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This summer, 48 area middle school students are curing the summer “brain drain” with a heavy dose of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fun.

Lighting Research Center (LRC) scientists John Bullough and Leora Radetsky have co-authored a report entitled "Analysis of New Highway Lighting Technologies."

The new Center for Deep Listening will spread Pauline Oliveros’ teachings about the practice of deep listening through events including workshops, conferences, lectures, retreats, and webinars.

Troy, N.Y. – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today named Shekhar Garde as dean of the School of Engineering. The appointment is effective July 1.

Troy, N.Y. – Whether it’s a glass of water, a bathtub, or the surface of a lake or ocean, interesting things happen where water meets air. From Benjamin Franklin to Irving Langmuir, scientists have long been interested in the air-water interface.

A new protein engineering technique developed at Rensselaer gives researchers a powerful new tool for fighting potentially harmful toxins and pathogens.

Research in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences makes it possible to predict how subjecting metals to severe pressure can lower their electrical resistance.

The Lally School of Management is among the schools that will help  prepare students for the 4.4 million jobs that will be created worldwide to support Big Data by 2015.

Rensselaer was one of 203 research universities invited to participate in the HHMI 2014 “Sustaining Excellence in Science Education for Research Universities Competition,” and is one of only 37 universities to be awarded a grant.

To the 1,613 graduates awarded degrees during the  Commencement ceremony, President Shirley Ann Jackson urged courage of their convictions and confidence in their capabilities.