It's "Nano" no more.

The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering that grew out of the University at Albany, along with SUNY IT at Utica/Rome, were officially renamed Tuesday as SUNY Polytechnic Institute.

The merger and name change were set into motion a year ago but just now approved by the State University board of trustees.

"We are thrilled that the SUNY Board of Trustees has unanimously approved our new name," Alain Kaloyeros, CEO and officer in charge of the school, said in a statement.

Kaloyeros essentially built the Nano school and research center starting more than 12 years ago. As well as teaching nanotechnology, or manipulation of materials on the molecular scale, the center hosts corporations such as IBM and Intel that are researching new ways to build and design the latest computer chips.

The Utica IT campus had been in existence since 1966 but had been struggling financially.

In addition to shoring up that campus and expanding education opportunities in the hard-pressed Mohawk Valley, the merger creates a kind of critical mass that could help propel the school forward, officials have said.

With adoption of the ''polytechnic'' name, the Capital Region is now home to two schools Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, or RPI, in Troy; and SUNY Polytechnic Institute, also called SUNY Poly.

RPI officials, when asked if they thought this could lead to confusion, declined comment.

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