How Real is Reality TV?
Reality TV, a new publication by June Deery, associate professor in the Department of Communication and Media at Rensselaer encompasses the history and evolution of reality television.
Strategic Communications and External Relations Launches New Website
To help “tell the story” of Rensselaer and The New Polytechnic, the Office of Strategic Communications and External Relations (SCER) has launched a new website.
Internet of Things Turning New York's Lake George Into “World’s Smartest Lake”
The Jefferson Project at Lake George - an ambitious research project using Big Data and analytics technology - is entering a new phase of data capture and analysis.
Rensselaer Researchers Model Global Risk Across Multiple Systems
Using data from the World Economic Forum annual assessment of global risks, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have developed a computational quantitative model of global risk network dynamics.
Breathing Lights Selected as Recipient of up to $1 Million From Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge
Breathing Lights, the joint submission from Albany, Schenectady, and Troy, proposes to illuminate up to 300 vacant homes in the three cities in fall 2016.
2015 SPAC Pre-Performance Talks Presented by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) will again offer educational preshow conversations with performers and other arts personalities during its Pre-Performance Talks presented by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Aimed at connecting audiences with artists performing at SPAC, Pre-Performance Talks offer the opportunity for guests to interact with stars in the worlds of dance and classical music.
Future Plans for Members of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Class of 2015
As members of the Rensselaer Class of 2015 crossed the stage on May 30, many will continue their studies or pursue jobs in offices and locations within the Capital Region, across the nation, and also overseas.
Why did the dinosaur cross the equator…and then keep going?
New research from an international team, including researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), has uncovered the mystery of why large Triassic dinosaurs took more than 30 million years to populate the tropics.
Recap: Twitter Q & A with 2015 Commencement Honorand Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, literary scholar Henry Louis Gates
Last month, on May 26, Rensselaer hosted a Twitter Q & A with 2015 Commencement honorand Henry Louis Gates, Jr. He received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree during the 209th Commencement Ceremony held at Rensselaer on Saturday, May 30. Dr. Gates is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, literary scholar, journalist, and cultural critic; he has authored 17 […]
National Center for Women & Information Technology Supports Rensselaer Chapter of Association for Computing Machinery’s Women in Computing
Symantec and the National Center for Women & Information Technology have awarded a seed grant to the Rensselaer chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery’s Women in Computing (ACM-W).