Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has been notified that the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is taking legal action against many college students around the country, including several from Rensselaer, for allegedly providing access to copyrighted materials via the Internet. The RIAA has not initiated legal action against Rensselaer.
Troy, N.Y. — Sylvester James Gates Jr., director of the Center for String and Particle Theory at the University of Maryland at College Park, will deliver the 15th annual Garnet Baltimore Lecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The lecture, titled “Thoughts for a Third Millennial United States,” will be held on Monday, April 18, at 3 p.m. in the auditorium of the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies.
Troy, N.Y. — The Department of Public Safety at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has launched a new Web site. The redesigned, user-friendly site features easy access to education information, safety prevention programs, and other services provided by the department, including online, real-time Public Safety bulletins and alerts.
Troy, N.Y. — Governor George E. Pataki, Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver today announced that Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has received one of 10 New York State Office of Science, Technology, and Academic Research (NYSTAR) James D. Watson Investigator Program Awards. The Watson Program is designed to recognize and support outstanding scientists and engineers who, early in their careers, show potential for leadership and scientific discovery in the field of biotechnology.
Troy, N.Y. — Omkaram “Om” Nalamasu has been appointed as vice president for research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Alexander von Humboldt Scholar Joins EMPAC Troy, N.Y. — Kathleen Forde has been appointed as the curator of time-based arts for the Experimental Media Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. EMPAC programs are now under way, and the EMPAC building under construction is scheduled to open in 2007.
“SPE” method boosts LED development with dramatic increase in light output Troy, N.Y. — Scientists at the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a method known as “SPE” to get significantly more light from white LEDs (light-emitting diodes) without requiring more energy.
TROY, N.Y. — Laila S. Tabatabai, a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute junior and biology major from Niskayuna, N.Y., has been selected as a 2005 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar by the Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. The award honors students pursuing careers in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering.
Troy, N.Y. – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today announced that the Honorable Paul A. Volcker, Robert T. Coonrod, and Joé Juneau will be awarded honorary degrees at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 199th Commencement, on Saturday, May 21, 2005 at 9:30 a.m. at the Harkness Field. Juneau will be awarded honorary degrees at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 199th Commencement, on Saturday, May 21, 2005 at 9:30 a.m. at the Harkness Field.
Troy, N.Y. — Kyle Brian Gracey, a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute junior with a double major in biochemistry/biophysics, and ecological economics, values, and policy, has been selected as a 2005 Truman Scholar by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation. The foundation cited Gracey’s work on campus and in the community to improve environmental sustainability. Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of leadership potential, intellectual ability, and likelihood of “making a difference.”