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Eric Ledet and Research Team Awarded Prize from the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine
Awarded the ISSLS Prize from the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine and the journal SPINE
Rensselaer Business School Students Learn to Commercialize New Technologies
Master’s degree students studying business at Rensselaer are taking their academic knowledge to the next level by learning to identify commercialization pathways for lab research discoveries and inventions.
Using Transplanted T Cells to Relieve Inflammatory Diseases
Professor Juergen Hahn has received a $2 million NIH grant to investigate the use of transplanted regulatory T cells (Tregs) in reducing inflammation in diseases like inflammatory bowel disease, which currently has no known viable treatment options.
New Knowledge and Innovation Program (KIP) Seed Grant
The new Knowledge and Innovation Program (KIP) of the Rensselaer Office of Research has awarded four grants to spur multidisciplinary research.
Dordick and Linhardt Named Fellows of National Academy of Inventors
Renowned biotechnology innovators Robert Linhardt and Jonathan Dordick have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors
A clearer view: Jefferson Project plows through winter to collect more data on Lake George.
The Jefferson Project made the front page of the Sunday Times Union, January 4, 2015. Read the full article at the Times Union.
OMNI-TOMOGRAPHY: ONE CONCEPT FOR EVERYTHING A pioneer in medical imaging pursues his field's holy grail
Engineers are often reluctant to use the word breakthrough. It smacks of marketing hype. Most advances in engineering are incremental. The history of technology is littered with self-proclaimed breakthroughs that turned out less than spectacular.
But believe this: Ge Wang is in pursuit of a breakthrough.
"Radio-Genetics" Triggers Gene Expression with Magnetic Field
A team at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Rockefeller University is developing a system that would make it possible to remotely control biological targets in living animals — rapidly, without wires, implants, or drugs.
Professors Berman, Garde, and Wang Selected as 2014 AAAS Fellows
Rensselaer professors Francine Berman and Ge Wang and Dean of Engineering Shekhar Garde have been named fellows of AAAS, the world’s largest general scientific society.
Rensselaer Receives $498,000 Grant To Support High School STEM Education
New York State Stem Cell Science (NYSTEM) has awarded a four-year $498,000 grant to Rensselaer to support Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) training for high school students.
World Economic Forum Recognizes Professor Peter Tessier as One of 30 Top Young Scientists
The World Economic Forum recently honored Professor Peter Tessier with a 2014 Young Scientist award for his contributions to advance the frontiers of science, engineering, and technology in areas of high societal impact.
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Brain Scans Can Detect Who Has Better Skills
October 3, 2018 -To gain new insight into how highly specialized workers learn skills or react to stressful situations, researchers are leveraging advanced scanning technologies to look at what’s happening inside the brain.
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Scientists are developing greener plastics – the bigger challenge is moving them from lab to market
August 16, 2018 -Synthetic plastics have made many aspect of modern life cheaper, safer and more convenient. However, we have failed to figure out how to get rid of them after we use them.
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