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NewsChannel 13’s Mark Mulholland has learned that Robert Fisher, the man who raped and killed a 3-year-old girl in Rensselaer, has died in prison. Fisher had just begun serving his sentence of 20 years to life at Elmira Correctional Facility. Fisher killed little Josefina Cunningham in July of 2023. When he was sentenced last month, Judge Debra Young lashed out at Fisher, who drugged the little girl, raped her, killed her and tried to cover up what he’d done. He kept his head down during the proceeding. After sentencing, Josie’s relative said: “the case deserves the death penalty.”

<p>The global warming theory left him out in the cold.</p> <p>Dr. Ivar Giaever, a former professor with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the 1973 winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, abruptly announced his resignation Tuesday, Sept. 13, from the premier physics society in disgust over its officially stated policy that "global warming is occurring."</p>

Flexible battery is paper-thin Last Updated: 12:01pm BST 14/08/2007 Paper and nanotechnology combine to create a new kind of battery, reports Roger HighfieldWhat looks to the untrained eye like thick, black paper is a novel flexible battery that could offer new opportunities for tomorrow's gadgets, from self propelling paper planes to smart pockets that can recharge a mobile phone.   The new nanocomposite paper developed by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Along with its ability to work in temperatures up to 150ºC (300ºF) and down to -70ºC (-100ºF), the battery can be printed like paper, rolled, twisted or folded, and even...

Sonofusion Experiment Produces Results Without External Neutron Source A team of researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University, and the Russian Academy of Sciences has used sound waves to induce nuclear fusion without the need for an external neutron source, according to a paper in the Jan. 27 issue of Physical Review Letters. The results address one of the most prominent questions raised after publication of the team’s earlier results in 2004, suggesting that “sonofusion” may be a viable approach to producing neutrons for a variety of applications. By bombarding a special mixture of acetone and benzene with oscillating sound...

U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton To Speak at Commencement 2005 Troy, N.Y — United States Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) will speak at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 199th Commencement, on Saturday, May 21, 2005 at 9:30 a.m. at the Harkness Field. “Senator Clinton is a national and global leader, focusing on issues of national security, innovation and science, and education. She has given important focus to regional economic development, paying particular attention to upstate New York concerns,” said Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson. “We are delighted and honored to have her speak to the next generation of leaders in science,...

The earnings of many top university presidents are spiraling up toward $1 million a year, according to an annual survey by The Chronicle of Higher Education, rising far more quickly than faculty salaries. Forty-two presidents of private universities were paid $500,000 or more in the 2003 fiscal year, the most recent for which figures are available, compared with 27 presidents the previous year. Just two earned half a million in 1994. The highest-paid private university president, William R. Brody of Johns Hopkins University, earned $897,786 in university compensation, not counting at least $100,000 in annual pay for membership on several...

After more than 70 years, Saint Mary's School in Rensselaer no longer has enough students to stay open. Only 91 students registered for the 2004-2005 school year. Sister Mary Jane Herb said, "If one or two of the classes were low, we'd probably make the decision to continue the school. But with all but one of the classes under 10 students, it makes it academically not a good learning environment." Sister Herb said those 91 registered students, along with 15 faculty members from Saint Mary's, now have to look for somewhere else to go next year. "Many people were shocked...