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Stellenbosch University, one of the premier research universities in South Africa, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the oldest technological research university in the United States, are teaming up to expand science and engineering capacity and to encourage young people to focus their energies on addressing the great global challenges of our time. The agreement was formalized at a signing ceremony today in Stellenbosch. 

BusinessWeek has ranked Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Lally School of Management & Technology 36th in the nation, according to the magazine’s 2009 list of top 50 undergraduate business programs. The Lally School also came in at number 21 on the list of institutions ranked for academic quality. In 2007, the Lally School was one of nine new schools to be named to the BusinessWeek’s list, making its debut at number 40.

Institute to Launch Cross-Cultural Collaborations in Science and Engineering Research, Education, and Development in Africa Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson is leading a delegation from the Institute to Africa, from March 14 to March 22, 2009, to expand its collaborations in the region. Delegation members will meet with academic, scientific, business and government leaders in South Africa and Ghana to discuss capacity-building opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. 

Class of ’51 Student Entrepreneurship Award supports innovation in patent-pending detection system, light therapy technology Ideas for a patent-pending detection system and a light therapy technology have both received funding by the Rensselaer Class of ’51 Student Entrepreneurship Award, established to help transform student ideas into successful ventures.

It is with great sadness that I announce the passing on March 3 of Harry Apkarian ’46, member of the Rensselaer Board of Trustees — serving continually since 1969, as adjunct, active, and most recently, honorary trustee — and longtime friend of the Institute. 

Yuehua “Tony” Yu Yuehua “Tony” Yu’s innovation could lead to new medical devices, drug delivery technologies

Watch the movie trailer! Movie unveiled for campus community, set for global release in 2009

Rensselaer researchers use computers to find keys to stabilizing proteins

It’s something of an understatement to say Shekhar Garde has an eye for detail.  A global leader in his field, Garde works to shed new light on the hidden world of atoms and molecules. Equipped with state-of-the-art advanced imaging, molecular modeling, and computer simulation tools, he is a high-tech archeologist who scrutinizes nanoscale landscapes in search of clues, patterns, and systems that could lead to a better understanding of the most basic building blocks of life.