All members of the campus community should note that VPN connections to vpn.net.rpi.edu will experience a brief outage between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. ET on Friday, November 13, due to required network maintenance.

Guided library tours are now available for students, faculty, staff, and campus groups at both the Folsom Library and the Architecture Library. These brief, bookable tours introduce library spaces, services, and resources, and can be customized to fit your group’s needs or research interests...

In addition to classic Nexis Uni, the RPI community now has access to Nexis+ AI, a strategic research solution designed to empower your academic endeavors by unlocking comprehensive insights and transforming raw data into targeted narratives. Seamlessly navigate vast collections of news, business, legal, financial, and company information using natural language search capabilities and intelligent citation-linked summaries.

Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2026 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM - The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology will be hosting Dr. Adam Braunschweig discussing the topic of: "High-throughput multidimensional printing for materials discover: Examples from transparent-conductive materials, biosensors, and stimuli-responsive coatings" This will take place on November 10th, 2026 starting at 4:00PM in the CBIS Bruggeman room. Refreshments will be served at 3:45PM Please contact Tina Colon for more information at: colonc3@rpi.edu

As we approach the Thanksgiving Break, please click the link above for the hours of operations for Rensselaer Dining and Retail Locations beginning Friday November, 20th through Sunday November, 29th. All Dining Halls and Retail resume normal hours of operations on Monday November, 30th.

For up to date information please be sure to follow Rensselaer Dining on social media @rensselaerdining. Enjoy your Thanksgiving Break!

Attention RPI Community:
Please be advised that on Tuesday, November 24, 2026, Flex Dollars, Student RAD and Community RAD will be temporarily unavailable for use at Panera and Father's due to scheduled system upgrades.

During this time, cash and credit cards will continue to be accepted at both locations.

Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2026 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM - The inaugural Carlton E. Lemke Distinguished Lecture will be hosted by Math and ISYE Departments and will feature a presentation titled "Heaviside Composite Optimization: A new paradigm in optimization" by Dr. Jong-Shi Pang. He specializes in mathematical and algorithmic theories for constrained multi-agent systems with applications in communication, power, economics, and transportation systems. Dr. Pang is Epstein Family Chair and Distinguished Professor University of Southern California.

Date: Monday, November 9, 2026 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM - RPI Dance Club's Fall Showcase will be hosted in West Hall on November 14th from 6pm - 7pm. Stop in join the fun and experience what the club members have been creating this semester!

Date: Monday, November 9, 2026 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Chabad on Campus will be hosting Mizrahi Shabbat on November 13th starting at 6pm. Come to the Chabad House to celebrate the rich traditions, liturgy, and culinary heritage of Middle Eastern and North African Jewish community.

Jiayu Liu won first place in the 2026 INFORMS QSR Section Best Student Paper Competition. The flagship honor was awarded at the recent INFORMS Annual Conference in San Francisco.
Jiayu was recognized for his work as first author on the paper, “Quantum Safe-Set Bayesian Optimization for Quality Improvement in Fuselage Assembly.” The study stems from a cross-institutional research collaboration with Dr. Chong Liu (University at Albany), Dr. Trevor Rhone, and Dr. Yinan Wang.