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May 18, 2019

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Class of 2019 Encouraged To Change the World

The Honorable John P. Holdren, former science adviser to President Obama, and others address graduates

During the 213^th Commencement Ceremony at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the nation’s oldest technological university, the Honorable John P. Holdren urged the Class of 2019 to become emissaries “on the relevance of science and technology to the biggest issues affecting human well‐being.”

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More Than 1,900 Degrees To Be Awarded at 213th Commencement Ceremony

May 15, 2019

Facts, figures, and useful information provided in overview of Commencement 2019

Community

Admissions Building To Be Named in Honor of Pioneering Alumna

May 14, 2019

Nancy Deloye Fitzroy ’49 and Roland V. Fitzroy Jr. Admissions Building to be dedicated at ceremony

Academic

More Than 30 Students To Graduate From ROTC Programs

May 13, 2019

Commissioning signifies the beginning of a student’s active military service

Community

Rensselaer Class of 2019 Prepared To Become Changemakers

May 10, 2019

Research

Experts Provide Realistic Prices for 2018 Bordeaux Wine Futures

May 9, 2019

Research

As Climate Changes, Small Increases in Rainfall May Cause Widespread Road Outages

May 9, 2019

Research

Research Into Brain’s Reaction to Motion Earns Significant Attention

May 7, 2019

Community

Music and Science to Converge At Celebration of Indian Classical Music

May 1, 2019

Academic

Starting Salaries for Rensselaer Graduates Among Nation’s Highest

April 30, 2019

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Meet the tropical islands that are now a plastics dumpster

May 16, 2019
Times Union

RPI building to carry names of pioneer grad, late husband

May 14, 2019
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Rensselaer Introduces Graduate Certificate Program

May 10, 2019
OZY

Giving A.I. the Old College Try Boosts Graduation Rates

May 7, 2019
The Wall Street Journal

Double-Parking Crackdown in NYC Would Pinch Businesses

April 25, 2019
Newsweek

Dark matter hunters observe 'rarest event ever recorded'

April 24, 2019

The Approach

Rensselaer blog about the innovative ideas, creative endeavors, and research discoveries of students and faculty.

May 15, 2019

The Approach

Miles A. Kimball Receives STC’s Ken Rainey Award

The Society for Technical Communication (STC) recently awarded Miles A. Kimball, professor of communication and media in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at Rensselaer, the Ken Rainey Award for Excellence in Research. The award, given out annually, recognizes researchers who have made positive, significant contributions to the field of technical communication. It […]
May 14, 2019

The Approach

Arch Spotlight: Engineering Student Secures Semester Away Opportunity at BorgWarner

Having just completed her sophomore year, Maggie McAuliffe, an industrial and management engineering major, is preparing to participate in the inaugural Arch program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In this innovative program, all undergraduate students live on campus during the summer after their sophomore year and participate in an off-campus experiential learning experience during the fall […]
May 9, 2019

The Approach

Francine Berman Awarded Fellowship at The Radcliffe Institute

The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University has announced that Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute computer scientist Francine Berman has been awarded a fellowship as part of the 2019–2020 fellowship class. Berman, an international leader in data science, was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her work has focused on the […]