Arts news from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. http://www.rpi.edu/news/arts/index.html en-us Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 2007 March 10, 2008: A group of researchers from Rensselaer is working to engineer Second Life characters with the capacity to have beliefs and to reason about the beliefs of others. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2410 10 March 13:00:00 EST September 25, 2007: A new book written by Tomie Hahn, associate professor of art at Rensselaer, uncovers the process and nuances of learning nihon buyo, a traditional Japanese dance form. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2319 25 Sep 2007 08:00:00 EST April 13, 2007: Acclaimed novelist Edward P. Jones will present awards to winners of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's McKinney Contest writing competition on April 18 at 8 p.m. Jones also will read selections from his own work at the event, which is co-sponsored by the New York State Writers Institute. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2083 13 Apr 2007 08:00:00 EST April 9, 2007: In celebration of National Architecture Week, world-renowned classical pianist John Kamitsuka will perform a benefit recital to fund scholarships for architecture students in the Roman Studies Program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The special program of Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, and Schubert will take place April 14 at 7 p.m. at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2074 09 Apr 2007 08:00:00 EST April 5, 2007: Rensselaer recently garnered approval from the New York State Education Department to offer a doctoral degree in electronic arts. Now one of only a handful of universities in the United States to offer a Ph.D. program in this emerging field, the Institute will begin admitting students in fall 2007. Grounded in theoretical and historical arts research, the Ph.D. in Electronic Arts will meld Rensselaer's diverse arts offerings - computer music, video, sound arts, performance, and Web-based and installation-based art, among others - with a variety of other disciplinary areas, depending on a student’s particular focus. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2041 05 Apr 2007 08:00:00 EST March 26, 2007: Rensselaer recently announced the launch of a new undergraduate degree program in Games and Simulation Arts & Sciences (GSAS). The major - which builds off the success of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences' highly popular game studies minor - will equip graduates with a suite of integrated skills necessary for leaders in the game development industry. http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2041 26 Mar 2007 08:00:00 EST February 27, 2007: Rensselaer's Lighting Research Center (LRC) held its fifth annual light art show Feb. 27. Called “In the Mind’s Eye,” the show featured 11 graduate students currently enrolled in the LRC's Lighting Workshop. "There are no constraints," said LRC Associate Director Russ Leslie '80 in an interview with the Troy Record. "The students decide what they wish to communicate and then design and make their works of art using the lighting technology and design skills they have acquired at Rensselaer." http://news.rpi.edu:80/campusnews/update.do?artcenterkey=1965 27 Feb 2007 08:00:00 EST January 22, 2007: During Rensselaer's winter break, members of the Rusty Pipes took some time out to hit the road for their annual winter tour. The 14-member a cappella group performed in several Long Island and Connecticut schools from Jan. 8-12. "The annual Winter Tour is a time for the Pipes to sing at numerous high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools," said Jason Ingraham, a senior majoring in engineering physics and the group’s music director. http://news.rpi.edu:80/campusnews/update.do?artcenterkey=1899 22 Jan 2007 08:00:00 EST