Around Campus: Week of October 8, 2001

NSF Director Rita Colwell Among the Honorees at Honors Convocation
NSF Director Rita Colwell will receive an honorary doctor of science degree at Rensselaer's eighth annual Honors Convocation Friday, Nov. 2, at 4 p.m. in the Alumni Sports & Recreation Center (Armory). Colwell will give the keynote address at the event, which honors students and faculty for their outstanding academic achievements.

The 2001 Founders Award, the ceremony's highest honor, will be given to students who have been chosen for "creativity, leadership, discovery, and the values of pride and responsibility." The celebration also will honor Class of 2005 Rensselaer Medalists, students with a 4.0 GPA, graduate student fellowship awardees, and faculty award winners.

A reception in the Armory will follow immediately after Honors Convocation. For more information, contact Joe Michels at michels@rpi.edu or ext. 6237. 10/8/01

Symposium on "Biophysics With Nanotechnology"
A symposium co-organized by Rensselaer, on "BioPhysics With NanoTechnology," will be held at the University at Albany, on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26-27. Details of the agenda can be found at http://www.aps.org/NYSS/meetings.html.

The symposium features three sessions: "From DNA to Cells," "BioPhotonics," and "MEMS and BioEngineering." Presentations will be aimed at a broad audience.

In addition, there will be a public lecture on Friday evening by Mike Fortun, assistant professor of science and technology studies at Rensselaer, on "Ethical Implications of Genomics: Learning From Iceland."

For more information, contact Jim Napolitano, interim vice provost for information technology and professor of physics, at napolj@rpi.edu. 9/24/01

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