Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM - Join us for an ECSE Mercer Lecture: "Attention Masks, Normalization, and Positional Encodings: A Systems theoretic Perspective on Large Language Models" with Prof. Ali Jadbabaie of MIT. Abstract and speaker bio can be found at the event URL.

Tuesday / September 15, 2026 at 7:00 pm A science teacher wakes up alone on a spaceship. As his memory returns, he uncovers a mission to stop a mysterious substance killing Earth's sun, and realizes that an unexpected friendship may be the key. Presented by UPAC Film/Video Directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller

Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Join BMES for a picnic on EMPAC Hill starting at 5pm. For further information, please reach out to leighm@rpi.edu.

TROY, N.Y. — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Athletics is expanding its partnership with The Zone, the mental performance platform built specifically for athletic programs, scaling from a first-year pilot to a department-wide rollout across all Engineers varsity programs. What began as a focused pilot with RPI's freshman student-athletes will now reach every athlete and coach in the department, making mental performance a permanent part of the RPI athletics experience.

Adjunct Professor Greene Building davidr3@rpi.edu 518-276-4066 Master of Architecture, Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute; Bachelor of Arts, Union College With 38 years of experience planning educational, commercial, religious, and multi-unit residential facilities, Russ has extensive knowledge of New York State and the region, educational planning requirements and trends, campus planning, and effectively building consensus to gain public approval for funding projects.

Adjunct Professor CASE ramire4@rpi.edu 212-618-3959 Bachelor of Arts, Northwestern University; Juris Doctor, George Washington University; Master of Environmental Design, Yale University; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University Enrique Ramirez is an award-winning writer and a historian of art and architecture.

Bedford Chair Greene Building goldsn3@rpi.edu 518-276-4066 Bachelor of Architecture, Cornell University Nic Goldsmith is the Founding Director of the Lightweight Structures Group at Silman a TYLin Company. Previously he was the Principal of FTL Design Engineering Studio a leading design firm specializing in membrane construction systems where Mr. Goldsmith has helped pioneer lightweight technologies over the past forty years into an art form. A graduate of Cornell University, Mr.

Assistant Professor CASE lif7@rpi.edu 212-618-3959 Doctor of Philosophy, Center for Architecture, Science, and Ecology; Master of Science of Architecture, The Cooper Union; Master of Architecture, Syracuse University; Bachelor of English, East China Jiaotong University Dr.

Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 4:00 AM - 5:00 AM - Information disorders, such as dis-, mis-, and malinformation, can lead to societal and economic harm. They are rapidly spread, extensively consumed on the web, and represent a threat to democracy. The aim of this work is to better understand the state of the art regarding information disorder detection approaches by conducting a reproducibility study and a cross-data and cross-model comparative analysis. we provide takeaways concerning reproducibility and stress the need for better AI detection

Date: Monday, September 14, 2026 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Come to the Mueller Center for a midweek break. While individual activities rotate throughout the semester—including meditation, creative crafts, and free snacks—the DIY Hygiene Kits event focuses on providing students with essential personal care and self-care items.