MilkyWay@Home Co-Founder and Rensselaer Professor Heidi Newberg Named Fellow of American Physical Society
Galactic astronomer Heidi Newberg has been selected as a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS).
Capital Region’s Top Research Institutions Host Symposium on Building Collaborations in Research Leading to Medical Advances
Biomedical researchers, industry leaders and policymakers discussed ways to build collaborations that will translate basic scientific research into practical, commercial health care applications.
Distant Stars, Giant Planets … And an exhibit on Capitol Hill
More than 1,000 light years from Earth, a giant gaseous planet is in a tight and fast orbit around a star larger than the Sun, and, between the two of them, there’s something funny going on. The star is known as HAT-P-7 or Kepler 2, the planet is Kepler 2b, and Rensselaer physics and astronomy student Emily DeLarme has […]
Deepak Vashishth Named Director of Rensselaer Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies
Deepak Vashisht has been appointed director of the Rensselaer Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies.
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.