In a letter sent to the campus community on Thursday, October 29, RPI Board of Trustees Chair John Kelly announced the reappointment of RPI President Martin A. Schmidt:It is my pleasure to announce that the Board of Trustees has unanimously voted to renew the contract of President Martin A. Schmidt ’81, Ph.D., for an additional five-year term as president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, beginning July 1, 2027.
Nonprofit organizations historically struggle with underfunding, scarce resources, and even identifying what physical, human, social, and financial capital they already have.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) today announced the appointment of James Misewich, Ph.D., as the Curtis R. Priem Quantum Computing Constellation Chair, effective January 1, 2027.
In addition to the more than 150 students who signed up, 51 student organizations, all five of RPI’s schools, 10 campus departments, and 30 local businesses participated.
RPI is advancing development of a new community childcare center in partnership with Bright Horizons following a $5 million award from the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS).
The Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has named Ajit Prabhu ’98, Co-Founder and CEO of Quest Global, as the 2026 recipient of the William F. Glaser '53 Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
On Friday, September 25, around 225 high school students from across the Capital Region participated in the 16th annual Manufacturing Day event at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).
Estuaries across the United States are facing the same trends of warming water, algae growth, and declining oxygen concentrations that threaten water quality and fish populations, regardless of geographic location, according to new research led by a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) faculty member.
For RPI alumnus Doug Mercer ’77, helping prepare the next generation of electrical engineers to excel in the workforce has been a personal crusade for decades.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has named Daniel Potvin, Ph.D. as the Founding Director of SCALE.Rensselaer, a new business accelerator focused on scaling tough tech ventures.