Assad Oberai Named Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs in School of Engineering
Assad Oberai has been named associate dean for research and graduate programs in the School of Engineering.
Rensselaer Ranks 8th in the Top Undergraduate Schools To Study Game Design and Animation in the U.S.
When it comes to great places to study game design, the Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences program was recognized on the Animation Career Review list of top game design programs in the United States.
Rensselaer Biologist Lee Ligon Awarded Science & Technology Policy Fellowship
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) biologist Lee Ligon has been awarded a Science & Technology Policy Fellowship through the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Forbes Ranks Rensselaer Among Nation’s Most Entrepreneurial Universities
Rensselaer is ranked 12th among the “most entrepreneurial universities” for 2015, according to Forbes magazine.
Rensselaer Thin Films Expert Joel Plawsky Named Head of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Joel Plawsky has been named head of the Howard P. Isermann Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering in the School of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Launches Initiative on Healthy Birth, Growth, and Development Knowledge: Semantic and Data Analytic Support
Rensselaer has received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support the Healthy birth, growth and development (HBGD) initiative.
Business Insider Ranks Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 12th Best Computer Science and Engineering Schools in the United States
Business Insider ranked Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute among the top 50 computer science and engineering schools in the United States.
Rensselaer STEM Education Pipeline Initiative Highlighted in Nature Geoscience
Nature Geoscience today featured news of a climate board game and downloadable teaching module developed by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students and faculty in collaboration with Troy High School.
Rensselaer Economics Professor Receives 2015 Upjohn Institute Award
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has announced that Assistant Professor of Economics Russell Weinstein is the recipient of a 2015 Upjohn Institute Early Career Research Award for his work on the labor-market effects of the relocation of financial firms to Delaware in the 1980s.
Rensselaer Professor Peter Fox Elected Fellow of the American Geophysical Union
Peter Fox, director of the interdisciplinary Information Technology and Web Science program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), has been elected a fellow of the American Geophysical Union.