Touch-Sensitive Virtual Reality Tools (IMAGE) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Caption A medical student from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is shown testing the new haptically-enhanced virtual surgery simulator developed by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The research team received a $2.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to further develop and validate the system for training and certifying laparoscopic surgeons. Credit Rensselaer/Sankaranarayanan Usage Restrictions Please include photo credit License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.