Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Department of the Arts with a series of events and will also mark the 30th anniversary of the Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS).
Researchers seek to harness the power of computer graphics cards to solve one of the world’s most pressing health care technology challenges.
Civil engineers from Rensselaer were part of an international research team that collapsed a full-scale dike this week in The Netherlands.
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 Polytechnic Institute this week was ranked 23rd on the 2012 list of Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs by U.S. News & World Report.
U.S. News & World Report ranking of 41st in the nation among national research universities
(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” […]
Harry Ruda has been selected as the 2012 William F. Glaser ’53 Rensselaer Entrepreneur of the Year.
President Shirley Ann Jackson is participating in the 2012 World Economic Forum’s (WEF) “Summer Davos.”
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.