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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: 2009 News Releases
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12/31/2009Rensselaer, Other Capital Region Employers Form Consortium To Recruit and Retain Professionals
12/29/2009Professor Samuel Wait Jr. Retires After 55 Years at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
12/22/2009Student-Made “Sustain-a-Bear” Puts Green Spin on Timeless Toy
12/18/2009Rensselaer Professors James Hendler and Jeffrey Trinkle Selected as 2010 IEEE Fellows
12/17/2009A Prescription for Healthier, Longer-Lived Levees and Dams
12/17/2009Rensselaer Professor Robert Linhardt Selected as 2009 AAAS Fellow
12/07/2009Rensselaer Students Recognized for Innovative Ideas To “Change the World”
12/07/2009Green@Rensselaer: Researchers Reveal That Environmentally Devastating Zebra Mussels Can Be Controlled
12/03/2009Loves Me, Loves Me Not: Researchers Discover New Method for Measuring Hydrophobicity at the Nanoscale
11/23/2009Rensselaer Names Vashishth New Head of Biomedical Engineering
11/23/2009Study New York: Achieving Global Reach for New York State Higher Education
11/18/2009Rensselaer Announces Celebration Weekend Event Lineup
11/18/2009Rensselaer Professor Henry Scarton Elected Fellow of ASME
11/13/2009Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute To Support Regional Progressive Dialogues on STEM Education
11/12/2009Nanotech in Space: Rensselaer Experiment To Weather the Trials of Orbit
11/10/2009Rensselaer Professor Nikhil Koratkar Wins ECS Young Investigator Award
11/06/2009Switching Gears to Greener Transportation
11/03/2009Plans Set for Celebration of Transformation of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
11/02/2009Statement of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Regarding President Shirley Ann Jackson's Compensation
11/02/2009Statement of Samuel F. Heffner, '56, Chairman, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Board of Trustees Regarding President Shirley Ann Jackson's Compensation
10/22/2009Rensselaer To Lead Multimillion-Dollar Research Center for Social and Cognitive Networks
10/22/2009Seafloor Fossils Provide Clues on Climate Change
10/21/2009Francine Berman To Receive Kennedy Award for Cyberinfrastructure Leadership
10/20/2009Rensselaer Professor Howard Littman Elected AIChE Fellow
10/15/2009Rensselaer Researchers Receive $1 Million To Model Metal Maladies
10/14/2009Wayne Gray Named Fellow of Cognitive Science Society
10/13/2009Rensselaer Professor Robert Hull Elected Fellow of Materials Research Society
10/08/2009Rensselaer Professor Joel Plawsky Named AIChE Fellow
10/07/2009The New Standard of Living and Learning in the Campus Community
10/03/2009Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Hosts East Campus Athletic Village Grand Opening
10/01/2009The eScience Revolution: Rensselaer Researchers to Create Semantic Web Platforms for Massive Scientific Collaboration
09/29/2009Rensselaer Researchers to Develop and Test Next-Generation Radar Systems
09/23/2009Fengyan Li Receives NSF CAREER Award
09/21/2009Stealth Education in 3-D: Rensselaer To Premiere 3-D IMAX Version of Molecules to the MAX
09/17/2009Rensselaer Mourns the Passing of Myles Brand ’64
09/16/2009Final Steps: Rensselaer Leads Effort To Replace One of the Most Widely Used Drugs in American Hospitals
09/16/2009New Clermont Project — Navigating the Hudson River With Hydrogen Fuel Cells
09/15/2009Lally School of Management & Technology at Rensselaer Launches Innovation Competition
09/09/2009Five Researchers Represent Rensselaer at World Economic Forum “Summer Davos” Meeting
09/09/2009Diana-Andra Borca-Tasciuc receives NSF CAREER Award
09/08/2009Rensselaer Receives More Than $4.8 Million in Recovery Act Funding
09/03/2009Ego City: Cities Organized Like Human Brains
09/02/2009Lally School of Management & Technology at Rensselaer Launches New Innovation Dialogue Series
09/01/2009Greenlighting a Greener World
08/31/2009Rensselaer Partners With Troy Restaurants and Cafes
08/28/2009Rensselaer Welcomes the Class of 2013: The Next Generation of Leaders, Scientists, and Innovators
08/27/2009A New Way to Look at Innovation: Rensselaer Professor Outlines Blueprint for Social Change
08/24/2009Shuttle To Carry Rensselaer Experiment to International Space Station
08/20/2009Rensselaer Once Again Ranks Among the Nation’s Top 50 Universities
08/12/2009Abdoun Named Iovino Professor at Rensselaer
08/04/2009Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Announces Commitment To Support Veterans’ Education
08/03/2009Wallace Named Yamada Corporation Professor at Rensselaer
07/09/2009Rensselaer Researchers To Participate in Seismic Test of Seven-Story Building
07/08/2009Wang Named Travelstead Institute Chair at Rensselaer
07/06/2009Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute To Test Emergency Siren System
07/01/2009A Statement Regarding the June 29, 2009 Fire
06/29/2009Rensselaer Alumnus Named New NASA Astronaut
06/16/2009The Vision Revolution: Eyes Are the Source of Human “Superpowers”
06/15/2009WRPI Radio Station To Feature “Summer of Woodstock” Music
06/09/2009Insights Into Male Fertility: New Research Shows Potential for a Male Contraceptive
06/08/2009Moon Magic: Researchers Develop New Tool To Visualize Past, Future Lunar Eclipses
06/04/2009Rensselaer Chief Investment Officer Named Chair of State Common Retirement Fund Committee
06/03/2009ECSE Professor Leila Parsa Wins ONR Young Investigator Award
05/29/2009Researchers Develop Light-Treatment Device to Improve Sleep Quality in the Elderly
05/28/2009Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship Awarded Kauffman Foundation Grant
05/26/2009Robert Linhardt Named One of the Scientific American 10
05/26/2009Rensselaer Student Awarded Top Scholarship for Young African-American Architects
05/22/2009It’s Not Just TV Anymore: The Promises and Perils of Immersing Children in Technological Environments
05/20/2009Rensselaer Names New Vice President for Enrollment
05/19/2009A New Way of Treating the Flu
05/19/2009Rensselaer Announces New Dean of Architecture
05/16/2009Peter Schwartz Pinpoints Ten Areas to Make a Global Impact, Find Success
05/15/2009Rensselaer Unveils Newly Renovated Residence Commons in Downtown Troy
05/15/2009Commencement 2009: Changing the Way We Look at Drug Manufacturing, Malaria, and Spinal Cord Injury
05/14/2009Meet the Class of 2009: An Overview of Rensselaer’s 203rd Commencement
05/14/2009Commencement 2009: Seeking Clean Energy and Inner Harmony
05/13/2009Rensselaer Names New Dean of the School of Engineering
05/13/2009Students Secure Funding To Develop Solar-Powered Pasteurization System
05/13/2009Commencement 2009: Top Biology Student Represents the True Vision for an Interdisciplinary Education
05/12/2009Reviving the Sound of String Music in Local Elementary Schools
05/12/2009Commencement 2009: Fighting Fire With Innovative Engineering
05/11/2009Commencement 2009: Military Doctor-in-Training Paves Her Own Path to Success
05/08/2009Commencement 2009: The Solution Finder – A Rensselaer Graduate Who Always Thinks Outside the Box
05/08/2009Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to Host Colloquy on Leading and Thriving in Challenging Times
05/08/2009One Step Closer: Novel Opioid Receptor Compound From Rensselaer in Phase I Clinical Trials
05/07/2009Commencement 2009: Green Engineering for a Better Tomorrow
05/04/2009Rensselaer To Explore the Connections Between Science, Art, and Technology
04/29/2009Statement of Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson on the Passing of Warren H. Bruggeman ’46
04/27/2009Spear Named Edward P. Hamilton Distinguished Professor of Science Education at Rensselaer
04/27/2009Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson Appointed to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
04/23/2009Rensselaer Graduate Programs Rank Among the Best in the Nation
04/20/2009Rensselaer’s Lally School of Management & Technology Poised to Re-engineer the Future of Finance
04/15/2009Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute To Lead Progressive Dialogue on Improving STEM Education With Emphasis on Women and Low Income and Minority Students
04/13/2009Measuring the Immeasurable: New Study Links Heat Transfer, Bond Strength of Materials
04/13/2009Rensselaer Professor Tarek Abdoun Wins ASCE Huber Award
04/10/2009Rensselaer Students Recognized for Innovative Ideas To “Change The World”
04/09/2009Rensselaer Professor Michael Shur Elected MRS Fellow
04/08/20092009 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Commencement Honorands Announced
04/07/2009Kane Wins 2009 ACS Young Investigator Award
04/06/2009Rensselaer Announces New VP for Research
04/06/2009James Crivello Given Top Honor for Polymer Research by ACS
04/02/2009Rensselaer Student-Athlete To Debut New Gospel CD at EMPAC
04/01/2009100 Years of Excellence: Celebrating a Century of Engineering Innovation
03/26/2009Radio: Who Knew It Could be So Hot?
03/26/2009Fitter Frames: Nanotubes Boost Structural Integrity of Composites
03/24/2009Faster, Cheaper Fuel Cells: New $1.6 Million DoE Grant Supports Fuel Cell Manufacturing Innovations
03/23/2009Rensselaer Receives More Than $2 Million From New York State To Fund Stem Cell Research
03/20/2009A Meeting of the Minds: Rensselaer Student Team To Participate in NCIIA Exhibition
03/19/2009No Small Measure: Origins of Nanorod Diameter Discovered
03/17/2009Stellenbosch University and Rensselaer Announce Collaboration to Expand Science and Engineering Capacity
03/17/2009Slimmer, Stickier Nanorods Give Boost to 3-D Computer Chips
03/16/2009BusinessWeek Ranks Rensselaer’s Lally School Among Top Undergraduate Business Programs
03/13/2009Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson Leads Delegation to Africa to Strengthen Education and Research Partnerships
03/06/2009Two Rensselaer Student Teams Rewarded for Entrepreneurial Ideas
03/05/2009Statement of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson on the Passing of Harry Apkarian ’46
03/04/2009Student Developer of Versatile “G-gels” Wins $30,000 Lemelson-Rensselaer Prize
02/27/2009Rensselaer Previews New IMAX Movie, “Molecules to the MAX”
02/23/2009Building a Better Protein
02/23/2009Hidden Before Our Eyes: Tiny World Makes Giant Leap to Silver Screen
02/17/2009Researchers Isolate Protein Domain Linked to Tumor Progression
02/07/2009Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Hosts 11th Annual Black Family Technology Awareness Day
02/05/2009Rensselaer Hirsch Observatory Invites the Public To See the Stars
02/03/2009Student Open Source Software Brings Personal Finance to the iPhone
02/02/2009Using “Stealth Education” To Increase Science Literacy
01/23/2009At Rensselaer, Freshman Applications Surge Past 12,000 for First Time in History
01/20/2009Light-Speed Nanotech: Controlling the Nature of Graphene
01/14/2009Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson Outlines Institute Response to the Global Economic Crisis in Meeting with Faculty
01/12/2009Smart Lighting: New LED Drops the “Droop”
01/06/2009Study Yields Clues About the Evolution of Epilepsy
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