As schools increasingly move to ban smartphones in classrooms, new research from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) suggests that there may be a more effective way to boost focus and academic engagement.

World of Plankton, an interactive educational game developed by faculty and students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), has been permanently installed at the ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain as part of the center’s newly renovated Into the Lake exhibit.

Artificial intelligence isn’t just about algorithms and automation — it’s rooted in centuries of human fascination with consciousness, creativity, and what it means to be human.

What started as a yearlong social media tribute has grown into a landmark publication. The Center for Deep Listening at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has released A Year of Deep Listening: 365 Text Scores for Pauline Oliveros, a groundbreaking collection of listening scores created by over 300 artists in celebration of the late composer and RPI professor Pauline Oliveros.