Albany Business Review’s “40 Under 40” Includes Several Rensselaer Graduates
Five Rensselaer graduates have been recognized in the 2015 class of “40 Under 40,” which was recently announced by the Albany Business Review.
Juergen Hahn Appointed a Trustee of Computer Aids in Chemical Engineering (CACHE)
Juergen Hahn, professor and head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has been appointed a trustee of the CACHE (Computer Aids in Chemical Engineering) Corporation.
AT&T Tech Valley Civic App Challenge Seeks Mobile Apps to Address Region’s Social and Civic Issues
AT&T*, in partnership with area universities, businesses and tech organizations, today launched the AT&T Tech Valley Civic App Challenge—a two-month “virtual hackathon”. Rensselaer is participating in the event.
A Digital Makeover: The Rensselaer Union Launches a New Website
The Rensselaer Union is a student-run, self-supporting, and self-governing body that controls, finances, and organizes student activities. Recently, the Rensselaer Union unveiled its latest project—a new website.
IBEIS – The Great Zebra and Giraffe Count
Ring any bells? Readers of the Approach may remember a 2014 post on the Image-Based Ecological Information System, or IBEIS, an experimental software tool that can identify individual animals pictured in the thousands of ordinary photos taken by tourists in game parks such as Yellowstone National Park, Amboseli National Park in Kenya, or the Galapagos Islands […]
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Assistant Professor Receives Department of Commerce Gold Medal
The United States Department of Commerce has awarded the Department of Commerce Gold Medal to Frank Lombardo, research assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental at Rensselaer.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Student Organizations Host Programs for Black History Month
Throughout the month of February, in honor of Black History Month, several Rensselaer Union student organizations have been offering a host of programs for members of the campus and local community
Dean of Rensselaer School of Architecture To Receive Prestigious Cooper Union Alumni Association Award
Rensselaer Dean of Architecture Evan Douglis is among four individuals to be honored by the Cooper Union Alumni Association at their Founder’s Day Celebration on April 26, 2015.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Helps Student Entrepreneurs Showcase Their Best
The Lally School of Management will host its fourth annual business model competition for undergraduate and graduate students on Feb. 25. Nine student teams will have an opportunity to pitch their product or software ideas.
Advancing the Frontiers in Future Energy Systems Technology
Richard Kauffman, Chairman of Energy and Finance for New York in the Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, will give the keynote address at the 2015 Annual Conference of the Rensselaer Center for Future Energy Systems on Feb. 26.