President Shirley Ann Jackson To Lead Delegation to Asia To DiscussResearch and Education Partnerships To Foster Technological Innovation.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-28 March 2005-Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: President Shirley Ann Jackson To Lead Delegation to Asia To DiscussResearch and Education Partnerships To Foster Technological Innovation(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:25032005 TROY, N.Y. - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson is leading a delegation from the Institute to Asia, meeting government, scientific, business, and academic leaders in Beijing, Tianjin, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Kuala Lumpur, from March 26 to April 6, 2005.

"Innovation -- from discovery to application -- is at the core of global health, energy, and economic security," Jackson said. "The great universities historically have fostered global innovation." "A great university builds...