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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

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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

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute Student Entrepreneurs Win Prestigious Global Pitch Competition with Innovative Wheelchair Motorization Attachment

Technotonin Industries, a team of three young STEM students- including two from WPI-has been crowned winner of this year's Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization (CEO) Global Pitch Competition in Tampa, FL.
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Academic competition - 2024 Nov 7

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Class of 1879 Prize Honorable Mentions

The Class of 1879 Prize is awarded by the Humanities and Arts Department yearly for excellent work in the culminating project for the Humanities & Arts Requirement.
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Academic competition - Apr 8

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Class of 1879 Prize Winners

The Class of 1879 Prize is awarded by the Humanities and Arts Department yearly for excellent work in the culminating project for the Humanities & Arts Requirement.
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Academic competition - Apr 8

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Team Nabs Overall Victory at International Robotic Sailing Competition

A WPI-fielded team won the 16th running of the International Robotic Sailing Regatta, known as "SailBot."
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Academic competition - 2024 Jun 17

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Class of 1879 Prize Honorable Mentions

The Class of 1879 Prize is awarded by the Humanities and Arts Department yearly for excellent work in the culminating project for the Humanities & Arts Requirement.
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Academic competition - 2024 Apr 17

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Class of 1879 Prize Winners

The Class of 1879 Prize is awarded by the Humanities and Arts Department yearly for excellent work in the culminating project for the Humanities & Arts Requirement.
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Academic competition - 2024 Apr 17

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Class of 1879 Prize Winners

The Class of 1879 Prize is awarded by the Humanities and Arts Department yearly for excellent work in the culminating project for the Humanities & Arts Requirement.
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Academic competition - 2023 Apr 4

WPI student team wins actuarial case competition

The WPI Actuarial Math Student Team which took top honors in this year's Actuarial Case Competition.
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Academic competition - 2021 Apr 14

WPI student team wins actuarial case competition

The WPI Actuarial Math Student Team took top honors in this year's Actuarial Case Competition.
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Academic competition - 2021 Apr 14

WPI student team wins actuarial case competition

The WPI Actuarial Math Student Team took top honors in this year's Actuarial Case Competition.
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Academic competition - 2021 Apr 14

Fairfax Resident Benjamin Logan Ward Wins YHack 2018 Hackathon with Artificial Pancreas Design

During the 2-day hackathon, Ward and teammate designed KeepAlive, an artificial pancreas system for patients with type 1 diabetes.
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Academic competition - 2018 Dec 17

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Class of 1879 Prize Winners

The Class of 1879 Prize is awarded by the Humanities and Arts Department yearly for excellent work in the culminating project for the Humanities & Arts Requirement.
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Academic competition - 2017 Apr 4

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Humanities and Arts Prize Winners

The Class of 1879 Prize is awarded by the Humanities and Arts Department yearly for excellent work in the culminating project for the Humanities & Arts Requirement.
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Academic competition - 2017 Apr 4
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