Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

City of Worcester and Worcester Polytechnic Institute Launch Academic Civic Collaborative

This Academic Civic Collaborative reflects Worcester’s commitment to leveraging local talent, creativity, and academic excellence to benefit our neighborhoods and communities,” said Worcester City ...
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WPI Innovation Award

If you are a recipient of the WPI Innovation Award, you will be contacted in early August with more information about the award, and be provided a fee waiver code for your application to WPI. Please ...
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Carbon-Negative Building Material Developed at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Published in Matter

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researchers have created a new carbon-negative building material that could transform sustainable construction. The work, published in the high-impact journal ...
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WPI Named a Top 5 School for Study Abroad

While many colleges and universities offer study abroad programs, few provide international experiential learning opportunities to the extent Worcester Polytechnic Institute does. Among the nation’s ...
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Disaster Response in Puerto Rico

As climate-induced disasters such as hurricanes grow more frequent and severe in Puerto Rico, communities across the archipelago are increasingly relying on mutual-aid networks to protect one another.
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WPI Receives $1 Million Grant to Expand Workforce Training for Hydrogen Jobs

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has been awarded a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop hands-on training, internships, and mentoring aimed at expanding the hydrogen ...
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WPI to Lead $5.2 Million State-Funded Effort to Build Central Massachusetts BioHub

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), in collaboration with Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives (MBI), the City of Worcester, and more than 30 regional partners, has been awarded $5.2 million from ...
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WPI Entrepreneurs Find Pricing, Awareness, and Supplies Impact Rare Earth Recycling Industry

When a group of WPI students and faculty members first set out in 2022 to interview people connected to the rare earth magnet industry, they wanted to know if an innovative magnet recycling business ...
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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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To Stream or Not to Stream While Eating?

Researcher Angela Incollingo Rodriguez was home with a newborn in 2019 when, during a quiet moment, she made herself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch, took out her smartphone, and started ...
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From Rubble to Rockets: Turning Scrap Metal into Essential Equipment

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has been awarded $6.3 million for a groundbreaking initiative that could transform additive manufacturing by enabling the rapid production of high-quality ...
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WPI Highlighted Among Universities with Highest Return on Investment

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) ranks 18th on the U.S. News & World Report list of “Colleges with the Best Return on Investment.” The publication cites an estimate of the return on investment of ...