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Oct 22
The countdown is on! #BRF49 🕛
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute@rpi
Oct 9
Welcome back, RPI alumni! #RPIRHC26 🎉

We are so glad to have you back on campus. Whether you’re catching up with friends, reconnecting with classmates, or making new memories, we hope you have a fun weekend filled with plenty of RPI spirit. 🔴⚪
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute@rpi
Oct 7
RPI is advancing development of a new community childcare center in partnership with Bright Horizons following a $5 million award from the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS). @NYSOCFS

Read the full release: bit.ly/4xUoygL
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute@rpi
Oct 5
Nobody hears the grinding, the stirring, and the whirring of hands, minds, and machines. Till everybody hears what it made.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute@rpi
Sep 14
Today, on #WorldEngineersDay, we celebrate the engineers who turn the impossible into reality. At RPI, we’re proud of the engineers who continue to shape our world and push the boundaries of what’s possible. 🌍

Photo credit: RPI Archives
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute@rpi
Sep 11
Today, we pause to remember the lives lost 25 years ago on September 11 and honor the courage of those who risked their own lives to help others.

We will #NeverForget.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute@rpi
Sep 3
A week into classes and we’re still reminiscing about move-in day for our first-year students. 🥹 #RPI2030 #ThrowbackThursday
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A person in an "Engineers Hockey" shirt holds a tall fan, while another in an "RPI Hockey" shirt carries two orange shopping bags. They are standing near an open car trunk, with several people in the background.Three smiling women standing together indoors in a dormitory room. The woman on the left wears a dark long-sleeve shirt with "NEW Y" text, the woman in the middle wears an orange sweatshirt, and the woman on the right wears a white tank top with "RPI" in red lettering.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute@rpi
Aug 27
Wishing our students a great first day at #RPI! ❤️ #FirstDay
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute@rpi
Aug 25
New class. New beginnings. ✨

Welcome to RPI, Class of 2030! 👏 #RPI2030
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RPI Alumni@RPIAlumni
Aug 3
Have you heard the news? 👀 Registration for Reunion & Homecoming is LIVE! 🙌

See the full schedule and register today at reunion.rpi.edu.

#RPI #RPIAlumni #RPIRHC26 #Reunion #Alumni
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute@rpi
Jul 22
One month until the Class of 2030 arrives on campus! 🎉

We can’t wait to welcome our newest students and celebrate the start of their RPI journey. 🔴⚪️ #RPI2030
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A group of five people stands closely together outside on a grassy area. They are smiling and casually dressed. In the background, there are campus buildings and a banner.A group of people wearing gray shirts with "RPI" printed on them are standing outdoors. Two people are holding ice cream sandwiches and smiling in the foreground. In the background, there are many others gathered, along with a red umbrella displaying a logo. The setting appears to be a social event or gathering.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute@rpi
Jul 15
The countdown is on ❤️🤍
RPI Alumni@RPIAlumni
Jul 15
Make more lasting memories and join us back on campus for this year's Reunion & Homecoming, October 9 - 11.

Join the Who's Coming list today at bit.ly/4vV5huY to be the first to be notified when registration opens!

#RPI #RPIAlumni #RPIRHC26 #Reunion #Homecoming
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RPI HASS@RPI_HASS
Jul 13
History just got a high-tech backup.

Through a new partnership with the NY State Museum, HASS staff and faculty created a high-resolution replica of Revolutionary War-era hearth ring recovered beneath the World Trade Center site—helping preserve history for future generations.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute@rpi
Jul 1
The future of textiles must be both strong and sustainable. Helen Zha, associate professor of chemical and biological engineering at RPI, is proving it can be both.

#RPIBarRaisers
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute@rpi
Jun 29
It started with a classroom question: What if you could grow insulation? RPI alumni Eben Bayer '07 and Gavin McIntyre '07 turned that idea into @ecovative, a company harnessing mycelium to create sustainable materials and ultimately, America's best-selling alt-bacon.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute@rpi
Jun 26
Nina Christof '26 never had to choose between the classroom and the rink.

Computer science major. D1 ice hockey captain. Olympian. 🏒💻

Nicknamed “team nerd," she showed that academic and athletic excellence can thrive side by side.

#RPIBarRaisers
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute@rpi
Jun 23
After her grandmother contracted a preventable infection during a routine hospital stay, Colleen Costello Kristensen ’12 refused to accept it as inevitable. She co-founded Vyv, a company using antimicrobial light technology to make shared spaces safer. #RPIBarRaisers
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute@rpi
Jun 19
For the first time ever, RPI’s Concrete Canoe team took first place at the @ASCETweets regional competition and is headed to nationals next week. A team of seven students designed, built, and raced a canoe that floats, earning the overall regional title. bit.ly/3Qxf9fo
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute@rpi
Jun 18
What does it mean for a machine to think—or even be conscious? 🧠 RPI's Selmer Bringsjord explores AI ethics and the possibility of AI consciousness in a Q&A with @TheAtlantic. bit.ly/4eigZtY
#RPIBarRaisers
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute@rpi
Jun 12
Solving complex challenges requires collaboration.

In an interview with @TheAtlantic, President Martin A. Schmidt '81 considers how RPI, and the field of higher education, can work with government and industry to shape the future. bit.ly/4oJvb2N

#RPIBarRaisers
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