The GSAS program at HASS is proud to partner with Mediaplanet for its Gaming in America campaign! Studies have shown that women and people of color comprise a large segment of gamers, but unfortunately account for just a small portion of game developers. This campaign advocates for reversing that trend, and increasing representation of female, minority, and LGBTQIA+ stories and characters in games.
Join us for a special virtual symposium on Wednesday, April 7, 4:00-6:00 p.m., hosted by the McKinney Committee at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and SUNY Albany’s English Department in collaboration with New York State Writers Institute, featuring award-winning writers: Amina Gautier (fiction), Molly McCully Brown (essay, poetry), and Susan Nguyen (poetry).
Join Brooklyn Law School on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 5:00 pm for a special discussion with Rensselaer students. We'll cover law school admissions, what to expect in law school, and what career opportunities exist for graduates.
https://rensselaer.webex.com/rensselaer/onstage/g.php?MTID=e3d82277e1552ba20bff073a9c43f3b8d
This virtual seminar on April 7 at 4:00 PM will feature Professor Zhijie Xiao from the Department of Economics, Boston College. Professor Xiao will talk about time series quantile regression and its applications in various fields such as finance.
https://rensselaer.webex.com/rensselaer/j.php?MTID=m40a6658c115a5a780a55d89491c31bd9
On Wednesday, April 14th at 3:30 pm (EDT), please join us for our Spring Colloquium. A diverse panel of 7 Design, Innovation & Society (DIS) alumni will discuss the topic, "Navigating Careers After DIS".
Event Venue
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-colloquium-2021-navigating-careers-after-dis-tickets-148959446715
The HASS Well-being Working Group invites you to join us on April 23rd at 4:30 PM EDT --from any outdoor location-- for an hour long sensory walk, virtually guided by Professor Van Heuveln (via Webex).
On April 20th and 21st, RPI Electronic Arts PhD students Bibiana Med, Lisa Schonberg, and Matthew Gantt present three new spatial sound works that are the product of their collaborative residency at EMPAC this spring. These ambisonic works build on research from their respective artistic practices. More info: https://fb.me/e/257kVz7qe
"And then there was quiet" a multi-media installation with ambisonic sound, video projection, and dance work. 4/27-30 at EMPAC. Multi-Media Artist, Ricardo Tovar Mateus, and Movement Director, Carson Reiners, present quietness or the stillness of movement and sound; viscerally felt during the current times. The stripping away of life and human movement through death leaving behind emptiness, a void. Encompassed by the speed and “loudness” of information which forcibly clashes against our experience.
This Earth Week panel involves local Environmental Justice groups who viewed "Mossville: When Great Trees Fall," an award-winning environmental justice documentary. Filmmakers, tri-state community members, and environmental justice activists will participate in the conversation.
See it via Facebook and Zoom on April 21 at 11:00 AM EDT.
During her visiting artist lecture, media artist Angela Washko will present several different strategies for performing, participating in and transforming online environments that are especially hostile toward women. She will additionally discuss her independent video game projects which propose new approaches to critical storytelling, perspective, and representation in video games.
This event will be held on April 28, 2021 from 4:00 - 5:00 PM EDT.
oin Zoom Meeting