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Dec. 15, 2003
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Engineers’ fans in Troy watched the action in the Rensselaer Union. |
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Martin Benjamin |
The Engineers fought valiantly against the Johnnies Dec. 13 in Rensselaer’s first-ever appearance in the semifinals of the NCAA Division III playoffs. The Engineers, who held the game to a 10-10 tie going into halftime, eventually fell to St. John’s 38-10 in the NCAA Division III Football Championship National Semi-Final at Clemons Stadium in Collegeville, Minn. The Engineers finished the season with an 11-2 record. More |
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High School Student in Ajayan’s Lab Makes Nanotube Discovery
As an intern working in the Rensselaer lab of Pulickel Ajayan, Connecticut high school student Rob Sobelman made a significant scientific contribution when he discovered a better process of making carbon nanotubes. The 17-year-old’s finding won him second place in the regional finals of the prestigious Siemens Westinghouse Competition. More
Book Penned by Rensselaer Professor Kim Fortun Wins Anthropology Prize
The American Ethnological Society (AES) has awarded Kim Fortun, associate professor of science and technology studies and associate dean of research and graduate programs in Rensselaer’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences, the organization’s Sharon Stephens Prize for her book titled Advocacy After Bhopal: Environmentalism, Disaster, New Global Orders (University of Chicago Press, 2001). The Sharon Stephens Prize recognizes a junior scholar’s first book “that speaks to contemporary social issues with relevance beyond the discipline and beyond the academy.” More
In the News
Rensselaer has garnered national media attention recently. Most notably, a Discovery Channel program included a segment featuring Xi-Cheng Zhang’s leading work in terahertz research. Additionally, Rensselaer news was recently featured in The New York Times, The Associated Press, The Chicago Tribune, Machine Design, and WAMC’s The Best of Our Knowledge among other media outlets. More
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