Rensselaer anthropology professor Linda Layne's newly released book, Motherhood Lost: A Feminist Account of Pregnancy Loss in America, was featured prominently Jan. 20 to 24 in the Internet magazine Slate. As "the week's reading" for the Web site's popular book club section, Motherhood Lost and its content was the subject of discussion and debate between two Slate editors. To read their comments on Layne's work, go to http://slate.msn.com/id/2077127/entry/2077168/. 1/27/03

The Rensselaer baseball team has been ranked fourth in the nation in American Baseball Coaches Association/Collegiate Baseball NCAA Division III Preseason Poll. The Red Hawks, who advanced to the NCAA Championships last year, finished the 2002 season with a 33-11 record and ranked fifth in the nation. Rensselaer is listed behind Marietta of Ohio, Eastern Connecticut State (defending national champions), and the College of New Jersey. The team enters the 2003 season having won the last seven Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association championships. In addition, they qualified for the NCAA Regional Tournament in each of the past 11 years, advancing to the National Championship Tournament twice. 1/27/03

Susan Smith, clinical assistant professor of biology at Rensselaer at Hartford, is one of three principal investigators for a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to set up a Northeast Bioinformatics Consortium, which includes Northeastern University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Boston University, Rochester Institute of Technology, the University of Connecticut, and Rensselaer. The consortium includes educators and students as well as representatives from educational, industrial, and governmental organizations that employ bioinformatics professionals. 1/21/03

James Tien '66 has been elected vice president of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Educational Activities Board (EAB). Tien is the Yamada Corporation Professor, chair and professor of decision sciences and engineering systems (DSES), and professor of electrical, computer, and systems engineering at Rensselaer. In his capacity as vice president, he serves as a member of the IEEE Board of Directors and Executive Committee.

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