Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute said that the cleaning service failed to properly train a janitor and is seeking $1 million in damages. By Remy Tumin For 20 years, a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ...

A janitor accidentally destroyed $1 million of scientific research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.Hang Yu/Getty A janitor destroyed $1 million in scientific research after turning off a super ...

TROY, New York — More than 20 years of cell cultures and other specimens stored at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute were destroyed when a cleaner switched off power to a lab freezer, according to ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TROY, N.Y. (AP) — More than 20 years of cell ...

A New York university has filed a $1 million lawsuit against a cleaning company after the school said a janitor in a lab accidentally destroyed more than 20 years of scientific research, according to ...

TROY, N.Y. (CNN) - More than 20 years of scientific research is down the drain. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in upstate New York says a janitor turned off a lab freezer after hearing multiple ...

For 20 years, a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute professor had been working on what the university described as potentially groundbreaking work. It all ended with the accidental flip of a switch. The ...