From Star Trek to the College Campus, Former Hollywood Screenwriter Takes on Top Ranked Video Game Program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Lee Sheldon, the new co-director of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Games & Simulation Arts and Sciences (GSAS) program, knows a good story when he hears one. The former Hollywood screenwriter and producer’s credits span three decades and include Star Trek: Next Generation, Charlie’s Angels, and Cagney & Lacey. But when it comes to the video game industry — in which he has worked since 1995 - Sheldon has yet to see good narrative emerge as a priority.

Rensselaer Team Shows How To Analyze Raw Government Data

A How-To Primer on “Mashing-Up” the Treasure Trove of Government Web Data Who is the White House’s most frequent visitor? Which White House staffer has the most visitors? How do smoking quit rates, state by state, relate to unemployment, taxes, and violent crimes? How do politics influence U.S. Supreme Court decisions? How many earthquakes occurred worldwide recently? Where and how strong were they? Which states have the cleanest air and water?

Rensselaer Creates New Center for Data Science Research

Researchers throughout Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are coming together to develop a new interdisciplinary Data Science Research Center. The center will bring together top researchers from every school within Rensselaer as well as collaborators at other universities and corporations to develop new and better ways to store, protect, share, and gain knowledge from scientific data.

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