Worcester Polytechnic Institute, a global leader in project-based learning, is a distinctive, top-tier technological university founded in 1865 on the principle that students learn most effectively by applying the theory learned in the classroom to the practice of solving real-world problems. Recognized by the National Academy of Engineering with the 2016 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education, WPI's pioneering project-based curriculum engages undergraduates in solving important scientific, technological, and societal problems throughout their education and at more than 50 project centers around the world. WPI offers more than 70 bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs across 18 academic departments in science, engineering, technology, business, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts. Its faculty and students pursue groundbreaking research to meet ongoing challenges in health and biotechnology; robotics and the internet of things; advanced materials and manufacturing; cyber, data, and security systems; learning science; and more. www.wpi.ed
(see more)Worcester Polytechnic Institute, a global leader in project-based learning, is a distinctive, top-tier technological university founded in 1865 on the principle that students learn most effectively by applying the theory learned in the classroom to the practice of solving real-world problems. Recognized by the National Academy of Engineering with the 2016 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education, WPI's pioneering project-based curriculum engages undergraduates in solving important scientific, technological, and societal problems throughout their education and at more than 50 project centers around the world. WPI offers more than 70 bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs across 18 academic departments in science, engineering, technology, business, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts. Its faculty and students pursue groundbreaking research to meet ongoing challenges in health and biotechnology; robotics and the internet of things; advanced materials and manufacturing; cyber, data, and security systems; learning science; and more. www.wpi.ed
WPI Student Named Rising Star and Outstanding Collegiate Member Award Winner
Madalyn Nguyen has earned distinguished recognition from the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) as the recipient of both the Rising Collegiate Star Award (2024) and the Outstanding Collegiate Member Award (2025).
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Jan 21
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Students Complete Intensive Research Projects
At WPI, all undergraduates are required to complete a research-driven, professional-level project that applies science and technology to addresses an important societal need or issue.
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Jan 15
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Students Present at Research Poster Presentation
Worcester Polytechnic Institute students participated in the Undergraduate Research Poster Presentation Session in Memphis, TN.
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2025 Dec 11
Student discusses engineering work in Ecuador on episode of Worcester Polytechnic Institute podcast
A group of Worcester Polytechnic Institute students completed a trip in May to Ecuador. The members of WPI's chapter of Engineers Without Borders USA worked with local residents to upgrade an aging community water system. Their trip is the subject of an episode of The WPI Podcast, and an article written by one of the students that appears in the university's magazine, the WPI Journal.
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2025 Dec 4
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Students Complete Intensive Research Projects
At WPI, all undergraduates are required to complete a research-driven, professional-level project that applies science and technology to addresses an important societal need or issue.
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2025 Aug 21
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Students Complete Intensive Capstone Research Projects
At WPI, all undergraduates are required to complete a research-driven, professional-level project that applies science and technology to addresses an important societal need or issue.
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2025 May 29
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Students Complete Intensive Research Projects
At WPI, all undergraduates are required to complete a research-driven, professional-level project that applies science and technology to addresses an important societal need or issue.
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2025 May 29
Worcester Polytechnic Institute's 2025 Arts & Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows Announced
Worcester Polytechnic Institute's School of Arts & Sciences is pleased to announce the undergraduate students who were selected to receive summer research funding. These fellowships were awarded to A&S undergraduate students to conduct summer research projects with a faculty advisor.
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2025 May 16
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Salisbury Prize Award Winners
A total of 23 undergraduate students, out of a class of more than 1,200, were nominated by WPI faculty to receive this award.
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2025 May 7
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Students Complete Intensive Research Projects
At WPI, all undergraduates are required to complete a research-driven, professional-level project that applies science and technology to addresses an important societal need or issue.
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2025 Jan 8
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Students Complete Intensive Research Projects
At WPI, all undergraduates are required to complete a research-driven, professional-level project that applies science and technology to addresses an important societal need or issue.
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2024 Aug 20
WPI Student Passes the Casualty Actuarial Society Exam 5
Jack is the first WPI student to pass the CAS Exam as an undergraduate.
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2024 Aug 5
Worcester Polytechnic Institute's 2024 Arts & Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows Announced
The School of Arts & Sciences is pleased to announce the undergraduate students who were selected to receive summer research funding through the Neuroscience Fellowship program. This fellowship was awarded to A&S undergraduate student to conduct summer research projects with a faculty advisor.
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2024 May 22
Worcester Polytechnic Institute's 2024 Arts & Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows Announced
The School of Arts & Sciences is pleased to announce the undergraduate students who were selected to receive summer research funding through the Manning/Leser Fellowship program. This fellowship was awarded to A&S undergraduate student to conduct summer research projects with a faculty advisor.
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2024 May 22
Worcester Polytechnic Institute's 2024 Arts & Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows Announced
The School of Arts & Sciences is pleased to announce the undergraduate students who were selected to receive summer research funding through the Summer Training in the Arts and Sciences (STAR) Award. This fellowship was awarded to A&S undergraduate student to conduct summer research projects with a faculty advisor.
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2024 May 22
Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Student Recognition Awards 2024 Announced
Each year, divisions and departments across campus recognize outstanding student efforts with the Student Recognition Awards. Recipients are either nominated or applied for consideration for these competitive awards.
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2024 May 16
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Students Complete Intensive Research Projects
At WPI, all undergraduates are required to complete a research-driven, professional-level project that applies science and technology to addresses an important societal need or issue.
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2024 May 10
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Salisbury Prize Award Winners
A total of 21 undergraduate students out of a class of more than 1,200-were nominated by WPI faculty to receive this award.
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2024 Apr 29
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Students Develop Apps for the Visually Impaired
The app features streamlined features and navigation guides for patrons through the EcoTarium and Worcester Art Museum.
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2024 Apr 17
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Students Create Documentary Highlighting the Stories of Wairarapa Moana, a Culturally Significant Wetland in New Zealand
This past fall, four students from WPI created a documentary in collaboration with three long-time partners of the school highlighting the stories of Wairarapa Moana, a wetland in the North Island of Aotearoa (New Zealand). This documentary was created as part of their Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP), which was possible thanks to WPI's Wellington Project Center - IQP site. The site was established in 2013 and has produced many environmentally- and culturally-conscious projects.
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2024 Feb 14
WPI Student Madalyn Nguyen Receives Prestigious Award and Recognition
Madalyn was bestowed a National Women of Influence Award and Recognized by Diversity in Action magazine for their 20 Under 20 issue.
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2024 Jan 4
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Students Complete Intensive Research Projects
At WPI, all undergraduates are required to complete a research-driven, professional-level project that applies science and technology to addresses an important societal need or issue.
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2024 Jan 2
Worcester Polytechnic Students Experience UN Climate Talks in Dubai
Partnership through The Global School creates interdisciplinary opportunity
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2024 Jan 2
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Students Complete Intensive Research Projects
At WPI, all undergraduates are required to complete a research-driven, professional-level project that applies science and technology to addresses an important societal need or issue.
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2023 Sep 12
Worcester Polytechnic Institute High-Power Rocketry Club Achieves Successful Launch at Spaceport America Cup
Battling scorching temperatures and dusty winds in the New Mexico desert, the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) High Power Rocketry Club (HPRC) recently achieved its first successful launch at the Spaceport America Cup.
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2023 Jul 14
Worcester Polytechnic Institute's 2023 Arts & Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows Announced
The School of Arts & Sciences is pleased to announce the undergraduate students who were selected to receive 2023 Summer Training in the Arts and Sciences (STAR), DraftKings, or Neuroscience Fellowship Awards.
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2023 May 23
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Students Complete Intensive Research Projects
At WPI, all undergraduates are required to complete a research-driven, professional-level project that applies science and technology to addresses an important societal need or issue.
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2023 May 18
Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Student Recognition Awards 2023 Announced
Each year, divisions and departments across campus recognize outstanding student efforts with the Student Recognition Awards. Recipients are either nominated or applied for consideration for these competitive awards.
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2023 Apr 25
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Salisbury Prize Award Winners
A total of 26 undergraduate students out of a class of more than 1,200-were nominated by WPI faculty to receive this award.
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2023 Apr 19
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Students Complete Intensive Research Projects
At WPI, all undergraduates are required to complete a research-driven, professional-level project that applies science and technology to addresses an important societal need or issue.
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2023 Jan 3