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* Decoding the Dictionary: Study Suggests Lexicon Evolved To Fit in the Brain *
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* Decoding the Dictionary: Study Suggests Lexicon Evolved To Fit in the Brain *
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New research suggests the Oxford English Dictionary is meticulously organized to be as concise as possible — a format that mirrors the way our brains make sense of and categorize the countless words in our vast vocabulary. Read more
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* Commencement 2008: Future Astronaut Aiming for Space
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Commencement 2008: Future Astronaut Aiming for Space
May 9, 2008: It’s not every day that you meet someone who builds next-generation rocket engines for fun. But Phil Bracken, who will graduate this month with a major in aeronautical engineering and a clear goal of becoming an astronaut, is doing exactly that.		 *
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* Commencement 2008: First Woman Leader of Rensselaer’s Car-Building Club To Start New Career With General Motors
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Commencement 2008: First Woman Leader of Rensselaer’s Car-Building Club To Start New Career With General Motors
May 8, 2008: Laura Wontrop knows all about cars and trucks. After graduating from Rensselaer, the 21-year-old mechanical engineering major will join automotive giant General Motors as a vehicle definition engineer, and play a key role in solidifying the design of next-generation concept cars.		 *
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* Commencement 2008: Rensselaer Graduate Helps High School Students Tackle AP Exams
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Commencement 2008: Rensselaer Graduate Helps High School Students Tackle AP Exams
May 7, 2008: During the month of May, more than 1.5 million high school students will take the annual College Board AP exams. To help reduce their stress, Chris Keenan offers a free online study resource to help students tackle the AP courses and exams.		 *
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* Commencement 2008: First Woman Leader of Rensselaer’s Car-Building Club To Start New Career With General Motors
The Connected Kids Project:
Linking Students, Parents, and Educators to the World Wide Web
May 7, 2008: A team of professors from Rensselaer and the University at Albany have created Connected Kids, a new youth services online information system, in collaboration with Rensselaer County government.		 *
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* Commencement 2008: Undergrad Has Sweet Success With Invention of Artificial Golgi
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Commencement 2008: Undergrad Has Sweet Success With Invention of Artificial Golgi
May 6, 2008: An undergraduate student at Rensselaer has learned very quickly that a spoonful of sugar really does help the medicine go down. In fact, with his invention, the sugar may actually be the medicine.

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* Commencement 2008: Protecting Those Who Protect and Serve
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Commencement 2008: Protecting Those Who Protect and Serve
May 2, 2008: Thanks to an invention devised by Rensselaer Class of 2008 graduate Sarah DiNovo, our law enforcement officers can protect themselves while protecting us.

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* Decoding the Dictionary: Study Suggests Lexicon Evolved To Fit in the Brain
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President Jackson Joins Government and Research Leaders To Announce New River Research Center
April 29, 2008: President Shirley Ann Jackson joined Governor David Paterson, Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, County Executive Kathleen Jimino, Troy Mayor Harry Tutunjian, and CEO of the Beacon Institute John Cronin to announce a historic collaboration between academia, industry, and government to develop an 11,000-square-foot environmental research center on the Hudson River in Troy.		 *
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* Rensselaer Students Win Three of Four Top Prizes at Innovation Conference
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Rensselaer Students Win Three of Four Top Prizes at Innovation Conference
April 29, 2008: Rensselaer inventors and innovators were awarded three of the top four student prizes at the CTT Innovation Conference recently held in Boston, Mass.		 *
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* 2008 President’s Commencement Colloquy *
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Rensselaer will host the 2008 President’s Commencement Colloquy, titled “Leadership for a Sustainable Global Society — Discovery, Innovation, and Citizenship” on Friday, May 16, at 4 p.m. in DCC 308.
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* Plastics: Adored, Deplored and Ubiquitous *
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* Plastics: Adored, Deplored and Ubiquitous *
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"The biggest catch in reaching the new, greener stage of the plastics age is that we have to accept that it’s going to cost money,” said Rensselaer Professor James A. Moore, in a recent New York Times article.
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* Carbon Nanotubes Outperform Copper Nanowires as Interconnects *
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* Carbon Nanotubes Outperform Copper Nanowires as Interconnects *
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Researchers at Rensselaer have created a road map that brings academia and the semiconductor industry one step closer to realizing carbon nanotube interconnects, and alleviating the current bottleneck of information flow.
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* Computer Program Traces Ancestry Using Anonymous DNA Samples *
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A new computer algorithm can help trace the genetic ancestry of thousands of individuals, without prior knowledge of their background.
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Unlike previous computer programs that require prior knowledge of an individual’s ancestry and background, this new algorithm looks for specific DNA markers known as single nucleotide polymorphisms, or SNPs, and needs nothing more than a DNA sample in the form of a simple cheek swab.
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