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Rensselaer in Brief

Troy, N.Y. - Ranked 42nd among the nation's top universities by U.S. News & World
Report, and called a "New Ivy" by Kaplan/ Newsweek in 2006, Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute is a leader in technological innovation. Founded
in 1824 "for the purpose of instructing persons ... in the application
of science to the common purposes of life," Rensselaer people have
performed the research, developed the technologies, produced the
innovations, and formed the enterprises that defined and accomplished
the technological agendas of the 19th and 20th centuries, and are
continuing to do so in the 21st century. Rensselaer is the nation's
oldest technological university, educating the leaders of tomorrow for
technologically based careers. The Institute celebrates discovery, and
the responsible application of technology, to create knowledge and
global prosperity.