Commencement 2009: Fighting Fire With Innovative Engineering
Photo Credit: Rensselaer/Mark McCarty Conventional smoke detection and sprinkler systems are important safety tools and help to save lives, but indiscriminately soaking an office building, home, or workplace with water can cause tens of thousands of dollars worth of damage.
Commencement 2009: Military Doctor-in-Training Paves Her Own Path to Success
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Commencement 2009: The Solution Finder - A Rensselaer Graduate Who Always Thinks Outside the Box
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to Host Colloquy on Leading and Thriving in Challenging Times
A global business leader, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, a pioneering entrepreneur and prominent art collector, and a renowned strategic consultant to corporations and countries will share insights on taking “The Long View: Leading and Thriving in Challenging Times,” in a conversation convened and moderated by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson. This President’s Commencement Colloquy will be held on Friday, May 15, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., in the Concert Hall of the Curtis R.
One Step Closer: Novel Opioid Receptor Compound From Rensselaer in Phase I Clinical Trials
Mark Wentland Discovery may lead to further development of compounds to treat nervous system disorders and addiction
Commencement 2009: Green Engineering for a Better Tomorrow
Photo Credit: Rensselaer/Mark McCarty Libby Stehr has a vision of a greener, more sustainable future.
Rensselaer To Explore the Connections Between Science, Art, and Technology
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will host a colloquium next week to discuss and explore the evolving convergence of art and science. Four renowned researchers and artists will convene to tackle questions about the evolution of aesthetic perception, and how art, music, science, and technology enhance our understanding of human sensibilities, communication, and cognition.
Statement of Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson on the Passing of Warren H. Bruggeman '46
It is with great sadness that I write to inform you that Rensselaer Trustee Warren H. Bruggeman ’46 passed away yesterday morning. He was 84 years old. Mr. Bruggeman served as a member of the Rensselaer Board of Trustees from 1989 through 2000, and continued to serve over the past nine years as an honorary member. He was chairman of the Board’s Community Relations Committee and the Rensselaer Technology Park Committee, and an instrumental figure in the growth of our Tech Park into one of the region’s most successful economic engines.
Spear Named Edward P. Hamilton Distinguished Professor of Science Education at Rensselaer
Frank Spear, professor and head of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, has been appointed as the Edward P. Hamilton Distinguished Professor of Science Education.