Robert J. Linhardt, a world-leading carbohydrate chemist, has been appointed a senior constellation chair in biocatalysis and metabolic engineering at Rensselaer. Linhardt is internationally known for his research on the study of bioactive carbohydrates, particularly the complex polysaccharide heparin. More

Community Technology Lab Opens at the YWCA of Troy-Cohoes

The ongoing community outreach collaboration between Rensselaer and the YWCA of Troy-Cohoes culminated last Wednesday when the YWCA unveiled its Community Technology Laboratory. More

Rensselaer Arts Chair Heads Media Arts Colloquium

The campus community and the general public are invited to a series of free presentations hosted by Michael Century, chair of Rensselaer's arts department. Focused on various themes in media arts, such as televirtuality, hypermedia, and relational architecture, the presentations will begin on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m. in West Hall, room 212. More

Architecture Class Tackles "Main Street in Middleburgh"

Instead of run-down storefronts and barren sidewalks, adjunct architecture professors Norman Mintz and Amy Facca, along with students in their Preservation Design Studio course, are taking building conservation principles to the streets: namely to Middleburgh's Main Street. More

Rensselaer Reiterates the Importance of Campus Safety and Security

A Feb. 12 article in The Chronicle of Higher Education reported that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking at the nation's colleges and universities as possible targets of future terrorist attacks. In light of the FBI's statement and the Department of Homeland Security's recent decision to elevate the national terrorist attack threat level from yellow to orange, Rensselaer has strengthened its security procedures on both the Troy and Hartford campuses. More