The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has recognized two WPI faculty members as recipients of the department's Educator Award to celebrate their decade of work in ...

“In a lab, it’s not enough to offer people food, because they typically will not eat,” she says. “If we pitch the experiment ...

Cities across the US are rethinking streets, going beyond sidewalks and bike lanes to welcome nonmotorists to share the roadway. David L. Prytherch, author of Reclaiming the Road: Mobility Justice ...

A trusted advisor and accomplished legal professional, Thaler has more than two decades of legal experience spanning private practice, industry leadership, and higher education. He has served WPI ...

The initiative, called “Rubble to Rockets,” applies a machine learning approach to identify materials—like scrap metal and mixed alloys—and understand how they react and bond together before being ...

The faculty fellows program at the Center for Project-Based Learning provides WPI faculty members with time, resources, and a supportive community of peers as they develop materials meant to help ...

The Business School presents the Provost Award winners for the Undergraduate Research Project Showcase 2025. A shoutout to every student who participated, the competition was high. Our winners were: ...

A new mentorship program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is guiding students with an interest in sustainability to cultivate careers that not only support their passion but also sustainably ...

A chemical engineering professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute has received an $800,000 award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to study the recovery of critical minerals like uranium from ...

Together with colleagues in Worcester's Academic Research Collaborative, Gordon Library is excited to announce a new Worcester city-wide public event series where faculty, students, staff and the ...

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 ...