March 17, 2003

Rensselaer researchers have been featured recently in major national and international media, and on various news Web sites. Here is a roundup of some of the major coverage:

• Gyorgy Korniss' research that employs random checks to facilitate network simulation was recently published in the journal Science (PDF), New Scientist, and the New York Times.

• In a Sunday feature on ethnomathematics, The New York Times Magazine* quoted Ron Eglash, who has written and taught extensively about the nuances of fractals, or repeating patterns, found in African craft work. Ethnomathematics is an anthropological way of understanding complex mathematical concepts.
*Free site registration may be required

• The journal Science profiles women in science who have moved up the ladder to leadership positions in academic, government, and industrial organizations. A few who have reached the top, including President Jackson, explain how they did it.

• Buoyed by a killer concept, four Lally School MBA students founded Orca Gear—a company that designs sleek, self-inflating, flotation devices that boaters will actually wear. The Times Union* profiled the quartet on their quest for venture capital.
*Story available until March 26.

For a complete list of recent news stories go to http://www.rpi.edu/web/News/home.html

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NSF Grant of $3.5 Million Establishes Global Laboratory for Materials Science

Lally School’s Entrepreneurship Program Named One of the Nation’s Top 25

High School Women to Explore High-Tech Careers at Design Your Future Day

Capital Region Rank Third in Nation as “Best Places With the Best Education

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