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At the 2025 NEWMAC Championships, Olivia Spielberger ’25 earned a personal-best mark of 11.47 meters to finish third in the ...
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) announced today the election to its Board of Trustees of Thomas Driscoll ’85, retired ...
In separate undergraduate and graduate ceremonies, Levi’s CEO Michelle Gass ’90 and inventor and entrepreneur Noubar Afeyan ...
On January 31, a campus tradition recognized some of the excellent work done by WPI students during one of the university’s signature academic experiences, the Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP).
The Major Qualifying Project (MQP) is based on a fundamental philosophy – once you graduate, what will you be able to DO? At WPI, the MQP, a team-based, professional-level design or research ...
A team of researchers that includes Worcester Polytechnic Institute Biology Professor Pamela Weathers has found that extracts from the leaves of the Artemisia annua plant, a medicinal herb also known ...
This summer’s weather extremes were stark reminders that climate change is not only real, it’s here. Less visible to most of us than smoke-filled skies, water-logged roads, and life-threatening ...
Over the past 22 years, wildfires in the United States have caused damages exceeding $100 billion, and as climate change continues to intensify wildfire frequency and severity, research is essential ...
A team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) received a nearly $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to create renewable fuel from sewage sludge, a byproduct of ...
Robots are not an uncommon sight at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), but a new fleet is causing some special excitement as Starship Technologies rolled out its on-campus robot food delivery ...
Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) are using an enzyme found in red blood cells to create self-healing concrete that is four times more durable than traditional concrete, extending ...
Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and Albany Medical College, along with corporate partners GE Global Research and Acoustic MedSystems Inc., have received a five-year, $3.5 million ...