New Head of Rensselaer’s Arts Department Brings Experience With Innovation to Institution Rich With History
The School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences has appointed Robert Nideffer head of the Arts Department this summer.
Rensselaer Professor Mariana Figueiro Elected Fellow of Illuminating Engineering Society
Mariana Figueiro, LRC Light and Health Program director and associate professor of architecture, has been elected a Fellow of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES).
Acclaimed Conductor Joins Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Faculty as Music Program Evolves
Nicholas DeMaison, the newly hired conductor in HASS, is giving students the kind of rigorous musical ensemble experience that is commensurate a Rensselaer education.
Mastering the Pivot: Creating Opportunities To Stimulate Entrepreneurship in the Capital Region and Beyond
“Mastering the Pivot” is the theme of the inaugural Business Opportunities to Success Summit (BOSS) on Thursday, December 5 in Troy, New York.
Dynamic Distributed Computing Expert Stacy Patterson Joins Rensselaer as Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor
Stacy Patterson has joined Rensselaer as the Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor in Computer Science.
miSci Exhibits Rensselaer School of Architecture Students’ Conceptual Designs
miSci will host an exhibit featuring Rensselaer School of Architecture students’ design proposals for a re-envisioning of the museum campus.
Ravichandran Named the Irene and Robert Bozzone ’55 Distinguished Chair in the Lally School of Management at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Information systems expert T. (Ravi) Ravichandran has been named the Irene and Robert Bozzone ’55 Distinguished Chair in the Lally School of Management.
Plant Physiology Expert Joins Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer
Tessa Pocock, Ph.D. recently joined the LRC as a senior research scientist, leading the development of a new plant physiology lighting program.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson Inducted into the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame
President Shirley Ann Jackson has been inducted into the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame, honored for a lifetime of leadership and achievement in STEM policy and research.
A giant tank, nudes and shocking history at An Armory Show
A century ago, American audiences were shocked by an armory filled with controversial new works from the most interesting European artists. Artists including Marcel Duchamp, Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, already established in Europe, were brought to the forefront of American culture by way of the Armory Show of 1913. By today’s standards, much of […]