Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Named National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
Prestigious Designation by American Society of Civil Engineers Recognizes Nation’s Oldest Civil Engineering Degree Program
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Celebrates 175 Years of Civil Engineering
In 1835, Rensselaer Issued the First Civil Engineering Degree in the United States Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today (Oct. 14, 2010) celebrated its place in history as the first university in the United States to issue a degree in civil engineering.
Rensselaer Researcher Wins Prestigious American Cancer Society Award for Work on Cancer
A recent Research Scholar Grant from the American Cancer Society acknowledges the potential of Rensselaer researcher Lee Ligon’s work on breast cancer. Ligon is investigating interactions between cells as breast cancer spreads within the body.
James K. Mitchell To Receive Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Davies Medal
James K. Mitchell, Class of 1951 Esteemed Geotechnical Engineer and Educator To Be Awarded Highest Honor Given to a Rensselaer School of Engineering Alumnus
Physicist Vincent Meunier Joins Rensselaer as Kodosky '70 Constellation Professor
Vincent Meunier, Ph.D. Computational physicist Vincent Meunier has joined Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as the Gail and Jeffrey L. Kodosky ’70 Constellation Professor of Physics, Information Technology, and Entrepreneurship.
Rensselaer To Celebrate 175 Years of Civil Engineering with Festivities, Colloquy
Graduates of Nation’s First Civil Engineering Degree Program Built the Brooklyn Bridge, Ferris Wheel, Yankee Stadium, and Other Historic Feats of Engineering; Smithsonian Institution Secretary G. Wayne Clough Among Noted Speakers at Celebration
National Lighting Product Information Program Releases New Report on Street Lighting Technologies
Specifier Reports: Streetlights for Collector Roads Is Available Online
Purifying Proteins: Rensselaer Researchers Use NMR To Improve Drug Development
The purification of drug components is a large hurdle facing modern drug development. This is particularly true of drugs that utilize proteins, which are notoriously difficult to separate from other potentially deadly impurities.
Proteins To Yield New Clues in Fight Against Osteoporosis
New Study at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Aims To Identify New Methods of Diagnosing and Treating Osteoporosis Deepak Vashishth