Community news from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. http://www.rpi.edu/news/community/index.html en-us Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 2012 05/28/13 - It’s never too early for young students to turn an idea into a viable business, according to the Lally School of Management and Technology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. To support the concept,the Lally School will host its annual business plan competition for high school students May 29.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3192 29 May 2013 16:00:00 EST 05/28/13 - Second Lt. Paul Maloney, USMC, Rensselaer Class of 2013, had a memorable Commencement; perhaps a bit more memorable than he and his family had bargained for.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3191 28 May 2013 16:00:00 EST 05/23/13 - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will convene the 11th annual President’s Commencement Colloquy, engaging its 2013 honorary degree recipients—leaders in the government, military, business, philanthropy, nonprofit, and technology sectors—in a discussion titled “Leading Cultural Shifts: Courage, Creativity, Commitment,” to be moderated by Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3188 23 May 2013 16:00:00 EST 05/25/13 - U.S. Representative John R. Lewis (D-GA) — one of the nation’s most dedicated and courageous civil rights leaders — urged graduates to use their skills to build a kinder, more equitable society, at the 207th Commencement at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Saturday.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3190 25 May 2013 16:00:00 EST 05/23/13 - As Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute prepared to host the 207th Commencement ceremony, the Division of Student Life carved out time to honor several graduating seniors as the first recipients of the newly created CLASS Awards.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3189 23 May 2013 16:00:00 EST 05/23/13 - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will convene the 11th annual President’s Commencement Colloquy, engaging its 2013 honorary degree recipients—leaders in the government, military, business, philanthropy, nonprofit, and technology sectors—in a discussion titled “Leading Cultural Shifts: Courage, Creativity, Commitment,” to be moderated by Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3188 23 May 2013 16:00:00 EST 05/22/13 - Sponsored by the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, a one-day conference at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will center on technologies that aid mobility disabled people in making art and music.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3187 22 May 2013 16:00:00 EST 05/20/13 - The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has launched the first interactive website to help homeowners, contractors, and builders choose the right light bulbs, fixtures, and controls to maximize energy savings, calculate lighting costs, and achieve lighting effects to meet a wide range of needs in their homes. http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3183 20 May 2013 16:00:00 EST 05/21/13 - Before leaving, Cary Ann Kaczowka, a member of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Class of 2013, had some parting words that she wanted to share with the campus.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3185 21 May 2013 16:00:00 EST 05/21/13 - Each year at Commencement, the graduating class presents the university with a unique and spirited gift. And now the fastest selling toy in history will find a home on the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute campus.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3184 21 May 2013 16:00:00 EST 05/14/13 - The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) today announced $1.8 million in funding to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for critical upgrades to the electrical and mechanical infrastructure of the university’s supercomputing center, the Computational Center for Nanotechnology Innovations (CCNI). http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3179 14 May 2013 16:00:00 EST 05/09/13 - Recreation gets a redesign in an exhibit of "playscape" furniture designed for the Troy Riverfront Park as part of a collaboration between the City of Troy and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of Architecture. http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3176 09 May 2013 16:00:00 EST 04/25/13 - More than 1,000 members of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute community, along with family and friends, will participate in the eighth annual Relay For Life event, sponsored by the American Cancer Society.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3170 25 Apr 2013 16:00:00 EST 04/24/13 - Biomedical researchers, industry leaders and policymakers joined together Wednesday to discuss ways to build collaborations among Capital Region institutions that will be able to translate basic scientific research into practical, commercial health care applications.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3169 24 Apr 2013 16:00:00 EST 04/22/13 - Twenty-three students have been inducted into the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Phalanx Honor Society for 2013.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3166 22 Apr 2013 16:00:00 EST 04/15/13 - Life is simple for the community of Sandubidi the island of Isla Popa in the Bocas del Toro region of the Republic of Panama. However, a daily challenge they face is access to clean water.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3163 15 Apr 2013 16:00:00 EST 04/11/13 - GM Week, currently under way, is an annual student-run event, focusing on the election of new student government representatives, with the Grand Marshal serving as the highest elected official in student government.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3162 11 Apr 2013 16:00:00 EST 04/10/13 - Four collegiate game design programs, 40 student-designed video games, speakers from five game design companies, and one rollicking concert of game music favorites in EMPAC.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3161 10 Apr 2013 16:00:00 EST 04/09/13 - This year, a team of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute architecture students took home the “Structural Ingenuity” award at the 2013 Canstruction event at the New York State Museum.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3160 09 Apr 2013 16:00:00 EST 04/08/13 - Celebrated innovator and metallurgist Hugo. S. Ferguson, Class of 1956, will receive the prestigious Davies Medal for Engineering Achievement from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of Engineering.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3159 08 Apr 2013 16:00:00 EST 04/02/13 - U.S. Representative John Lewis (D-GA) — one of the nation’s most dedicated and courageous civil rights leaders — will address Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute graduates at the 207th Commencement May 25, 2013.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3158 03 Apr 2013 16:00:00 EST 03/28/13 - Student creativity and entrepreneurial thinking to make bridges and buildings more resilient to earthquakes, aid bone regeneration, and enhance the online shopping experience have received funding from the Rensselaer Class of ’51 Entrepreneurship Fund. http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3155 28 Mar 2013 16:00:00 EST 03/20/13 - Rensselaer will celebrate the countdown to Earth Day with a weeklong festival of performances, lectures, films, exhibits, and workshops centered on environmental sustainability.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3153 20 Mar 2013 16:00:00 EST 03/18/13 - More than 100 Capital Region middle and high school students will participate in the 23rd annual Greater Capital Region Science and Engineering Fair Saturday, March 23.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3151 18 Mar 2013 16:00:00 EST 03/13/13 - U.S. involvement is led by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Computer Science Professor Francine Berman and Professor Beth A. Plale, of the School of Informatics and Computing at Indiana University.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3150 15 Mar 2013 16:00:00 EST 03/11/13 - Patrick D. Gallagher, U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, will provide the keynote address for the inaugural Advanced Manufacturing Conference.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3146 11 Mar 2013 9:00:00 EST 03/05/13 - Ming Ma has developed a new method to manufacture light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that are brighter, more energy efficient, and have superior technical properties than those on the market today.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3144 03 Mar 2013 9:00:00 EST 02/26/13 - Lighting industry leaders will deliver a pair of keynote addresses today at the Smart Lighting Engineering Research Center (ERC) fourth annual Industry-Academia Days. http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3142 26 Feb 2013 9:00:00 EST 02/26/13 - It’s never too early to encourage college students to find a way turn an idea into a viable business, according to the Lally School of Management and Technology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. To support the concept, the Lally School will host its annual business plan competition for undergraduate and graduate students Feb. 26-27. http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3140 26 Feb 2013 9:00:00 EST 02/22/13 - With several teams of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute undergraduate and graduate students vying for the top prize in the upcoming Rensselaer Business Plan Competition, the Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship in the Lally School of Management and Technology and the Albany-based Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) are collaborating to connect Rensselaer students with local, highly successful entrepreneurs.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3137 22 Feb 2013 9:00:00 EST 02/13/13 - To help Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students who are interested in identifying, planning for, and achieving future career goals, the Center for Career and Professional Development (CCPD) is hosting the annual Spring Career Fair.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3133 13 Feb 2013 9:00:00 EST 02/06/13 - The health, prosperity, security, and global leadership of the United States depends on our strength in science and technology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson told a U.S. Congressional panel today.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3129 06 Feb 2013 9:00:00 EST 01/23/13 - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson has called for a new way of working and learning to harness the power of science and technology for the urgent purpose of developing answers to the intersecting challenges of energy, food, water, health, and national security, climate change, and natural resource allocation.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3123 23 Jan 2013 9:00:00 EST 01/21/13 - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson will deliver the annual ERA Foundation International Lecture at the Royal Academy of Engineering in London on January 22, 2013.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3122 21 Jan 2013 9:00:00 EST 12/20/12 - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute announced today a $480,000 gift from the Emily Landecker Foundation. http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3121 20 Dec 2012 9:00:00 EST 12/17/12 - The Lighting Research Center’s 25th Anniversary Celebration is scheduled for March 20, 2013 in Troy, N.Y.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3120 17 Dec 2012 9:00:00 EST 12/12/12 - An effort by students, faculty, and staff at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to install ultra-efficient LED light bulbs in one campus facility will save the university about $21,000 per year.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3117 12 Dec 2012 9:00:00 EST 12/06/12 - More than 120 students have been working together to use their imagination and creativity in combination with science and technology to seek ways to improve the quality of life for seniors as part of the FIRST LEGO® League (FLL) Regional Qualifying Tournament at Rensselaer.http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3114 05 Dec 2012 9:00:00 EST 12/05/12 - To assist communities and residents impacted by Hurricane Sandy, on Saturday, Dec. 8, Rensselaer will host a live telethon event to raise funds to help victims. http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3113 05 Dec 2012 9:00:00 EST 12/05/12 -Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will host a holiday concert featuring the Rensselaer Orchestra, the Rensselaer Concert Choir, and a Festival Chorus on Sunday, Dec.16, at 3 p.m. in the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center. http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3111 05 Dec 2012 9:00:00 EST 10/19/12 - The journey to end breast cancer may often start with a simple step. On Sunday, Oct 21, several members of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute campus will join thousands of individuals participating in the American Cancer Society’s annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3096 19 Oct 2012 10:00:00 EST 10/19/12 - As the leaves turn color and the cool autumn weather settles in, more than 4,400 people are expected to visit campus this weekend to celebrate Family Weekend. http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3095 19 Oct 2012 10:00:00 EST 10/18/12 - Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss—commonly known as “the Winklevoss twins”—were launched into the public eye in 2004, when they filed a lawsuit against Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3094 18 Oct 2012 10:00:00 EST 10/16/12 - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has unveiled NanoSpace, an online “molecular theme park” populated with more than 25 games, activities, and animations to educate and excite young students about the world of atoms and molecules. http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3093 16 Oct 2012 10:00:00 EST 10/15/12 - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is looking to its brilliant students, world-class faculty, and peerless staff to help name its new supercomputing system. http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3092 15 Oct 2012 10:00:00 EST 10/11/12 - Brigitte Arduini has been named director of the New York state-funded Stem Cell Research Core Facility, within the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies at Rensselaer. http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3091 11 Oct 2012 10:00:00 EST 09/27/12 - As part of its ongoing mission to educate and inspire the next generation of technology leaders, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will host local high school students for a morning and afternoon of activities to celebrate national Manufacturing Day. http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3085 27 Sept 2012 10:00:00 EST 09/27/12 - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Department of the Arts with a series of events, including a concert and exhibition of electronic arts showcasing the full spectrum of talent within the department.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3084 27 Sept 2012 10:00:00 EST 09/11/12 - Harry Ruda—a high-tech, serial entrepreneur whose career spans more than 35 years in the areas of information technology, software, and telecomm—has been selected as the 2012 William F. Glaser ’53 Rensselaer Entrepreneur of the Year.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3079 11 Sept 2012 10:00:00 EST 09/10/12 - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson is participating in the 2012 World Economic Forum’s (WEF) “Summer Davos,” to be held September 11-13, 2012, in Tianjin, China.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3078 10 Sept 2012 10:00:00 EST 09/10/12 - Professor Patrick Underhill and senior Hannah Fix spent the summer developing four “kits” that contain everything needed for researchers to run a fun-filled, memorable educational outreach workshop on the topic of fluid physics at their local high school.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3077 10 Sept 2012 10:00:00 EST 09/04/12 - Jonathan S. Dordick, the current director of the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies (CBIS) and Howard P. Isermann Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been appointed vice president for research, effective today.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3076 04 Sept 2012 10:00:00 EST 08/22/12 - Two Rensselaer graduates have been honored as recipients of the national Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3072 22 Aug 2012 10:00:00 EST 08/21/12 - The incoming Class of 2016 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute promises to be an exceptional group, with an increase in average SAT scores, and more than 100 receiving a perfect 800 SAT critical reading or math score. In addition, three students scored 1600, and two students received a perfect 2400. Sixty-six percent of the students are coming from the top 10 percent of their high school classes.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3073 21 Aug 2012 10:00:00 EST 07/19/12 - Dr. Jackson is one of only four International Fellows in the 2012 Class.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3068 19 Jul 2012 10:00:00 EST 07/16/12 - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will co-host the 2012 Haas Technical Education Center (HTEC) Manufacturing Conference. Now in its sixth year, the event is attended by K-12 and university instructors from North America and aims to strengthen manufacturing education.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3066 16 Jul 2012 12:00:00 EST 06/28/12 - Forty-eight area middle school students are curing the summer “brain drain” this year with a heavy dose of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fun at the ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp hosted by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3062 28 Jun 2012 12:00:00 EST 06/08/12 - David Rosowsky, dean of the School of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, will deliver the keynote address today at the annual meeting of the New York State Society of Professional Engineers (NYSSPE) in Saratoga Springs.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3055 08 Jun 2012 12:00:00 EST 05/26/12 - Former U.S. House of Representative Committee on Science and Technology Chairman Bart Gordon told graduates to use their education to answer today’s “Sputnik challenge,” while U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu spoke to the value of individual conviction at the 206th Commencement at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Saturday.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3046 26 May 2012 12:00:00 EST 05/24/12 - Today, after more than 150 years of residing on an architecturally diverse streetscape in the center of the City of Troy’s historic district, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Columbia Development Companies held a ribbon cutting to unveil the project that has converted the Chasan Building into office space for the Rensselaer Institute Advancement team.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3044 24 May 2012 12:00:00 EST 05/24/12 - This year, 1,613 students will receive degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on Saturday, May 26, beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the East Campus Athletic Village (ECAV) stadium.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3045 24 May 2012 12:00:00 EST 05/16/12 - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will convene the 10th annual President’s Commencement Colloquy, engaging its 2012 honorary degree recipients in a discussion titled Honoring Tradition, Responding to a Changing World, moderated by Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3043 16 May 2012 12:00:00 EST 05/10/12 - Members of the student group Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have been hard at work transforming a used 20-foot steel shipping container into a safe, comfortable, and transportable bedroom for orphaned children in Haiti.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3042 15 May 2012 12:00:00 EST 04/25/12 - Get ready for the biggest GameFest yet, as the annual showcase of student-designed video games grows to include more than 40 entries from students of the Rensselaer Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences (GSAS) program, as well as game design programs at Rochester Institute of Technology and Champlain College.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3032 25 April 2012 12:00:00 EST 04/19/12 - As Boston Red Sox and baseball fans prepare to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park’s inaugural game on April 20, 1912, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is celebrating two alumni who played a key role in designing and building the storied ballpark.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3026 19 April 2012 12:00:00 EST 04/19/12 - Students, mentees, and scientific collaborators of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor of Chemistry James Ferris gathered at a special session of the 2012 Astrobiology Science Conference in Atlanta, Ga., on April 19 to honor the scientist.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3024 19 April 2012 12:00:00 EST 04/18/12 - More than 200 10th and 11th grade girls from the Capital Region, other parts of New York state, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and across New England will participate in the “Design Your Future Day (DYFD)” program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on Saturday, April 21.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3025 18 April 2012 12:00:00 EST 04/17/12 - On April 25 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will host the first of a planned series of regional workshops to design a proposed $1 billion federal program, the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI). This inaugural workshop will take place at the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center on the Rensselaer campus in Troy, N.Y.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3023 17 April 2012 12:00:00 EST 04/16/12 - Michael Molnar, chief manufacturing officer of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and director of the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office (AMNPO), will deliver the keynote address at the Rensselaer Center for Automation Technologies and Systems (CATS) 2012 Technology Showcase and Conference.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3022 16 April 2012 12:00:00 EST 04/09/12 - Twenty-five students have been inducted into the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Phalanx Honor Society for 2012.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3020 09 April 2012 12:00:00 EST 04/04/12 - Barton J. Gordon — one of the nation’s leading bipartisan experts on innovation during his 26-year career in the U.S. House of Representatives — will deliver the main address at the 206th Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Commencement here on May 26.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3019 04 April 2012 12:00:00 EST 03/30/12 - Two years ago, Class of 2003 graduate Lt. Miroslav “Steven” Zilberman, who was serving as a Naval pilot aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, made a decision that saved the lives of three of his crewmates. For his selfless act of bravery, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will host a special plaque dedication ceremony in honor of Lt. Zilberman on Saturday, March 31.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3014 30 Mar 2012 12:00:00 EST 03/26/12 - It’s official. A record total of 15, 201 high school students have filed applications to attend Rensselaer this fall, according to numbers released today by the Rensselaer Office of Admissions.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3013 26 Mar 2012 12:00:00 EST 03/23/12 - More than 100 area middle and high school students will participate in the greater Capital Region Science and Engineering Fair on Saturday, March 24 on the Rensselaer campus in the Walker Laboratory building.   http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3012 23 Mar 2012 12:00:00 EST 03/22/12 - A new lecture series at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is dedicated to fostering discussion and public interest in topics related to nuclear engineering. The Rensselaer Nuclear Engineering Program will launch the Richard T. Lahey Jr. Distinguished Lecture Series in Nuclear Engineering at 2 p.m. Monday, April 9, in the auditorium of the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies.   http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3011 22 Mar 2012 12:00:00 EST 03/16/12 - Student creativity and entrepreneurial thinking for detecting bacteria in water, the development of a portable water filtration system, and a revolutionary approach to designing a low-cost, high-efficiency biomass home heating source have received funding from the Rensselaer Class of ’51 Entrepreneurship Fund.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3008 16 Mar 2012 12:00:00 EST 03/01/12 - The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls is mounting an unusual exhibit, titled “Building Futures: Re-Envisioning the Hyde at Rensselaer.” The exhibit presents conceptual proposals for expanding the Hyde campus, designed by faculty and students of the Rensselaer School of Architecture.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=3001 03 March 2012 08:00:00 EST 02/23/12 - Members of a student club at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created a unique 360-degree video chronicling a weather balloon’s 89,777-foot ascent into space.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2999 23 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST 02/17/12 - In celebration of National Engineers Week, the School of Engineering at Rensselaer will host its annual Exploring Engineering Day event.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2996 17 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST 02/17/12- Web scientist and Research Associate Professor Joanne Luciano in the Tetherless World Constellation at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is co-chairing the 2012 Semantics in Healthcare and Life Sciences (CSHALS) conference Feb 22-24 in Boston, Mass.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2995 17 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST 02/08/13 - U.S. Representative Paul D. Tonko will deliver the keynote address today to help kick off the Smart Lighting Engineering Research Center (ERC) third annual Industry-Academia Days.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2992 13 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST 02/08/12 - Joseph Medina has been appointed assistant vice president for advancement strategy, services, and infrastructure at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2991 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST 02/02/12 - More than 1,000 area students, families, teachers, and community organizations are expected at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Saturday, Feb. 4, to participate in the 14th annual Black Family Technology Awareness Day.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2990 02 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST 01/31/12 - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Vice President-Research Francine Berman was named a co-chair of The Board on Research Data and Information (BRDI) of the National Academy of Sciences.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2987 31 Jan 2012 08:00:00 EST 01/27/12 - The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has given Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute a High Performance Building Plaque for energy-saving investments that will reduce energy use and save the Institute $223,513 annually.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2985 26 Jan 2012 08:00:00 EST 01/25/12 - Nuclear safety expert Peter Caracappa, the campus radiation officer at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, will visit Capitol Hill Friday to brief congressional staffers on radiation and radioactivity.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2982 25 Jan 2012 08:00:00 EST 01/23/12 - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson has been chosen by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society, to receive its prestigious 2011 Philip Hauge Abelson Award.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2981 23 Jan 2012 08:00:00 EST 01/24/12 - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson and three top researchers from the Institute have been invited to deliver an “Ideas Lab” presentation at the World Economic Forum Jan. 25-29 in Davos, Switzerland.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2980 24 Jan 2012 08:00:00 EST 12/16/11 - The faculty, provost, president, and Board of Trustees of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have approved a new faculty senate constitution.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2963 16 Dec 2011 08:00:00 EST 12/15/11 - Shannon Miller, 37, plans to return to the ring – not only for the love of the sport, but also to raise awareness and funds for liver disease.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2962 15 Dec 2011 08:00:00 EST 12/08/11 - Thirteen middle school teams from around the Capital Region are set to compete in the FIRST LEGO® League (FLL) Regional Qualifying Tournament at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on Dec. 10.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2958 08 Dec 2011 08:00:00 EST 12/05/11 - A system to increase intravenous therapy, a breakthrough in detecting bacteria in water, an innovation that prevents disease and creates jobs and cogeneration water purification for China are just a few of the winning ideas in the Fall 2011 Change the World Challenge.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2956 05 Dec 2011 08:00:00 EST 12/02/11 - The Lally School of Management and Technology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has awarded Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) student Cathy Wheelock its prestigious Herman Family Fellowship award for Women in Entrepreneurship.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2955 02 Dec 2011 08:00:00 EST 11/18/11 - IThe Lighting Research Center is administering a Latin American Student Luminaire Design Competition sponsored by the AES Corporation and Philips Lighting.   http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2949 18 Nov 2011 08:00:00 EST 11/09/11 - Rensselaer has joined a nationwide grassroots effort to honor American service men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq and Afghanistan during the past decade.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2946 09 Nov 2011 08:00:00 EST 11/08/11 - U.S. Representative Paul D. Tonko will speak Wednesday evening at the Rensselaer Center for Future Energy Systems (CFES) 2011 Annual Conference and Industrial Advisory Board Meeting. The event will take place from 2 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies on the Rensselaer campus.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2942 08 Nov 2011 08:00:00 EST 10/28/11 - Two Rensselaer undergraduate students, who are also members of the RPI Ballroom student club, have turned their love of swing dancing into a business opportunity.   http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2939 28 Oct 2011 08:00:00 EST 10/24/11 - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute announced today an agreement with Columbia Development Companies to assume ownership and begin work on Proctor’s Theater and the adjacent Chasan office building on Fourth Street in Troy.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2936 24 Oct 2011 08:00:00 EST 10/21/11 - Several members of the Rensselaer Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity have officially moved into a distinctive and historic new home. In February, the fraternity officially took ownership of the former St. Francis DeSales Church and rectory on Congress Street in the City of Troy.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2935 21 Oct 2011 08:00:00 EST 10/18/11 - Sir Harold Walter Kroto, winner of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, will speak at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute about science in today’s society.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2934 11 Oct 2011 08:00:00 EST 10/11/11 - Nick Viggiani, who has served as Congressman Paul Tonko’s director of district projects since 2009, joined Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Oct. 10 as assistant vice president for research.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2933 11 Oct 2011 08:00:00 EST 10/05/11 - Last month, Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee followed a path along the United States eastern seaboard. In its wake, the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute community has been working to support area hurricane victims.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2931 05 Oct 2011 08:00:00 EST 10/03/11 - President Barack Obama last week named B. Jayant Baliga as among the five inventors to receive the 2010 National Medal of Technology and Innovation.   http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2930 03 Oct 2011 08:00:00 EST 09/30/11 - Leaders in academia, industry, and government will meet at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute next month to discuss strategies for leveraging the awesome power of supercomputers to drive growth, innovation, and competitive advantage for American companies.   http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2929 30 Sept 2011 08:00:00 EST 09/26/11 - Four engineering students spent their summer in Spain researching advanced materials at the Madrid Microelectronics Institute (IMM).  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2925 26 Sept 2011 08:00:00 EST 09/23/12 - The individuals honored include: Livingston Houston, Class of 1913; Peter Bohlin, Class of 1958; Steven Sasson, Class of 1972; Claire Fraser-Liggett, Class of 1977; and Jeffrey Friedman, Class of 1977.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2924 23 Sept 2011 08:00:00 EST 09/21/12 - Renowned electrical engineer and digital camera inventor Steven Sasson ’72 will receive the prestigious Davies Medal for Engineering Achievement.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2923 21 Sept 2011 08:00:00 EST 09/16/11 - Sean O’Sullivan, co-founder and managing director of Avego Corporation, has been selected as the 2011 William F. Glaser ’53 Rensselaer Entrepreneur of the Year.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2922 16 Sept 2011 08:00:00 EST 09/12/11 - Joseph Cassidy, dean of student life at the University of Dallas, will join Rensselaer as director of the Rensselaer Union.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2918 12 Sept 2011 08:00:00 EST 08/25/11 - Classes are cancelled for the first day of the fall term, Monday, Aug. 29; First Year Convocation has been rescheduled; distribution of laptop computers has been rescheduled.   http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2912 25 Aug 2011 08:00:00 EST 08/19/11 - The incoming Class of 2015 at Rensselaer promises to be an exceptional group, with an increase in average SAT scores, and more than 100 receiving a perfect 800 SAT critical reading or math score. Nearly 63 percent of the students are coming from the top 10 percent of their high school classes.   http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2911 19 Aug 2011 08:00:00 EST 08/16/11 - Rensselaer will host the Diffusion Fundamentals IV conference. Academics from around the world will visit the Rensselaer Troy campus to participate in the four-day event, which will be held held from Aug. 21 through Aug. 24.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2907 16 Aug 2011 08:00:00 EST 07/28/11 - Timothy E. Sams, associate dean of students at the New York University Abu Dhabi campus, will join the Institute as vice president for student life, effective August 15.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2906 28 Jul 2011 08:00:00 EST 07/24/11 - The hands-on program offers students an exciting way to beat the heat as they design space suits, build rockets, and more while experiencing life on a college campus.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2901 24 Jul 2011 10:00:00 EST 07/12/11 - The new infrastructure will support applications such as the production and post-production of HD and 3-D video along with video data for immersive environments and scientific visualizations.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2897 12 Jul 2011 12:00:00 EST June 21, 2011 - Graduate students awarded "Best of the Best" prize for their innovative idea to "Change the World": provide light for people who have no access to a conventional power grid.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2890 21 Jun 2011 09:00:00 EST May 28, 2011 - U.S. Surgeon General and Vice Admiral Regina M. Benjamin addressed 1,700 graduates at Rensselaer's 205th Commencement; President Shirley Ann Jackson urged graduates to become "Architects of Change."  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2880 28 May 2011 09:00:00 EST May 20, 2011 - On May 27, Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson will join this year’s Commencement speaker and honorands for the 2011 President’s Colloquy, titled “The Architecture of Change: Action to Impact.”   http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2877 20 May 2011 09:00:00 EST May 18, 2011 - This year, 1,700 students will receive degrees from Rensselaer on Saturday, May 28, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the East Campus Athletic Village (ECAV) stadium.   http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2873 18 May 2011 09:00:00 EST May 12, 2011 - Two biomedical engineering students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute were announced as winners of National Science Foundation (NSF) graduate research fellowships.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2870 12 May 2011 09:00:00 EST May 9, 2011 - The School of Engineering at Rensselaer today launched a new web portal, Better World Engineering.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2869 9 May 2011 09:00:00 EST May 5, 2011 - A team of students from Rensselaer recently won the 2011 National GeoChallenge for their innovative earth wall design.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2868 5 May 2011 09:00:00 EST May 3, 2011 - A credit card water filter and a stress prevention smartphone app are among the winning ideas in the Spring 2011 Change the World Challenge.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2867 3 May 2011 09:00:00 EST May 2, 2011 - Six student teams from Rensselaer participated in a recent statewide business plan competition, with four teams winning in several categories.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2864 2 May 2011 09:00:00 EST April 20, 2011 - U.S. Surgeon General and Vice Admiral Regina M. Benjamin will deliver the main address at the 205th Rensselaer Commencement. Dr. Benjamin will receive an honorary degree, along with fellow honorands Wayne Clough, and Samuel F. Heffner Jr. ’56.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2857 20 Apr 2011 09:00:00 EST April 14, 2011 - More than 200 10th and 11th grade girls from the Capital Region, New York state, and across New England will participate in the “Design Your Future Day” (DYFD) program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on Saturday, April 16.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2854 14 Apr 2011 09:00:00 EST April 4, 2011 - During the Junior Ring Ceremony on April 6, Juan Gonzalez Class of 1949, will share the incredible story of being reunited with his class ring after losing it more than 50 years ago.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2849 04 Apr 2011 09:00:00 EST March 25, 2011 - Stacy Marsella, a University of Southern California professor and researcher in modeling human emotions, will speak at Rensselaer on March 30.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2847 25 Mar 2011 09:00:00 EST March 24, 2011 - A choral parade next month will include four university choirs, accompanied by a broadcast on WRPI, and a route from the Hudson River to Rensselaer campus.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2845 24 Mar 2011 09:00:00 EST March 16, 2011 - Vice president for research Berman has been chosen president-elect of the AAAS Section T for Information, Computing, and Communication.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2843 16 Mar 2011 09:00:00 EST March 14, 2011 - Peter Bohlin, a 1958 graduate of Rensselaer and winner of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2010 Gold Medal, will speak on March 23, on the Troy campus.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2841 14 Mar 2011 09:00:00 EST March 7, 2011 - Thomas F. Cooley ’65 will discuss “Taking the Mystery Out of Executive Compensation.” He will also receive the RAA Thomas W. Phelan Fellows Award.   http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2837 07 Mar 2011 09:00:00 EST March 1, 2011 - A series of regular open sessions with Rensselaer researchers, titled the Biotechnology Public Interest Forums, will begin on March 10 with a program titled “Making Medications Safer.”  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2833 01 Mar 2011 09:00:00 EST February 22, 2011 - Rensselaer alumnus Hugo S. Ferguson and his wife, Evelyn, of Clearwater, Fla., have made a $1 million gift to the Institute.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2829 22 Feb 2011 09:00:00 EST February 11, 2011 - Rensselaer professors and scientists, and lead developers of the IBM Watson computer, will join an audience of students and visitors to watch as Watson faces off against the two all-time Jeopardy! champions.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2825 11 Feb 2011 09:00:00 EST February 11, 2011 - Renowned concert hall designer and Rensselaer alumnus J. Christopher Jaffe ’49 will discuss his new book, The Acoustics of Performance Halls: Spaces for Music from Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl, on Monday, Feb. 14 on campus.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=282411 Feb 2011 09:00:00 EST February 3, 2011: Andy Clark, professor of logic and metaphysics at the University of Edinburgh, will present the at Vollmer Fries Lecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on Wednesday, February 9.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2818 3 Feb 2011 09:00:00 EST January 24, 2011: A collapsible oragami-inspired water bottle and stair-climbing aids for the elderly are among the winning ideas from students in the fall 2010 Change the World Challenge.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2812 24 Jan 2011 09:00:00 EST December 20, 2010: Drawing upon Rensselaer’s roster of hundreds of events, news releases, and internal stories, here is our “best of” list for 2010.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2808 20 Dec 2010 09:00:00 EST December 15, 2010: Chris Letchford will join Rensselaer next month as professor and head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2806 15 Dec 2010 09:00:00 EST December 6, 2010: 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.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2800 06 Dec 2010 09:00:00 EST November 29, 2010: The College Life Series: The middle of the semester has come and gone, marking the halfway point for many students across the country.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2797 29 Nov 2010 09:00:00 EST October 15, 2010: Rensselaer has been designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2781 15 Oct 2010 08:00:00 EST October 14, 2010: Rensselaer today (Oct. 14, 2010) celebrated its place in history as the first university in the United States to issue a degree in civil engineering.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2780 14 Oct 2010 08:00:00 EST October 13, 2010: Esteemed geotechnical engineer and educator James K. Mitchell, Class of 1951, will receive the prestigious Davies Medal for Engineering Achievement from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of Engineering.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2778 13 Oct 2010 08:00:00 EST October 6, 2010: POn October 14, 1835, scientist and educator Amos Eaton posted a notice about the awarding of a new degree: civil engineering.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2775 6 Oct 2010 09:00:00 EST September 22, 2010: The Acumen Fund is a pioneering not-for-profit global venture fund that is changing how the world addresses poverty. Novogratz is responsible for the vision behind Acumen Fund's unique approach to using patient capital to invest in business models that deliver critical, affordable goods and services to the world's poor, improving the lives of millions.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2768 22 Sept 2010 11:00:00 EST September 11, 2010: Four leading researchers will join President Jackson at ‘Summer Davos’ meeting and deliver talks on bio-inspired approaches to sustainability.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2766 11 Sept 2010 14:00:00 EST September 3, 2010: The incoming Class of 2014 promises to be an exceptional group, with roughly 66 percent of the students coming from the top 10 percent of their high school classes.   http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2765 03 Sept 2010 14:00:00 EST August 24, 2010: Industry veteran Larry Chambers will join Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as the director of financial aid, effective September 1.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2761 24 Aug 2010 14:00:00 EST August 18, 2010: Kelli Hudson will join Rensselaer as assistant vice president and controller on Sept. 7.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2760 18 Aug 2010 14:00:00 EST June 23, 2010: Rensselaer is pairing engineering smarts with old-fashioned common sense to trim energy costs and reduce the carbon footprint of the university’s historic Troy campus.  http://green.rpi.edu/archives/sustainable_campus/index.html 23 June 2010 14:00:00 EST June 15, 2010: The Rensselaer Board of Trustees has voted unanimously to invite President Shirley Ann Jackson to continue as president for another 10 years.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2738 15 June 2010 14:00:00 EST May 29, 2010: Peter R. Orszag addressed nearly 1,400 graduates and their families at Rensselaer’s 204th Commencement today, the first to be held in the stadium at the Institute’s new East Campus Athletic Village.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2734 29 May 2010 14:00:00 EST May 26, 2010: This year, 1,378 students will receive degrees from Rensselaer on May 29, at the Institute’s new East Campus Athletic Village (ECAV).  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2732 26 May 2010 14:00:00 EST May 21, 2010: Professor James Hendler named “Web Expert” advisor to Data.gov; student Dominic DiFranzo gives presentation at Washington, D.C., event.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2729 21 May 2010 14:00:00 EST May 19, 2010: Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson convenes and moderates a discussion on “Re-Igniting the Innovation Economy: Science and Technology.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2728 19 May 2010 14:00:00 EST May 4, 2010: Renowned metallurgist, business leader, and Rensselaer graduate Martin Weinstein will receive the prestigious Davies Medal for Engineering Achievement from the Rensselaer School of Engineering.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2722 06 May 2010 14:00:00 EST April 27, 2010: Brenda Wilson-Hale, currently chief executive officer of the Washington State University Foundation and vice president for university development, will join Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as vice president for institute advancement on July 1  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2717 27 Apr 2010 14:00:00 EST April 26, 2010: Twenty-seven students have been inducted into the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Phalanx Honor Society for 2010. Phalanx honors student leadership, service, and devotion to the university, and celebrates those who have "worked to better the standing of Rensselaer both on and off campus."  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2716 26 Apr 2010 12:00:00 EST April 22, 2010: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has been named one of the country’s most environmentally responsible colleges.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2714 22 Apr 2010 09:00:00 EST April 19, 2010: Students at Rensselaer are harnessing the strength of the sun to improve the situation at a Haitian school and in rural Peru.  http://green.rpi.edu/archives/esw/index.html 19 Apr 2010 09:00:00 EST April 15, 2010: More than 300 girls from the Capital Region, New York State, and across New England will participate in Rensselaer’s DYFD program on Saturday, April 17.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2712 15 Apr 2010 09:00:00 EST April 14, 2010: On April 13, 2010, Rensselaer 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.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2711 14 Apr 2010 09:00:00 EST April 12, 2010: The Rensselaer-DTU team is proposing to eliminate up to 30 percent of the world’s mercury pollution by creating an innovative mining method for artisanal miners.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2710 12 Apr 2010 09:00:00 EST April 7, 2010: NASA astronaut Richard “Rick” Mastracchio — a 1987 graduate of Rensselaer — returned to space this week with the successful launch of space shuttle Discovery.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2707 7 Apr 2010 09:00:00 EST April 6, 2010: A campus-wide alert was initiated on the morning of April 6, and Rensselaer employed its RPIAlert emergency communications system.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2706 6 Apr 2010 09:00:00 EST April 2, 2010: Improved menus at Rensselaer support health-conscious students, local and organic farms, and the environment.  http://green.rpi.edu/archives/sustainable_dining/index.html 2 Apr 2010 09:00:00 EST March 17, 2010: Peter R. Orszag, one of the nation’s leading economists and director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, will deliver the Commencement address at the 2010 Rensselaer Commencement on Saturday, May 29.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2695 17 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST January 13, 2010: Peter Bohlin, a 1958 graduate of the School of Architecture at Rensselaer, has been selected as the 2010 Gold Medalist by the AIA.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2677 13 Jan 2010 11:00:00 EST December 31, 2009: Tech Valley Connect focuses on Capital Region Ph.D.s, professionals, and their families.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2674 31 Dec 2009 11:00:00 EST November 23, 2009: Rensselaer is leading the effort to promote New York state as a study destination of choice for international students.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2662 23 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST November 18, 2009: An address by President Shirley Ann Jackson, presentations by world-leading academic researchers, and performances by the legendary Aretha Franklin and violin virtuoso Joshua Bell are among the highlights of the upcoming “Celebration Weekend: A Tribute to the Transformation of Rensselaer.”  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2661 18 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST November 13, 2009: Following up on a statewide event held at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute last June, Rensselaer will continue a “progressive dialogue” series about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2659 13 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST November 3, 2009: Members of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute community will participate in “Celebration Weekend: A Tribute to the Transformation of Rensselaer,” Dec. 4-6.   http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2650 3 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST November 2, 2009: In Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson we found a visionary whose leadership as well as organizational and managerial abilities, has transformed the institute well beyond the expectations of the board and also in ways that we could not have imagined.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2649 2 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST Nov. 2, 2009: During the past decade, President Jackson’s leadership has truly transformed Rensselaer.   http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2648 2 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST October 21, 2009: The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the IEEE Computer Society (IEEE-CS) will jointly present the inaugural Ken Kennedy Award to Francine Berman, vice president for research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Berman is being recognized for her efforts to build a national cyberinfrastructure.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2645 21 Oct 2009 09:00:00 EST October 7, 2009: Launched three years ago by the Office of Undergraduate Education, Vasudha is a place where first-year students with a passion for solving environment-related problems can live.  http://green.rpi.edu/archives/vasudha/index.html 07 Oct 2009 09:00:00 EST October 3, 2009: On October 3, the Institute officially unveiled the new ECAV facility - the most extensive athletic construction project in Rensselaer history.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2638 03 Oct 2009 09:00:00 EST September 21, 2009: IA new 3-D IMAX version of Molecules to the MAX will premiere on Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the Giant Screen Cinema Association’s 2009 International Conference and Trade Show.  http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2633 21 Sept 2009 09:00:00 EST September 17, 2009: It is with great sadness that I write to inform you of the passing September 16, 2009 of Dr. Myles Brand '64, a Rensselaer Trustee, a national leader in the worlds of academe and college athletics, and a loyal son and devoted friend of Rensselaer.-- Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D.   http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2632 17 Sept 2009 09:00:00 EST September 9, 2009: Five Rensselaer educators and researchers will have the honor of representing Rensselaer as one of only a handful of universities invited to the international discussion.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2628 09 Sept 2009 09:00:00 EST September 1, 2009: Just a few years ago, most conversations Christian Wetzel had about his research began with a quick explanation of LEDs. More recently he’s noticed that the mention of LEDs — light-emitting diodes — no longer prompts puzzled looks.  http://green.rpi.edu 01 Sept 2009 09:00:00 EST August 31, 2009: A new program allows Rensselaer students, faculty, and staff to use their Rensselaer identification cards to purchase food from a growing list of Troy restaurants and cafes.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2624 31 Aug 2009 09:00:00 EST August 28, 2009: The Class of 2013 promises to be an exceptional group, with an increase in average SAT scores and roughly 62 percent of the students coming from the top 10 percent of their high school classes.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2622 28 Aug 2009 09:00:00 EST August 3, 2009: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has joined a national effort to make new resources available to military veterans and their dependents to attend college.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2607 3 Aug 2009 09:00:00 EST July 6, 2009: From 11 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, July 8, Rensselaer will perform its first test of a new emergency siren system.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2602 6 July 2009 09:00:00 EST July 1, 2009: A statement from Vice President for Administration Claude Rounds on the details of the June 29, 2009 fire in the Jonsson-Rowland Science Center.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2601 1 July 2009 09:00:00 EST June 29, 2009: Alumnus Gregory R. Wiseman '97 today was named among the newest class of NASA astronauts.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2600 29 Jun 2009 09:00:00 EST June 15, 2009: WRPI will host a special program titled "Summer of Woodstock" highlighting performances from the historic festival.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2598 15 June 2009 09:00:00 EST June 4, 2009: Walé Adeosun has been named chair of the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s Investment Advisory Committee  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2595 4 June 2009 09:00:00 EST May 28, 2009: A popular entrepreneurial biotechnology management seminar series, sponsored by the Severino Center, will soon be available via the Web.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2592 28 May 2009 09:00:00 EST May 26, 2009: Rachele Louis has been awarded the 2009 Gensler African-American Internship & Scholarship (GAAINS) from the global design and architecture firm Gensler.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2590 26 May 2009 09:00:00 EST May 20, 2009: Paul Marthers will join the Institute as vice president for enrollment and dean of undergraduate and graduate admissions on August 1.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2588 20 May 2009 09:00:00 EST May 19, 2009: Paul Marthers will join the Institute as vice president for enrollment and dean of undergraduate and graduate admissions on August 1.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2588 20 May 2009 09:00:00 EST May 16, 2009: Realizing the vision of a peaceful, prosperous world of 2050 will require monumental innovation, collaboration, and leadership, Peter Schwartz '68 told the Class of 2009 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2585 16 May 2009 09:00:00 EST May 15, 2009: Beginning in August 2009, Rensselaer students will have a new campus housing option in the heart of downtown Troy. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2584 15 May 2009 09:00:00 EST May 15, 2009: Melissa Kemp has worked on research that could help protect the lives of millions of people. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2583 15 May 2009 09:00:00 EST May 14, 2009: More than 1,883 students will receive degrees from Rensselaer. They represent the next generation of leaders, scientists, entrepreneurs, patent holders, and innovators. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2582 14 May 2009 09:00:00 EST May 14, 2009: Ranganath Teki will earn his doctorate in chemical engineering from Rensselaer this month, but his quest for learning and knowledge is far from complete. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2581 14 May 2009 09:00:00 EST May 13, 2009: A team of students led by Assistant Professor Lupita D. Montoya will be designing solar-powered pasteurization systems for communities in rural Peru. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2579 13 May 2009 09:00:00 EST May 13, 2009: After being silent for 40 years, the sound of string music can be heard throughout the halls of three elementary schools located in Troy, N.Y., thanks in part to a partnership with Rensselaer. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2577 13 May 2009 09:00:00 EST May 12, 2009: After being silent for 40 years, the sound of string music can be heard throughout the halls of three elementary schools located in Troy, N.Y., thanks in part to a partnership with Rensselaer. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2577 12 May 2009 09:00:00 EST Seniors Jake Pyzza, Erik Kauntz, and Ryan Clapp researched, designed, and built an early prototype of a new “smart” fire suppression system that pinpoints the location of a fire. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2576 12 May 2009 09:00:00 EST May 11, 2009: While many Rensselaer students can claim hands-on work experience, even the most accomplished among them likely can’t admit to helping deliver two babies. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2575 8 May 2009 09:00:00 EST May 8, 2009: Graduating with a double degree in biology and management, Brittany Tofinchio says she is equipped to make a difference in any community that she chooses to live in. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2573 8 May 2009 09:00:00 EST May 8, 2009: 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. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2574 8 May 2009 09:00:00 EST May 7, 2009: Libby Stehr, a civil engineering major, will graduate with a near-perfect grade point average and clearly determined to change our perception of the buildings in which we live, work, and study. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2570 7 May 2009 09:00:00 EST May 4, 2009: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will host a colloquium next week to discuss and explore the evolving convergence of art and science. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2569 4 May 2009 09:00:00 EST April 26, 2009: President Barack Obama today appointed Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson as a member of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).  http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2566 26 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EST April 15, 2009: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is initiating a "progressive dialogue" on ways to improve K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in New York state. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2562 15 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EST April 10, 2009: A “smart” power strip that boosts energy efficiency, a simple water treatment and sanitation solution for people in developing countries, and a solar-powered brick maker are among the winning ideas in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s spring 2009 Change the World Challenge contest. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2559 10 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EST April 8, 2009: Acclaimed futurist and entrepreneur Peter Schwartz ’68 will deliver the 2009 Rensselaer Commencement. Schwartz will receive an honorary degree at the ceremony, along with honorands Samuel Josefowitz ’42, Kenneth I. Chenault, and Robert C. Richardson. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2557 8 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EST April 1, 2009: On Thursday, April 2, the EMPAC Concert Hall will be filled with a new gospel sound, as student-athlete Whitney Coleman ’10 performs original songs from her first CD, Bright Morning Star. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2553 1 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EST February 27, 2009: Students, faculty, and staff at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today saw a sneak preview of the new Molecularium IMAX production, Molecules to the MAX. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2537 27 Feb 2009 15:00:00 EST February 23, 2009: Shekhar Garde’s advanced imaging, molecular modeling, and computer simulations are at the heart of Molecules to the MAX, set for release in early 2009. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2535 23 Feb 2009 15:00:00 EST February 7, 2009: More than 900 area students and their families came to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today to participate in the 11th annual Black Family Technology Awareness Day. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2533 7 Feb 2009 15:00:00 EST February 5, 2009: Rensselaer invites members of the community to the Hirsch Observatory to view planets, stars, and galaxies with the observatory’s 16-inch telescope. The observatory will be open to the public every Saturday evening through November. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2532 5 Feb 2009 15:00:00 EST February 2, 2009: The idea for using the planetarium as a venue to teach about atoms and molecules just popped into Linda Schadler's head. That is how the Molecularium — literally a planetarium show about molecules — was born http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2530 2 Feb 2009 15:00:00 EST December 18, 2008: A portable device that pumps oxygenated blood to a patient’s brain during a medical emergency and a new method to wash clothes that dramatically reduces the need for water, electricity, and detergent are two of the eight winning ideas in Rensselaer’s fall 2008 Change the World Challenge contest. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2523 18 Dec 2008 15:00:00 EST Dec. 10, 2008: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson Honored As One of "25 Great Public Servants of the Past 25 Years" Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson has been recognized as one of the "Great Public Servants of the past 25 years," by the Council for Excellence in Government. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2522 10 Dec 2008 15:00:00 EST November 18, 2008: Amba Preetham Parigi, managing director, Entertainment Network (India) Limited, and managing director and CEO of Times Infotainment Media Limited, is the 2009 William F. Glaser ’53 Rensselaer Entrepreneur of the Year. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2514 18 Nov 2008 15:00:00 EST November 11, 2008: Intel Corporation announced plans to sponsor the 2008 FIRST LEGO® League (FLL) Climate Connections Challenge taking place at Rensselaer. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2510 11 Nov 2008 15:00:00 EST November 10, 2008: Kenneth T. Lally and his late wife, Thelma, were benefactors to Rensselaer, and to the entire Capital Region. Their generosity has left an indelible mark through the Kenneth T. and Thelma P. Lally School of Management and Technology, named in their honor in 1995. http://www.rpi.edu/news/articles/lally.html 10 Nov 2008 15:00:00 EST October 21, 2008: In a tribute for an outstanding commitment to community service, the RAA will recognize Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity with its Community Service Award for Greek Life at center ice during the Rensselaer vs. UMASS hockey game. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2506 21 Oct 2008 15:00:00 EST October 3, 2008: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today opens the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC), an unprecedented experimental center dedicated to the integrated pursuit of the performing arts and sciences. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2502 3 Oct 2008 15:00:00 EST September 26, 2008: The Career Development Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is the recipient of this year's General Electric (GE) Partnership Award. The distinction honors Rensselaer for its efforts in building corporate relationships and recruiting. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2498 23 Sept 2008 15:00:00 EST September 19, 2008: A delegation from Rensselaer's Lally School joined internationally recognized scholars, regulators, and financial market practitioners to discuss the challenges stemming from the nation's financial innovations of the past two decades. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2492 19 Sept 2008 15:00:00 EST August 25, 2008: The incoming Class of 2012 at Rensselaer promises to be an exceptional group, with an increase in average SAT scores and more than 65 percent of the students coming from the top 10 percent of their high school classes. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2485 25 Aug 2008 15:00:00 EST July 23, 2008: A major restructuring of global energy markets is underway, challenging all to think about energy in new ways, yet the United States is at risk of being left behind because the nation lacks a comprehensive global energy security roadmap, warned Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2473 23 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EST June 24, 2008: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson issued the following statement, regarding the announcement by New York State Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno of his plan to retire from the State Senate. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2463 24 Jun 2008 15:00:00 EST June 20, 2008: Erin Crotty, a seasoned public administrator with deep roots in Troy and the Capital Region, will join Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as the director of community relations. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2460 20 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EST June 18, 2008: While schools around the Capital Region are ending the year, a group of 50 middle school students are kicking their academic interests up a notch by participating in the ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp at Rensselaer. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2459 18 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EST June 16, 2008: A program entitled "Energy and the Environment," funded by a new 2.7 million five-year NSF grant, will place science and engineering graduate students from Rensselaer in high school classrooms across New York's Capital Region. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2458 16 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EST May 17, 2008: While striving for success, the leaders of tomorrow must also pursue internal authenticity and happiness to discover ways of making a difference in the world, David Gergen told the graduating Class of 2008. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2450 17 May 2008 12:00:00 EST May 15, 2008: More than 1,950 students will receive degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on Saturday, May 17. They represent the next generation of leaders, scientists, entrepreneurs, patent holders, and innovators. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2449 15 May 2008 12:00:00 EST May 14, 2008: Paul Morrow has developed two innovations that could vastly improve magnetic data storage and sense extremely low level magnetic fields. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2446 14 May 2008 12:00:00 EST May 13, 2008: Even before Weixiao Huang received his doctorate from Rensselaer, his new transistor captured the attention of some of the biggest American and Japanese automobile companies. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2445 13 May 2008 12:00:00 EST May 13, 2008: Today's video games serve a multitude of functions ranging from entertainment to exercise and even education. Now, three graduates from Rensselaer's Class of 2008 have created a game to foster independence among disabled individuals. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2444 13 May 2008 12:00:00 EST May 9, 2008: It's not every day that you meet someone who builds next-generation rocket engines for fun. But Phil Bracken, who will graduate this month with a major in aeronautical engineering and a clear goal of becoming an astronaut, is doing exactly that. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2437 9 May 2008 12:00:00 EST May 8, 2008: Laura Wontrop knows all about cars and trucks. After graduating from Rensselaer, the 21-year-old mechanical engineering major will join automotive giant General Motors as a vehicle definition engineer, and play a key role in solidifying the design of next-generation concept cars. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2434 8 May 2008 12:00:00 EST May 7, 2008: A team of professors from Rensselaer and the University at Albany have created Connected Kids, a new youth services online information system, in collaboration with Rensselaer County government. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2436 7 May 2008 12:00:00 EST May 7, 2008: During the month of May, more than 1.5 million high school students will take the annual College Board AP exams. To help reduce their stress, Chris Keenan offers a free online study resource to help students tackle the AP courses and exams. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2433 7 May 2008 12:00:00 EST May 6, 2008: An undergraduate student at Rensselaer has learned very quickly that a spoonful of sugar really does help the medicine go down. In fact, with his invention, the sugar may actually be the medicine. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2432 6 May 2008 12:00:00 EST May 2, 2008: Thanks to an invention devised by Rensselaer Class of 2008 graduate Sarah DiNovo, our law enforcement officers can protect themselves while protecting us. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2431 2 May 2008 12:00:00 EST April 29, 2008: On Friday, May 16, Rensselaer will host the 2008 President's Commencement Colloquy, focused on the leadership challenges to maintain a sustainable global society in the midst of extraordinary growth and change. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2429 29 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EST April 18, 2008: Nearly 300 11th grade girls from the Capital Region, New York state, and across New England will participate in Rensselaer's "Design Your Future Day" (DYFD) program on Saturday, April 19. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2425 18 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EST April 16, 2008: Sheldon Weinbaum '59, CUNY Distinguished Professor of Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering at The City College of New York, will receive the prestigious Davies Medal for Engineering Achievement from the Rensselaer School of Engineering. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2423 16 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EST March 17, 2008: David Gergen, political analyst, editor, best-selling author, and Harvard professor, will deliver the 2008 Commencement address at Rensselaer on May 17 at 9:30 a.m. on the Harkness Field. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2416 17 Mar 2008 12:00:00 EST March 14, 2008: Twenty-four students have been inducted into the Rensselaer Phalanx Honor Society. Phalanx honors student leadership, service, and devotion to the university, and celebrates those who have "worked to better the standing of Rensselaer both on and off campus." http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2415 14 Mar 2008 12:00:00 EST February 15, 2008: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson has joined the call for a Presidential debate on science, technology, and innovation in advance of the November 2008 general election, and urged others to sign on. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2400 15 Feb 2008 13:00:00 EST February 12, 2008: Beginning in August 2009, Rensselaer students will have a new campus housing option in the heart of downtown Troy. The Institute has launched a project that will convert the former Best Western Rensselaer Inn into a residence hall to house undergraduate students. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2399 12 Feb 2008 13:00:00 EST February 9, 2008: More than 900 area students and their families came to Rensselaer to participate in the 10th annual Black Family Technology Awareness Day. The workshops, designed to spur young people's interest in pursuing careers in science and engineering, were hosted by Rensselaer's Office of Institute Diversity. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2398 9 Feb 2008 09:00:00 EST February 7, 2008: Rensselaer invites members of the community to the Hirsch Observatory to view planets, stars, and galaxies with the observatory's 16-inch telescope. The observatory will be open to the public every Friday evening through November. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2397 7 Feb 2008 09:00:00 EST February 1, 2008: In a tribute to outstanding commitments to community service, the Rensselaer Alumni Association (RAA) will recognize both an individual student and a Greek life organization with its Community Service Award. Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity and Tamer Khattab '08 will be presented with the award on Friday, Feb. 1 — during the first intermission of the hockey game. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2395 1 Feb 2008 09:00:00 EST January 3, 2008: The NSF has awarded $3 million over five years to an alliance of upstate colleges and universities, including Rensselaer, to enroll and graduate more minority students from science, technology, engineering, and mathematics degree programs. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2383 03 Jan 2008 09:00:00 EST December 20, 2007: Five teams of students are being rewarded for imagining innovative ways to make the world a better place, from a low-cost solar water purification system to a "smart badge" for law enforcement officers. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2379 20 Dec 2007 09:00:00 EST November 14, 2007: Rensselaer honored alumni Howard Blitman '50 and his wife, Maureen, and Edward Zander '68 and his wife, Mona, with the Alis Aquilae medal in recognition of their outstanding philanthropy to Rensselaer. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2356 14 Nov 2007 09:00:00 EST November 7, 2007: President Shirley Ann Jackson delivers the keynote address at the Washington Post Company Energy Conference, continuing her call for a comprehensive energy roadmap to meet the demand for global energy security. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2349 07 Nov 2007 09:00:00 EST September 24, 2007: Eleven senior faculty members, representing the five schools of Rensselaer, have been appointed to a committee that will review the university's faculty governance system. The Faculty Governance Review Committee, announced by Provost Robert Palazzo in a letter to the faculty Sept. 21, will be chaired by Jacob Fish, the Rosalind and John J. Redfern Jr. '33 Professor of Engineering. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2317 24 Sep 2007 09:00:00 EST September 13, 2007: Professor Charles Malmborg, a 22-year veteran of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's School of Engineering, was recently named the new head of the university's Department of Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems (DSES). http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2308 10 Sep 2007 09:00:00 EST September 7, 2007: In the true spirit of the computer age, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today celebrated the grand opening of the world's most powerful university-based supercomputer with a "virtual" ribbon-cutting ceremony. The celebration, which was held on the Rensselaer campus, began with a presidential colloquy. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2304 07 Sep 2007 09:00:00 EST August 26, 2007: Rensselaer has broken ground to launch the first phase of the $114 million East Campus Athletic Village. The most extensive athletic construction project in the Institute's history, the new athletic village will improve dramatically campus athletic facilities, expand athletic opportunities, and enhance the overall student experience at Rensselaer. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2289 26 Aug 2007 09:00:00 EST August 23, 2007: To celebrate the grand opening of the world's most powerful university-based supercomputing center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will host a presidential colloquy Sept. 7 featuring five of the country's foremost leaders in science, technology, and innovation. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2287 23 Aug 2007 09:00:00 EST August 17, 2007: For more than 25 years, the Incubator Program at Rensselaer has been a pioneer in nurturing the development of entrepreneurial companies, helping them survive and grow during the start-up period, when they are the most vulnerable. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2282 17 Aug 2007 08:00:00 EST August 9, 2007: Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson will co-chair a national "Energy Security, Innovation and Sustainability Initiative," of the Council on Competitiveness. She will be joined by co-chairmen James W. Owens, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Caterpillar Inc., and D. Michael Langford, National President of Utility Workers Union of America, in the initiative designed to enhance U.S. competitiveness and energy security. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2268 09 Aug 2007 08:00:00 EST August 7, 2007: Rensselaer officials have announced that the Institute's faculty governance structure will be reviewed and modified in order to strengthen the role of tenured and tenure-track faculty members in the faculty governance process. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2267 07 Aug 2007 08:00:00 EST August 3, 2007: Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson applauded the bipartisan House-Senate Conference Agreement on the America COMPETES Act, which was passed in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate August 2. The America COMPETES Act creates a framework for increased federally funded research in science and technology, including a new energy research agency. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2266 03 Aug 2007 08:00:00 EST July 24, 2007: Rensselaer has announced that Athletic Director Ken Ralph will resign from the post he has held since 2002 in order to accept the position of athletic director at Colorado College. The decision is effective Aug. 16, at which point Rensselaer Sports Information Director Kevin Beattie will assume Ralph's duties as acting athletic director until a national search is completed. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2254 24 Jul 2007 08:00:00 EST July 12, 2007: Federal agencies in the United States need to provide sustainable funding streams to maintain the nation's competitiveness and nourish the next generation of scientists, according to Robert Palazzo, provost of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and incoming president of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB). Palazzo laid out his vision for the biomedical sciences at a July 10 event at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2236 12 Jul 2007 08:00:00 EST May 24, 2007: The incoming Class of 2011 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute promises to be an exceptional group, with the average SAT score up almost 20 points from the previous year, and more than 65 percent of the students coming from the top 10 percent of their high school classes. The high-achieving group also includes a significant increase in the number of women, the national and international profile of the student body, and those who are interested in new areas of Rensselaer's expanding curriculum. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2167 24 May 2007 08:00:00 EST May 19, 2007: Emerging scientists, mathematicians, and engineers will play a critical role in the future success of the United States, Thomas Friedman told the graduating Class of 2007. The Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist addressed nearly 1,500 graduating students and their families May 19. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2159 19 May 2007 08:00:00 EST May 8, 2007: President Shirley Ann Jackson has been elected a member of the American Philosophical Society, the oldest learned society in the United States. The honor puts her in the company of some of history's most distinguished scholars - a noteworthy membership that includes the founders of the American republic and more than 260 recipients of the Nobel Prize. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2198 08 May 2007 08:00:00 EST April 30, 2007: More than 1,400 Rensselaer students, faculty, staff, their families, and members of the surrounding community — led by members of Greek Life and student athletes — joined forces to participate in Rensselaer's second Relay for Life event, raising more than $100,000 (and counting) for cancer research. The overnight event — held on the '86 Field — began at 6 p.m. on Friday, and ended Saturday at 8 a.m. http://news.rpi.edu:80/campusnews/update.do?artcenterkey=2108 30 Apr 2007 08:00:00 EST April 23, 2007: As the May 1 deadline approaches for high school seniors to decide where they will attend college in the fall, Rensselaer hosted more than 3,000 visitors to campus for the Accepted Student Celebration on Saturday, April 14. The visitors included more than 1,000 accepted students from 34 states, as well as Canada, South Korea, and Denmark. http://news.rpi.edu:80/campusnews/update.do?artcenterkey=2097 23 Apr 2007 08:00:00 EST April 5, 2007: Kirk MacDonald has been selected as the U.S. College Hockey Online 2006-07 Unsung Hero, in recognition for his work on the ice as well as off the ice. MacDonald, who is currently playing for the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League, is a management major who has been on the Dean's List on multiple occasions. http://www.rpiathletics.com/News/hockey/2007/4/5/mhockey040507.asp?path=hockey 05 Apr 2007 08:00:00 EST April 3, 2007: Twenty-five students have been inducted into the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Phalanx honor society. Phalanx honors student leadership and celebrates those who have "worked to better the standing of Rensselaer both on and off campus." New members are selected — or "tapped" — by the student members of Phalanx. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2059 03 Apr 2007 08:00:00 EST April 2, 2007: Thomas L. Friedman, best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The New York Times, will deliver the 2007 Commencement address at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on May 19 at 9:30 a.m. on the Harkness Field. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2054 02 Apr 2007 08:00:00 EST April 2, 2007: His textbooks have taught generations of engineers around the world about electrical communication systems and made him a world leader in electrical, computer, and systems engineering. But A. Bruce Carlson will always be remembered by those who knew him for his dedication to his students, passion for knowledge, and selfless devotion to his family and community service. http://news.rpi.edu:80/campusnews/update.do?artcenterkey=2049 02 Apr 2007 08:00:00 EST March 26, 2007: Shirley Ann Jackson, who has led a national movement to understand and respond to what she calls a "quiet crisis" in the science and engineering work force, will receive the Vannevar Bush Award for a lifetime of achievements in scientific research, education and senior statesman-like contributions to public policy. The annual award recognizes an individual who, through public service activities in science and technology, has made an outstanding "contribution toward the welfare of mankind and the Nation." http://news.rpi.edu:80/campusnews/update.do?artcenterkey=2036 26 Mar 2007 08:00:00 EST March 26, 2007: Stephen Wiberley '48, professor emeritus and trustee of the Rensselaer Newman Foundation, passed away on March 17. Wiberley dedicated his life to Rensselaer and its students, promoting their pursuits in both science and spirituality. Wiberley earned his Ph D. from Rensselaer in 1950, and he spent the next 39 years teaching generations of students in a wide variety courses. http://news.rpi.edu:80/campusnews/update.do?artcenterkey=2035 26 Mar 2007 08:00:00 EST March 19, 2007: About a dozen community service-minded students from Rensselaer spent their spring break swinging hammers, priming, pouring cement, and assembling wall sections at a Habitat for Humanity project in Johns Island, S.C. The group worked alongside more than 50 students from the University of Virginia, Truman State University, and Davidson College to construct homes. http://news.rpi.edu:80/campusnews/update.do?artcenterkey=2020 19 Mar 2007 08:00:00 EST March 19, 2007: The Rensselaer Board of Trustees has approved a $365.5 million budget for the 2007-2008 fiscal year, enabling the Institute to move forward on several initiatives designed to enhance the intellectual core of our activities and the overall educational experience of our students. Faculty renewal will continue as a top priority in the new fiscal year. http://news.rpi.edu:80/campusnews/update.do?artcenterkey=2024 19 Mar 2007 08:00:00 EST