Happy 2020, WPI! Before we get too far into the new year, let’s take a look back at some of our favorite things from December (they may not have been bright copper kettles or warm woolen mittens, but they’re pretty impressive, nonetheless).
Sure, we love crisp apple strudels and schnitzel with noodles—but what’s the holiday season without a little pi? See how we decked the halls the WPI way.
Professor of mathematical sciences Suzanne Weekes has been named interim associate dean of Undergraduate Studies, with a plan to spotlight undergraduate research because, “Students need to know they can do this. Research sounds like something far off, but they can have the opportunity and start doing some work early on.”
They don’t call it “the season of giving” for nothing—thousands of WPI community members from around the world donated hundreds of thousands of dollars on Giving Day in support of the university, its students, and its faculty.
Jillian Clemente ’20 was all smiles as both men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams logged third-place showings at the seventh annual Gompei Invitational.
WPI researchers (including principal investigator Ivon Arroyo and co-principal investigators Erin Ottmar and Gillian Smith) received a grant of nearly $750,000 to develop a website children can use to design and play their own math games that develop computational thinking skills.
