Two members of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute science faculty have been selected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Susan Gilbert, professor and head of biology, and James Hendler, senior constellation professor in the Tetherless World Constellation and head of the information technology and web science program, are two of the 539 newly selected AAAS fellows.
For many of us at Rensselaer, December brings with it an onslaught of year-end reviews, top-10 lists, “best-of” compilations, and a host of other collections of newspaper, magazine, broadcast, and online articles that attempt to capture important events and accomplishments. Looking at these lists has led us to peer back at the year that was at Rensselaer. We created our own inventory of top stories.
Biomedical Engineering Students To Visit Remote and Under-Resourced Medical Clinics Biomedical engineering students from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will travel to South Africa next month on a mission to identify the unique needs of remote, under-resourced medical clinics. The students will use these findings and field observations to inform the design and development of new medical technologies.
Faculty, Board of Trustees, and President Approve Formation of a New Faculty Senate The faculty, provost, president, and Board of Trustees of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have approved a new faculty senate constitution. The new document, which was adopted following a vote by the faculty late Friday, Dec. 16, represents a revised governance structure at Rensselaer that will allow for a reconfigured faculty senate at the Institute.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Staffer and Professional Boxer Shannon Miller Heads Back to the Ring Dec. 16 Shannon MIller Phillip Kamrass/Times Union
Engineers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Awarded $2.7 Million NIH Grant To Develop Immersive, Touch-Sensitive Virtual Reality Tools To Replicate the High-Stress Environment of an Operating Room
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Business School and Tunisian Business School Develop Guidebook for Sustained Economic Growth in the Maghreb
Area Middle School Students Set to Tackle Food Safety Issues with Innovative Solutions This Weekend Photography by Adriana M. Groisman, courtesy of FIRST
Action taken after meeting with student leader The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Board of Trustees, at its meeting Dec. 3 on the Troy campus, voted “unanimously and unequivocally” to endorse President Shirley Ann Jackson’s leadership, and “committed itself to full support of Dr. Jackson’s presidency and The Rensselaer Plan.”