New York Tech Valley FIRST Robotics Competition To Be Held March 31 to April 1

Fifty teams of students from area high schools and around the world will compete at the 2023 New York Tech Valley FIRST ® Robotics Competition at MVP Arena March 31 through April 1, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. Inventor Dean Kamen founded FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) in 1989 to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute hosted the first regional event in 2014 and has been a major sponsor ever since.

Grammy-Winning Jazz Legend Jack DeJohnette to Perform April 7

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will present a performance by two-time Grammy-winning percussionist Jack DeJohnette on Friday, April 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) on campus. The event is free and open to the public.

RPI To Host Financial Technologies Event on March 30

While bank collapses, FTX’s demise, and Sam Bankman-Fried’s legal proceedings are making headlines, top fintech researchers and financial services industry leaders will gather at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to examine such issues as financial crime, blockchain interoperability, and risk.

Rensselaer Researcher Breaks Through the Clouds To Advance Satellite Communication

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Moussa N’Gom, assistant professor of physics, applied physics, and astronomy, has devised a method to make communications between satellites and the ground more effective no matter the weather. In research recently published, N’Gom and his team used ultrafast, femtosecond lasers to cut through the clouds and rain that commonly cause losses in free-space optical communication (FSO).

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