RPI Team Builds Resource-Sharing Technology Platform for Nonprofits
Nonprofit organizations historically struggle with underfunding, scarce resources, and even identifying what physical, human, social, and financial capital they already have.
National Quantum Computing Leader James Misewich Joins Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from Brookhaven National Laboratory
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) today announced the appointment of James Misewich, Ph.D., as the Curtis R. Priem Quantum Computing Constellation Chair, effective January 1, 2027.
Rally Week Takes Off as a New RPI Tradition
In addition to the more than 150 students who signed up, 51 student organizations, all five of RPI’s schools, 10 campus departments, and 30 local businesses participated.
RPI Advancing Development of Community Childcare Center
RPI is advancing development of a new community childcare center in partnership with Bright Horizons following a $5 million award from the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS).
Founder of Quest Global to Be Named RPI’s Entrepreneur of the Year
The Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has named Ajit Prabhu ’98, Co-Founder and CEO of Quest Global, as the 2026 recipient of the William F. Glaser '53 Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
RPI Welcomed Local High School Students for National Manufacturing Day
On Friday, September 25, around 225 high school students from across the Capital Region participated in the 16th annual Manufacturing Day event at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).
RPI Researcher Finds Estuary Water Quality Trends Have $100M Implications
Estuaries across the United States are facing the same trends of warming water, algae growth, and declining oxygen concentrations that threaten water quality and fish populations, regardless of geographic location, according to new research led by a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) faculty member.
A $27 Million Donation from Douglas A. Mercer ’77 Will Redefine Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering at RPI
For RPI alumnus Doug Mercer ’77, helping prepare the next generation of electrical engineers to excel in the workforce has been a personal crusade for decades.
RPI Appoints Daniel Potvin ’97 as Founding Director of New SCALE.Rensselaer Tough Tech Accelerator
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has named Daniel Potvin, Ph.D. as the Founding Director of SCALE.Rensselaer, a new business accelerator focused on scaling tough tech ventures.
RPI Selected for Two U.S. Department of Energy Genesis Mission Projects
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) researchers will contribute to two projects selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for Phase I awards under the inaugural Genesis Mission, a national initiative designed to accelerate scientific discovery through artificial intelligence.