Among the factors that drew doctoral candidate Joshua McLane to Rensselaer was a personal connection, hometown appeal, and “the name Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.”

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D. today named former Vice President for Student Affairs at Northeastern Illinois University, Frank E. Ross III, Ph.D., Vice President for Student Life.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D. today named Vice President for Enrollment Management at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Jonathan D. Wexler, Vice President for Enrollment Management, effective July 15, 2015.

The 2015 AT&T Tech Valley Civic App Challenge winners were announced on May 14 by AT&T, along with community partners including Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Elias Darham chose Rensselaer for his graduate degree in architecture because it offered “a reflexive education.” 

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) professor Nikhil Koratkar has been honored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) and Pi Tau Sigma for his pioneering work on nanomaterials.

Learn about the achievements of two Rensselaer Lally School of Management students from the graduating Class of 2015, Chloe Hutchinson and Steven Moretti. 

Just in time for swimming season, The Approach wanted to share some information on the current, and changing, state of Lake George. Since 1980, researchers at the Rensselaer Darrin Fresh Water Institute (DFWI) have tracked a series of indicators — including temperature, nutrients, chlorophyll, dissolved oxygen, and transparency — in the waters of Lake George. […]

Rensselaer Professor Humberto Terrones will explore the structure and capabilities of transition metal dichalcogenides with a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

The Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program has named Rensselaer on its recent classification of colleges based on “value-added” measures.