Celebrated Poet, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Graduate, To Read From Their Work
Michael Heller, a graduate of Rensselaer, will be joined by another acclaimed writer, Jessica Treat, at the reading.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Set to Host Greek Life Fire Safety Day April 23
On Wednesday, April 23, nearly 90 students representing Greek Life sororities and fraternities at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will participate in a fire safety training program.
EcoLogic To Celebrate EarthFest 2014 on April 22
EcoLogic, the environmental student organization, plans to host its annual EarthFest event on from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, on the Rensselaer Union patio.
Think Fast: The Ninety-Second Elevator Pitch
To encourage Rensselaer undergraduate and graduate students to develop this essential skill, the Emerging Ventures Ecosystem (EVE) and the Office of Technology Commercialization will host the fourth annual Elevator Pitch Competition.
Expert in Social Choice Lirong Xia Joins Rensselaer
Lirong Xia, a researcher whose work is improving voting and online recommendation systems, has joined Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as an assistant professor of computer science.
Scaling the GeoWall Challenge
(Rensselaer civil engineering students shared some thoughts about their experience at the 2014 Geo-Wall competition, held this February in Atlanta by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The Rensselaer team placed third!) Every year, Rensselaer Professor Tarek Abdoun encourages his students to form a team and participate in the GeoWall competition, which is held annually […]
Boosting American Competitiveness with Advanced Manufacturing
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and GlobalFoundries will host the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP) 2.0 Regional Meeting on April 24.
Rensselaer To Celebrate Earth Week With Lectures, Films, Discussions, and Festival
The varied events of Rensselaer’s 2014 Earth Week Festival all celebrate interconnections — across generations and geography, between plants, animals, and humans, and across issues as distinct as shale gas, public education, and environmental governance.
IBM Chairman and CEO Ginni Rometty To Address Rensselaer Graduates at 208th Commencement
Rometty receives an honorary degree, along with WWW inventor Sir Timothy Berners-Lee, and pioneering geneticist Mary-Claire King.
NASA Astronaut and Rensselaer Alumnus Rick Mastracchio To Answer Students’ Questions Live From Space
Mastracchio will answer questions from students live from the ISS at 12:30 p.m. Friday, April 18.