Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

Hammering Home the WPI Connection

The company remains family-owned — it is now in its fourth generation of leadership — and at the heart of its legacy is a deep and lasting connection to WPI. Francis W. Madigan III, a 1979 WPI civil ...
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Hendrix and Woodstock: 10 Little-Known Facts about the Performance That Defined the '60s

WPI Professor and Hendrix Scholar Joel Brattin Recalls What Made the 1969 Woodstock Appearance a Unique Moment in the Career of the Legendary Guitarist On Aug. 18, 1969, legendary guitarist Jimi ...
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“Grace” Jinliu Wang, PhD, is named as Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s 17th President

“Grace” Jinliu Wang, PhD, a materials scientist and highly accomplished and collaborative leader in higher education, government, and industry, has been selected as the 17th president of Worcester ...
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Building Better Bioadhesives for Long-Term Medical Implants

A Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researcher is developing a new class of medical adhesives by bringing together hydrogels and glue-like polymers to safely and reliably connect human tissues to ...
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WPI Researchers Turn Up the Heat on PFAS with Novel Removal Process

Reducing human exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals,” is a significant societal challenge. In the search for possible solutions, a group of ...
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute Receives $12 Million Legacy Gift from Distinguished Alumnus Carl Karlsson ’60 to Advance Faculty Excellence and Student Success

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) today announced a visionary $12 million legacy gift from Carl Karlsson, Class of 1960. The unrestricted estate gift, made following Karlsson’s passing in 2023, ...
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WPI Researchers Develop Cleaner, Scalable Process to Recycle Lithium-Ion Batteries

In a major step forward for sustainable energy technology, researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), led by Professor Yan Wang, William B. Smith Professor of Mechanical and Materials ...
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Tea Infusions of Wormwood Plant Cured the Tropical Parasitic Infection Schistosomiasis Faster Than Commonly Used Drug in Large Clinical Trial

Tea infusions made from two species of the wormwood plant cured the tropical disease schistosomiasis significantly faster than the drug most commonly used against the ailment—and with no adverse side ...
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WPI Alumni Survey Confirms Value of Project-Based Learning in Higher Education

Worcester, Mass. – More than fifty years after Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) revolutionized its undergraduate engineering education, data from a recent alumni survey prove that working on ...
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Starship Technologies Launches Robot Food Delivery Service at WPI

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 ...
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WPI Selected as Key Partner in National Cybersecurity and AI Training Initiative to Advance U.S. Automotive Innovation

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has been named to a select group of academic institutions leading a nationwide effort to strengthen cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in ...
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Making Room for Relaxation

It’s the start of a new academic year, which means new classes, new professors, new logins, updated software, and … newly improved campus spaces for kicking back and relaxing? That’s right. Several ...