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Leadership for a Comprehensive Energy Roadmap: The First 100 Days

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Rensselaer president Shirley Ann Jackson outlined a First Hundred Days Energy Action Plan to guide the next Administration and Congress toward a comprehensive energy strategy when she addressed the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
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Robert Linhardt has spent years stitching together minuscule carbohydrates to build a more pure and safer alternative to the commonly used and controversial blood thinner heparin. At the national conference of the American Chemical Society on August 17, 2008, Linhardt announced that his research team may have accomplished this task by building the first fully synthetic heparin. Their creation is the largest dose of heparin ever created in the lab. Read more
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RPI Mourns the Passing of Ned Harkness
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Rensselaer lost a legend when Ned Harkness passed away at the age of 89 on Friday morning. Harkness, who coached RPI men’s hockey and men’s lacrosse teams to National Championships, died at his home in Rochester, N.Y. A memorial service is being planned for 11 a.m. on Oct. 11 at the First Presbyterian Church in Glens Falls, N.Y.
Ned Harkness
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Rensselaer Announces New Head of Institute Advancement
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Robert Schlesinger, an experienced professional in university development and alumni relations, will join Rensselaer on October 1 as the vice president for institute advancement. The announcement was made September 19 by Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson.
Robert Schlesinger
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Rensselaer Faculty Join International Experts To Discuss the Financial Crisis
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A delegation from Rensselaer’s Lally School joined internationally recognized scholars, regulators, and financial market practitioners to discuss the challenges stemming from the nation’s financial innovations of the past two decades.
Lighting Research Center Named Recipient of U.S. Green Building Council’s 2008 Green Building Research Fund Grant
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LRC Named Recipient of U.S. Green Building Council’s 2008 Green Building Research Fund Grant
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The Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer has earned the distinction of receiving one of 13 research grants awarded by the USGBC, to fund a project, “Quantifying the Impact of Daylight and Electric Lighting on Student Alertness, Performance, and Well-being in K-12 Schools.”
Lighting Research Center Named Recipient of U.S. Green Building Council’s 2008 Green Building Research Fund Grant
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Rensselaer Receives $850,000 From NRC To Boost
Nuclear Engineering Education
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission awarded two grants totaling $850,000 to boost nuclear engineering education, research, and workforce development at Rensselaer. The grants will support two new nuclear engineering professors as well as graduate student research.
Rensselaer Receives $850,000 From NRC To Boost Nuclear Engineering Education
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New $1.1M Grant: Restoring Basic Needs After Disasters
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A new six-year, $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will allow researchers at Rensselaer to investigate how different civil infrastructures within a city or county – such as roadways, water and power utilities, hospitals, banks, or law enforcement – interact after a disaster.
Rensselaer Receives $850,000 From NRC To Boost Nuclear Engineering Education
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EMPAC Grand
Opening Celebration

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October 3-19, 2008
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Three weekends of world-class artistic performances and workshops, premieres of EMPAC-commissioned artworks, presentations of research at the frontiers of science, and social events ranging from black-tie elegant to come-as-you-are eclectic.
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Research Spotlight
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* Lighting Research Center Develops Framework for Assessing Light Pollution *
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Framework for Assessing Light Pollution

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Scientists in the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer have developed the first ever comprehensive method, called Outdoor Site-Lighting Performance (OSP), for predicting and measuring various aspects of light pollution.
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* “Top Secret” Technology To Help U.S. Swimmers Trim Times at Beijing Olympics *
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Technology Helps U.S. Swimmers Trim Times at Beijing Olympics

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Rensselaer fluids mechanics professor, Timothy Wei, used experimental flow measurement techniques to help American swimmers sharpen their strokes, shave seconds from their lap times, and race toward a gold medal in Beijing.
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