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Albany Resident Eric Motler among WPI Student Team to Gain Foothold with New Athletic Shoe Sole

A team of student engineers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has developed a working prototype of a new type of sports shoe sole designed to reduce the incidence of non-contact knee and ankle injuries in organized sports. The shoe is a response...

Oct 17, 2018, 3:17pm EDT

Lunenburg Resident Josephine Bowen among WPI Student Team to Gain Foothold with New Athletic Shoe Sole

Oct 17, 2018, 3:15pm EDT

Cali Resident Paula Sardi among WPI Student Team to Gain Foothold with New Athletic Shoe Sole

Oct 17, 2018, 3:13pm EDT

Rumford Resident Ben Aldrich among WPI Student Team to Gain Foothold with New Athletic Shoe Sole

Oct 17, 2018, 3:09pm EDT

Coventry Resident Tristin Carlton among WPI Student Team to Gain Foothold with New Athletic Shoe Sole

Oct 17, 2018, 3:07pm EDT

Cumberland Resident Kyle Mudge among WPI Student Team to Gain Foothold with New Athletic Shoe Sole

Oct 17, 2018, 2:57pm EDT

Sellersville Resident Alexander Alvarez among WPI Student Team to Gain Foothold with New Athletic Shoe Sole

Oct 17, 2018, 2:54pm EDT

Ready for His (Animated) Close-Up

You know that feeling when you're watching an animated show and you recognize a character's voice, but you can't put your finger on where exactly you recognize it from? Yeah, we know it's frustrating, and we hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you'l...

Oct 16, 2018, 1:02pm EDT

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Founded in 1865 in Worcester, Mass., WPI is one of the nation's first engineering and technology universities. Its 17 academic departments offer more than 70 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science, engineering, technology, business, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts, leading to bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. WPI's talented faculty work with students on interdisciplinary research that seeks solutions to important and socially relevant problems in fields as diverse as the life sciences and bioengineering, energy, information security, materials processing, and robotics. Students also have the opportunity to make a difference to communities and organizations around the world through the university's innovative Global Perspective Program. There are more than 45 WPI project centers throughout North America and Central America, Africa, Australia, Asia, and Europe.