Online Gamers Provide Real-World Lessons in Critical Teamwork
Recent work by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is demonstrating how data from online games can help provide meaningful insights.
Atomic-Level Analysis of Bone Aims to Predict and Lessen Fractures in Diabetics
People with diabetes face a significantly higher risk of osteoporotic fractures than those without the disease, but the reason for this is not well understood and can’t be adequately predicted.
Registration Open for Unique Student Competition Aimed at Solving Societal Challenges
The Engineering Innovation for Society (EIS) student design competition at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute aspires to enable that type of novel innovation by inviting undergraduate students from colleges and universities across the Northeast to the Troy campus for a “hackathon” of sorts focused on engineering design and development.
Living Skin Can Now be 3D-Printed With Blood Vessels Included
TROY, N.Y. — Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a way to 3D print living skin, complete with blood vessels. The advancement, published online today in Tissue Engineering Part A, is a significant step toward creating grafts that are more like the skin our bodies produce naturally.
Rensselaer Community Encouraged to Verify RPI Alert Contact Information
All students, faculty, staff, and other campus constituents are strongly encouraged to verify and update their contact information in the RPI Alert system.
Four Decades of Data Sounds Early Warning on Lake George
Although concentrations of chemicals and pollutants like salt and nutrients have increased in the deep waters of Lake George, they’re still too low to harm the ecosystem at those depths, according to an analysis of nearly 40 years of data published today in Limnology and Oceanography.
November 2-3 HackRPI Hackathon Supports Interdisciplinary Participation
Hack RPI will hold a November 2-3 hackathon event aimed at welcoming experienced coders and neophytes alike. The hackathon will draw 400 students for a 24-hour session devoted to natural disaster mitigation, artificial intelligence, and accessibility and education.
New Podcast Features Rensselaer Experts Discussing Global Challenges
Can today’s biggest health challenges be solved through data analysis? What does the ethical use of artificial intelligence look like? Is technology upgrading or downgrading the human species? These and other questions are all explored in a new podcast recorded and produced at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Inaugural Episode of New RPI Podcast Explores Ethics and Artificial Intelligence
On the inaugural episode of Why Not Change the World? The RPI Podcast, an artificial intelligence expert and an accomplished musician consider how humans could and should responsibly deploy new technologies like AI.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute To Co-chair Symposium on AI for Social Good
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, along with the University of Washington and George Mason University, will co-chair an Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) 2019 symposium on “AI for the Social Good” in Washington, D.C. from November 7-9, 2019.