Press Releases

Heather and Hal Jurist ’61: Preserving the World for Future Generations
WPI Launches $500 Million “Beyond These Towers” Campaign
Pumping Up Clean Energy: WPI Researcher Leads Project to Design Materials to Improve Hydrogen Production
WPI to Host Hands-On Research Experiences for Worcester-Area Teachers to Support K-12 STEM Education
A New Choice in Treating Your Voice: WPI Researcher Leverages a Unique Robot for Less Invasive Larynx Surgery
Just the Right Copper Balance: WPI Researcher Awarded +$1.7 Million to Define Mechanisms That Enable Salmonella to Escape Host Defenses
NSF Now Funding Phase II of Center for Advanced Research in Drying at WPI; Focus Is on Energy Reduction Innovation
WPI Runs an NIH Study on Stress Factors Leading to Stress Fractures in Female Runners
Rosanna Garcia, PhD, Is Named Beswick Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at The Business School at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
WPI Researcher Awarded $200,000 to Determine How Fat Cells and Tissue Stiffening Contribute to Pancreatic Cancer
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Names Former Ghana Ambassador Barfuor Adjei-Barwuah as University’s First Distinguished Statesman in Residence
WPI Engineer Creating Cyber-Resilient Systems to Protect Autonomous Cars, Robots, Smart Buildings from Hackers
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Creates Tenure and Extended Contract Opportunities for Teaching Faculty
WPI Names Professor John A. McNeill as Bernard M. Gordon Dean of Engineering
Michael S. Horan Joins Worcester Polytechnic Institute as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
WPI Researcher Awarded $799,995 to Define Retinoblastoma Protein’s Role in Errors During Cancer Cell Division
Massachusetts Academy of Math & Science at WPI Appoints New Director
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Names Andrew Aberdale Board Chair
WPI Researcher Develops Self-Healing Concrete that Could Multiply Structures’ Lifespans, Slash Damaging CO2 Emissions
Mimi Sheller, Internationally Recognized Scholar and Educational Leader, Named Inaugural Dean of The Global School at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Celebrates the Class of 2021 in a Series of Commencement Exercises
WPI Celebrates Graduates with Commencement Week 2021
Early Research Finds Extracts from Sweet Wormwood Plant Can Inhibit the COVID-19 Virus
WPI Researchers Working to Turn Toxic Sewage Sludge into Renewable Energy
WPI Announces 13 Promotions for Teaching Faculty