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.

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

Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM - "Mechanics and Myocytes: An Engineered Model of the Cardiac Syncytium", Dr. Wendy Crone, Karen Thompson Medhi Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering & Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin

Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM - All are welcome to join an upcoming ISC2 Capital District NY chapter meeting for a cybersecurity briefing from the FBI, including active and emerging threats, trends in ransomware, and latest in data breaches. Open to the RPI community!

Professor Douglas Swank has been selected to receive the Marion J. Siegman Annual Award Lectureship from the American Physiological Society!

Dr. Swank's work has helped advance how we understand how muscles function, contributing important insights that support future discoveries in health and medicine. As part of this recognition, he has been invited to present an award lecture at the American Physiology Summit, taking place April 23-26 in Minneapolis.

Regeneron seeks to award creativity and innovation in the biomedical sciences with an unrestricted check for $50,000 and an invitation to present a project at Regeneron’s headquarters. Up to 10 finalists will receive a $5,000 award. Rensselaer will select 2 PhD students and 2 post-docs from any discipline for nomination. Contact this office (madige@rpi.edu) for full details and instructions to submit for the internal selection process. Applications will be due to OGE by February 15th.

ALBANY, N.Y. – The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's ice hockey team received a four-point night from Dovar Tinling, however Union College rallied late and claimed a 5–4 overtime decision in the Capital District Mayor's Cup tonight at MVP Arena.