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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.

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.

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

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.

Utilizing research, science, and humanity, IQP finalists demonstrate global impact of projects.

Utilizing research, science, and humanity, IQP finalists demonstrate global impact of projects.

Utilizing research, science, and humanity, IQP finalists demonstrate global impact of projects.

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.

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.

Madalyn was bestowed a National Women of Influence Award and Recognized by Diversity in Action magazine for their 20 Under 20 issue.

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.

Partnership through The Global School creates interdisciplinary opportunity

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.

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.

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.

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.

WPI student Andrew Mesa completed an internship with HP Inc. in Vancouver, Washington.

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).

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.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute student, Tessa Lytle, is on the synchronized skating team, The Haydenettes, who recently placed 5th in the World Championships.

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

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.

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.

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.

Jack Adiletta '25 has been named a 2023 Barry Goldwater Scholar one of the most prestigious undergraduate awards of its type in STEM.

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.

A total of 26 undergraduate students out of a class of more than 1,200-were nominated by WPI faculty to receive this award.

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.

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.

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.