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		8/12/2018 Business Experts Panel to Discuss Path Forward for Lighting Industry at LRC Conference
		8/3/2018 Business Strategist Paul Schoemaker to Keynote Lighting Research Center Annual Conference
		7/23/2018 LRC Recruiting Participants for Paid Study Investigating the Effects of Light on Sleep
		7/20/2018 Evaluating the Impact of Warning Lights on Roadway Worker Safety
		7/19/2018 LRC and KLS Engineering Develop Web-Based Educational Modules on Roadway Lighting
		7/16/2018 Technology R&D Expert Joins the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer
		6/5/2018 LRC Recruiting Participants for New Study: Office Lighting for Health and Energy Savings
		6/4/2018 LRC Recruiting Daytime Participants for Paid Study Investigating the Alerting Effects of Light
		5/23/2018 LRC Graduate Student Wins Thesis Prize for Research on Lighting Technology
		5/14/2018 LRC Releases New Report on LED Horticultural Lighting Systems
		4/25/2018 Lighting Workshop Student Light Art Installation to be Unveiled April 27
		4/16/2018 LRC Professor to Chair Task Group Developing Circadian Lighting Recommended Practice
		3/23/2018 Information Session for Co-Terminal Master's Degree in Lighting
		3/20/2018 LRC Releases Video Series on Light and Health
		2/27/2018 New LRC Study Tests the Impact of Circadian Light on Alertness in Office Workers
		2/26/2018 LRC Director Invited to Present CDC Design for Health Webinar
		2/20/2018 Major Contributions in Advancing LED Lighting Featured in LEDs Magazine
		2/12/2018 LRC Director Invited to Serve as Panelist at NIH Alzheimer's Research Summit
		2/7/2018 IESNYC Awards Scholarship to LRC Student Zachary Pearson
		2/5/2018 New LRC Study Evaluates the Effectiveness of Apple's iPad Night Shift Application
		1/12/2018 Fare Well, Russ Leslie
		12/8/2017 Popular Webcast Now Available for On-demand Viewing
		10/10/2017 New LRC Study Evaluates the Blue-Light Hazard From Solid-State Lighting
		9/27/2017 Confronting Dementia From Lab to Bedside
		9/18/2017 LRC Collaborating With Cornell on $6.5 Million Grant From USDA to Develop the Next Generation of Grapes
		9/12/2017 Lighting Research Center Holds Annual Conference With More Than 100 Attendees
		8/25/2017 Lighting Patterns for Healthy Buildings Website Expanded to Include Designs for the Healthcare Environment
		8/21/2017 LRC Professor Mark Rea to Deliver Invited Lecture at U.S. Office of Naval Research
		8/15/2017 LRC Light and Health Research Applied in the Field, Changing Architectural Practice
		8/7/2017 LRC Director Mariana Figueiro Co-Authors NIH Report on the Effects of Light on Human Health
		7/28/2017 Rensselaer to Host CORM/ISCC Technical Conference on Lighting Research and Measurement
		7/26/2017 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Names New Director of Lighting Research Center
		7/25/2017 LRC Analysis of Energy Efficient Highway Lighting Selected as AASHTO Sweet Sixteen High Value Research Project
		7/10/2017 LRC Releases New Version of Circadian Stimulus Calculator with Expanded Functionality
		6/26/2017 LRC Develops Accelerated Prediction Method for LED System Life
		5/31/2017 LRC Graduate Students Earn Prestigious Scholarships, Awards
		5/24/2017 LRC Recruiting Participants for Paid iPad Study
		5/22/2017 LRC Study Finds Robust Morning Light Improves Sleep and Mood, Lowers Stress in Office Workers
		5/12/2017 LRC Communications Team Earns Award for Research News, Constituent Engagement
		5/9/2017 Rensselaer Professor Mariana Figueiro to Present at LIGHTFAIR
		4/26/2017 LRC Lighting Workshop Student Light Art Installation to be Unveiled May 4
		4/6/2017 LRC Releases New Book Celebrating Collaborations with LRC Partners, Alliance Members, Sponsors
		3/2/2017 LRC M.S. in Lighting Student Receives IESNYC Scholarship
		3/1/2017 LRC Research Featured in Architectural Lighting Magazine
		2/14/2017 Expanded LED Lighting Institute Includes 3D Printing, Connected Lighting
		2/10/2017 Indika Perera Named Recipient of ARCC Dissertation Award Honorable Mention
		2/1/2017 Rensselaer Professor Mariana Figueiro Invited to Present NIH Webinar
		12/7/2016 LRC Releases Free, Open Access Circadian Stimulus Calculator
		12/1/2016 LRC Scientist to Moderate Panel Session on the Health Impacts of LED Roadway Lighting
		11/4/2016 Rensselaer Professor Mariana Figueiro Invited to Present at Mount Sinai
		11/1/2016 M.S. in Lighting Program Now Offers Paid Post-Graduation Externship
		10/3/2016 LRC Expands LED Lighting Institute Course Content to Connected Lighting, 3D Printing
		9/26/2016 LRC Expands SSL Research Capabilities to Connected Lighting, 3D Printing
		9/20/2016 LRC Doctoral Students, Research Scientists Present Innovative Technology Research at SPIE Conference
		8/16/2016 Plant Pathologist Jaimin Patel Joins the LRC
		8/10/2016 LRC Summer Interns Investigate Solid-State Lighting Issues
		8/5/2016 Are "plug and play" control-integrated luminaires ready for prime time?
		7/5/2016 LRC Director to Take Academic Sabbatical, Figueiro Named Acting Director
		6/30/2016 LRC Issues Response to AMA Report on LED Lighting
		6/6/2016 LRC Issues New DELTA Report: Mogul Screw-base LED Replacement Lamps for High Bay Environments
		6/1/2016 NIH Releases Video of Mariana Figueiro's Presentation at Light at Night Workshop
		5/3/2016 Lighting Research Center Announces Besal Lighting Education Fund Award Recipient
		4/15/2016 Tailored Lighting Improves Quality of Life for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease
		3/14/2016 Mariana Figueiro Presents at NIH Workshop on Light at Night
		12/2/2015 Light & Health Program Director Featured in NLB Circadian Lighting Video
		11/10/2015 Lighting Research Center Launches Interactive Lighting Design Website to Support Health and Wellbeing of Older Adults
		10/6/2015 USDA-NIFA Awards $1.7 Million for Light and Plants Research
		9/23/2015 Zia Eftekhar to Give Keynote at LRC's Partner-Alliance Event
		9/22/2015 NIOSH-CDC Awards $2.2 Million for Light and Health Research to the Lighting Research Center
		8/10/2015 Summer Interns Investigate Solid-State Lighting Issues
		7/20/2015 NLPIP Releases Report on Wired and Wireless Lighting Controls
		6/18/2015 LRC Evaluates Advanced Headlight Systems for Transportation Lighting Alliance
		6/4/2015 LRC Study Shows Uniform Lighting in Parking Lots Provides Better Sense of Security, 75% Energy Savings
		6/1/2015 Measurement Procedure for Quantifying Perceptible Flicker Proposed in LRC's ASSIST recommends Publication
		5/19/2015 LRC Study on Emergency Visual Alarms Published
		5/13/2015 Adolescents More Sensitive Than Adults to Light from Tablets and Other Self-Luminous Devices
		5/8/2015 Lighting Research Center Announces Besal Lighting Education Fund Award Recipient
		4/27/2015 LRC Issues New Guide to Selecting LED Troffers
		4/22/2015 Lighting Research Center to Establish OLED Lighting Education and Application Program to Assist Manufacturers, OLED Industry
		4/6/2015 LED Lighting Institute Offers Hands-on Learning
		4/2/2015 LRC Doctoral Student's Paper Most Popular SPIE Digital Library Download
		3/16/2015 Mariana Figueiro to Deliver Keynote at Light Symposium 2015
		1/28/2015 Mariana Figueiro Appointed to Editorial Board of Sleep Health Journal
		1/8/2015 LRC Examines Mogul Base LED Replacement Lamps, Authors New Report
		12/15/2014 Rensselaer Professors Meet with Nobel Laureate Hiroshi Amano at the Swedish Energy Agency
		12/9/2014 LRC Research Confirms Rudolph's Red Nose is the Right Color
		11/10/2014 LRC Produces New Video on Lighting Value Metrics
		9/23/2014 LRC Partners with NYSERDA and NYSDOT to Develop Sustainable Roadway Lighting Seminars, Guidebook
		9/12/2014 Mariana Figueiro Invited to Present at Mount Sinai Grand Rounds
		7/1/2014 Mariana Figueiro to Speak at TEDMED 2014
		6/18/2014 LRC Issues New DELTA Report: LED Lighting in a Campus Building
		6/10/2014 Lighting Research Center Authors National Academies Report on New Roadway Lighting Technologies
		5/12/2014 Lighting Research Center Launches Lighting Energy Alliance
		2/12/2014 Residential Lighting One-Day Training Course
		1/23/2014 LRC Announces New Light and Health Institute
		12/16/2013 New Light and Health Alliance at LRC
		10/30/2013 NLPIP Releases Report on Plasma Lighting Systems
		10/25/2013 Mariana Figueiro Elected Fellow of Illuminating Engineering Society
		10/9/2013 LRC Evaluates Safety Impacts of Advanced Car Headlight Systems
		8/8/2013 Interactive Video Helps Contractors, Builders, Electricians Select and Install LED Lighting
		7/31/2013 LRC Designs New Skylight to Scoop Up Daylight, Save Energy
		6/25/2013 LRC's ASSIST Publication Guides Managers of Multi-family Housing in Selecting LED Lighting
		6/17/2013 LRC Demonstrates Advanced Building Infrastructure for Solid-State Lighting in Hollywood
		6/7/2013 LRC Student Receives Illuminating Engineering Society Graduate Grant
		6/3/2013 Fall Dates for LED Lighting Institute, Photometry Institute, Outdoor Lighting Institute Announced
		6/3/2013 User-based Definition for Lamp Dimming Proposed in LRC's ASSIST recommends Publication
		5/28/2013 LRC Student Receives Sylvan R. Shemitz Memorial Scholarship
		5/20/2013 LRC Launches First Interactive, Online Lighting Design Resource for Homes
		5/14/2013 LRC Researchers Receive Leon Gaster Award
		5/3/2013 Lighting Research Center Innovation Featured in Scientific American
		4/22/2013 Red Light Increases Alertness During "Post-Lunch Dip"
		4/11/2013 LRC Professor Nadarajah Narendran Serves on National Academy of Sciences Solid-State Lighting Committee
		4/3/2013 New Photometry Lab at the LRC
		4/3/2013 LRC's 25th Anniversary Celebration
		3/8/2013 Nadarajah Narendran to deliver keynote at NYS solid-state lighting conference
		2/22/2013 Lighting Research Center Hosts LED Lighting Institute May 14-17, 2013
		2/4/2013 Lighting Research Center and Penn State Researchers Identify Links Between Visibility and Safety From Roadway Lighting
		1/14/2013 Ogilvy's Rory Sutherland to Give Keynote at Lighting Research Center's 25th Anniversary Celebration
		12/14/2012 Lighting Research Center Celebrates 25 Years of Research and Education
		11/26/2012 Ecoluminance: LRC Develops New Method to Light Roundabouts
		10/22/2012 "Blue" Light Could Help Teenagers Combat Stress
		10/8/2012 Lighting Up the Aviation Industry
		9/18/2012 LRC Researchers Propose New Metric to Help Architects and Green Builders Take Advantage of Daylighting
		9/12/2012 Lighting Research Center Announces Besal Lighting Education Fund Award Recipients
		8/21/2012 Depending on How Much and How Long, Light from Self-Luminous Tablet Computers Can Affect Evening Melatonin, Delaying Sleep
		8/20/2012 Calculation methods for estimating detection and acceptance of LED light source flicker published in ASSIST recommends
		8/7/2012 Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Solid-State Lighting Alliance
		7/24/2012 LRC's Bullough Authors National Academies Report on LED Airfield Lighting
		7/17/2012 Exposure to Light Could Help Alzheimer's Patients Sleep Better
		7/12/2012 Lighting Research Center Hosts LED Lighting Institute September 18-20, 2012
		7/12/2012 LRC Hosts Photometry Institute Seminar, October 24-25, 2012
		6/21/2012 LS13: Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer To Host International Symposium
		5/10/2012 Transportation Lighting Alliance Study from LRC Explores Pedestrian Safety at Roundabouts
		4/17/2012 New Video Webisode Highlights Adult Eye Changes
		3/28/2012 The Scientist Selects Dimesimeter as one of Top Ten Innovations of 2011
		3/2/2012 Rensselaer Professor Invited to Give Trotter Paterson Memorial Lecture
		2/14/2012 Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer To Host International Symposium on the Science and Technology of Lighting
		2/3/2012 LRC Presents Photometry Institute Seminar, April 11-12, 2012
		1/9/2012 Load-Shed Ballast System Field Test Results Published
		1/9/2012 Lighting Research Center Kicks Off 2012 Seminar Series for Manufacturers and Entrepreneurs
		11/21/2011 States Implementing Wipers-on, Headlamps-on Law See Reduction in Fatal Crashes According to Lighting Research Center Study
		9/14/2011 LRC Study Challenges Claims that Satellite Images of Outdoor Lighting Predict Breast Cancer Incidence
		9/13/2011 Innovative Lighting Technique Reduces Risk for Falls in Older Adults
		9/7/2011 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Associate Professor Featured in New Book Published by Sally Ride Science Designed To Engage Young People in Science
		8/19/2011 Lighting Research Center Hosts Outdoor Lighting Institute October 12-13, 2011
		7/14/2011 Studies Published on Minimizing Flicker from SSL Systems; ASSIST to Release Related Recommendation
		7/11/2011 "Best of Sleep Medicine 2011" Textbook Includes LRC Field Study Results on Impact of Light on Teens' Sleeping Habits
		6/14/2011 LRC's ASSIST Recommendations Provide New Methods for Evaluating Street and Roadway Lighting, Estimating Discomfort Glare
		6/13/2011 Spring Proves Fruitful for LRC Graduate Students
		3/4/2011 New Guide Provides Daylighting Designs to Maximize Students' Health and Performance
		2/22/2011 NLPIP Releases Report on Street Lighting Technologies Used in Residential Areas
		2/3/2011 World Bank Group Selects LRC to Test LED-based, Off-grid Lighting Products in Support of Lighting Africa Program
		1/26/2011 LRC Steers Collaborative Initiative To Achieve Sustainable Lighting in South Asia with LED Technology
		12/16/2010 Swedish Energy Agency Partners with Lighting Research Center
		12/3/2010 LD+A Magazine Recognizes LRC Researcher as Future Leader in Lighting
		11/16/2010 NLPIP Releases Addendum to Report on Street Lighting Technologies and Addresses Industry Comments
		9/30/2010 National Lighting Product Information Program Releases New Report on Street Lighting Technologies
		8/6/2010 Public Has Yet to Fully Embrace New Headlamp Technologies
		7/26/2010 Exposure to Early Evening Sunlight in Spring Creates Teenage Night Owls
		7/1/2010 LED Residential Under-cabinet Luminaires Report Available Online
		6/30/2010 New ASSIST technical paper evaluates the impact of outdoor lighting on the human circadian system
		6/25/2010 Researchers define light as it impacts the human circadian system
		6/16/2010 ASSIST recommendation provides new metrics for specifying color properties in retail lighting
		6/7/2010 DaySwitch Field Test Demonstrates Simple Daylight Harvesting Technology to Save Energy
		5/6/2010 LED beacon lights on maintenance trucks are safe, economical alternatives to traditional rotating beacons
		4/12/2010 LED Street Lighting Field Test Results Published
		2/16/2010 Lack of Morning Light Keeping Teenagers Up at Night
		2/3/2010 Lighting Research Center Announces Besal Lighting Education Fund Award Recipient
		1/26/2010 Novel Crosswalk Lighting Improves Pedestrian Safety
		12/7/2009 Lighting Research Center Helps Catapult South Asia's Lighting Infrastructure into 21st Century
		10/30/2009 Proven Method Available to Significantly Reduce Energy Consumption in Street Lighting
		10/20/2009 Welch Allyn Global Headquarters Takes Advantage of Daylighting with Help from LRC DesignWorks
		10/1/2009 Photovoltaic LED Outdoor Lighting System Field Test Results Published
		9/21/2009 National Lighting Product Information Program (NLPIP) releases new report on LED Lighting Products for Consumers
		7/20/2009 Lighting Research Center Hosts LED Lighting Institute September 22-24, 2009
		5/28/2009 Researchers Develop Light-Treatment Device to Improve Sleep Quality in the Elderly
		3/16/2009 CFL Intelligence
		3/13/2009 ASSIST recommendation provides new evaluation metric for parking lot luminaires
		2/25/2009 New Daylight Institute Series
		2/19/2009 Mesopic characterization of nighttime lighting described in new ASSIST guidelines
		2/2/2009 Researchers Develop Method to Reduce Headlamp Glare and Maintain Maximum Roadway Visibility
		12/17/2008 Lighting Research Center’s LED Lighting Institute Goes "On the Road"
		11/13/2008 Con Edison Joins As Newest Lighting Research Center Partner
		11/4/2008 Lighting Research Center Celebrates 20 Years of Research and Education
		9/11/2008 Lighting Research Center named recipient of U.S. Green Building Council’s 2008 Green Building Research Fund Grant
		9/8/2008 LRC Develops Framework for Assessing Light Pollution
		8/11/2008 New ASSIST guidelines issued for testing LEDs used in decorative lighting
		7/16/2008 New Approach Sheds Light on Ways Circadian Disruption Affects Human Health
		7/3/2008 Lighting Research Center Hosts LED Lighting Institute September 23-25, 2008
		6/6/2008 Circadian Math: One Plus One Doesn’t Always Equal Two
		6/3/2008 Lighting Research Center paves the way for commercially viable, high efficiency demand response ballast
		2/28/2008 Bright Idea: LRC Launches New Program To Support Growth of Lighting-Related Business
		2/25/2008 Lighting Research Center Evaluates Integrated Classroom Lighting System
		1/10/2008 National Lighting Product Information Program (NLPIP) releases new report on residential downlights
		9/5/2007 (Rennselaer press release) Researchers Developing Device To Predict Proper Light Exposure for Human Health
		2/26/2007 LRC Researcher Awarded Funding to Explore Effect of Light on Human Phototransduction
		1/11/2007 Lighting Research Center and OSRAM SYLVANIA demonstrate new load-shedding technology to help reduce peak electric loads on the nation's stressed grid
		11/5/2006 Lighting Research Center forming collaborative group of researchers worldwide
		7/24/2006 Researchers Examine How Headlight Glare May Affect Driving Behaviors and Roadway Safety
		7/24/2006 Lighting Research Center Hosts LED Lighting Institute September 13-15, 2006
		6/28/2006 ASSIST Draws Global Support to Advance the Applications of LED Technology
		4/20/2006 Scientists Develop Simple Alternative for Harvesting Daylight and Saving Energy
		4/19/2006 New Research May Decode Data from Rodent Cancer Studies for Use in Human Comparisons
		4/18/2006 Leading Scientists Examine the Impact of Architectural Lighting on Breast Cancer
		3/21/2006 Researchers Examine the Impact of Architectural Lighting on Breast Cancer
		2/21/2006 Lighting Education Online Program Now Includes Residential Lighting Course
		2/1/2006 Lighting Research Center Hosts LED Lighting Institute May 3-5, 2006
		12/14/2005 Electronic Walls and Ceilings Make it Easy to Change Lighting and Room Design
		10/18/2005 Framework Developed for Testing How Lighting Can Affect Human Health
		9/29/2005 Lighting Research Center Selected to Join FAA Centers of Excellence Program
		8/29/2005 Lighting Research Center Awarded Contract to Redefine National Roadway Lighting Guidelines
		8/1/2005 Lighting Research Center Hosts LED Lighting Institute September 21-23, 2005
		7/26/2005 Light Treatment May Help Teens Wake for School
		6/22/2005 Lighting Research Center Announces Lutron Scholarship Award Recipient
		5/18/2005 LED technology saves energy, attracts shoppers to retail windows
		4/11/2005 Breakthrough Technology Accelerates Solid-State Lighting
		3/21/2005 Lighting Research Center partners with Boeing to develop aircraft lighting solutions
		3/11/2005 LED Lighting Institute trains professionals for ‘next generation lighting’ in successful hands-on seminar
		2/25/2005 Lighting Research Center industry group distributes guidelines for reporting LED life
		10/24/2004 Lighting Research Center studies LED technology for supermarkets
		6/17/2004 Lighting Research Center to develop white-light LED illumination system using quantum dot nanomaterials
		5/5/2004 Kennedy Towers revitalization project enlists help of students from Rensselaer’s Lighting Research Center
		2/2/2004 Lighting Research Center launches Live! from the LRC
		1/23/2004 Lighting Research Center's LED Lighting Institute set for April 21-23, 2004
		10/28/2003 Bridges in Light symposium charts new course for lighting industry
		10/2/2003 Shedding Light on Emergency Vehicles
		9/12/2003 Lighting a new world:
		9/9/2003 New publication examines and explains “full-spectrum” lighting
		8/15/2003 Watt of Prevention Is Worth a Megawatt of Cure
		11/18/2002 Lighting Research Center to Present "Lighting the Bennington Battle Monument: Issues and Options"
		10/15/2002 LRC Faculty are Keynote Speakers at International Lighting Conference
		10/2/2002 Lighting Research Center hires Director of Energy Programs
		9/23/2002 Lighting Research Center to Examine Issues and Options in Lighting the Bennington Battle Monument
		9/23/2002 Lighting Research Center Probing Key to Good Night's Sleep for Persons with Alzheimer's
		9/18/2002 Lighting Research Center Experts to present at International Lighting Research Symposium
		9/18/2002 Lighting Research Center Announces New Publication
		9/18/2002 Lighting Research Center Working to Reduce Light Pollution
		7/29/2002 Lighting Research Center Experts present at International Society for Optical Engineering Conference
		7/1/2002 LRC Develops Retinal Flux Density Meter
		1/30/2002 Lighting Research Center forms Alliance to bring cutting edge technology to the marketplace
		1/30/2002 Cutting Edge Research at Lighting Research Center May Change the Way we Light our World
		1/18/2002 Lighting Research Center Staff Earn Lighting Certification
		1/3/2002 Lighting Gas Stations Safely, Effectively
		10/5/2001 Lighting Research Center Innovative L.E.D. Lighting Institute Overwhelming Success
		8/20/2001 Overwhelming demand prompts Lighting Research Center to hold second LED Lighting Institute
		7/25/2001 Rensselaer's Lighting Research Center Web Site Tops Google™ Search Rankings
		7/17/2001 Lighting Research Center offers unique LED Lighting Institute
		6/1/2001 High-Intensity-Discharge Headlights Improve Visibility Study at Lighting Research Center cites safety benefits while acknowledging complaints of increased glare
		5/23/2001 A Family of Lighting Innovators Honored at Lighting Research Center
		5/15/2001 Lighting the Way to Independence
		5/15/2001 Lighting Research Center and GE Fund, GE Lighting Launch Program to Increase Minority Recruitment
		4/19/2001 Optical Research Associates establishes a scholarship at the Lighting Research Center
		4/19/2001 Lighting Research Center offers Fiber Optics Lighting Institute
		4/19/2001 LRC Students help Community fight Crime
		3/19/2001 Lighting Research Center Director elected Fellow of Lighting Society in U.K.
		1/26/2001 Lighting Research Center has new Communications Director
		1/21/2001 Lighting Research Center Staff receive Awards
		11/20/2000 OSRAM SYLVANIA Donates $100,000 to Rensselaer's Lighting Research Center in Honor of Lighting Scientist
		9/18/2000 Rensselaer's Lighting Research Center Wins Public Service Award from NYSERDA
		8/16/2000 Mark Rea Wins Prestigious Lighting Award
		7/25/2000 Lighting Research Center Wins Grant from AARP Andrus Foundation to Educate the Public about Lighting for Older Adults
		7/24/2000 Lighting Research Center Releases New Publication, Updates Existing Publications with New Data
		7/20/2000 Indians Participating in Lighting Course at LRC
		6/27/2000 New Report Available on High-Frequency Electronic Ballasts for Fluorescent Lighting
		5/9/2000 Center Wins Grant to Develop Course on Lighting and Health
		3/27/2000 Online Update of Lighting Product Report Available

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