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Local colleges are surviving and thriving despite the weak economy, but all face challenges unique to their campuses.

The bitter recession and state budget crisis won't prevent the University at Albany from charging ahead with a $64 million new School of Business.

Scientists have known for years of a process that occurs in men's sperm to put the tiny gametes "in the mood." New research has begun to reveal exactly how this happens -- a discovery that could lead to new treatments for infertility or even to a male contraceptive.

Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions company, announced the hiring of Maj.

From Jacob Crawford / Sen. Stavisky's office: Higher Education Committee Chairwoman Sen.

Local engineer and business-owner Alvin Badeaux was chosen as the 2009 E.D. White Alumnus of the Year.

St. Lawrence received goals from seniors Jeff Caister and Mike McKenzie just 1:49 apart in the third period to defeat Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2-1, in an ECAC Hockey game Saturday night at Appleton Arena.... Subscribers must LOG-IN to read this full story.

He leaves to cherish his memory, his half-brothers, Bill Williamson of Opelika, Ala.

Before - Typical HPS street lighting, not optimized for ocular sensitivity and energy savings.

Every measurement application can be put into some combination of three categories: monitoring of processes and operations, control of processes and operations, and experimental engineering analysis.

The Yes Men dig up the dirty pasts of big businesses, delight and aggravate news organizations and have fueled more than one urban legend.

Novel nanomaterials developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are scheduled to blast off into orbit on November 16 aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis.

Lorraine Hennings has been appointed to the new position of director of community relations for the Oneida Indian Nation.A She oversees Editorial Services, Mail Room, Indian Country Outreach, Shako:wi Cultural Center, First Allies Living History Group and various special projects.A Hennings has been employed by the Oneida Nation since February ...

Roberto Santibanez cut past the tray of roasted tomatoes to the tall stockpots lined up on the stove, his spoon in hand.

Kennedy Award was established this year to recognize substantial contributions to programmability and productivity in computing and significant community service or mentoring contributions The Association for Computing Machinery and the IEEE Computer Society will jointly present the inaugural Ken Kennedy Award to Francine Berman, vice president for ...

A list of the highest-paid private university presidents published by the Chronicle of Higher Education lists Richard Meyers, Webster University's former president, as the fourth highest paid president in the country.

In a US trial, local drivers and pedestrians perceived better visibility, safety, security, brightness and colour-rendering when conventional 100W high-pressure sodium streetlights were replaced with 55W induction lamps.

John Kelly III, an IBM executive, is receiving the Semiconductor Industry Association's Robert N. Noyce Award tonight in San Jose, Calif.

Deep under the sea, a fossil the size of a sand grain is nestled among a billion of its closest dead relatives.

When the latest survey from the Chronicle of Higher Education comes out today, it will show RPI President Shirley Ann Jackson is the nation's most handsomely compensated head of a private college or university at nearly 1.6 million dollars.