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New Electronic Computer Simulation Technology Trains NROTC Midshipmen for Modern Shipboard Environment The Navy Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (NROTC) program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute unveiled its new state-of-the-art naval science electronic classroom today. Members of the Rensselaer campus community, NROTC officers and midshipmen, and C.J. Stein, director of officer development at the United States Naval Service Training Command, also participated in the opening event.

Though Human Eyes Have Evolved To See Other People Blush, Our Eyes Need Assistance To Spot Health-Related Changes in Skin Color Such as Cyanosis

Currently Serving as CEO of Washington State University Foundation, Brenda Wilson-Hale Will Join Rensselaer on July 1

New Study Shows Graphene Could Help Prevent Fracture and Fatigue Failure in Composite-Based Structures Including Windmill Blades and Aircraft Wings

Free Guidebook Profiles the Nation’s Most Environmentally Responsible Colleges and Universities Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has been named one of the country’s most environmentally responsible colleges. The Princeton Review has selected Rensselaer for inclusion in a new publication for college applicants: The Princeton Review’s Guide to 286 Green Colleges.

To: The Rensselaer Community From: Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D. President, Professor of Physics, Professor of Engineering Sciences It is with sadness that I write to inform you of the recent passing of Professor Emeritus Ernest F. Nippes '38, an alumnus of the Institute and a beloved professor and administrator for many decades. He was 92.

To: The Rensselaer Community From: Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D. President, Professor of Physics, Professor of Engineering Sciences It is with sadness that I write to inform you of the recent passing of Professor Emeritus Ernest F. Nippes '38, an alumnus of the Institute and a beloved professor and administrator for many decades. He was 92.

More than 300 10th and 11th grade girls from the Capital Region, New York State, and across New England will participate in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s “Design Your Future Day” (DYFD) program on Saturday, April 17. The event is designed to engage students in activities to inform and excite them about degree programs and career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute successfully sold $357 million in tax-exempt and $205 million in taxable bonds, in order to retire substantially all variable rate bonds outstanding, and to terminate all integrated interest rate swaps.