Premiere Concert of Rensselaer Orchestra To Feature Works by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and Oliveros
The newly formed Rensselaer Orchestra will present its premiere concert at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, in EMPAC.
Rensselaer Concert Choir To Showcase 500 Years of Music at Nov. 17 Concert
The Rensselaer Concert Choir invites the community to a concert event featuring choral music spanning 500 years at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17.
My Night With SOFIA
(We’ve been following Daniel Angerhausen, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy, in his quest to conduct research aboard NASA’s flying observatory, SOFIA. From anticipation in April, to disappointment in May, we are pleased to at last report success and joy. Congratulations Daniel!) “So I spent the night at 42,000 feet on a billion […]
Archies reImagining miSci
I grew up in Schenectady and as a kid one of my favorite Electric City excursions was a trip to the science museum and, even better, the planetarium it contained. I have fond memories of snuggling into the reclining planetarium chairs and watching as stars, planets and constellations were pointed out, visiting the museum’s optical […]
Research Data Alliance/US To Expand Reach and Scope With $5 Million NSF Grant
The NSF has awarded a five-year, $5 million grant to Rensselaer and partners to expand US leadership through the Research Data Alliance (RDA).
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Management Professor Authors Book for Preparing a New Generation of Finance Professionals
A new book by Aparna Gupta shows how simulation modeling and analysis can be utilized to help solve risk management problems.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor Georges Belfort Elected Fellow of AIChE
World-leading bioseparations expert Georges Belfort was recently elected a fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
Nanomaterials Expert Ganpati Ramanath Named John Tod Horton ’52 Professor of Materials Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Nanomaterials Expert Ganpati Ramanath Named John Tod Horton ’52 Professor of Materials Engineering at Rensselaer.
Shawn Kantor Named Head of the Department of Economics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Shawn Kantor, a distinguished economist, was recently named head of the Department of Economics at Rensselaer.
TED Talk: Rensselaer Professor’s African Fractals Inspire African Architecture
Fractals — endlessly repeating patterns that are self-similar at different scales and are found throughout nature (see: seashells, trees, leaves, and the Romanesco broccoli above) — also frequently appear in design in Africa, from fabric to buildings to entire villages, as Rensselaer Science and Technology Studies professor Ron Eglash explained in his fascinating 2007 TED […]