On January 31st, at 2:00 PM Join us in Sage 4711 for a talk with Melissa Aronczyk, Professor in the School of Communication & Information at Rutgers University.
Join us on Sunday February 4th, 3pm, at Isserman Auditorium (CBIS) for a masterclass by the Thalea String Quartet as part of their outreach program. Students from the Chamber Music Ensemble class, William Cheng (alto saxophone), Adrian Connor (alto saxophone), Julian Bain (tenor saxophone) and Sterling Nowosielski (baritone saxophone) will be performing Quartet no. 6 in F minor, Op. 80, I. Allegro vivace assai by F. Mendelssohn (1809-1847)/M. Fishman for sax quartet.
Please join us on Feb 7, at 11:30 in Sage 5711 for our STS Colloquium with Dr. Kelly Joyce. This talk discusses three examples to illustrate Dr. Joyce's approach to participatory design and community engagement. First, she works on a series of smart textile projects. The work highlights the differences between engineering and healthcare cultural contexts.
Please join us on February 14th, at 11:30 in Sage 2211for our latest talk in our STS Colloquium series. In this talk about his book, Jim Malazita explores the Unreal Engine, one of today's major contemporary game development platforms, through feminist, race, and queer theories of technology and media, revealing how Unreal produces, and is produced by, broader intersections of power.
RPI's Game Dev Club continues its jams with an "Asset Jam," which is a shorter, more focused version of our typical game jams! Join us once again (or for the first time!) on February 16 for fun while you form teams and design your own game. Anyone from the RPI student body regardless of major or level of experience is invited to attend! The jam runs in the VAST Lab in Sage 2411 from 5:00 PM on the 16th to 7:00 PM the 17th (with an overnight break, of course).
Calling all RPI students with a passion for economics! Don't miss the inaugural meeting of the Rensselaer Economics Club on Wednesday, February 28th at 5 PM in SAGE 3205. Join us for an engaging evening of discussions, networking, and exploration of the fascinating world of economics. Free snacks and stimulating conversation are guaranteed! This is your chance to connect with fellow economics enthusiasts, sign up as a member, and delve into topics that shape our world. Mark your calendars and get ready to dive in!
RPI's Game Dev Club continues its Game Jams! Join us once again (or for the first time!) on March 29 for fun while you form teams and design your own game. Anyone from the RPI student body regardless of major or level of experience is invited to attend! The jam runs in the VAST Lab in Sage 2411 from 5:00 PM on the 29th to 7:00 PM on the 31st, (with an overnight break at 10:00 pm, with doors open again at 8:00am).
Please join the Cognitive Science department at 12:00 pm on Wednesday, March 13th in Carnegie 113 for a presentation titled: "Large Language Models are impressive but we still need grounding to explain human cognition" by Dr. Benjamin Bergen of University of California San Diego.
Don't miss the second meeting of the Rensselaer Economics Club, Wednesday, March 13th at 5 PM in SAGE 3205. This is your chance to connect with fellow economics enthusiasts, sign up as a member, and delve into topics that shape our world. The club will meet biweekly for the rest of the semester, offering you opportunities to engage with like-minded peers and expand your economic knowledge.
Please join iEAR Presents! and The Center for Deep Listening next Wednesday, March 20, for an online artist talk on "Nonhuman Futures" with award-winning Oglála Lakȟóta performance artist, visual artist, and composer Suzanne Kite.
NONHUMAN FUTURES
Wednesday, March 20, 1-2:30pm, on Zoom