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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 Work on Robotic Surgical Instrument Honored at International Conference

Major Qualifying Project team's work on design and kinematic evaluation wins Best Paper Award at symposium in Japan.
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Academic Award - 2024 May 2

WPI Announces Student Honorable Mentions of Prestigious Kranich Prize

The Wilmer L. and Margaret M. Kranich Prize is awarded annually to the WPI student who best exemplifies excellence in the humanities and arts and its full integration into his/her undergraduate experiences.
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Academic Award - 2024 Apr 29

WPI Announces Student Winner of Prestigious Kranich Prize

The Wilmer L. and Margaret M. Kranich Prize is awarded annually to the WPI student who best exemplifies excellence in the humanities and arts and its full integration into his/her undergraduate experiences.
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Academic Award - 2024 Apr 29

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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Achievement (Other) - 2024 Apr 29

WPI Announces Student Honorable Mention of Prestigious Two Towers Prize

The Two Towers Prize is awarded to a student who best exemplify a combined proficiency in the theoretical and practical aspects of course work and other activities at WPI.
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Academic Award - 2024 Apr 29

WPI Announces Student Winner of Prestigious Two Towers Prize

The Two Towers Prize is awarded to students who best exemplify a combined proficiency in the theoretical and practical aspects of course work and other activities at WPI.
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Academic Award - 2024 Apr 29

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 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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Achievement (Other) - 2024 Apr 17

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Student Wins Award for Academic Achievement Abroad

Three WPI students won the Forum on Education ABroad's Award for Academic Achievement Abroad.
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Academic Award - 2024 Mar 14

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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Achievement (Other) - 2024 Feb 14

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces President's Interactive Qualifying Project Award Finalists

Utilizing research, science, and humanity, IQP finalists demonstrate global impact of projects.
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President's List - 2024 Feb 12

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces First Place Winners in the 2023 President's IQP (Interactive Qualifying Project) Awards

Utilizing research, science, and humanity, IQP finalists demonstrate global impact of projects.
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President's List - 2024 Feb 12

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Honorable Mentions for the 2023 President's IQP (Interactive Qualifying Project) Awards

Utilizing research, science, and humanity, IQP finalists demonstrate global impact of projects.
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President's List - 2024 Feb 12

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Fall 2023 Dean's List

The criteria for the WPI Dean's List differs from most other universities as WPI does not compute a grade point average (GPA). Instead, WPI defines the Dean's List by the amount of work completed at the A level in courses and projects.
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Dean's List - 2024 Feb 1

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Student Part of Research Team Scoping Venus's Atmosphere for Building Blocks of Life

Max Seager is part of team of researchers whose recently published findings suggest that the some of the building blocks of life-here on Earth, at least-might actually be able to survive in Venus's harsh atmosphere.
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Research / Grant - 2024 Jan 23

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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Achievement (Other) - 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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Achievement (Other) - 2024 Jan 2

Worcester Polytechnic Students Experience UN Climate Talks in Dubai

Partnership through The Global School creates interdisciplinary opportunity
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Achievement (Other) - 2024 Jan 2

ODIME Inducts 55 WPI Students into the LSAMP Scholar Program

On Wednesday, October 4, 2023 the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Multicultural Education (ODIME) inducted fifty-five (55) WPI undergraduate students into the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Scholar Program for the 2023-2024 academic year.
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Scholarship - 2023 Nov 21

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Fall 2022 Dean's List

The criteria for the WPI Dean's List differs from most other universities as WPI does not compute a grade point average (GPA). Instead, WPI defines the Dean's List by the amount of work completed at the A level in courses and projects.
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Dean's List - 2023 Oct 9

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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Achievement (Other) - 2023 Sep 12

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Welcomes the Class of 2027

WPI, 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.
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Enrollment - 2023 Sep 12

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Student Andrew Mesa Completes Summer Internship with HP Inc. in Vancouver, WA

WPI student Andrew Mesa completed an internship with HP Inc. in Vancouver, Washington.
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Internship - 2023 Sep 12

Best Poster Award

Camille Williams' paper "Characterization of Microwave Plasma in Electromagnetic Modeling for Processing Applications" won the Student Competition for Best Poster Presentation at the 57th Annual IMPI's Microwave Power Symposium in Denver (June 27-29, 2023).
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Symposium - 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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Achievement (Other) - 2023 Jul 14

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.
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Sports - 2023 May 25

Local Residents Receive Degrees at Worcester Polytechnic Institute's 154th Undergraduate Commencement

WPI awarded nearly 1,100 bachelor's degrees and Congressman James P. McGovern provided inspiration as the keynote speaker.
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Graduation - 2023 May 25

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Spring 2023 Dean's List

The criteria for the WPI Dean's List differs from most other universities as WPI does not compute a grade point average (GPA). Instead, WPI defines the Dean's List by the amount of work completed at the A level in courses and projects.
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Dean's List - 2023 May 23

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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Achievement (Other) - 2023 May 23
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