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Omkaram "Om" Nalamasu,
professor of materials science and engineering and
director of Rensselaer's Center for Integrated Electronics
(CIE), has received a $1 million grant from the New
York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic
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Construction
Update
Work continues apace on several
major construction projects and infrastructure improvements
on campus, according to Oleh Turczak, Rensselaer's project
manager. Nearly all subcontracts have been awarded on
the building projects. More

Robotics
Used to Help At-Risk Students Score Better in Math and
Science
Rensselaer's Center for Initiatives
in Pre-College Education (CIPCE) has teamed up with Troy's
Doyle Middle School in a first-of-its-kind robotics project
to help 8th-grade at-risk students score better in math
and science. More

A
Mix of Electronics and Acoustics Works Well for Popular
European Orchestra
Avant-garde experimental
composer Pauline Oliveros has been commissioned to fuse
a creative mix of electronic and acoustical music for
a popular Brussels chamber band that will play a central
role in one of the best-known contemporary music festivals
in Europe. The Musiques Nouvelles will premiere Oliveros'
piece, titled "Sound Geometries," on March 15
at the Theater Marni during Brussels' annual Ars Musica
Festival. More

IFC
Passes Community Relations Resolution
On Wednesday, Feb. 26, the
Interfraternity Council (IFC) unanimously approved a resolution
vowing to improve the relationship of Rensselaer's fraternities
with the neighborhoods surrounding campus. More
