Freshman Applications for Class of 2022 Surge Past 20,000

 A record total of 20,377 high school students have filed applications to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute this fall, according to numbers released by the Rensselaer Office of Admissions. This year’s total represents an increase of 5 percent over last year’s numbers. ...read more

Rensselaer Announces 2018 Commencement Honorands

Four innovative leaders from the worlds of music, international security, genomic science, and manufacturing will address graduates at the 2018 Commencement Ceremony at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on May 19, 2018. ...read more

Rensselaer Introduces First in the Nation “Data Dexterity” Requirement for All Undergraduate Students

Data is a critical building block of a fast-approaching future, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is ensuring that all of its students are adept architects with the adoption of a new institute-wide requirement in data education.  ...read more

Rensselaer To Hold Fifth Annual R Pi Day March 14

On Wednesday, March 14, Rensselaer will hold the fifth annual RPi Day (Rπ), a one-day giving campaign to raise funds for Rensselaer students. ...read more

Rensselaer Among Best Colleges in New York State

The accolades keep coming for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a world-class technological university located in Troy, New York. Recently, College Choice, a leading authority on college rankings and resources, ranked Rensselaer number 8 among the best colleges in New York state. ...read more

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Rongjie Lai receives an NSF CAREER award
The Department of Mathematical Sciences is proud to announce that Rongjie Lai, assistant professor of mathematical sciences, has received a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) from the National Science Foundation (NSF).  He will use the five-year, $400,000 award to study "Geometry and Learning for Manifold-Structured Data in 3D and Beyond."

Mathematical and Interdisciplinary Contests in Modeling (MCM/ICM)
Undergraduate students in mathematics received top honors in 2019 MCM/ICM competition.

2019 Commencement Awards
Several undergraduate and graduate math students received awards for academic achievement at the 2019 Commencement Luncheon.

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