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Professor Rissmiller has served in a number of leadership positions associated with WPI's global studies, including most recently as The Global School dean, ad interim. He also teaches government, law ...

A team of researchers that includes Worcester Polytechnic Institute Biology Professor Pamela Weathers has found that extracts from the leaves of the Artemisia annua plant, a medicinal herb also known ...

Robots are not an uncommon sight at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), but a new fleet is causing some special excitement as Starship Technologies rolled out its on-campus robot food delivery ...

This summer’s weather extremes were stark reminders that climate change is not only real, it’s here. Less visible to most of us than smoke-filled skies, water-logged roads, and life-threatening ...

Could one of the fastest growing plants on earth offer a solution to some countries’ reliance on gasoline? A team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and around the globe has ...

WPI firmly believes that living on campus provides students with a more engaging and enriching college experience. As at many universities in densely populated regions, demand for on-campus housing at ...

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 ...

Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) are using an enzyme found in red blood cells to create self-healing concrete that is four times more durable than traditional concrete, extending ...

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researchers led by Fatemeh Ganji have installed on campus a powerful microscope that is the first of its kind in New England and a critical piece of equipment in ...

“Grace” Jinliu Wang, PhD, a materials scientist and highly accomplished and collaborative leader in higher education, government, and industry, has been selected as the 17th president of Worcester ...

Worcester Polytechnic Institute announced today that, following an international search, Mimi Sheller, PhD, head of the department of sociology at Drexel University and a distinguished and ...