By Regina Stracqualursi After coming to the United States in 2017 to pursue a master’s degree in computer science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Nkechinyere N. Agu '19G, '22 Ph.D., who was born and raised in Nigeria, witnessed the disparities in health care firsthand. “All of the countries in West Africa put together have fewer radiologists [...]

With the end of the semester comes a break in the action for the Engineers, so all teams are away from competition until the end of December.

A last-minute push that brought the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's hockey team within a goal late in the third period fell just short as the Engineers were edged on the road by the Princeton Tigers by a 6-5 final score at Hobey Baker Rink.

Junior forward Ellie Kaiser collected two goals – including an empty net tally to seal the game – and Amanda Rampado made 24 saves for her fifth shutout of the season as the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's hockey team topped the Brown Bears 3-0 at Meehan Auditorium.

TROY, N.Y. - Avery Eugster scored 18 points with seven rebounds and four of his teammates had at least 10 points and the No. 18 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's basketball team improved to 9-1 overall and 3-0 in the Liberty League with an 82-44 victory over Bard College at East Campus Arena. The Raptors fall to 3-5 and 0-3.

UTICA, N.Y. - Emma McGuinn won the 60 meter hurdles and helped the 4x200 relay team to a second place finish and Christine Mallette, who also ran on the 4x200, had a runner-up in the 200 meters, to lead the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's track & field team at the Utica University Holiday Classic. RPI finished fourth in the 11-school event with 70 points.

UTICA, N.Y. - Sean Shannon won the 600 meter dash and the 4x200 relay team was also victorious to lead the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's track & field team to a fourth place finish in the 12-school Utica University Holiday Classic. The Engineers registered 70 points to finished behind SUNY Cortland (220), the host Pioneers (111), and SUNY Delhi (88). Hamilton was fifth with 42 points.

TROY, N.Y. - Ashlyn O'Neil scored a game-high 17 points and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's basketball team used a 20-2 run to pull away from Bard College, eventually defeating the Raptors 68-33 in a Liberty League game at East Campus Arena. The Engineers go into a 19-day break between games with records of 5-4 (overall) and 2-1 (conference), while Bard falls to 1-8 and 0-3.

Senior Ryan Mahshie and freshman Sutter Muzzatti each recorded three points apiece as the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's hockey team fell to the No. 2 Quinnipiac Bobcats by a final score of 8-3 from M&T Bank Arena Friday evening. With the loss, RPI moves to 7-8-1 and 2-5-0 in ECAC Hockey play, while Quinnipiac improves to 13-1-3 and a perfect 9-0-0 in their ECAC Hockey slate.

A goal allowed in each period hampered the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's hockey team on Friday night, as they fell 3-0 to the No. 4 Yale Bulldogs at Ingalls Rink. The loss moves RPI to 4-14-1 overall with a 2-6-0 league record, while Yale improves to 9-1-1 with a 5-1-1 league record.