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Biotech researcher Robert Linhardt works in a lab at RPI on Friday March 1, 2013 in Tory, N.Y. Biotech researcher Robert Linhardt poses for a photo in a lab at RPI on Friday March 1, 2013 in Tory, N.Y. Biotech researcher Robert Linhardt works in a lab at RPI on Friday March 1, 2013 in Tory, N.Y. Biotech researcher Robert Linhardt works in a lab at ... (more)
Mushrooms are the new styrofoam
Eben Bayer 's company makes packaging from agricultural waste and the mycelium of mushrooms - he says the next step is to make building materials this way How did you come to make packaging materials from mushrooms? I grew up on a farm in Vermont and noticed the mycelium - essentially the "roots" - of mushrooms clumping wood chips together.
Wyoming Area grads maintain Warrior spirit
A sea of green and gold flooded the Wyoming Area football field Friday as graduating seniors closed the book on their high school careers.
Hoosac Valley names top two students
Matthew J. Bresett has been named valedictorian and Daniel P. Butler as salutatorian for Hoosac Valley High School Class of 2013.
RPI announces new research institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute announced a new initiative to deal will the growing amount of information it's staff and students have to deal with every day.
RPI announces $100 million data expansion to advance Watson computer
June 13, 2013 -- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson and Computer Science Professor Jim Helder discuss how the college's new data program will advance IBM's Watson computer and expand its capabilities to tackle problems throughout the world.
Skills earn student Rensselaer medal, scholarship
Junior Josh Roseler's stellar achievement in math and science at The Wellington School brought him a Rensselaer Medal and a $60,000 scholarship.
Ex-RPI worker arraigned on $350K larceny charge
A former Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute employee was arraigned Wednesday on a felony charge of embezzling more than $350,000 with a college-issued credit card.
Newcastle Polls Open; Write-in Candidates Running for School Committee
J.W. Oliver Newcastle residents will decide an unusual school committee race at the polls today.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers said they have developed a paper-thin battery by immersing a carpet of vertical nanotubes in an ionic liquid electrolyte.
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G2: Health: Dr Dillner's dilemma Should I keep my smartphone and tablet out of the bedroom?
Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) More than 80% of people with smartphones have them switched on all the time, including in bed.
Ex-university official hit with embezzle charge
TROY, N.Y. A grand jury has indicted a former Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute employee on charges she stole more than $350,000 from the university.
Red, white, but is Uncle Sam true blue?
Liam Groff, age 3, of Troy giggles at Fred Polnisch, who is dressed as Uncle Sam, at School 14 where the students and teachers were honoring the flag on Friday, June 7, 2013 in Troy, N.Y. Liam's older sisters go to the school.
A lot of you have shared this bittersweet moment: Your child is graduating from college and has found a great job , but that job is thousands of miles away.
Artist Puts a Human Face on DNA
When Heather Dewey-Hagborg walks down the street, she notices all the bits of genetic information left behind by other unsuspecting pedestrians - everything from strands of hair to fingernails to discarded cigarette butts.
A device to aid creative expression
Mike Dicesare, left, demonstrates his Jamboxx, a digitized musical instrument that can be used by people with disabilities, to Royah Ansari of The Arts Center at the center in Troy, NY, Tuesday June 4, 2013.
Portsmouth High School's Top 10 Outstanding Seniors
On Friday, 226 deserving Portsmouth High School students will walk across the stage to receive their diplomas after four years of hard work.
Florida Virtual School Full Time hosts commencement ceremony
Florida Virtual School Full Time , the statewide Kindergarten-12 virtual public school, is celebrating the graduation of the Class of 2013, its inaugural graduating class.
College Honors for South Brunswick Students
Students have been named to the Dean's list at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for the Fall 2012 semester.
Verona-Cedar Grove college achievements
Abigail Adjei of Cedar Grove graduated on Saturday, May 18 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in business administration and management.