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 ...

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 ...

An innovative cooling system developed by a team of mechanical engineers has proven successful in testing aboard the International Space Station; a second, more complex experiment is scheduled for ...

Researchers and educators joining the university this fall include a new Peterson Family Dean of Arts and Sciences and a new head for the Department of Social Science and Policy Studies Worcester ...

A robotics scientist at Worcester Polytechnic Institute will lead a team of researchers at three universities on a project to develop robotics technology that could help recycling center workers sort ...

The world is rapidly transitioning to renewable power, but there are shortcomings. Solar power falls at night, and wind power recedes and ascends irregularly. New technologies need to be developed ...

“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 ...

In manufacturing plants where porous products start out as wet mixtures, the best way to dry things out might just be to light them up. The Center for Advanced Research in Drying (CARD), a National ...

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 ...