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Light and Health Research

LRC researchers are currently investigating how exposure to light, specifically blue light, affects daytime and nighttime alertness, and translating that understanding into practical applications, such as improved nighttime driving and enhanced submariner performance. View a list of publications, journal articles, and conference papers on light and health issues by LRC scientists, as well as an overview of automotive and street 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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