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RPI Hosts Launch Event for New Center for Smart Convergent Manufacturing Systems
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) officially cut the ribbon on its new Center for Smart Convergent Manufacturing Systems (CSCMS) during an all-day launch event on October 23, 2025.
Founders of Mycelium-Based Materials Company to Be Named RPI Entrepreneurs of the Year
The Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has named the founders of Ecovative Design the 2025 recipients of the William F. Glaser ’53 Entrepreneur of the Year award.
RPI Collaborates on First-of-its-Kind Research Study to Keep New York Lakes Healthy
RPI professor and freshwater ecology expert Kevin Rose, Ph.D., in collaboration with other researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), the Lake George Association (LGA), and Paul Smith’s College, conducted the first ever long-term study on the environmental effects of the aquatic herbicide florpyrauxifen-benzyl (FPB), also known as ProcellaCOR.
Lighting Research Center Students Honored with Top Industry Awards
Two 2025 graduates of the Master of Science in Lighting program at RPI’s Lighting Research Center (LRC) were recently honored with top industry awards recognizing exceptional student design work.
How Convincing Is New Evidence for Past Life on Mars? A Q&A with RPI's Karyn Rogers
An astrobiology researcher discusses new evidence for past life on Mars
New Research Initiative Seeks to Map Hidden Connections Between Menopause and Chronic Conditions
The Multi-Organ Approach to Address Diseases Following Estrogen Loss (MODEL) program aims to map the entire biological landscape of menopause
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.
Learning Through Play: RPI Game on Freshwater Science Installed at ECHO Leahy Center
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.
RPI Awarded $19.5 Million in State Funding to Advance Smart Manufacturing and Clean Energy Research
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has been awarded two Center for Advanced Technology (CAT) grants from NYSTAR, the Division of Science, Technology and Innovation within Empire State Development (ESD), New York State’s chief economic development agency.
A New Way to Treat Cancer: Targeting the “Hedgehog” Protein’s Hidden Weakness
A discovery with major implications for cancer treatment has been made by a team of researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), University of Binghamton, and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
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