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Matt Harrigan, a senior majoring in physics, went looking for research opportunities, and found a program that let him look for something even bigger — tidal streams of stars in the Milky Way.
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Rensselaer Commencement 2008 Commencement 2008
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Commencement 2008
Rensselaer’s 202nd Commencement
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The Commencement ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. at Harkness Field, on the Rensselaer campus in Troy, New York. This year’s Commencement speaker is political analyst, editor, best-selling author, and Harvard professor David Gergen.
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Commencement 2008
Meet the Class of 2008: An Overview of Rensselaer’s 202nd Commencement
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More than 1,950 students will receive degrees from Rensselaer. They represent the next generation of leaders, scientists, entrepreneurs, patent holders, and innovators, in fields ranging from engineering to architecture, from arts to science, and from business to the military.
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Shirley Ann Jackson
2008 Commencement Colloquy
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On Friday, May 16, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will host the 2008 President’s Commencement Colloquy, focused on the leadership challenges to maintain a sustainable global society in the midst of extraordinary growth and change.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Class of 2008
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A Playground-Powered Water Pump
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Inspired by her time studying abroad in Mexico and helping design a playground-powered water filtration system for a grade school in rural Peru, Rebecca Moore is determined to make a difference and will volunteer with the Peace Corps after graduating from RPI.
Innovation Could Improve Data Storage & Sensors
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Paul Morrow has come a long way from his days as an elementary school student, pulling apart his mother’s cassette player. The talented young physicist has developed two innovations that could vastly improve magnetic data storage and sense extremely low level magnetic fields.
Student Invents Alternative to Silicon Chip
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Even before Weixiao Huang received his doctorate, his new transistor captured the attention of some of the biggest American and Japanese automobile companies. His invention could replace one of the most common pieces of technology in the
world — the silicon transistor.
Independence Through Video Games
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Graduating seniors Jennifer Ash, Zach Barth, and Peter Mueller have led an interdisciplinary student team to create an interactive game simulation, “Capable Shopper,” to help individuals with disabilities develop life skills and obtain increased autonomy.
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Rensselaer To Offer New Co-Terminal Five-Year Degrees, Extend Student Aid
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To better prepare students to meet the growing demands of industry and the marketplace, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will now offer undergraduates the opportunity to extend their financial aid and earn both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in five years.
Rensselaer To Offer New Co-Terminal Five-Year Degrees, Extend Student Aid
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The Connected Kids Project
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Students, parents, and teachers across the nation will soon be faced with the challenge of seeking out summer recreational, educational, employment, and social-service activities. To make things easier for Capital Region residents, a team of professors have created Connected Kids, a new youth services online information system.
The Connected Kids Project
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Decoding the Dictionary:
Study Suggests Lexicon Evolved To Fit in the Brain
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The latest edition of the Oxford English Dictionary boasts 22,000 pages of definitions. New research suggests the reference manual is organized to be as concise as possible — a format that mirrors the way our brains make sense of and categorize the words in our vocabulary.
Decoding the Dictionary: Study Suggests Lexicon Evolved To Fit in the Brain
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Relay for Life 2008
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Rensselaer’s third annual Relay for Life event to raise funds and cancer awareness drew more than 1,300 participants this year and raised over $81,000 for the American Cancer Society. The overnight event was held on the Rensselaer ’86 Field April 25-26. Photo Slideshow
Relay For Life
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Crystal (Eye) Ball: Study Says Visual System Equipped With “Future Seeing Powers”

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Maneuvering through a room full of people. Jumping out of the way when a golfer yells “fore.” Most would agree these seemingly simple actions require us to perceive and quickly respond to a situation. Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science Mark Changizi argues they require something more — our ability to foresee the future.
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Student’s Web Language Gains International Recognition

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Gregory Williams, a doctoral student in computer science, single-handedly implemented a Web language that allows Web sites to speak and share data with one another. His language will form a baseline for other companies and researchers to build upon.
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High-Tech Look
at Ancient Saber-Toothed Tiger Teeth

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A unique collaboration with the New York State Museum brought together researchers to study ancient teeth using some of the most modern technology currently available. And, as new and old collided, the researchers began to gain new insight into the life, habitat, and diet of big cats that died up to 30,000 years ago.
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