Archives of Rensselaer Student Newspaper Offer Window Into Students’ Views of Themselves, Their Campus Throughout History
The staff of the Rensselaer Archives has digitized more than a century of The Polytechnic student newspaper.
Guest Blogger: A Medical Mission to Panama
(Rensselaer senior Lynnette Lacek and junior Colleen Lamberson, co-presidents of university’s chapter of the Global Medical Brigades, wrote this guest post about their recent work in Panama.) In January, Rensselaer’s chapter of Global Medical Brigades traveled to the Darien Province in Panama to provide medical care to the indigenous Embera and Wounaan tribes. It was […]
Peter Fox Elected President of Earth Science Information Partners
Peter Fox has been elected president of the Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) Federation.
Supporting the Next Generation of Budding Entrepreneurs
The Lally School will host a business model competition for undergraduate and graduate students on February 26.
Researchers Create Synthetic Version of Heparin for Use in Kidney Patients
Researchers at Rensselaer and UNC have created a synthetic form of heparin that can be reversed in cases of overdose.
Newly-Formed Graduate Student Group To Host Peter Galison At Interdisciplinary Colloquium
Graduate students from across HASS are hosting a speaker whose expertise will resonate throughout the Rensselaer community.
Rensselaer To Partner With Optum Labs Research Collaborative
Rensselaer will join as a charter partner of Optum Labs, the collaborative research and innovation center founded by Optum and Mayo Clinic.
Suit Up: Working To Help Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Students Plan for Future Careers
To help Rensselaer students identify, plan for, and achieve future career goals, the CCPD is hosting the annual Spring Career Fair.
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised… but a documentary about it will (updated)
Rensselaer professor Eddie Ade Knowles will be featured in a documentary about renowned jazz and soul artist Gil Scott-Heron airing Wednesday night. Knowles, an accomplished drummer, was a member of Gil Scott-Heron and the Midnight Band in the 1970s. He played the conga drums that were the beat behind one of Scott-Heron’s most notable works, “The […]
New Media Theorist Lev Manovich To Speak at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Feb. 20
New media pioneer Lev Manovich will present his most recent research on Big Data visualization at 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20.