Henry Liu of RPI will present research on feature selection for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) metabolomics data on Wednesday, 10/21/26 from 10:00 - 11:30 am. The work uses a QUBO formulation and quantum optimization to identify a small set of informative biomarkers from a rapidly growing space of possible feature combinations. For more information and link to join the workshop, please visit https://foci.rpi.edu/news-and-events

TROY, N.Y. — The RPI men's soccer team saw its unbeaten start to Liberty League play come to an end in heartbreaking fashion tonight, as Skidmore scored in the final 80 seconds to claim a 1-0 victory at ECAV Stadium.

Wednesday / October 14, 2026 at 5:00 pm Wednesday, September 16 Cecilia Puga / Cecilia Puga – Paula Velasco ArquitecturaSome Character in Search for an AuthorMosaic Associates Architects Lecture Wednesday, October 07Jesse Reiser + Nanako Umemoto / RUR Architecture DPCAnaesthetic ArchitectureFrank Pitts ’75 Lecture Presented by School of Architecture Talk Sagrada Família: The Dream of a Genius, A Collective Endeavour Across Generations

Wednesday / October 14, 2026 at 5:00 pm Wednesday, September 16 Cecilia Puga / Cecilia Puga – Paula Velasco ArquitecturaSome Character in Search for an AuthorMosaic Associates Architects Lecture Wednesday, October 07Jesse Reiser + Nanako Umemoto / RUR Architecture DPCAnaesthetic ArchitectureFrank Pitts ’75 Lecture Presented by School of Architecture Talk Sagrada Família: The Dream of a Genius, A Collective Endeavour Across Generations

Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2026 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Dr. Raymond Adkins, RCSA Fellow, Yale University. Title and Abstract to be announced.

Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - This Mathematical Sciences Colloquium will feature a presentation titled "Gaussian elimination revisited" by Marc Aurèle Gilles. He is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University. His research develops theory, algorithms, and software for scientific computing, with a focus on numerical linear algebra and statistical inference from noisy cryo-EM data.

Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Electron-electron interactions, nonequilibrium electron dynamics, and hydrodynamics in ultrapure materials Jean J. Heremans Department of Physics, Virginia Tech

Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM - "Correlating buffer microstructure with fracture behavior in TRISO particle fuels", Dr. Yongfeng Zhang, Associate Professor & Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies, Department of Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics, U. Wisconsin

TROY, NY — The RPI field hockey team extended its program-record winning streak to nine straight games with a dominant 5-0 victory over Vermont State University this evening at Harkness Field.

Tuesday / October 13, 2026 at 7:00 pm A startlingly assured feature debut from director Kane Parsons, Backrooms bends the liminal spaces that have haunted the internet for years into a horror film that's as mesmerizing as it is terrifying. Presented by UPAC Screening Directed by Kane Parsons