Nationally recognized University of Nebraska-Lincoln scholar and NSF division director to lead WPI’s largest school.

Veteran higher education attorney brings deep experience and trusted leadership to the university’s top legal role.

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 ...

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 ...

Do you enjoy fresh fruit and vegetables? Chartwells Dining Services and the Office of Sustainability are pleased to invite your participation in a CSA from Stillman’s Farm this year. What’s a CSA?

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Worcester, Mass. – More than fifty years after Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) revolutionized its undergraduate engineering education, data from a recent alumni survey prove that working on ...

After suffering drastic impacts from recent hurricanes such as Irma, Maria, and Fiona, US Caribbean archipelagoes urgently need to make their communities more resilient to extreme weather events, ...