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 […]
In a report published by the London International Vintners Exchange (Liv-ex), researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Syracuse University provide realistic prices for 2018 Bordeaux wines. The researchers developed a highly accurate algorithm that utilizes weather data, expert reviews, and market conditions. The same pricing algorithm provided guidance to buyers for the 2017 vintage, where actual release prices deviated by less than 10 percent.
As more rain falls on a warming planet, a new computer model shows that it may not take a downpour to cause widespread disruption of road networks.
TROY, N.Y. —Understanding how the brain reacts to acceleration is essential to designing more effective protective equipment and strategies for preventing traumatic brain injury, or TBI.
TROY, N.Y. — Music and science will converge on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute during a two-day celebration of Indian classical music beginning May 2. The Rensselaer community is invited to two events featuring the award-winning vocalist, and scientist, Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande.
TROY, N.Y. — The median starting salary of students who graduate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is one of the highest in the country, according to a recent review published by U.S. News & World Report.
Shira Dentz, senior lecturer in the Communication and Media Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has authored her fourth book, the sun a blazing zero, a poetry collection that captures “receding experiences” such as climate change, aging, animal preservation, and the effects of war.
TROY, N.Y. — By studying how electrons in two-dimensional graphene can literally act like a liquid, researchers have paved the way for further research into a material that has the potential to enable future electronic computing devices that outpace silicon transistors.
TROY, N.Y. — After years of planning and two successful pilots, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will break down the barriers of the traditional academic calendar this summer by fully implementing The Arch. This transformative program, developed in collaboration with faculty, staff, students, alumni, and industry leaders, will provide undergraduate students with unique academic and professional opportunities.
This semester, a team of students from the Lally School of Management at Rensselaer won the regional round of the 2018-2019 ASCM Case Competition that took place in Boston. The annual competition, sponsored by the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) and Deloitte Consulting LLP, requires students to present solutions to supply chain management problems […]