Rensselaer Civil Engineers Help Destroy Test Levee in The Netherlands
Civil engineers from Rensselaer were part of an international research team that collapsed a full-scale dike this week in The Netherlands.
Lighting Up the Internet
A new study from professor Mariana Figueiro at the Rensselaer Lighting Research Center is lighting up the Internet with news that nobody wants to hear: your phone, computer, tablet, and other back-lit devices may be keeping you awake at night. Here’s why: Looking at a back-lit display for two hours can trick your brain into producing […]
Rensselaer Named Among Nation’s 25 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs by U.S. News & World Report
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute this week was ranked 23rd on the 2012 list of Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs by U.S. News & World Report.
Annual U.S. News Ranking Places Rensselaer Among the Best National Research Universities in the U.S.
U.S. News & World Report ranking of 41st in the nation among national research universities
Guest Blogger: Hannah Fix
(Senior Hannah Fix wrote this excellent post for The Approach to tell us about her educational outreach work with Professor Patrick Underhill. Enjoy!) My name is Hannah Fix, I am a senior undergraduate studying aeronautical and mechanical Engineering. I work with Professor Patrick Underhill on the “Fluid Dynamics Demo Kit: Fluid Physics on the Road” […]
President and CEO of Wing Power Energy Named 2012 William F. Glaser ’53 Rensselaer Entrepreneur of the Year
Harry Ruda has been selected as the 2012 William F. Glaser ’53 Rensselaer Entrepreneur of the Year.
Rensselaer Engineers Help High School Students Explore the Physics of Everyday Life
Professor Patrick Underhill and senior Hannah Fix spent the summer developing four “kits” that contain everything needed for researchers to run a fun-filled, memorable educational outreach workshop on the topic of fluid physics.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson Participating in the 2012 World Economic Forum “Summer Davos” in China
President Shirley Ann Jackson is participating in the 2012 World Economic Forum’s (WEF) “Summer Davos.”
Rensselaer Appoints Biotechnology, Administrative, and Education Leader Jonathan S. Dordick as Vice President for Research
Jonathan S. Dordick has been appointed vice president for research, effective today.
Light From Self-Luminous Tablet Computers Can Affect Evening Melatonin, Delaying Sleep
A new study shows that a two-hour exposure to electronic devices with self-luminous “backlit” displays causes melatonin suppression.