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E. Fred Schubert, a pioneering semiconductor researcher and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Boston University, has been appointed Senior Constellation Professor of the Future Chips Constellation at Rensselaer. His tenure begins this week.

"Dr. Schubert brings substantial research activity and an exciting and productive new research thrust that will expand Rensselaer's global reach and global impact," said Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson. More

Professor Begins Construction of Second ARCH Home in South Troy
Nearly 10 years after his first Affordable and Responsive Community Housing (ARCH) Program prototype was assembled, Walter Kroner broke ground on his second "erector set" house at the beginning of the summer. This time Kroner and administrators of the ARCH Program actually plan to sell the build-it-yourself home. More

View an Experiment in Space
A control room has been set up on campus to control and monitor the progress of a crystal growth experiment aboard the International Space Station. The control room is in Room 5112 of the Low Center for Industrial Innovation. Observing is free and open to the public from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. More

Artificial Intelligence With a Certified IQ
In the quest to create a machine that will outsmart the most intelligent human, Selmer Bringsjord has developed the first-known robot capable of passing part of a standard IQ test. Bringsjord is director of the Rensselaer Artificial Intelligence and Reasoning Lab and is professor and chair of the Department of Cognitive Science. More