Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

WPI to Lead $5.2 Million State-Funded Effort to Build Central Massachusetts BioHub

Through shared facilities, advanced training, and coordinated partnerships, the BioHub will position Central Massachusetts as ...
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Hammering Home the WPI Connection

The company remains family-owned — it is now in its fourth generation of leadership — and at the heart of its legacy is a deep and lasting connection to WPI. Francis W. Madigan III, a 1979 WPI civil ...
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Sports & Recreation Center Updates

The Sports & Recreation Center will be adjusting their hours of operation for term break. The hours of operation is the following: ...
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Homecoming 2025 Parking & On-Campus Shuttle

Homecoming 2025 will be celebrated Thursday, September 25 through Sunday, September 28. Below is information regarding parking, on-campus shuttle transportation, and tailgating. All WPI parking lots ...
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WPI Entrepreneurs Find Pricing, Awareness, and Supplies Impact Rare Earth Recycling Industry

When a group of WPI students and faculty members first set out in 2022 to interview people connected to the rare earth magnet industry, they wanted to know if an innovative magnet recycling business ...
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WPI Named to First-Ever LinkedIn Top Colleges List

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has been ranked 39th on the 2025 LinkedIn Top Colleges list, an inaugural ranking of the top 50 schools in the U.S. LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, ...
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WPI Researchers Develop Cleaner, Scalable Process to Recycle Lithium-Ion Batteries

In a major step forward for sustainable energy technology, researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), led by Professor Yan Wang, William B. Smith Professor of Mechanical and Materials ...
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From Rubble to Rockets: Turning Scrap Metal into Essential Equipment

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has been awarded $6.3 million for a groundbreaking initiative that could transform additive manufacturing by enabling the rapid production of high-quality ...
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Building Better Bioadhesives for Long-Term Medical Implants

A Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researcher is developing a new class of medical adhesives by bringing together hydrogels and glue-like polymers to safely and reliably connect human tissues to ...
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WPI Researcher Receives DOE Award To Study Uranium Recovery From Wastewater

A chemical engineering professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute has received an $800,000 award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to study the recovery of critical minerals like uranium from ...
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WPI 2024 Research Expenditures Reach Record High of $71.6 Million

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) spent a record $71.6 million on research and development activities during the 2024 academic year, up 8% over the previous year, as expenditures grew on projects ...
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WPI’s 2024-2025 Common Data Set Now Available

University Analytics has released the WPI 2024-2025 Common Data Set in PDF format. The Common Data Set (CDS) presents a thorough and standardized collection of data that aids in institutional ...