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Nuclear Renewal Spurs Semand for Engineers

AP -- As the United States moves toward weaning itself off oil for its energy needs, there's a rising demand for nuclear engineers.

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Sun Oct 05, 2008

The Journal Record

Nuclear renewal spurs demand for engineers

Jackie Young was always good at math and science, but when she started college she never figured she'd end up pursuing a career in nuclear energy.

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Related Topix: Nuclear Energy, University of Tennessee, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, John McCain

The Gazette

Voyage' appealing; but EMPAC is the attraction

And the $200 million facility on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is doing exactly what it promised - challenge the human senses by extending the reach of our artistic endeavors.

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Rhizome.org

A Big New Space for New Media

As of today, the U.S. will have a bold new venue for new media art and performance: EMPAC .

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Related Topix: Albany Metro, Troy, NY, Opinion

Sat Oct 04, 2008

Scientific American

New RPI center features marriage of arts and sciences

Eight years and $200 million in the making , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center made its debut today on the school's campus here.

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Related Topix: Computers, Science, Computer Science, CPU, Science / Technology, High Performance Computing

The Record

Troy UFA members attend opening not to step on toes

Roughly 50 members of the Troy Uniformed Firefighters Association gathered at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Friday afternoon for the opening of the $200 million Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center ...

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Fri Oct 03, 2008

Earth Times

Rensselaer Opens the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Art Center

TROY, N.Y., Oct. 3 EMPAC-opens-RPI TROY, N.Y. , Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today opens the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center , an unprecedented experimental ...

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The Record

Girls get taste of math, science

Jessica Iagrossi said she became very discouraged to stay interested in math and the sciences when she was the only girl in some of her advanced high school classes, but she stuck with it and got a lot of ...

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Thu Oct 02, 2008

Ledger Dispatch

NY university unveils new media and arts center

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is unveiling a new media and arts facility that features cutting-edge technology, a project that took $200 million and almost eight years to complete.

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Today's Chemist At Work

Covalent Binding of Flavins to RnfG and RnfD in the Rnf Complex from Vibrio cholerae

Web Release Date: October 2, 2008 Covalent Binding of Flavins to RnfG and RnfD in the Rnf Complex from Vibrio cholerae † Department of Biology and Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, ...

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Related Topix: Cholera, Health, Champaign Metro, Urbana, IL

CapitalCentral

EMPAC sparks new round be between fire union, RPI

With a more than a $200 million building set to open Friday the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, members of the Troy Uniformed Firefighters Association noted their continued frustration Wednesday ...

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Related Topix: Fire, Troy, NY

Wed Oct 01, 2008

Cbs4denver.com

CU Chancellor Nominated For National Science Board

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Related Topix: George Bush, Boulder Metro, Denver Metro, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

Times Union

Arts and science meet at EMPAC

On Friday, the nation's oldest technological university will unveil the most expensive building in its history.

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Mon Sep 29, 2008

Chicago BlockShopper

New IIT provost buys Greenview townhome

Alan Cramb and his wife, Annabelle, bought a four-bedroom, 4.1-bath townhome at 2757 N. Greenview Ave.

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Related Topix: Chicago, IL, Lincoln Park (Chicago, IL), Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago Metro, Carnegie Mellon University

Sun Sep 28, 2008

Lexington Herald-Leader

Remembering Lexington's famous drug jail

Once the castle towering over Lees town Road was simply called Narco, or The Narco, and almost everyone in America knew what that meant.

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Related Topix: University of Kentucky, Prison, Lexington Metro, Lexington, KY, Drugs

Sat Sep 27, 2008

Blah Blah Blog [Ryan Rogers]

Fall Northeast Roadshow Update

After driving approximately 975 miles and downing 1.28 gazillion gallons of coffee since Monday, Jim and I made it back from the first leg of the Falll Northeast Roadshow .

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Related Topix: Troy, NY, Albany Metro

Thu Sep 25, 2008

Albany Times Union

Firm gets $6.7M defense contract for video surveillance

Kitware Inc. in Halfmoon said the project involves analysis of video from surveillance aircraft.

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Wed Sep 24, 2008

The Business Review (Albany)

RPI appoints leader for biotech center

Jonathan Dordick has been named the new director of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 's Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Biotech

Tue Sep 23, 2008

Gizmowatch

Liquid technology will make cameras smaller, lighter and more efficient

Researchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have redefined the meaning of the phrase "Kodak moment," with their groundbreaking innovation in image-capturing technology, the miniature liquid camera lens.

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Related Topix: Cameras, Photography, Arts, Cellphones

Mon Sep 22, 2008

ProSoundWeb

Lawo In Key Role At Rensselaer Polytechnic New EMPAC Facility

Giving new definition to a legacy of leadership in technology-based education with an expanding emphasis on the pursuit of discovery, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's new Experimental Media and Performing ...

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