Regional Group of Emergency Planners and Responders To Conduct Emergency Exercise at Rensselaer June 14
The Albany, N.Y., Capital Region Urban Area Working Group (CRUAWG) will conduct a functional exercise on the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute campus on June 14, testing the collaboration, cooperation, and communications between various public safety agencies and other organizations during an emergency. The CRUAWG is a regional homeland security partnership between the cities of Albany, Schenectady, and Troy, and the counties of Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady, and Schoharie.
Engineering New Weapons in the Fight Against Juvenile Diabetes
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Researchers Play Key Role in Development of “Closed Loop” Artificial Pancreas Engineering researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are combining automation techniques from oil refining and other diverse areas to help create a closed-loop artificial pancreas. The device will automatically monitor blood sugar levels and administer insulin to patients with Type 1 diabetes, and aims to remove much of the guesswork for those living with the chronic disease.