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Students Are Discouraged by IT Peers to Pursue IT Careers
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Students Are Discouraged by IT Peers to Pursue IT Careers

Having peers who have worked in IT reduces the likelihood of students receiving and accepting an offer in the IT industry, according to a study of student networks...

Researchers to Follow the Trail of Misinformation
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Researchers to Follow the Trail of Misinformation

An interdisciplinary team of researchers led by Boleslaw Szymanski of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will examine the flow of misinformation in social media,...

Will Exascale Computers Be Able To Work With Petascale Data?
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Will Exascale Computers Be Able To Work With Petascale Data?

George Slota at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has been granted a National Science Foundation CAREER award to study the complex datasets of modern large-scale...

Researchers Aim for AI-Enabled System to Save Lives on the Battlefield
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Researchers Aim for AI-Enabled System to Save Lives on the Battlefield

A $3.1 million grant will help researchers from Rensselaer and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory  develop an AI system that evaluates the skills needed for prolonged...

AI Can Help Consumers Identify Fake News
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AI Can Help Consumers Identify Fake News

Research from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the University of Tennessee shows that artificial intelligence can help form accurate news assessments when a...

Organizational IT Can Encourage Employee Creativity
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Organizational IT Can Encourage Employee Creativity

Research suggests that non-specialized, everyday organizational IT can play a role in employee creativity.

Women in IT More Likely To Be Promoted Than Men, Study Finds
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Women in IT More Likely To Be Promoted Than Men, Study Finds

Research examining how gender affects promotions in the IT industry finds that women are more likely to be promoted in general but less likely to benefit from performance...

Online Gamers Provide Real-World Lessons in Critical Teamwork
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Online Gamers Provide Real-World Lessons in Critical Teamwork

Vast amounts of gaming data are informing models that provide insight on the composition and performance of teams.

Using Engineer-Developed Models to Disrupt Human Trafficking
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Using Engineer-Developed Models to Disrupt Human Trafficking

Mathematical models designed by systems engineers could help researchers gain critical insight into human trafficking operations and ways to reduce its frequency...

Rensselaer Introduces 'Data Dexterity' Requirement for All ­ndergraduate Students
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Rensselaer Introduces 'Data Dexterity' Requirement for All ­ndergraduate Students

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is adopting an institute-wide requirement in data education to provide students with a proficiency in using diverse datasets to...

Building a STEM Pipeline
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Building a STEM Pipeline

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's summer science camp supports future innovators, scientists, and engineers.

Team Creates Accessible Tools For Musicians with Disabilities
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Team Creates Accessible Tools For Musicians with Disabilities

Working with artists with disabilities, a team including researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has been creating more accessible tools and instruments...

Rensselaer and Walt Disney to Explore Cognitive Computing
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Rensselaer and Walt Disney to Explore Cognitive Computing

Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Walt Disney Imagineering Research & Development Inc. will explore how cognitive computing technology can...

Computer Science Grad Forms Cryptocurrency Start-Up
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Computer Science Grad Forms Cryptocurrency Start-Up

David Vorick is leaving Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with more than a degree in computer science; he's also taking with him a fledgling cryptocurrency and...

New Book Aims To Demystify the ­se of Algorithms in Composing Music
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New Book Aims To Demystify the ­se of Algorithms in Composing Music

A new book, Algorithmic Composition, serves as a guide for musicians and computer scientists interested in learning to use algorithms to create music.

Researchers Create Accurate Computer Model of Rna Tetraloop
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Researchers Create Accurate Computer Model of Rna Tetraloop

A computational model developed by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is the first to accurately simulate the complex twists of a short sequence...

Rensselaer's Francine Berman & Google's Vint Cerf Co-Author Op Ed on Research Data Preservation in Science
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Rensselaer's Francine Berman & Google's Vint Cerf Co-Author Op Ed on Research Data Preservation in Science

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor and Council co-Chair of the international Research Data Alliance Francine Berman joined with Google Vice President Vint...

Rensselaer To Train U.S. Navy Officers in IT and Web Sciences
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Rensselaer To Train U.S. Navy Officers in IT and Web Sciences

The U.S. Navy is turning to the Information Technology and Web Science Program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to prepare a select group of U.S. Navy officers...

Scientists Set a New Simulation Speed Record on the Sequoia Supercomputer
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Scientists Set a New Simulation Speed Record on the Sequoia Supercomputer

Computer scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have set a high performance computing speed record that opens...

Rensselaer Student Seeks Brighter, Smarter, and More Efficient Leds
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Rensselaer Student Seeks Brighter, Smarter, and More Efficient Leds

Ming Ma, a doctoral student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has developed a new method to manufacture LEDs that are brighter, more energy efficient, and have...
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