Economists around the world are predicting that transformational entrepreneurship and technology will be required to truly lift the global economy from its dangerous slump. A thousand of the globe’s most promising innovators will come together September 10-12 in Dalian, China, to present their ideas for a new wave of economic growth as part of the World Economic Forum “Summer Davos” in Asia meeting.
Diana-Andra Borca-Tasciuc, assistant professor of mechanical, aerospace, and nuclear engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has won a Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has received more than $4.8 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
Credit: Rensselaer/Mark Changizi New study shows striking similarity in the evolution of brains, cities
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.
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.
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.
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.