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* Rensselaer Opens Center Dedicated to the Search for Life in the Universe *
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* Rensselaer Opens Center Dedicated to the Search for Life in the Universe *
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NASA awards $7.5 million grant to create the New York Center for Astrobiology
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E.T. may have “phoned home” back in 1982, but in the world outside of popular cinema the hunt for extraterrestrial life continues. Today, with a $7.5 million grant from NASA, Rensselaer extends the search with the opening of the New York Center for Astrobiology, which will be part of the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) headquartered at the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif. Read more
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* “Gray’s Paradox” Solved: Researchers Discover Secret of Speedy Dolphins
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“Gray’s Paradox” Solved: Researchers Discover Secret of Speedy Dolphins
Nov. 24, 2008: Armed with cutting-edge flow measurement technology, researchers at Rensselaer have solved Gray’s Paradox. Sir James Gray had observed that the muscles of dolphins were not strong enough to support the speed at which they travel. 		*
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Kane Named P.K. Lashmet Professor at Rensselaer
November 19, 2008: Nanobiotechnology expert Ravi Kane has been named the P.K. Lashmet Professor at Rensselaer. The endowed professorship is one of the highest honors bestowed on a Rensselaer faculty member.		 *
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* Indian Radio Innovator Named 2009 Rensselaer Entrepreneur of the Year
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Indian Radio Innovator Named 2009 Rensselaer Entrepreneur of the Year
November 18, 2008: Amba Preetham Parigi, managing director, Entertainment Network (India) Limited, and managing director & CEO of Times Infotainment Media Limited, is the 2009 William F. Glaser ’53 Rensselaer Entrepreneur of the Year. 		*
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* Former Harvard Dean To Speak on Cyber Security
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Former Harvard Dean To Speak on Cyber Security
November 18, 2008: On Wednesday, Nov. 19, Harry Lewis will speak about the challenge of technology to many established assumptions about privacy and identity. This and other topics from his new book, Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness After the Digital Explosion, will be explored.		 *
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* Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP Announce Launch of Center for Architecture Science and Ecology
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Rensselaer and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP Announce Launch of Center for Architecture Science and Ecology
Nov. 14, 2008: — On Friday, November 14, Rensselaer and the renowned architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill officially launched the Center for Architecture Science and Ecology (CASE). 		*
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Data Scientist Joins Rensselaer Tetherless World Research Constellation
November 13, 2008: Peter Fox has joined Rensselaer as the newest chair of the Tetherless World Research Constellation. Fox brings extensive experience as both a data and solar-terrestrial scientist.		 *
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Intel To Sponsor Rensselaer Robotics Tournament for Local Middle Schools
November 11, 2008: Intel Corporation announced plans to sponsor the 2008 FIRST LEGO® League (FLL) Climate Connections Challenge taking place at Rensselaer. 		*
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* Trustee Makes Donation To Start New Solar Energy Research Center at Rensselaer
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Trustee Makes Donation To Start New Solar Energy Research Center at Rensselaer
October 31, 2008: Trustee Thomas R. Baruch has given a gift that will help to establish a new center devoted to bio-energy research. The Baruch ’60 Center for Biochemical Solar Energy Research will conduct unprecedented research on biochemical solar technology.		 *
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* A New Concert Hall Plays Up the Sound and Celebrates the Science *
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The Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center has captured the attention of the New York Times. In a recent article, the reporter announces that “the concert hall of the 21st Century has arrived.”

In an earlier New York Times article, the Center is described as “a technological pleasure dome for the mind and senses.”
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* IMAX Filmmakers Push Scientists To The Max *
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Professors Richard Siegel, Linda Schadler, and Shekhar Garde's animated production Molecules to the Max is feature on Sciencentral. The IMAX film, the second in the Molecularium series, follows in the footsteps of the planetarium show Riding Snowflakes. Executive producer Siegel and his colleagues see the films as a vehicle for teaching children (and adults) basics physics concepts.
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* Heparin Scare: Deaths from Tainted Blood-Thinner Spur Race for Safe Replacement *
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Scientific American features Constellation Chair and Professor Robert Linhardt's role in the investigation of the source of the contamination of blood thinner heparin. Linhardt's five-year research on synthetic heparin made him a logical choice to be among a select group of scientists with the expertise and the high-tech equipment necessary to work on the project.
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* Historic Rensselaer Capital Campaign Reaches Goal Nine Months Ahead of Schedule *
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Rensselae has surpassed the $1.4 billion Renaissance at Rensselaer capital campaign goal. The announcement was made nine months in advance of the campaign’s target end date of June 30, 2009.
A Message from President Shirley Ann Jackson (Video)
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