On Friday, May 17th, 2019 the School of Science hosted their graduation brunch for the graduating students in the undergraduate and graduate programs in all School of Science departments. The event is to congratulate the graduates and wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors.
To view and download photo's from this event click here.
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In the spring 2020 semester, more than 2,000 students and 242 professors, teaching assistants and mentors relied on Submitty, the open-source tool designed and built by students, faculty, and teaching assistants at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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Professor Wes Turner was nominated by the Class of 2020 to be part of the Last Lecture Series . He gives an overview of how tech has changed in the last 30 years and proved encouraging words for RPI graduates. To view his lecture, please see the following link:...read more
The Computer Science Department wishes a heartfelt congratulations to the 2020 Computer Science graduates! Since we cannot celebrate with you in person this year, we compiled our well-wishes in the folloqing video:
https://app.vidhug.com/HkHdacSjI/hug
Enjoy, & good luck as you change the world!
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If you would like to view our Computer Science virtual graduation celebration that was held on Friday, May 22, 2020, please see the link below. We wish all of our Computer Science 202 graduates the best of luck!
https://rensselaer.webex.com/rensselaer/lsr.php?RCID=532b90156cdd4d838d5...
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Any student who applies to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as an undergraduate in the fall of 2021 or the spring of 2022 will be able to choose whether or not to submit SAT or ACT scores.
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Joseph S. Levinger, a theoretical nuclear physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II and spent nearly three decades teaching at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, died on October 25. He was 96.
Levinger was appointed assistant professor in the Physics Department in 1951. In 1953 he was promoted to associate professor and promoted to professor in 1964.
On Friday, May 18th, 2018 the School of Science hosted a graduation brunch for the graduating students in the undergraduate and graduate programs in all School of Science departments. We would like to congratulate the graduates and wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors. Please, find pictures of the event here.
Symposium on the Cell Biology of the Neuron: A Symposium in Honor of the Career of Gary Banker, PH.D. Sponsored by the Vollmer Fries Lecture Series, the Frontiers in Biotechnology Lecture Series, the School of Science and the Department of Biological Sciences.Friday, October 6th, 20172:00pm - 5:00pmReception to Follow
The new School of Science Advising Hub (The Hub) is a resource for School of Science students during their time at RPI and is a resource for all advising purposes. Staffed by experienced advisors, The Hub assists students in achieving their academic goals.
In the News
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Road Salt Might Make Frogs More Vulnerable To Disease
May 14, 2020 -Rick Relyea, a professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute who has studied the impact of salt on a number of freshwater animals, said road salt flew under the radar of scientists for a long time. He said roads have been salted for the past 60 years, but the effect of the salt on ecosystems has only really been studied in the past decade.
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RPI model: Capital Region coronavirus cases could peak in late May, early June
April 20, 2020 -A Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researcher has developed a model that shows the number of coronavirus cases in the Capital Region peaking anywhere from May 9 through mid-June, depending on how many people stay home and how quickly serious cases climb.
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