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.
(see more)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.
WPI student Tessa Lytle competes at World Synchronized Skating Championship
Worcester Polytechnic Institute student, Tessa Lytle, is on the synchronized skating team, The Haydenettes, who recently placed 5th in the World Championships.
Tessa Lytle Performs with Most Decorated U.S. Synchronized Skating Team at U.S. International Figure Skating Classic
WPI student, Tessa Lytle, performed on September 18 with the most decorated U.S. synchronized skating team.
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2021 Sep 27
Wade and McAllen Continue to Haul in NEWMAC Football Weekly Hardware
For the third time this season, and second time in as many weeks, WPI's Bryce Wade has been honored as the NEWMAC Football Special Teams Athlete of the Week while Sean McAllen was lauded as the NEWMAC Football Offensive Athlete of the Week for the second time in three reporting periods.
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2019 Oct 7
West Warren's Ben Rickson Selected as WPI Men's Student-Athlete of the Week
Ben Rickson from the soccer team has been selected as the WPI Male Student-Athlete of the Week for the week ending Sunday, October 6th. Rickson netted his first two goals of the season, including the game-winner, as WPI rolled to a 3-0 NEWMAC triumph over Emerson on Saturday. The senior also anchored a defense that did not allow a goal in two games.
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2019 Oct 7
Fremont's Ali Gannon Grabs NEWMAC Field Hockey Defensive Athlete of the Week Accolades
Gannon only had to make four saves in a 1-0 triumph over Springfield Saturday. In addition to being the second win over the Pride in three seasons, the Engineers are currently one of seven teams to boast an undefeated record in Division III. Division I North Carolina and Division II West Chester are also without a loss as of Monday.
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2019 Oct 7
Upton's Mandy St. Germain Secures NEWMAC Women's Soccer Defensive Athlete of the Week Honors
St. Germain notched five saves over the span of two complete-game wins last week. After only needing to make one stop in a 1-0 win versus Babson, the senior turned away four in a 3-1 triumph at Smith.
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2019 Oct 7
Upton's Mandy St. Germain Honored as WPI Women's Student-Athlete of the Week
Mandy St. Germain of the soccer team has been honored as the WPI Female Student-Athlete of the Week for the week ending Sunday, October 6th. St. Germain notched five saves over the span of two complete-game wins last week. After only needing to make one stop in a 1-0 win versus Babson, the senior turned away four in a 3-1 triumph at Smith.
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2019 Oct 7
Winchester's Sam Casey Promoted to D3football.com Team of the Week
Casey rolled up 11 tackles (eight solo) with one for loss, a forced fumble and a 46-yard interception return in a 35-21 win at Springfield. The victory over the Pride is just the third all-time in the 36-game series for Engineers.
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2019 Oct 1
Field, Casey and Wade Secure Program's Second Sweep of NEWMAC Football Weekly Awards
WPI's Connor Field, Sam Casey and Bryce Wade have swept the NEWMAC Football weekly awards for their efforts in a 35-21 win at Springfield on Saturday. Field was named as the offensive athlete of the week, Casey was lauded as the defensive athlete of the week, and Wade was feted as the special teams athlete of the week.
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2019 Sep 30
Walpole's Abby O'Sullivan Scores NEWMAC Field Hockey Offensive Athlete of the Week Honors (Sept. 23)
O'Sullivan, who has now earned a conference weekly honor each season thus far, enjoyed a 10 point week for the undefeated Engineers. After notching a pair of goals at Fitchburg State, the junior posted two goals and two assists at Wellesley.
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2019 Sep 30
McAllen and Ostrowski Claim NEWMAC Football Weekly Citations
WPI's Sean McAllen and Nick Ostrowski claimed the NEWMAC Offensive and Defensive Athlete of the Week honors, respectively, for their efforts at Husson on Saturday, September 21.
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2019 Sep 30
Duxbury's Rufus Adams Earns Back-to-Back NEWMAC Defensive Athlete of the Week Accolades (Sept. 23)
Adams stopped all eight shots he faced in 200 minutes of action. After halting four in a 1-0 win at Endicott, the junior went the distance in a double OT draw at Babson. The backline of Christopher Martenson, Ben Rickson, Mike Biando and Erik Herrera also helped the lead versus the Gulls stand. Saturday's shutout served as Adams' fourth of the season and 10th of his career.
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2019 Sep 30
Andover's David Reynolds Repeats as NEWMAC Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week (Sept. 23)
WPI's David Reynolds has been selected as the NEWMAC Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week for the second time this season.
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2019 Sep 30
Adams and Conroy Sweep NEWMAC Men's Soccer Weekly Honors
WPI's Rufus Adams and Jackson Conroy have been selected as the NEWMAC Men's Soccer Defensive and Offensive Athletes of the Week, respectively, for the week ending September 15.
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2019 Sep 30
Ahrens and Wade Secure NEWMAC Football Weekly Accolades
WPI's Zack Ahrens and Bryce Wade have been honored as the NEWMAC Football Defensive and Special Teams Athletes of the Week, respectively. Norwich QB Matt Dunn was tabbed as the offensive athlete of the week.
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2019 Sep 30
Andover's David Reynolds Selected as NEWMAC Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week (Sept. 09)
Reynolds debut was a memorable one as he placed third at the 6K UMass Minutemen Invitational that featured three Division I teams. His 19:25 was just a second behind the second place runner from UMass and three seconds behind the winner from Connecticut. As a team, WPI bested Sacred Heart to take third.
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2019 Sep 30
McCrea and St. Germain Sweep NEWMAC Women's Soccer Weekly Accolades
WPI seniors Kristen McCrea and Mandy St. Germain swept the NEWMAC Women's Soccer Weekly Awards, as announced Monday. McCrea was named as the offensive athlete of the week while St. Germain was tabbed as the defensive athlete of the week.
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2019 Sep 30
Duxbury's Rufus Adams Selected as NEWMAC Men's Soccer Co-Defensive Athlete of the Week (Sept. 03)
Adams made four stops in 90 minutes of play to help the Engineers in a 4-0 victory over city-rival Worcester State on Friday night (Aug. 30). It was his 13th career victory and eighth career clean sheet. He shared the honor with Babson senior Steven Heintzelman (Middleton, Mass.) who also tallied four saves on Friday.
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2019 Sep 30
Winchester's Sam Casey Named WPI Men's Student-Athlete of the Week
Sam Casey of the football team has been named as the WPI Male Student-Athlete of the Week for the week ending Sunday, September 29. Casey rolled up 10 tackles (seven solo) with one for loss and added a 46-yard interception return in a 35-21 win at Springfield.
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2019 Sep 30
Easton's Carly Cidado Tabbed as WPI Women's Student-Athlete of the Week
Carly Cidado from the field hockey team has been tabbed as the WPI Female Student-Athlete of the Week for the week ending Sunday, September 29. Cidado, who is nationally-ranked in goals and points per game, netted a hat-trick to key a 6-0 win Friday over Becker.
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2019 Sep 30
Hudson's Amanda Wetmore Selected as WPI Women's Student-Athlete of the Week (Sept. 23)
Amanda Wetmore from the volleyball team has been selected as the WPI Female Student-Athlete of the Week for the week ending Sunday, September 22nd. Wetmore tallied 15 kills and five service aces as WPI defeated Springfield, 3-1, Saturday in a NEWMAC volleyball clash inside Blake Arena. It was the Engineers (5-5) first win over the Pride (9-4) since a 3-0 decision on October 23, 2012.
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2019 Sep 30
Andover's David Reynolds Honored as WPI Men's Student-Athlete of the Week (Sept. 23)
David Reynolds of the cross country team has been honored as the WPI Male Student-Athlete of the Week for the week ending Sunday, September 22nd. Reynolds finished third to lead the Engineers to the 47th annual UMass Dartmouth Invitational title on Saturday. One of two Boynton Hillers in the top 10, Reynolds' five-mile time of 25:10.80 was .26 off of second place.
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2019 Sep 30
Andover's Colleen Mullins Named WPI Women's Student-Athlete of the Week (Sept. 16)
Colleen Mullins of the volleyball team has been named as the WPI Female Student-Athlete of the Week for the week ending Sunday, September 15th. Mullins hit a blistering .533 in the Engineers 2019 Harrington Auditorium debut versus Elms. The senior, who only needed to play in two sets, finished with eight kills in 15 attempts and was joined with no errors by fellow co-captain Abbie Gilbert, and Sarah Kwatinetz.
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2019 Sep 30
Modesto's Bryce Wade Tabbed as WPI Men's Student-Athlete of the Week (Sept. 16)
Bryce Wade from the football team has been tabbed as the WPI Male Student-Athlete of the Week for the week ending Sunday, September 15th. Wade connected on two field goals, including the game winner from 26 yards out with 3:52 left, to lift WPI (2-0) to a 6-3 win over No. 19 RPI to capture the Transit Trophy for the first time since 2016. In addition to his season-best boot, the junior added a 25-yarder to get the Crimson and Gray on the board first with 4:24 left in the initial period.
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2019 Sep 30
Colchester's Leah Beauton Honored as WPI Women's Student-Athlete of the Week (Sept. 09)
Leah Beauton from the soccer team has been honored as the WPI Female Student-Athlete of the Week for the week ending Sunday, September 8th. Beauton bookended a trio of goals in a span of 4:13 as the WPI women's soccer team earned its first win over Trinity in the four-year history of the series with a 3-2 triumph Sunday afternoon at Alumni Stadium.
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2019 Sep 30
Granby's Connor Field Selected as WPI Men's Student-Athlete of the Week (Sept. 09)
Connor Field of the football team has been selected as the WPI Male Student-Athlete of the Week for the week ending Sunday, September 8th. Field rolled up a career-high 117 yards and tied his career-best of two touchdowns as WPI defeated city rival Worcester State Friday night. Both led or tied for the NEWMAC best in Week 1.
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2019 Sep 30
Walpole's Abby O'Sullivan Tabbed as WPI Women's Student-Athlete of the Week (Sept. 02)
Abby O'Sullivan of the field hockey team has been tabbed as the WPI Female Student-Athlete of the Week for the week ending Sunday, September 1st. O'Sullivan had a stick in all three goals Friday night's 3-0 shutout at Nichols. After finding the back of the cage in the first and second period, O'Sullivan assisted on the final tally in the fourth.
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2019 Sep 30
WInchester's Mark Calnan Named WPI Men's Student-Athlete of the Week (Sept. 02)
Mark Calnan from the soccer team has been named as the WPI Male Student-Athlete of the Week for the week ending Sunday, September 1st. Calnan scored the initial goal in a 4-0 triumph over city-rival Worcester State Friday night. Of his 10 career markers, eight have been game-winners.
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2019 Sep 30
Barinelli, Burke & St. Pierre Headline Women's Rowing's 10 CRCA Academic Honorees
CRCA National Scholar-Athletes met all eligibility rules as defined by her institution, had a 3.5 cumulative GPA or higher through the fall semester/quarter for the current competition year. was in her second, third or fourth year of eligibility, rowed in her institution's NCAA or IRA eligible boat(s) for a minimum of 75% of the current spring races or racing in a regional conference event and the head coach was a member in good standing of the CRCA as of May 1, 2019.
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2019 Jul 16
Five From Swimming & Diving Lauded as Scholar All-Americans; Both Teams Recognized
Individual Scholar All-Americans have achieved both academic and athletic excellence over the semester/quarter coinciding with their respective national championships. In order to be selected, student-athletes must have achieved a minimum grade point average of 3.50 or higher, be in good standing with their team and institution throughout the entire season, be nominated by a current CSCAA member or their designee by the entry deadline, and have participated at their respective national championship (First Team) or achieved an individual "B" time standard (Honorable Mention).
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2019 Jul 13