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
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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2021 Apr 16
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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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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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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2021 Apr 14
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces First Place Winner in the 2020 President's IQP (Interactive Qualifying Project) Awards
Utilizing research, science, and humanity, IQP finalists demonstrate global impact of projects.
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2021 Mar 23
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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2021 Mar 23
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Fall 2020 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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2021 Feb 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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2021 Feb 11
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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2020 Dec 9
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Students Complete Intensive Research Projects During the Summer
At WPI, all undergraduates are required to complete a research-driven, professional-level project that applies science and technology to address an important societal need or issue.
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2020 Nov 23
WPI Students Develop Lean Testing Ideas
WPI student teams evaluate the university's COVID-19 testing process and make recommendations.
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2020 Nov 17
How many cells in that sample?
A WPI researcher and team of students were part of a group of 244 laboratories around the world that demonstrated a solution to a long-standing problem in biology-estimating the number of bacteria in a liquid sample.
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2020 Nov 17
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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2020 Jun 26
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 address an important societal need or issue.
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2020 Jun 26
Local Residents Receive Degrees
Since the Class of 2020 was unable to receive diplomas in person this year, they instead received personal commencement packages, mailed to their home, that that included their diplomas, commencement regalia, and other items to celebrate their successes, as well as a congratulatory video message from President Laurie Leshin.
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2020 Jun 25
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Spring 2020 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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2020 Jun 24
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Spring 2020 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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2020 Jun 23
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces 2020 Salisbury Prize Award Winners
A total of 24 undergraduate students-out of a class of more than 1,000-were nominated by WPI faculty to receive this award.
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2020 Jun 3
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces First Place Winner in the 2019 President's IQP (Interactive Qualifying Project) Awards
The IQP is one of the most distinctive elements of the WPI Plan and WPI's signature project-based curriculum, giving every WPI student the experience of working in interdisciplinary teams to solve a problem or need that lies at the intersection of science and society.
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2020 May 8
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Students Return from Intensive Research Projects
At WPI, all undergraduates are required to complete a research-driven, professional-level project addressing a challenge in their major field of study.
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2020 Feb 11
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Students Return from Intensive Research Projects
At WPI, all undergraduates are required to complete a research-driven, professional-level project addressing a challenge in their major field of study. About two-thirds of students complete a project at one of the university's 40 off-campus project centers, which are located around the world.
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2020 Feb 11
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Students Return from 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. About two-thirds of students complete a project at one of the university's 50-plus off-campus project centers, which are located around the world.
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2020 Feb 11
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Fall 2019 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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2020 Jan 23
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Students Return from Intensive Research Projects
At WPI, all undergraduates are required to complete a research-driven, professional-level project addressing a challenge in their major field of study. About two-thirds of students complete a project at one of the university's 50 off-campus project centers, which are located around the world.
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2020 Jan 9
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Students Return Following Intensive Research Projects
At WPI, all undergraduates are required to complete a research-driven, professional-level project addressing a challenge in their major field of study. About two-thirds of students complete a project at one of the university's 50-plus off-campus project centers, which are located around the world.
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2019 Dec 19
WPI Researchers Awarded Grant to Help K-12 Students Design Math Games
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researchers have received a $745,612 grant to develop a website that children can use to design and play math games that develop computational thinking skills.
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2019 Dec 13
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Students Return from 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. About two-thirds of students complete a project at one of the university's 50-plus off-campus project centers, which are located around the world.
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2019 Dec 13
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Students Return from 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. About two-thirds of students complete a project at one of the university's 50-plus off-campus project centers, which are located around the world.
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2019 Dec 13
Search and Destroy: WPI Students Build a Robotic System to Find and Safely Detonate Landmines
Student teams are developing an autonomous rover and payload-deploying drone to find and safely destroy hidden munitions that kill or maim as many as 20,000 people around the world each year.
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2019 Oct 10
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