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WPI robot helps power Hollywood movie "Rule Breakers"

If you see the new movie Rule Breakers, look for a robot developed in 2022 by a student and professor from the robotics engineering program. The Worcester Telegram & Gazette reported on the student research work that drew movie producers to the program; and ultimately led to WPI's unique contribution to the film about Afghanistan’s first all-female robotics team and its inspiring journey to international competitions.

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Ancient African Remedy Shows Promise Against Tuberculosis in New Study

A team of WPI researchers co-authored a study that suggests a compound in a plant, African wormwood, may be effective against tuberculosis.

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Telegram & Gazette, Scarlet Shell, WPI Professor Receives $1.1 Million Grant for Bacteria Study, 2017-01-12

Scarlet Shell, assistant professor of biology and biotechnology, has received a $1.1 million CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation for a five-year program to study the molecular mechanisms bacteria use to survive stressful conditions of starvation and lack of oxygen.