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How can AI tools help consumers find the best deals and tackle the holiday shopping list? Associate Professor of marketing Purvi Shah spoke with NBC Boston about the technology driving retail transformation. "AI can help you compare products and prices across stores. It can also give you review summaries that can help you evaluate various product options based on those review summaries," Shah said. "All of this is done very efficiently."
"What people can do is be proactive...if they are a potential identify theft victim, there are simple steps you can do to protect yourself." Patrick Schaumont, professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, provided analysis regarding what consumers should be doing following AT&T's disclosure of a data breach.
George T. Heineman, associate professor of computer science, talked about various programming-related roles for an article on high-paying industry jobs in Fortune.
Over two months, WPI has received donations from seven individuals totaling $18.6 million. The donations will support capital projects, an endowment for a global project center, scholarships, and a faculty research fund.
Various news outlets reported on the inauguration of President Grace J. Wang, PhD. Wang told Spectrum News 1 she plans to further grow WPI as a technology and talent hub for the region.
In an interview with The Worcester Guardian, Wang expanded on WPI's potential to enhance the region's innovation economy.
WBUR, Boston's NPR News Station, also highlighted the inauguration in a roundup of stories in its local newscasts.
Elke Rundensteiner, the William Smith Dean's Professor of Computer Science and founding head of the WPI data science program, spoke with Best Colleges about the university's new master's degree in artificial intelligence.
Jean King, Peterson Family Dean of Arts and Sciences, talked with Spectrum News 1 about a WPI-led, National Institutes of Health-funded study of how artificial intelligence can fine-tune the effectiveness of mindfulness on chronic pain.
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a robotics engineer, and how you can become one? This Fortune Magazine article includes expertise and advice for people considering an education and a career in the field from Jing Xiao, head of WPI’s department of robotics engineering.
Research led by Yan Wang, William B. Smith Professor of Mechanical Engineering will receive $75,000 in funding from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center. Wang is developing a recycling process to recover valuable chemicals and metals from discarded solar panels.
A WPI research team working to tackle harmful algal blooms by creating 3D-printed floating structures which serve as photocatalysts was chosen for funding by the Environmental Protection Agency. The project will include students in mechanical & materials engineering and robotics engineering, Professors Pratap Rao and Markus Nemitz, and postdoctoral fellow Ceren Yilmaz Akkaya.
An article in The Conversation highlights research done by Stephanie Eccles of Concordia University with Elisabeth Stoddard, associate professor in The Global School. The research focuses on climate-related disasters and their impacts on animals, animal rescues, and animal welfare and the relationship between climate change and animal agriculture.
WPI President Grace Wang was a guest on the The New England Council’s “Inside the Corner Office” podcast. In her podcast appearance, Wang highlights WPI’s innovation in areas such as AI and robotics while also touting the university’s work around diversity and inclusion. She also shares her vision for WPI’s continued growth and discusses higher education’s role in advancing economic equity.
Mimi Sheller, dean of The Global School and mobilities researcher, provided analysis for this Bloomberg article on a new review that estimates the number of deaths, injuries, and other health and social impacts attributed to vehicles and driving
This article in Hawaii Reporter outlines many of the recent projects students completed on behalf of community-based nonprofits and government organizations through WPI's Hawaii Project Center. The students completed the work for their Interactive Qualifying Projects (IQP).
Alexander Smith, assistant professor of economics, provided analysis for an article in WalletHub about what consumers should know about credit card interest rates.
Farnoush Reshadi, assistant professor of marketing, was interviewed by the Orange County Register in California about how consumers may respond to the potential for new approaches to pricing in the fast-food industry
BBC Sky At Night Magazine highlighted published research by a team led by MIT astrophysicist Sara Seager and her son, Max Seager, a junior at WPI, exploring the idea that the clouds above Venus could sustain the building blocks of life.
The Global School Dean Mimi Sheller was interviewed for BBC Radio 4’s Analysis program for an episode which explores the politics around driving, traffic policy, fuel taxes, and the political power of the motorist. Sheller, a scholar on mobilities, discusses the role of the vehicle in society, lifestyle, and identity; and how the pandemic changed some mindsets and behaviors around driving.
“We're teaching the technology, but then we're helping students turn that into something that's going to make a difference in the world." The Business School Dean Debora Jackson discusses how WPI prepares future business leaders, in an article in BestColleges, a student resources website.
Climate change is challenging infrastructure like seawalls, drainage culverts, and wastewater systems. Carrick Eggleston, professor and head of WPI’s Department of Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering explains that extreme rainfall is happening more frequently in New England, and in some places, a storm that used to have a 1 in 100 chance of happening in any given year now has a 1 in 8 chance of happening in any given year. Learn more about the effects of climate change on infrastructure in this Boston 25 News report.
Wendy’s will test dynamic pricing, meaning products may cost more at times of peak demand and less in off-hours. Purvi Shah, associate professor of marketing in The Business School, analyzes the risk and potential reward for the company in this article from Agence France-Presse in Le Parisien
