“In a lab, it’s not enough to offer people food, because they typically will not eat,” she says. “If we pitch the experiment ...

Lauren Turner joined WPI as the new senior vice president of talent & inclusion and chief diversity officer in January 2022. Drawn to WPI's STEM approach and the role's focus on talent, inclusion, ...

The Africana Studies program at WPI (Worcester Polytechnic Institute) is a dynamic platform that brings together students and faculty in a multidisciplinary exploration of Africa and the continents ...

FedEx: Any mail that you wish to pick up through the International Student and Scholars Office can be sent to you via FedEx with two-day delivery for a $25 fee (paid through the electronic payment ...

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has recognized two WPI faculty members as recipients of ...

Dr. Lisa Conboy is the Director of Research at the New England School of Acupuncture at MCPHS University. She is also faculty at NESA at MCPHS University and a faculty of Research Methodology. In ...

Jamal Yagoobi, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Research & Creative Scholarship Jamal Yagoobi, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Excellence in Research, ...

For the FY 25 academic school year, DEIB goals will be integrated into all departments, units, schools, and divisions’ goals rather than being separate. For details on all the DEIB projects during the ...

The team, which included researchers from Columbia University in New York and the University of Washington at Seattle, also found that extracts of the plant were more effective against the virus when ...

Over the past 22 years, wildfires in the United States have caused damages exceeding $100 billion, and as climate change continues to intensify wildfire frequency and severity, research is essential ...

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) will lead a five-year study to determine whether artificial intelligence can help doctors steer people dealing with chronic pain away from potentially addictive ...

The team built the prototype robot—an “origami” design made of plastic, 3D-printed, and laser-machined parts, custom circuit boards, a miniature computer, sensors, a few metal parts and motors—and ...