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Acclaimed futurist and entrepreneur Peter Schwartz ’68 deliver's the 2009 Commencement address. Schwartz receives an honorary degree, along with honorands Samuel Josefowitz ’42, Kenneth I. Chenault, and Robert C. Richardson. (May 2009)

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Visit this Web site to watch two videos about current undergraduate research projects, one on cancer cell biology and one a performance in EMPAC. (March 2009)

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The Flight to Quality: Leadership in Changing Times. Presented by President Shirley Ann Jackson. (March 2009)

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The $30,000 Lemelson-Rensselaer Student Prize is funded through a partnership with the Lemelson-MIT Program. Presented by Dorothy Lemelson, Chair of the Lemelson Foundation; Timothy Wei, Professor and Interim Dean, School of Engineering; President Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D. (March 2009)

Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson delivers the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights Week keynote address. Dr. Jackson will reflect on human rights in today's world, and on what students and citizens in a global community can do to achieve human rights for all. (January 2009)

The new administration promises an overhaul of health care policy ahead. The speaker brings a rich background to this topic with his experiences in representing the concerns of small and large manufacturers to Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services. Presenter: Jayson S. Slotnik (January 2009)

EMPAC Opening Weekend Keynote from Roger Malina - Chairman Emeritus of the Board, Leonardo, the International Society for the ARts, Sciences and Technology; President, Observatoire Leonardo des Arts et Technosciences. Introduction by President Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D. (October 2008)

Rensselaer’s new center ranks among the world’s most advanced research facilities focused on the application of engineering and the physical and information sciences to the life sciences. View a video on the center and its programs. (October 2008)

Dr. Jackson announces that Rensselaer has surpassed the $1.4 billion capital campaign goal and thanks all those who have contributed to the campaign's success. (October 2008)

Each year at the Celebration of Student Support, scholarship donors meet the students that they support. Interviews include John H.Shaw '67 and Susan Remondi '09; Nicholas M. Donofrio, ’67, Executive Vice President, IBM Corporation and RPI Trustee; Joshua Wood ’08, Patroon Scholar; Roland Schmidt, former President of RPI; and John M. Sweeney ’66, President, Human Services Funding Solutions. (October 2008)

Dr. Jackson discusses the "100 Day Energy Action Plan" developed by the Council on Competitiveness's Energy Security, Innovation, and Sustainability task force, which she co-chairs. (September 2008)

A panel discussion featuring leading authorities in the field of healthcare who discuss topics such as managed care, consolidation of hospitals and insurers, technology choices, operating efficiency, cost containment, nurse staffing, electronic medical records, and the uninsured.

Speakers include: William J. Cromie, MD, MBA '90, Former President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), CDPHP; James K. Reed, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer, Northeast Health; Curtis Powell, VP Human Resources,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Shalom Kieval, MD, MBA '08, Retina Consultants at Great Oaks; Ferdinand J. Venditti Jr., MD, Chair of the Department of Medicine at Albany Medical Center and Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs and President of the Faculty Practice Plan of Albany Medical College. (September 2008)

Nanocomposites for Biocompatible Power Storage in Medicine
Robert J. Linhardt, PhD
Senior Constellation Professor, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Professor of Biology, Acting Director of the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY)

One of the presentations from NanoBiotech 2008, a conference exploring the global opportunities in nanobiotechnology and related science and engineering fields. (September 2008)

Bionanotechnology -- Global Prospects
David E. Reisner, PhD
CEO, The Nano Group (Farmington, CT)

How Does the Human Body Handle NanoPharmaceuticals?
Srikumaran Melethil, PhD, JD
Chair and Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
School of Pharmacy, University of Findlay (Findlay, OH)

Understanding the Ethical Implications of Nanotech – Highlights of an Inquiry by The President’s Council on Bioethics
Ginger Gruters, The President’s Council on Bioethics (Washington, DC)

Women in Nanotechnology
Annette I. Kahler, JD, Visiting Assistant Professor of Law Director, Science & Technology Law Center Albany Law School (Albany, NY)

Nanoparticles – Biosafety Issues
Glenn Monastersky, PhD, Director of Operations, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY)

One of the presentations from NanoBiotech 2008, a conference exploring the global opportunities in nanobiotechnology and related science and engineering fields. (September 2008)

"You Can't Get There From Here: Why the U.S. Needs a Global Energy Security Roadmap." Dr. Jackson describes the economic opportunities, geopolitical hazards, and need for national leadership in crafting an energy policy linked to addressing climate change. (July, 2008)

"Why Not Change the World?" - Take a fresh look at Rensselaer

Presenters: President Shirley Ann Jackson; Robert A. Compton, documentary producer; Jan Morrison, executive director of the Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM. A screening and panel discussion of documentary, Two Million Minutes, which takes an in-depth look at secondary education in the US as compared with India and China. (March 25, 2008)

A new East Campus Athletic Village is being planned to include renovations to the Houston Field House, a multi-purpose stadium with seating for 7,500, and much more. View a video of the proposed facilities. (Fall 2006)