Boston | Charles River Fall Foliage Boat Tour
Date: 10/25/2025 12:15 PM to 2:00 PM
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Arts Sr. Lecturer Ken Ragsdale’s new exhibition “Symphony” at Hudson’s Front Room Gallery is earning critical acclaim
Arts Sr. Lecturer Ken Ragsdale’s new exhibition “Symphony” at Hudson’s Front Room Gallery is earning critical acclaim! Hyperallergic’s Taliesin Thomas calls it “impressive” and “elegant,” while Musée Magazine’s Yu Lam Yau praises its “remarkably singular vision that immediately compels and intrigues.” Visit the Front Room Gallery this week to experience Ragsdale’s work in person. The show ends August 31.
RPI’s EMPAC to host TOPOS music festival starting August 28
The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) at RPI and its curatorial program will host the TOPOS Music Festival beginning August 28, 2025.
Todd Przybycien Named Head of RPI’s Howard P. Isermann Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Todd Przybycien, Ph.D., professor of chemical and biological engineering at RPI, has been named head of RPI’s Howard P. Isermann Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE). Under Przybycien’s leadership, the department will continue to drive innovation in sustainable biopharmaceutical manufacturing, metabolic and enzyme engineering, advanced materials development, transport processes, and process systems engineering.
Pingkun Yan Named Head of RPI’s Department of Biomedical Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has appointed Pingkun Yan, Ph.D., the P.K. Lashmet Career Development Chair Associate Professor at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at RPI, as head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering.
DotCIO announces upcoming upgrade to SIS
Members of DotCIO's Enterprise Information Services team are pleased to announce upcoming changes to SIS (Student Information System) on Wednesday September 17. Please note: SIS will be intermittently unavailable on this date from 5:00am – 8:00am to allow for the upgrade to take place. This upgrade brings a fresh look, improved navigation, and a more user-friendly experience. Click the title for a short video providing a tour of the new landing page and where to find the tools you use most.
RAA Entrepreneurship Series | Colleen Costello '12
Date: 11/12/2025 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Join the Rensselaer Alumni Association, Chapter leaders of the RAA NYC chapter, and distinguished alumni and friends for the final event in the RAA's Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Series, with special guest Collen Costello ’12, CEO and Co-Founder of Vyv. This event will be hosted at RPI's Center for Engineering and Precision Medicine on West 54th Street in Manhattan.
In 2024, the RAA announced a
three-part speaker series on Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital.