Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM - James Riley is the inventor of VibroGuide, a tactical guidance for blind athletes. VibroGuide seeks to enhance guide/blind athlete navigation by mixing Bluetooth Direction Finding and tactile technologies. We would like to demonstrate how it provides a wireless and near-silent connection between guide and blind athlete with a tactile interface to the torso. We would invite sharing of ideas on mixing Soundscape navigation with a similar tactile connection.

Please be advised that there will be no RPI shuttle services from November 24, 2025 through November 29, 2025 in observance of the Thanksgiving break. Regular shuttle operations will resume on November 30, 2025.

Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM - Members of the campus community are welcome to come to the RSDH to enjoy a Thanksgiving feast featuring roast turkey, ham, and all the traditional holiday trimmings for still $15! Vegan and gluten-free options will also be available. Reservations are required; take-out meals will also be available upon request. No walk-ins will be accepted. Cash, check, or departmental charge must be received by Wednesday, November 12. We will have raffle items, along with a 50/50, make sure to bring some cash!

A student-led fundraising campaign by the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Crew team grew into a beautiful tribute honoring Amanda “Mandy” (Smith) Chung-Fat ’04, bringing together students and alumni for a day of remembrance and celebration.

Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Title: “ Quantum Magnets upon Intercalation and Photoexcitation ”

Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Join us for an ECSE Seminar: "Accelerator Design and Programming for Evolvable Computing" with Prof. Zhiru Zhang from Cornell University. Abstract and speaker bio can be found at the event URL.

Mr. Vito Paladino, President & CEO Volkswagen Canada, President Audi Canada will be in Prof. Shyam Kumar’s Strategy & Policy class at 10:45 on Friday, 11/21 for about an hour via Microsoft Teams. He will talk about the challenges facing the auto industry, and the Audi/VW group's strategy to compete in this environment. Teams Meeting ID: Meeting ID: 247 503 103 419 84 Passcode: Ti2Zz6sv

The School of Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has launched a new minor in quantum computing, positioning students at the forefront of one of the most rapidly developing fields in technology.