Jan. 28, 2002

Over the years, acid deposition, commonly referred to as "acid rain," has rendered dozens of lakes in the Adirondacks uninhabitable for fish and other wildlife. Now, researchers at Rensselaer's Darrin Fresh Water Institute indicate that some of the most severely affected lakes in that region are showing signs of recovery. More

Rainey Appointed Acting Vice President for Hartford
President Jackson has appointed David Rainey '77 as acting vice president for Rensselaer at Hartford. Rainey is a clinical associate professor and chair of the Hartford Department of the Lally School of Management and Technology. More

From a SEED of an Idea to a Product
Researchers in Rensselaer's Scientific Computation Research Center (SCOREC) are helping to perfect a high-tech automated design process invented by Simmetrix, Inc. that could decrease design costs and drastically accelerate the time to market for manufactured products such as automotive systems, gas turbine engines, and even toilet paper, which would be easier to make softer. More