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NSF Grant Supports Novel Cognitive Science Exploration at Rensselaer Video podcast of research as part of the Creative Artificially-Intuitive and Reasoning Agent project.

Listen to audio podcast on Pankaj Karande's research.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Senior Research Specialist and graduate student Aaron Smith was recently recognized by LD+A, the magazine of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA), as one of 25 rising stars in the lighting profession.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Alumnus and His Wife Add $1 Million to Previous Unrestricted Gift of $1.4 Million Two private patrons for the arts have added another $1 million to their ongoing support for the creation of new works at the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

A dealer in antique coins gets an offer to buy a beautiful bronze coin. The coin has an emperor’s head on one side and the date “544 B.C.” stamped on the other. The dealer examines the coin, but instead of buying it, he calls the police. Why?

Luciano brings expertise in health care and life science research to the Tetherless World Research Constellation Joanne Sylvia Luciano

Greg DeAngelo knows that the more styles of jeans we have to choose from, the less we like our jeans. He knows that people are often willing to drive 10 miles to save $10 on a new pair of jeans, but will not drive this distance to save $10 on a new car. In short, DeAngelo knows that our choices often appear inconsistent and irrational.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is ranked among the nation’s best values among private universities, according to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine’s 2010-2011 list of 100 schools that provide “high quality education at an affordable price.” In the recently released rankings, Rensselaer placed 53rd.