Freshman Applications Surge Past 14,500 at Rensselaer
Another Record Year for Applications to Rensselaer
Rensselaer Opens Doors of Biotechnology Center With First Biotechnology Public Interest Forum March 10
In an effort to increase engagement with the public, surrounding business community, and Rensselaer community in the life-saving and high-tech research ongoing at the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies (CBIS) at Rensselaer, a series of regular open sessions with Rensselaer researchers will begin on March 10. The first forum, “Making Medications Safer,” will begin with a light breakfast outside the CBIS Auditorium at 8 a.m. The new series will be called the Biotechnology Public Interest Forums.
Student Innovation at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Holds Key To Safer Remote Detection of Dangerous Materials
Benjamin Clough Is One of Three Finalists for the $30,000 2011 Lemelson-MIT Rensselaer Student Prize
Industry Leader, Innovator, and Rensselaer Graduate Hugo Ferguson, Ph.D., Makes $1 Million Gift to Rensselaer
Rensselaer alumnus Hugo S. Ferguson and his wife, Evelyn, of Clearwater, Fla., have made a $1 million gift to the Institute.
Rensselaer Professor James Lu Named IEEE Fellow
Researcher Honored for Innovative Research and Technical Achievements Toward the Design and Realization of 3-D Integrated Computer Chips. James Jian-Qiang Lu
Rensselaer Professor Daniel Lewis Receives NSF CAREER Award
Young Faculty Researcher at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute To Investigate Materials Structure With Big Impact on Performance of Metals and Ceramics Daniel Lewis
Abby Kinchy of Rensselaer To Discuss Social Perspectives on Hydraulic Fracturing at AAAS Annual Meeting
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor To Present “Fractious Citizens: Sociological Perspectives on the Hydraulic Fracturing Controversy” A drilling rig in northeastern Pennsylvania. Photo Credit: Abby Kinchy
Web Experts Ask Scientists To Use the Web To Improve Understanding, Sharing of Their Data in Science Magazine
Peter Fox and James Hendler of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are calling for scientists to take a few tips from the users of the World Wide Web when presenting their data to the public and other scientists in the Feb. 11 issue of Science magazine. Fox and Hendler, both professors within the Tetherless World Research Constellation at Rensselaer, outline a new vision for the visualization of scientific data in a perspective piece titled “Changing the Equation on Scientific Data Visualization.”