Friday, October 21, 6-9 pm

Artist Nicole Chockrek has been collecting plastic from the environment since 2022. This installation will bring together over 30,000 pieces of plastic collected through Microplastic recycling bins (including one in Troy). Over 50 RPI faculty and students have contributed to this installation by making a microplastic mosaic. Come find your contribution, or contribute yourself!

TROY, N.Y. — The RPI field hockey team added another historic accomplishment to its record-setting 2026 season Tuesday, earning the program's first-ever national ranking after debuting at No. 25 in the Penn Monto/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division III National Coaches Poll.

Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Dr. Richard Casaburi, one of the first few graduates of RPI's Biomedical Engineering program presents, Reveal Exercise Hyperpnea Mechanisms...or How I Salvaged an Engineering Education

Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2026 (all day) - Tuesday October 27, 2026 All are welcome to attend the Dept of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Seminar Dr. Patrick Fedick "Advancing Mass Spectrometry at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division: Accelerated Reaction Discovery to Next-Generation Ionization Sources" 4:00 PM – Bruggeman Room – CBIS Refreshments at 3:50 PM

In this talk, Anil leads us through fast-paced changes that now define our technology ecosystem, as he dives into the Top 5 Challenges he underestimated at scale. These lessons are not unique to his journey, but could be entrepreneurial opportunities for innovation, framing the work all big companies will have to take on as they transform with AI. This chance to see around corners highlights intriguing opportunities for entrepreneurship, as well as for transforming the world’s largest and smallest organizations.

“Begin Again” Wednesday, October 28, 5:00 p.m. est Mike Wacholder Memorial Lecture EMPAC Theater Billie Tsien, AIA, is an architect and co-founder of Studio Tsien. Tsien was formerly founding partner with Tod Williams of the New York City-based studio Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners (TWBTA). The firm’s work exhibited a commitment to reflecting the values of non-profit, cultural, and academic institutions through an architecture that is serene and enduring.

Date: Sunday, October 25, 2026 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM - Join us for the RPI United Way 5k precursor to Halloween. Dress up in your best Halloween costume for a chance to win a prize! More details to follow.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Rainers Rullers scored twice and Benjamin Yurchuk recorded three assists as the RPI men's hockey team rallied from a two-goal deficit to tie the game in the third period, but RIT scored late to earn a 5-4 victory over the Engineers tonight in Rochester.

TROY, N.Y. – Georgia Bailey scored in the third period and Sadie Bellissimo turned aside 33 shots, but the RPI women's hockey team fell to No. 5 Quinnipiac, 3-1, this afternoon at Houston Field House.

TROY, N.Y. – The RPI men's and women's swimming & diving teams each turned in dominant performances on Saturday afternoon, sweeping visiting SUNY Oneonta in dual meet action at Robison Pool. The Engineers' women's squad secured a 180-92 victory, while the men earned a convincing 174-102 win.