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RPI’s Oshani Seneviratne Appointed Deputy Chair of Web Science Trust Network

Oshani Seneviratne, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), has been appointed as the Deputy Chair of the Web Science Trust Network of Labs (WSTNet), effective January 1, 2025.

Rπ Giving Day | March 14

Friday, March 14, 2025 - Rπ Giving Day will take place online, and will help support our students, our teams and student-athletes, our clubs and activities, fraternities and sororities, scholarships, and our area of greatest need – the Annual Fund. There will be competitions among your favorite teams all day long, as well as challenges and matches, and prize drawings, so be sure to join in the fun! Mark your calendar and watch your email and Rensselaer social media accounts for updates.

IEEE EPS Industry Research Seminar: "Sn-Bi Electromigration for Chiplet Integration" | March 13

Thursday, March 13, 2025 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Join us for an IEEE EPS Industry Research Seminar: "Sn-Bi Electromigration for Chiplet Integration" with Prabjit Singh, Senior Technical Staff Member at IBM. Abstract and speaker bio can be found at the event URL.

Observing Ramadan

RPI is committed to recognizing and honoring the diverse religious and cultural observances within our community. As part of this ongoing effort, we invite you to read our inaugural message, which highlights Ramadan and ways to support those who are observing it: https://info.rpi.edu/student-experience/03/13/2025/observing-ramadan

Merrill Whitburn Wins Everett Lee Hunt Award of the Eastern Communication Association

Merrill Whitburn, currently Professor Emeritus and formerly Louis Ellsworth Laflin Professor of English and, for 13 years, Chair of the Department of Language, Literature, and Communication, has won the Everett Lee Hunt Award of the Eastern Communication Association for his book "America's Great Age of Rhetoric, 1770-1860: Advocacy, Conceptualization, Institutionalization" (2024). He will be presented the award at the annual ECA Convention in Buffalo on March 29. Hunt was a notable professor of rhetoric at Cornell University.

Systems Engineering & Technology Management Review with Rensselaer at Work | March 13

Thursday, March 13, 2025 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM - Join Dean Aric Krause, Ph.D., for a 30-minute info session on Rensselaer’s Systems Engineering and Technology Management graduate program. This flexible, digitally delivered, project-based degree equips leaders with advanced decision-making skills. Learn about program details and how to customize your degree with relevant graduate certificates. RSVP to join! Please RSVP

Heuer's Six Strong Innings Gives RPI 6-1 Win Over Williams

TROY, NY - The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) baseball team won its fourth game in a row with a 6-1 triumph against Williams today at Steffen Field.

Flesh/Flash: P. Staff reveals hidden layers behind the scan | March 12

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 6:00 PM. All are invited to Flesh/Flash: Scanning as Moving Image, a program of experimental film and open conversation with artist P. Staff at the culmination of their EMPAC residency. P. Staff reveals their current research using innovative techniques—from holographic images, thermal cameras, Lidar, and audio, to techniques inspired by afferent neurons—to generate politically charged data. Join us and discover the hidden layers behind the scan.

Flesh/Flash

Wednesday / March 12, 2025 at 6:00 pm P. Staff shares their current work in Flesh/Flash: Scanning as Moving Image, a brief screening and open conversation at the culmination of their EMPAC residency. The artist’s research is exploring the act of scanning—as an image practice, as a mechanism of power and surveillance, and as a monitoring of bodily states. Scanning’s capacity to produce moving images without standard film techniques is tied to its ability to orchestrate the body politic—probing the insides of things, organic as well as social.

Engineering Ambassador Chipotle Fundraiser | March 12

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Help support RPI's K-12 STEM Outreach program! Visit the Chipotle on 17 New Scotland Ave Ste 112 in Albany from 5-9PM on March 12th and 25% of event sales will be donated when you order online for pickup using code ZWCCFXB or show the flyer. The Engineering Ambassadors visit Capital Region schools and after-school programs providing positive STEM experiences to students.

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