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Posted March 16th, 2006

Poly Alumna Named President of Verizon Telecom

Verizon Communications Inc. has named Virginia Ruesterholz '88 president of Verizon Telecom. Ruesterholz will be responsible for all sales, service and operations activities for the $37.6 billion...

Posted March 14th, 2006

Promise Scholars to Pledge Commitment to Academic Excellence on March 23

Join talented Polytechnic students on March 23 at 12 noon in the Dibner Auditorium as they are inducted as Promise Scholars. During this Promise Fund Scholars' induction ceremony, over 50 Scholars...

Posted March 1st, 2006

Poly research ensures health of bridges and tunnels

Adapting the old adage “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” Dr. Masoud Ghandehari is leading the interdisciplinary research at Polytechnic to develop tools that will monitor...

Posted February 28th, 2006

Dr. Gordon Danby, one of the inventors of the Super-conducting Maglev (magnetic levitation) transportation systems joins Poly

Polytechnic University is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Gordon Danby as a Research Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering. Dr Danby invented super-...

Posted February 28th, 2006

Professor Volkan Otugen Elected Fellow of the American Society for Mechanical Engineers

Professor Volkan Otugen was elected Fellow of the American Society for Mechanical Engineers for his significant engineering achievements and contributions to the engineering profession....

Posted February 15th, 2006

President Hultin Appoints Professor Mel Horwitch New Chair of the Department of Management

I am very pleased to announce that Professor Mel Horwitch has been named the Chair of the Department of Management at Polytechnic University commencing January 1, 2006. The...

Posted February 10th, 2006

Professor David J. Goodman Elected to the National Academy of Engineering

WASHINGTON - The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 76 new members and nine foreign associates, NAE President Wm. A. Wulf announced today. This brings the total U.S. membership to 2,...

Posted February 3rd, 2006

Developing Environmentally Friendly Processes and Polymer Products at Polytechnic

The nation’s first Center for Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing of Macromolecules (NSF-BBM), established at Polytechnic University in 2000, was awarded a new five-year grant to...

Posted January 25th, 2006

PolyBOTS Make an Impact

Polytechnic's PolyBOTS, a student club, conducted a month long series of weekend robotics workshops for secondary school students and teachers to help them prepare for the upcoming FIRST Lego League...

Posted January 10th, 2006

Researchers from Polytechnic University and SUNY Downstate Discover New Drug for Treatment of Sepsis-

Polytechnic University and SUNY Downstate Medical Center have teamed up to uncover a new candidate for the treatment of sepsis, a bacterial infection of the blood with high morbidity and mortality...