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Blanchet
Receives ASME's Burt Newkirk Award
Thierry Blanchet, associate
professor of mechanical, aerospace, and nuclear engineering,
has received the Burt L. Newkirk Award from the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Blanchet is the
22nd recipient of the award, which is given to individuals
who have made notable contributions to research and development
in the field of tribology. More

Rensselaer Students
Share Their Knowledge at Tutor Time
Tutor Time, a reading and math tutoring
program conducted by more than 20 Rensselaer student mentors
through the Office of the First-Year Experience, has expanded
to offer free services at two locations to K-9 students
in the Capital Region, and to K-5 students in the Troy School
district. More

Alumnus Tito Charges
Students to Set Lofty Goals and Follow Through on
Them
A standing-room-only crowd of students,
faculty, and staff filled the Heffner Alumni House Nov.
14 to listen as Dennis Tito '64 offered economic wisdom,
entrepreneurial advice, and stories of his travels in space.
More

New Hearst Scholarship
Established
A new scholarship for underrepresented minority
students at Rensselaer is being made possible by a $100,000
gift from the William Randolph Hearst Foundations. More
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