Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) today announced the appointment of Crate Herbert as vice president for university advancement. A nationally recognized advancement leader with more than 25 years ...

Three Worcester Polytechnic Institute graduate students from the Data Science and Artificial Intelligence programs have turned their classroom experience into full-time success after serving as ...

Groundbreaking research in a collaborative environment. WPI’s Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering continues to build upon its 150-year history of innovative undergraduate and graduate ...

Switzerland is a small country located in central Europe. Landlocked between France, Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, and Italy, it is not surprising that you will hear all three languages as well as ...

On Aug. 18, 1969, legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix stepped onto the stage at the Woodstock, N.Y., Music Festival and embarked upon an uninterrupted set lasting nearly two hours--one of the longest ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the beginning there was a fish, filled with Greek letters and symbolizing Jesus. When “Darwin-” and “Evolve-” fish parodies cropped up in the 1980s, they popularized the notion that religion and ...

The annual awards recognize outstanding student work conducted in the Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP). A signature element of WPI’s project-based education, the IQP allows interdisciplinary ...

Worcester Polytechnic Institute will provide important expertise to the NSF Center’s work to address catastrophic wildfires, save lives and property, and increase community resiliency; partnership ...

“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 ...