SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's basketball team buried a season-best 13 three-pointers and closed with timely shot-making to defeat Skidmore, 68–61, tonight at the Sports & Recreation Center.

BOSTON, Mass. – The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's ice hockey team carried an early lead and battled through 60 minutes but dropped a 3–1 decision at Harvard University tonight in ECAC Hockey action at Bright-Landry Hockey Center.

TROY, N.Y. – The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's hockey team host #13 Yale tonight in Houston Field House, with the visitors taking 8–2 ECAC decision.

The 2026 McKinney Writing Contest is open from November 1, 2025 through March 9, 2026. Submit in any or all of the following categories: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, or Drama; Poetry; Academic Essay; Language & Image; or our NEW category: Writing for Games. Undergraduate and graduate divisions. First prize $300; 2nd prize $175; and 3rd prize $75. Submit: https://hass.rpi.edu/mckinney. Current students only. Questions? McKinney@rpi.edu

Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - “Physical and numerical modeling of geomaterial in practical construction”. Understanding deformation and failure of geomaterials under foundation loading remains a key challenge in geotechnical engineering. This seminar aims to bridge the gap between physical observations and numerical predictions from a practical engineering viewpoint by presenting geomaterial and foundation related research using both approaches.

Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - “Materials Science Challenges and Opportunities in Advanced Semiconductor Technologies” Nick Lanzillo IBM