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Troy, N.Y. — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will add more than $10 million in new financial aid resources for undergraduate students during the coming year. The action responds to the need to ensure that Rensselaer remains accessible to academically talented students from the full range of family financial circumstances.

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Troy, N.Y. — BusinessWeek has ranked Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Lally School of Management & Technology 26th in the nation among the magazine’s 2008 list of top 50 undergraduate business programs. The Lally School also is ranked as one of the top five in the Northeast, and the program came in at number 19 on the list of private institutions offering students the biggest return on their investment.

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LRC and Linc team up to create Lighting Technology Greenhouse Troy, N.Y. — The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has launched an initiative to support the growth of new and existing lighting companies in and around New York state. Called the Lighting Technology Greenhouse, the program will help facilitate the commercialization of new lighting products and services that enhance sustainability.

New study paves way for using nanofluids in cameras, microdevices, and displays Troy, N.Y. — Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have demonstrated that liquids embedded with nanoparticles show enhanced performance and stability when exposed to electric fields. The finding could lead to new types of miniature camera lenses, cell phone displays, and other microscale fluidic devices.

Signs on to Science Debate 2008 Troy, N.Y. — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson has joined the call for a Presidential debate on science, technology, and innovation in advance of the November 2008 general election, and urged others to sign on.

Facility will allow approximately 300 students to engage in downtown community Troy, N.Y. – Beginning in August 2009, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students will have a new campus housing option in the heart of downtown Troy.

Troy, N.Y. — More than 900 area students and their families came to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today to participate in the 10th annual Black Family Technology Awareness Day. The workshops, designed to spur young people’s interest in pursuing careers in science and engineering, were hosted by Rensselaer’s Office of Institute Diversity. Rensselaer’s Black Family Technology Awareness Day is part of a nationally celebrated week of the same name. The theme for 2008 is “A Decade of Discovery.”