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* It’s Not Just for Boys: Girls Are Into Science and Math Too
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It’s Not Just for Boys: Girls Are Into Science and Math Too
April 18, 2008: Nearly 300 11th grade girls from the Capital Region, New York state, and across New England will participate in Rensselaer’s “Design Your Future Day” (DYFD) program on Saturday, April 19.
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* Renowned CUNY Professor To Receive Davies Medal
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Renowned CUNY Professor To Receive Davies Medal
April 16, 2008: – Sheldon Weinbaum ’59, CUNY Distinguished Professor of Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering at The City College of New York, will receive the prestigious Davies Medal for Engineering Achievement from the Rensselaer School of Engineering.
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* William Pomeroy ’66, founder and CEO of CXtec, has been selected as the 2008 William F. Glaser ’53 Rensselaer Entrepreneur of the Year.
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Founder and CEO of CXtec Named 2008 William F. Glaser ’53 Rensselaer Entrepreneur of the Year
April 9, 2008: William Pomeroy ’66, founder and CEO of CXtec, has been selected as the 2008 William F. Glaser ’53 Rensselaer Entrepreneur of the Year.
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* Rensselaer Hosts Inaugural Forum on Business, Technology, and Ethics
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Rensselaer Hosts Inaugural Forum on Business, Technology, and Ethics
April 4, 2008: Rensselaer’s Lally School of Management & Technology hosted an inaugural program titled “Forum on Business, Technology, and Ethics.” The forum focused on the theme of leadership in controversy.
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* Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Hosts Tenth Annual Black Family Technology Awareness Day
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Hosts Tenth Annual Black Family Technology Awareness Day
February 9, 2008: More than 900 area students and their families came to Rensselaer to participate in the 10th annual Black Family Technology Awareness Day hosted by Rensselaer’s Office of Institute Diversity.
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* Rensselaer Hirsch Observatory Invites the Public To See the Stars
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Rensselaer Hirsch Observatory Invites the Public To See the Stars
February 7, 2008: Rensselaer invites members of the community to the Hirsch Observatory to view planets, stars, and galaxies with the observatory’s 16-inch telescope. The observatory will be open to the public every Friday evening through November.
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* Rensselaer Students Rewarded for Innovative Ideas To “Change the World”
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Rensselaer Students Rewarded for Innovative Ideas To “Change the World”
December 20, 2007: Five teams of students are being rewarded for imagining innovative ways to make the world a better place, from a low-cost solar water purification system to a “smart badge” for law enforcement officers.
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* GE and Rensselaer Sponsor “Power Puzzle Challenge” Robotics Tournament for Middle School Students
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GE and Rensselaer Sponsor “Power Puzzle Challenge” Robotics Tournament for Middle School Students
December 9, 2007: Thirty-four middle school teams from around the Capital Region, New York state, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Connecticut competed in the FIRST LEGO® League (FLL) Power Puzzle Challenge at Rensselaer.
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Rensselaer To Host Lecture by PalmPilot Inventor Jeff Hawkins
November 8, 2007: Jeff Hawkins, best known as the co-founder of the Palm and Handspring companies and as the architect of computing products such as the PalmPilot and Treo smartphone, will discuss a new technology platform based on a theory of the human neocortex.
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Rensselaer Hosts Annual Women in Entrepreneurship Symposium
October 24, 2007: Rensselaer’s Severino Center’s Women in Entrepreneurship Symposium, “Entrepreneurial Women Designing the Future,” featured rising stars who are making their marks on higher education, business, government, and the international landscape.
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Rensselaer Celebrates Grand Opening of World-Class Supercomputing Center
September 7, 2007: In the true spirit of the computer age, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today celebrated the grand opening of the world’s most powerful university-based supercomputer with a “virtual” ribbon-cutting ceremony. The celebration, which was held on the Rensselaer campus, began with a presidential colloquy.
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Rensselaer Hosts Fifth Annual $50K Tech Valley Collegiate Business Plan Competition
April 30, 2007: Three teams of budding student entrepreneurs from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Union College will vie to win the final round of Rensselaer’s $50,000 Tech Valley Collegiate Business Plan competition on May 3.
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* Design Your Future Day
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“Design Your Future Day”
April 21, 2007: More than 300 11th grade girls from the Capital Region and across New England participated in the 11th annual “Design Your Future Day” (DYFD) on Saturday, April 21. The event is designed to engage students in activities to inform and excite them about career opportunities in engineering, science, architecture, and technology.
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* 2007 Accepted Student Celebration
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2007 Accepted Student Celebration
April 14, 2007: Rensselaer hosted more than 3,000 visitors to campus for the Accepted Student Celebration on Saturday, April 14. The visitors included more than 1,000 accepted students from 34 states, as well as Canada, South Korea, and Denmark.
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Highlights From Grand Marshal Week
April 2, 2007: Last week, the campus was buzzing with activity as students and members of the Rensselaer community participated in a series of events to celebrate student life and government, cultural diversity, and the performing arts. Grand Marshal Week 2007, a week of campuswide celebrations and student elections, was held from March 24-31. This year’s theme, “Institute of Rock,” focused on celebrating student life and culture with the spirit of “all things Rockstar!” The GM Week Committee developed a comprehensive schedule of events featuring more than 100 Rensselaer Union student organizations.
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* Graduate Accepted Students Celebration
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Graduate Accepted Students Celebration
March 30, 2007: The office of graduate admissions recently hosted 90 accepted graduate students to participate in the 2007 Graduate Accepted Students Celebration. According to George Robbins, director of graduate admissions, “this was the largest attendance we’ve had since the inception of the GASC event.”
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