Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

WPI and MCPHS Expand Longstanding Partnership with New Degree Pathways

The expanded partnership promotes collaborations of mutual interest and benefit and formalizes a series of articulated degree ...
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WPI Researchers Send Experiment to Space Aboard Blue Origin Spacecraft

Heat-transfer technology from Jamal Yagoobi’s lab could effectively and non-mechanically cool electronics on spaceships and ...
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WPI Faculty Awarded $600,000 Carnegie Corporation Grant for “Mapping Global China”

WPI faculty members Jennifer Rudolph, historian of modern China and professor in humanities and arts, and Lane Harrison, data ...
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CARD IAB Meeting

The Center for Advanced Research in Drying (CARD) had its 10 th year Industry Advisory Board meeting at WPI on October 8-10, 2025. There were 75 participants with more than half from industry and the ...
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27 Hackfeld Road

Just minutes from the Quad, 27 Hackfeld Road is the home of Military Science and the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC). The Military Science classroom and supply room are located in the ...
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Academic Advising Office

The Office of Academic Advising works with WPI students to help them develop meaningful educational plans that are compatible with their life goals. Advisors help students accept responsibility for ...
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Early Research Finds Extracts from Sweet Wormwood Plant Can Inhibit the COVID-19 Virus

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 ...
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WPI Researcher Develops Self-Healing Concrete that Could Multiply Structures’ Lifespans, Slash Damaging CO2 Emissions

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 ...
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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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WPI Team Grows Heart Tissue on Spinach Leaves

Researchers turn to the vascular system of plants to solve a major bioengineering problem blocking the regeneration of human tissues and organs. Researchers face a fundamental challenge as they seek ...
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute Researcher is Creating a Safer, More Accurate Way to Detect Prostate Cancer

A biomedical engineer at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is creating a new medical robot that uses minimally invasive technologies to safely and accurately detect and monitor prostate cancer, ...
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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 ...