Date: Friday, April 10, 2026 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM - The event is scheduled for Friday April 10, 2026, starting at 7:00 PM DCC 318 (please keep in mind the event time may change due to NASA scheduling). We'll start with a few exciting, brief speeches and presentations, along with snacks, beverages, and plenty of fun giveaways.

Join the RPI Concert Choir and the RPI Wind Symphony for their Spring Concert on Thursday, April 16th, at 7pm in the Chapel and Cultural Center at 2125 Burdett Avenue on RPI Campus. Admission is free and open to the whole RPI community.

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Project: Capstone Team Formation and Project Assignment Tool

Work description:
This project will develop an AI-powered software tool to automate and optimize the student-to-project assignment process. The intern will build ML/NLP-powered tools to extract student competencies from unstructured data, map them to project requirements, and automatically generate optimized student-project matches based on interests and experience — all supported by the Design Lab team. For more information: https://designlab.rpi.edu/news

Date: Friday, April 10, 2026 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM - You’re invited to the RPI Semiconductor CoLab Special Seminar at the NFS Auditorium, Albany NanoTech Complex. Shyam Surthi, Distinguished Member of Technical Staff in Advanced NAND Technology, will present “Bits that Persist: NAND Flash Scaling and Opportunities in the AI Era.” Please register by 04/07, breakfast will be provided, register early for transportation requests. Check the link for ID and site access details.

Thursday / April 9, 2026 at 5:00 pm Featuring guest artist Nick Dunston With DJ Rekha and Joey Latka Directed by Michael Century and Nick Dunston Presented by Arts Department Performance A space performance by RPI Contemporary Improvisation Ensemble

In March, Lally undergrad Tazeem Mahashin '28 (IT & Web Science / Finance) took first place at Columbia Business School's Google Hackathon and also earned a Finalist award at HackPrinceton. Tazeem represented RPI with remarkable adaptability, demonstrating that knowing when to pivot is just as important as knowing how to build. Read the full article here.

The RPI Debate Team will be presenting a double-header public debate on Thursday, April 16 beginning at 6:30pm in Sage 3303. The first debate topic will be increasing nuclear energy production in the United States. The second debate topic will be censorship of social media. This event is open to all students, faculty, and staff.

Date: Thursday, April 9, 2026 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Prof. Marlene Belfort, born in Cape Town to German-Jewish refugees, studied biochemistry and microbiology at the University of Cape Town, earned her PhD at UC Irvine, and completed postdoctoral work in Jerusalem and at Northwestern. A member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and an award-winning scientist, she is now a Distinguished Professor at the University at Albany, SUNY, known for research on introns and inteins and for advocating for women in science.

The Design Showcase will be held on Wednesday, Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026 from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. in the DCC Great Hall.  Students from multiple engineering disciplines (Computer & Systems, Electrical, Industrial & Management, Materials and Mechanical Engineering) solve real-world design challenges for industry, entrepreneurs and academic/medical partners. Visit the showcase to:

Interact with project teams and view their achievements.
Learn how students solve complex design challenges.
Get inspired by students’ innovation & creativity.