future Energy Systems');document.writeln(' (June 2005)
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer has opened the Center for Future Energy Systems, a New York State Center for Advanced Technology. The new research center seeks to meet the energy challenges of the 21st century. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' United States Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) Addresses Nearly 1,100 Graduates at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 199th Commencement');document.writeln(' (May 2005)
');document.writeln(' Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton encouraged the Class of 2005 to “always stand true to yourselves” and to “stand up for research and for open inquiry” in her address May 21 to approximately 1,100 graduates at Rensselaer’s Commencement. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' President Jackson Appointed to Smithsonian Board of Regents');document.writeln(' (May 2005)
');document.writeln(' The Smithsonian announced today (May 9) that Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson has been named a member of the Smithsonian Board of Regents. President George W. Bush signed the resolution appointing her as a citizen regent on May 5. Jackson\'s six-year term begins immediately. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Nalamasu Appointed as Vice President for Research at Rensselaer');document.writeln(' (April 2005)
');document.writeln(' Omkaram “Om” Nalamasu has been appointed as vice president for research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Graduate Programs Ranked Among the Nation’s Best by U.S. News & World Report');document.writeln(' (April 2005)
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s engineering, fine arts, applied mathematics, and management programs were ranked among the best in the nation in the 2006 U.S. News & World Report guide to “America’s Best Graduate Schools,” published April 1, 2005 online. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' President Shirley Ann Jackson To Lead Delegation to Asia To Discuss Research and Education Partnerships To Foster Technological Innovation');document.writeln(' (March 2005)
');document.writeln(' President Shirley Ann Jackson is leading a delegation from the Institute to Asia, meeting government, scientific, business, and academic leaders in Beijing, Tianjin, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Kuala Lumpur. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Statement of President Shirley Ann Jackson on the Death of
Thelma P. Lally');document.writeln(' (March 2005)
');document.writeln(' We are deeply saddened by Thelma Lally\'s passing. She and Ken have been magnificent benefactors to Rensselaer, and to the entire capital region. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Lally School Technological Entrepreneurship Program Ranked Sixth in Nation by Entrepreneur Magazine');document.writeln(' (March 2005)
');document.writeln(' Entrepreneur magazine has ranked the technological entrepreneurship program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Lally School of Management and Technology sixth in the nation. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Inducts New Members Into Phalanx Honor Society');document.writeln(' (March 2005)
');document.writeln(' Thirty-six students have been inducted into the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Phalanx honor society. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton To Speak at Commencement 2005');document.writeln(' (March 2005)
');document.writeln(' United States Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) will speak at Rensselaer’s 199th Commencement. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' President Jackson Delivers Presidential Lecture at AAAS Annual Meeting');document.writeln(' (February 2005)
');document.writeln(' Calling for a national commitment to investments in research and an increased focus on developing the science and engineering workforce, and urging scientists to proactively engage in public policy debates, Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson delivered the Presidential Lecture Feb. 17 at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), in Washington, D.C. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Announces Appointment of Dean of Engineering');document.writeln(' (February 2005)
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer announces the appointment of Alan Cramb, Ph.D., as dean of the School of Engineering, and the John A. Clark and Edward T. Crossan Professor of Engineering. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer’s Molecularium™ Show Premieres at The Children’s Museum of Science and Technology');document.writeln(' (February 2005)
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer has premiered the Molecularium™ show, Riding Snowflakes, a state-of-the-art computer-generated animation for digital dome theaters. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Announces Appointment of Vice President and Dean at Rensselaer at Hartford');document.writeln(' (January 2005)
');document.writeln(' President Shirley Ann Jackson announced the appointment of John A. Minasian, Ph.D., as Vice President and Dean at Rensselaer at Hartford. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Responds to Earthquake and Tsunami Devastation in South Asia');document.writeln(' (January 2005)
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer announced a $30,000 contribution to the tsunami relief efforts in South Asia. ');document.writeln('