Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) A premier STEM-focused university & global leader in project-based learning & use-inspired research.
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WPI was founded just after the Civil War, a time when America was on the brink of a great period of industrial growth and technological innovation. Its founders wanted to create a new kind of university to help prepare a new professional class of engineers, scientists and entrepreneurs to fuel this new era. They had different ideas about how best to educate technological professionals, and in merging their visions, a new, influential model of higher education emerged. In this model, students not only learned the fundamentals of science and engineering, but also had opportunities to apply them by solving real-world problems. The model remains the core of WPI's distinctiveness and is at the heart of its pioneering approach to undergraduate education. The university's innovative approach to education has produced several generations of men and women who have used their knowledge and skills to make the world a better place.

What is asset mapping and how can it help teams lay the foundation for more effective and equitable teamwork? The WPI Po...
09/18/2026

What is asset mapping and how can it help teams lay the foundation for more effective and equitable teamwork? The WPI Podcast explains. Lydia Ellen Tonani-Penha, a PhD student and fellow in WPI’s SWEET Center that supports student teams through teamwork, shares how it can help people be stronger teammates and accomplish more in partnership with others.

Download and listen here: https://bit.ly/3T8wIE6.

Nature has been engineering complex materials for millions of years. Now, WPI researchers are looking to diatoms, sea sp...
09/17/2026

Nature has been engineering complex materials for millions of years. Now, WPI researchers are looking to diatoms, sea sponges, and plants for new ways to recover rare earth elements from coal ash, red mud, and mine tailings.

The NSF-funded research could help turn industrial waste into valuable materials while supporting more sustainable critical-mineral supplies.

Read more about the research here: https://bit.ly/4hi6ln7.

Did you know WPI has a center dedicated to helping students navigate teamwork? Learn about the tools the center shares w...
09/17/2026

Did you know WPI has a center dedicated to helping students navigate teamwork? Learn about the tools the center shares with students in a new episode of The WPI Podcast.

Anne Ogilvie, WPI’s director for team learning and leader of the SWEET Center will share tips and insight that anyone can use to be a better teammate and make the most of teamwork.

Download and listen here: https://bit.ly/4dJs2vg.

With tariffs and inflation as a backdrop, U.S. imports are surging. Why? Joseph Sarkis, an expert in supply chains and a...
09/17/2026

With tariffs and inflation as a backdrop, U.S. imports are surging. Why? Joseph Sarkis, an expert in supply chains and a professor of management in WPI Business School shared some explanations with Marketplace.

Nationally, August saw the third-highest level of container imports ever. Plus: the non-college-educated labor market, children’s clothing, and the history of an iconic statue.

Ready to bring the noise? The Quad gets loud Friday, Sept 25.Homecoming Pep Rally kicks off the weekend with games, food...
09/16/2026

Ready to bring the noise? The Quad gets loud Friday, Sept 25.

Homecoming Pep Rally kicks off the weekend with games, food, and performances before the

Check out the full Homecoming & Family Weekend lineup → https://bit.ly/4qFNqqB

What if teachers could see exactly where a student's math understanding breaks down, not guess at it? 🧮Professor Neil He...
09/15/2026

What if teachers could see exactly where a student's math understanding breaks down, not guess at it? 🧮

Professor Neil Heffernan has received nearly $1.5M from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to build that resource, using data from ASSISTments, the math platform he created at WPI.

Adding a little razzle dazzle to your feed ✨
09/15/2026

Adding a little razzle dazzle to your feed ✨

We don't have to ask AI to make us look like we're living in the '80s. We were there.
09/14/2026

We don't have to ask AI to make us look like we're living in the '80s. We were there.

09/13/2026

What’s one thing you should know before the Career Fair?
Catch us at the Fall Career Fair and put these tips to use!

WPI’s excellence in drying research is getting more international recognition. Jamal Yagoobi, the director of WPI’s Cent...
09/13/2026

WPI’s excellence in drying research is getting more international recognition.

Jamal Yagoobi, the director of WPI’s Center for Advanced Research in Drying, has received the Arun S. Mujumdar Medal the field’s highest honor.

https://bit.ly/4gKxf8j

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