Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Inducts New Members Into Phalanx Honor Society
Twenty-three students have been inducted into the Rensselaer Phalanx Honor Society for 2013.
The College Life Series From Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Engineers Without Borders in Panama
A daily challenge faced by the community of Sandubidi in Panama is access to clean water. Rensselaer chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB-RPI) has been working with the community to develop a solution.
Rensselaer Professor Peter Dinolfo Receives NSF CAREER Award
Peter Dinolfo, assistant professor of chemistry and chemical biology in the School of Science, has won a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) from the National Science Foundation.
Stranger Visions
The emerging genre of bio-art explores new frontiers of life made possible through biotechnology—transgenic species, cells grown on artificial scaffolds, or formed into organs using 3-D printing—and our increasing ability to start, stop, and form life at will. Bio-artists often use techniques developed in the lab in their work, and there are several artists in […]
The College Life Series From Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Celebrating Student Leadership
GM Week is an annual student-run event, focusing on the election of new student government representatives, with the Grand Marshal serving as the highest elected official in student government.
GameFest 2013 at Rensselaer: Future Play – Competition of Student Designed Video Games From Four Regional Collegiate Programs
GameFest: Four collegiate game design programs, 40 student-designed video games, speakers from five game design companies and one rollicking concert of game music favorites.
Designing a Structure One Can at a Time To Help Feed Local Families
A team of architecture students took home the “Structural Ingenuity” award at the 2013 Canstruction event at the New York State Museum.
Manufacturing Pioneer To Receive Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Davies Medal
Celebrated innovator and metallurgist Hugo. S. Ferguson, Class of 1956, will receive the prestigious Davies Medal for Engineering Achievement from the School of Engineering.
Renowned Human Rights and Civil Liberties Pioneer Congressman John Lewis To Address Rensselaer Graduates at 207th Commencement
Rep. Lewis will join a group of high-level business, military, and nonprofit foundation leaders who will participate in the graduation ceremonies.
Cognitive Scientist and Rensselaer Professor Ron Sun Named Fellow of IEEE
Ron Sun, professor of cognitive science and an expert in cognitive theories and systems, has been selected as a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. (IEEE).