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TROY, N.Y. — Applying math and computers to the drug discovery process, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a method to predict protein separation behavior directly from protein structure. This new multi-scale protein modeling approach may reduce the time it takes to bring pharmaceuticals to market and may have significant implications for an array of biotechnology applications, including bioprocessing, drug discovery, and proteomics, the study of protein structure and function. 

Undergraduate Engineering Again Ranked Among the Top 20 Programs in the Country TROY, N.Y. — U.S. News & World Report has ranked Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 43rd among the nation’s top universities, up from 46th last year. The Institute also ranks 27th in the “Best Values” among national universities.

Troy, N.Y. — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today announced that Jack McDonnell, Class of ’61, of Reston, Virginia, has made an unrestricted gift of $1 million to support Renaissance at Rensselaer: The Campaign for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 

Troy, N.Y — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today announced the appointment of David A. Gautschi, Ph.D., as Dean of the Lally School of Management and Technology.  Most recently principal and director of research at CCG Group LLC, Dean Gautschi has had a long and significant career in the academic and business arena.

Troy, N.Y. — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today announced that Thomas and Constance D’Ambra have made a $3 million commitment to endow a faculty chair in synthetic organic chemistry, in support of biotechnology initiatives at the Institute. 

3-D Patients Simulate Radiation Doses for Real Patients Troy, N.Y. — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is leading a team of researchers awarded a three-year, $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop 3-D virtual patient models that will more accurately compute radiation doses for CT imaging, nuclear medicine, and radiation treatment of cancer patients. The grant is funded by the National Cancer Institute, part of NIH.

Troy, N.Y. — Yael Kanarek, master of fine arts (MFA) graduate student in the electronic arts program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has received a media arts fellowship from National Video Resources. She will receive an award package in the amount of $35,000, as part of $715,000 the organization is awarding to 22 film, video, and new media artists.

Troy, N.Y. — Heidi Newberg, associate professor of physics and astronomy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is chairing the science working group of a new project focused on mapping the Milky Way Galaxy’s structure and stellar makeup and compiling data on its origins and evolution.

Troy, N.Y. — Rensselaer’s Lally School of Management and Technology has awarded incoming Master in Business Administration (MBA) student Heather Johnston its prestigious Herman Family Fellowship for Women in Entrepreneurship. The annual prize supports women enrolled in the Lally School’s MBA program in their pursuit of entrepreneurial interests.

Troy, N.Y. — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers are developing a tiny, highly efficient heat spreader to be used in a new device to be implanted in the brain of patients who suffer from severe epileptic seizures. The implant device is designed to detect and arrest epileptic seizures as they begin by cooling a small region of the brain, thereby effectively blocking the erratic electrical activity.