Monthly Archives: July 2009
After a record number of applications were submitted to the Institute this past year, the RPI Class of 2013 has shaped up to be a very diverse group of students. Rensselaer received over 12,300 applications this year—a record-breaking number—noted Associate … Continue reading
On June 29, a fire occurred in the Jonsson-Rowland Science Center as a result of a laboratory accident during a routine procedure. Only one student suffered minor injuries in the accident and the fire was quickly contained. Troy firefighters responded … Continue reading
The best things in life come in threes. You have the Three Musketeers, the Three Stooges, the three Marx Brothers. So when you take the dynamic trio of Manny, Sid, and Diego, and add three adorable baby dinosaurs that think … Continue reading
Big news has passed through the streets of Troy in recent days as both the men’s and women’s ice hockey teams have announced their schedules for the 2009–2010 seasons, as well as which student-athletes would be selected to captain the … Continue reading
Paul Marthers, Dean of Admissions at Reed College in Oregon, was appointed as Rensselaer’s new Vice President for Enrollment and Director of Undergraduate and Graduate Admissions in May. Marthers will replace James Nondorf, who announced that he would be accepting … Continue reading
Rensselaer announced in mid-May that it had filled two of the empty dean positions. Evan Douglis will take over as the new dean of the School of Architecture and David Rosowsky will be the new dean for the School of … Continue reading
As part of the burgeoning Rensselaer Engineering Education Across Cultural Horizons program, 40 of RPI’s engineering students studied abroad for the Spring 2009 semester, while 50 international students studied at RPI. The ultimate goal of REACH is to have every … Continue reading
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is initiating a “p.rogressive dialogue” on ways to enhance science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in New York State. The Empire State STEM Education initiative, funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, … Continue reading
A research study supervised by Assistant Professor of Computer Science Barbara Cutler has produced a model that uses computer graphics to visualize lunar eclipses of the past and future. Using celestial geometry and data about the earth and moon, the … Continue reading
Gwo-Ching Wang, professor and head of the Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been appointed the Travelstead Institute Chair. This endowed chair was established with a gift from G. Ware Travelstead ’60. Wang joined … Continue reading