Rensselaer Receives More Than $4.8 Million in Recovery Act Funding
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has received more than $4.8 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
Ego City: Cities Organized Like Human Brains
Credit: Rensselaer/Mark Changizi New study shows striking similarity in the evolution of brains, cities
Lally School of Management & Technology at Rensselaer Launches New Innovation Dialogue Series
This year, the Lally School of Management & Technology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will host a weekly dialogue series exploring new and emerging ideas in the world of management and business. The series will focus on “Doing Business in an Era of Significant Change” and will showcase innovation in diverse fields, including finance, technology commercialization, energy, information technology, healthcare, publishing, and ethics.
Greenlighting a Greener World
This year, the Lally School of Management & Technology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will host a weekly dialogue series exploring new and emerging ideas in the world of management and business. The series will focus on “Doing Business in an Era of Significant Change” and will showcase innovation in diverse fields, including finance, technology commercialization, energy, information technology, healthcare, publishing, and ethics.
Rensselaer Partners With Troy Restaurants and Cafes
New program allows students to use Rensselaer ID card for purchases at local businesses With a plethora of cultural cuisines and eateries to choose from, the menu of downtown Troy, N.Y., has never been better. Today, with the implementation on a new off-campus dining program, the students of Rensselaer will find it easier than ever to enjoy the restaurants and other local businesses that the historic downtown has to offer.
A New Way to Look at Innovation: Rensselaer Professor Outlines Blueprint for Social Change
Some look at issues such as healthcare, energy and education and see almost insurmountable obstacles. Satish Nambisan at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute sees something else: an opportunity to foster collaboration, innovation and the resulting social change.
Rensselaer Once Again Ranks Among the Nation's Top 50 Universities
For the 10th year in a row, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has been named among the top 50 universities in the nation, according to the annual U.S. News & World Report list of “America’s Best Colleges.” The Institute is ranked 42nd among all national universities. In addition, a Rensselaer education was given top marks for quality and affordability, ranked 30th on the list of “Great Schools, Great Prices.” The undergraduate engineering program at Rensselaer continues to be ranked in the top 25 in the country, ranked at 23 overall.
Abdoun Named Iovino Professor at Rensselaer
Geotechnics and earthquake expert Tarek Abdoun has been named the Judith and Thomas Iovino ’73 Career Development Professor in Civil Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The endowed professorship is one of the highest honors bestowed on a Rensselaer faculty member.