Latest Association of Independent Technological Universities Stories
Stevens Institute of Technology has launched a new Center for Healthcare Innovation (CHI) to seek solutions to these challenges through education, research and partnerships in the fields of biology, engineering and computer science. Hoboken, N.J. (PRWEB) May 03, 2013 The CHI to Drive Healthcare Innovation through Interdisciplinary Research and Education Advancing medical technology and improving healthcare delivery are some of the world’s most urgent and complex societal challenges,...
NYU-Poly Hosts New York Metropolitan Student Engineering Chapters, Competes in Popular Steel Bridge and Concrete Canoe Competitions NEW YORK, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Proving that innovative engineering can overcome specific weight, students of the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) this weekend steered their concrete canoe to one first-place finish while taking first place for constructing the most technically sound and aesthetically pleasing canoe....
Fast-ROI, ultra-flexible, high performance networking solution makes wireless networking practical for the most demanding corporate environments TEL AVIV, Israel, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- RiT Technologies' (NASDAQ: RITT) wireless division will be launching Beamcaster(TM), its disruptive indoor wireless optical networking solution, at INTEROP Las Vegas 2013 from May 6-10. A completely new approach to wireless networking, the Beamcaster combines Wi-Fi's...
WORCESTER, Mass., April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Averica Discovery Services, a contract research organization (CRO) with specialized expertise in small molecule analysis and purification, today announced that it has established a research collaboration with the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). The open-ended agreement allows the two organizations to share their expertise on a variety of projects. "WPI's emphasis on real world...
New Division to Focus Exclusively on RiT's Disruptive Beamcaster(TM) Indoor Wireless Optical Network Solution TEL AVIV, Israel, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- RiT Technologies (NASDAQ: RITT) today announced that it has formed the RiT Wireless Division to focus on the marketing, sales and further development of its Beamcaster products. The new division will operate in both the United States and Israel and will be led by Motti Hania, Deputy CEO of RiT Technologies Ltd. "We...
Honorary Degrees Will Be Awarded to Lander; Carol Tecla Christ, President of Smith College; and Robert Beckett ’57, Retired Chairman and CEO of Robec, Inc. WORCESTER, Mass. (PRWEB) April 24, 2013 Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) announced today that Eric Lander, PhD, a principal leader of the Human Genome Project and president and founding director of The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, will deliver the address at the university’s 145th commencement exercises on Saturday, May...
Pittsburgh Steelers are the most cost-effective team, based on its draft picks since 2000; Robert Griffin III and Alfred Morris of Washington Redskins cited as best picks in ’12 draft. Worcester, MA (PRWEB) April 23, 2013 A new study by a student team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) shows that NFL teams typically get greater value from their second-round picks, contrary to the popular view that coveted first-round picks are the best. Craig Wills, the head of WPI’s Department...
NEW YORK, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- At what may well be the first conference of its kind, Commissioner Scott D. O'Malia of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission will join thought leaders from throughout the financial industry to grapple with issues arising from massive amounts of digital financial data. The Department of Risk and Finance Engineering at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) will host Big Data Finance on Friday, May 3, 2013, on its...
Happening April 26-27 at NYU-Poly BROOKLYN, N.Y., April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Different Games will celebrate its inaugural conference on April 26 and 27, 2013, at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly). A project of NYU-Poly's Department of Technology, Culture and Society, the conference will address the issues of diversity, difference and inclusivity in game design, production, scholarship and criticism. "We want to amplify seldom-heard voices in the games...
WPI’s entry is the only solar house to be built in the U.S. for this competition Worcester, MA (PRWEB) April 22, 2013 The Solatrium, Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s (WPI) entry in the Solar Decathlon China 2013 competition, was unveiled before an audience of more than 170, including city officials and area legislators, as well as representatives of several corporate sponsors. WPI is part of an international, multi-university team with members from Ghent University in Belgium and New...
