Leading Innovation Expert and Former U.S. House of Representatives Science and Technology Committee Chairman Barton J. Gordon Will Speak at 206th Commencement May 26
Barton J. Gordon will deliver the main address at the 206th Commencement on May 26.
Guest Blogger: Alex Giordano
(Alex Giordano is a senior mechanical engineering major and shop manager for the Rensselaer Formula SAE student team. He wrote this excellent post for The Approach to talk about the yesterday’s event where the club unveiled its 2012 race car, which you can see above and below. Every year the club builds a new car [...]
Rensselaer Professor Jie Lian Receives NSF CAREER Award
Jie Lian has won a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
From Beaker to Bits: Unique Collaboration Between Biologists and Computer Scientists Creates Computational Model of Human Tissue
Computer scientists and biologists in the Data Science Research Center have developed a rare collaboration to pick apart a fundamental roadblock to progress in modern medicine.
A Selfless Act
Two years ago, Class of 2003 graduate Lt. Miroslav “Steven” Zilberman, who was serving as a Naval pilot aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, made a decision that saved the lives of three of his crewmates.
If Bones Could Talk
Health reporter Benita Zahn from the local NBC affiliate visited our own Eric Ledet recently to talk about his biomedical engineering research. Professor Ledet created an implantable sensor that can wirelessly transmit data from within the body. The sensors, made from tiny little coils of wire, can be implanted in an orthopedic surgery site. Once [...]
Freshman Applications Surge Past 15,000 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
A record total of 15, 201 high school students have filed applications to attend Rensselaer this fall.
Greater Capital Region Science and Engineering Fair Set to Celebrate Promising Middle and High School Researchers on March 24, 2012
More than 100 area middle and high school students from the Capital Region will participate in the 22nd annual greater Capital Region Science and Engineering Fair.
New Lecture Series at Rensselaer To Focus on Nuclear Engineering Research
A new lecture series at Rensselaer is dedicated to fostering discussion and public interest in topics related to nuclear engineering.
Digital Violinist To Perform in Industrial-Age Relic
This year the Production, Installation, and Performance (PIP) seminar at Rensselaer takes place in a cavernous mausoleum of the industrial age known around town as “the Gasholder Building.”