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Massive earthquake simulation could lead to stronger, safer wooden buildings

Rensselaer Associate Professor Michael Symans and incoming Dean of Engineering David Rosowsky are among the team of researchers who will converge in Japan next week to perform the largest earthquake simulation ever attempted on a wooden structure.

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Related Topix: Earthquake, Natural Disasters, Colorado State University, World News, Japan,

Thu Jul 09, 2009

Hartford Courant

Bolton: RPI Graduate

Submitted by Frank Rio on 2009-07-03.   Kevin W. Rio, son of Frank and Mary Ann Rioof Bolton, received two degrees at the 203rd Commencement at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York on May 16.

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Related Topix: Troy, NY, Albany Metro, Willington, CT

Tue Jul 07, 2009

VillageSoup

Porter builds toward future with trip to Italy

SOUTH CHINA : Rome wasn't built in a day; and fittingly, architect student Christine Porter will get a whole semester to take in its sights.

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Mon Jul 06, 2009

Times Union

RPI to test new emergency sirens

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute announced today it will test its new emergency siren system from 11 a.m. to noon on Wednesday.

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Albany Times Union

Evident Technologies files for Chapter 11

Evident Technologies Inc. of Troy, one of the region's most promising nanotechnology startups, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

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Related Topix: Economics News, Bankruptcy

Sat Jul 04, 2009

The Business Review (Albany)

Troy mixed-use project stimulated by $7.3M from Recovery Act

Federal stimulus money will soon fund roadwork in Troy that will open a parcel for mixed-use development, one of the newest stimulus-backed projects in this region.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

Plastics News

Hall of Fame: Barr, the wiz-kid of screw design

Robert Barr said the 1960s was an exciting decade in America. He's talking about rapid-fire innovations in plastics resin, machinery and screw design, not bell-bottoms and the Beatles.

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Related Topix: Columbus, OH, Columbus Metro

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Gilroy Dispatch

Hone your safety awareness

It's your first semester at college, and chances are it's the first time you've been away from home for an extended period of time.

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Related Topix: Princeton University, Troy, NY

Times Union

RPI 'delay' risked lives, Troy firefighters claim

Troy Fire Department Capt. Dave Paul speaks as firefighters hold a news conference to raise safety issues about the chemicals and other dangers at the RPI campus after a more... A view of the Jonsson-Rowland Science Center on the RPI campus in Troy on Tuesday a day after a fire Monday night in one of the labs.

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Related Topix: Albany Metro, Troy, NY, Fire, Rensselaer County, NY

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Journal News

Firefighters treated after blaze at Rensselaer Polytecnic lab

TROY, N.Y. - More than a dozen firefighters are recovering after they were exposed to smoke and chemicals after a fire broke out inside a laboratory at an Albany-area college.

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Related Topix: Albany Metro, Troy, NY, Rensselaer, NY, Fire, Albany, NY

Mon Jun 29, 2009

WAVY-TV Portsmouth

VB Navy pilot selected as new Astronaut

A Navy pilot based in Virginia Beach was selected Monday as one of nine new NASA astronauts.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, Science / Technology, NASA, Johns Hopkins University, Space, League City, TX

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Space Ref

Moon Magic: Researchers Develop New Tool To Visualize Past, Future Lunar Eclipses

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Source: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Comments Computer-generated images of lunar eclipses are nearly indistinguishable from photographs Lunar eclipses are well-documented throughout human history.

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Related Topix: Computers, New York

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Scientific Blogging

Compartments and cycles: Testing a hypothesis

Over the past 25... Full Bio Dave Deamer Part of the enjoyment of doing research is that ideas pop into your head all the time.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

UC San Diego News

Michael L. Norman Named Interim Director of the San Diego Supercomputer Center

The San Diego Supercomputer Center at the University of California, San Diego, today announced the appointment of Michael L. Norman to the position of interim director, effective July 1. Norman succeeds Francine Berman, who announced plans in April to join the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as vice president of research, effective August 1.

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Related Topix: UC San Diego, Science / Technology, High Performance Computing, Challenge, CA, UC Davis

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Space Ref

2009 Selections Announced for the NAI/APS Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research

STATUS REPORT Date Released: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 Source: NASA Astrobiology Institute - Comments The NAI and the American Philosophical Society jointly sponsor graduate students, postdocs, and junior scientists for field studies through the Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research in Astrobiology.

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Related Topix: Arizona State University, Technical Services

Mon Jun 22, 2009

ZDNet

Futurist pinpoints world's top ten long-term challenges

With the growth of unpredictability comes forecasts that are harder to believe. But good leaders plan for a wide range of scenarios that are based on trends we see today.

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Sun Jun 21, 2009

Times Union

From afar, news of home

It's hard to sleep when your homeland is burning. Hafez Raeisi Fard tosses and turns when he pictures his family back in Iran.

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MassLive.com

Gerald Bombardier of Granby is a classic example of why Fathers Day was created

Gerald and Marguerite Bombardier, of Granby, pose for a Fathers Day photo with three of their four son.

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Related Topix: Granby, MA, Holyoke, MA, Springfield Metro, Springfield, MA

Fri Jun 19, 2009

Swissinfo

US scientific decline opens door to Swiss

At a time when American dominance is weakening and Swiss research is making its mark, Switzerland is aiming to intensify scientific cooperation with the United States.

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Related Topix: Chemicals

Wed Jun 17, 2009

World

American engineers who developed e-mail, mobile telephone win prestigious Spanish prize

Two American engineers who were instrumental in developing e-mail and mobile phones on Wednesday won one of Spain's prestigious Prince of Asturias awards for revolutionizing the way people communicate.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Science, Illinois Institute of Technology, Amsterdam, NY

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