Saturday / February 28, 2026 at 3:15 pm Workshop participants collaborate with artist Jewyo Rhii to record reflections, memories, and stories that reveal new ways of experiencing the city. Their collective audio guide will remain accessible after the event. Limited to 20 participants. Free, with advanced registration. Workshop Jewyo Rhii

Saturday / February 28, 2026 at 2:15 pm A screening of WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PRIMITIVE (2023) by Li Yi-Fan offers both parody and serious reflection. Created using a video game engine, the work is a meditation on the pleasures and perils of building a personal persona within screenspace. All are welcome. Free, with RSVP. Film/Video Li Yi-Fan

Saturday / February 28, 2026 at 11:00 am EMPAC building tours take visitors behind the scenes to experience the center’s infrastructure as few do. Each one is hosted by an EMPAC staff member with a different area of expertise—so whether you attend one or all this season, there’s always something new to learn and discover. Join us! EMPAC Tours are offered at no cost and begin in the Main Lobby. Please register in advance and plan to arrive 15 minutes before tour start time. Each tour runs approximately 90 minutes. Tour with Katherine C.M. Adams

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's ice hockey team responded quickly after surrendering the opening goal and never looked back, skating to a 3–1 ECAC Hockey victory over Brown tonight in Meehan Auditorium.

TROY, N.Y. – The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's basketball team advanced to the Liberty League Tournament Championship with a hard-fought 62–58 semifinal victory over St. Lawrence tonight in ECAV Arena.

Date: Friday, February 27, 2026 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM - RPI at Work Dean Aric Krause, Ph. D., will be reviewing the online, project-based graduate degrees and certificates. Expect to hear details about how RPI Instructor Mentors provide industry expertise, advice, and mentorship in a targeted and experiential learning environment. Please RSVP if you plan to attend and learn more about RPI at Work.

The Student Experience Excellence Awards (formerly the Graduating Student Awards) recognize RPI students who have made exceptional contributions to our community through academic achievement, athletic accomplishment, leadership, service, and/or volunteerism. We invite students, staff, and faculty to nominate individuals who exemplify excellence and have made a meaningful impact on our campus.

Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Join us for an ECSE Distinguished Mercer Lecture: "Spectrally Agile Cellular Wireless Systems" with Prof. Sundeep Rangan of NYU Tandon. Abstract and speaker bio can be found at the event URL.

Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - This Mathematical Sciences Colloquium will feature a presentation titled "Opportunities and Challenges of Neural Networks for Partial Differential Equations" by Dr. Yahong Yang. He is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Georgia Institute, and his research interests include machine learning theory, mathematical modeling in materials science and biology, and numerical methods for partial differential equations.

Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM - "Nonlinear metamaterials with engineered heterogeneities", Dr. Pradeep Guduru, Professor, Co-Director of the Mechanics of Undersea Science and Engineering Center, School of Engineering, Brown University