The effect of government spending to spur the economy is undermined when government finances the stimulus by borrowing money, according to a new mathematical model developed by a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute professor.
Rensselaer Vice President for Research Positioned To Chair AAAS Section on Information, Computing, and Communication Cyberinfrastructure pioneer Francine Berman, the vice president for research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been chosen president-elect of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Section T for Information, Computing, and Communication.
A simulation developed with MilkyWay@Home shows the formation of several stellar streams (Sagittarius, Orphan, and GD-1) around the Milky Way. The animation represents four billion years in the Milky Way, ending at the present day.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Alumnus To Discuss “Soft Modernism & The Nature of Circumstance” Photo courtesy of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
$30,000 Lemelson-MIT Collegiate Student Prizes Awarded to Students Nationwide; Four Leading Institutes Celebrate Winners
Deanna Thompson Is Working To Develop New Treatments for Brain Injury and Illness Deanna Thompson
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Program Ranked in Top 15 Out of 150 Programs in U.S. and Canada The Rensselaer Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences program has been named among the top 15 out of 150 undergraduate game design programs in the United States and Canada, according to a new survey from the Princeton Review. The Princeton Review developed its “Top Schools for Video Game Design Study" list in partnership with GamePro magazine, one of the most respected brands in the video game industry.
“Taking the Mystery Out of Executive Compensation” with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Alumnus Thomas Cooley Thomas F. Cooley ’65, a professor of economics at New York University, will speak at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on Wednesday, March 9. Cooley, who received a bachelor’s degree in management from Rensselaer in 1965, will also be presented with the Rensselaer Alumni Association (RAA) Thomas W. Phelan Fellows Award.
Tristan Lawry Is One of Three Finalists for the $30,000 2011 Lemelson-MIT Rensselaer Student Prize Tristan Lawry Video Podcast
Sevan Goenezen Is One of Three Finalists for the $30,000 2011 Lemelson-MIT Rensselaer Student Prize