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Released: 29-Feb-2012 1:00 PM EST
WPI Healthcare Delivery Institute to Improve Patient Care
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

Research includes development of mobile smart applications to engage patients, improve efficiency.

Released: 12-Jan-2012 2:50 PM EST
Keynote Speakers Announced for Neuroprosthetics 2012
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

Military and civilian research leaders will speak at the February 23 symposium on development of next-generation implantable artificial limbs.

Released: 5-Dec-2011 12:00 PM EST
WPI Names New Mechanical Engineering Department Head
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

Jamal Yagoobi, an authority on electrohydrodynamics and the former chair of the Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology, will join WPI in January.

Released: 5-Dec-2011 12:00 PM EST
WPI to Offer New Program in Architectural Engineering
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

The interdisciplinary bachelor of science program, the first such program in New England and only the 17th in the nation, will prepare students to address the growing challenges of sustainability, energy conservation, and safety in buildings.

Released: 29-Nov-2011 12:30 PM EST
Body Rebuilding: Researchers Regenerate Muscle in Mice
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

Using reprogrammed cells and microthreads, scientists at WPI and CellThera open the door for a new clinical therapy to treat major muscle trauma.

Released: 21-Nov-2011 12:15 PM EST
WPI’s Part-Time MBA Program No. 1 in Northeast, No. 8 in Nation
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

Bloomberg/BusinessWeek gives The Innovator’s MBA program an ‘A’ grade for curriculum, ranks 3rd in the nation for student satisfaction.

Released: 17-Nov-2011 3:20 PM EST
WPI Named a Top Pick Among U.S. Colleges for Return on Investment
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) rates 17th in the nation for return on investment in the “What’s Your College Degree Worth?” report by Bloomberg BusinessWeek and PayScale.com.

Released: 17-Nov-2011 10:00 AM EST
WPI Educator is Professor of the Year for Massachusetts
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

The third Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) professor to receive the honor from CASE and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in the past five years, Chrysanthe Demetry is associate professor of mechanical engineering and director of the Morgan Teaching and Learning Center.

Released: 9-Nov-2011 12:10 PM EST
Pall Systems Bound for WPI Biomanufacturing Center
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

A public private partnership between Pall Corporation, WPI and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center will provide WPI’s Biomanufacturing Education and Training Center (BETC) with equipment and control systems for use in the processing, separation and purification of biopharmaceuticals.

Released: 9-Nov-2011 11:00 AM EST
WPI to Create New STEM Education Center
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

The STEM Education Center at WPI will improve preparedness of primary and secondary school teachers so that they can better educate and engage young people in these critical disciplines.

Released: 19-Oct-2011 3:30 PM EDT
WPI School of Business Cited in Princeton Review
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

Editors cite WPI’s Highly Specialized Instruction in Technology Management For Business-Savvy Technophiles.

Released: 6-Oct-2011 10:00 AM EDT
Hold the Phone for Vital Signs
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

WPI researchers turn a smart phone into a medical monitor.

Released: 4-Oct-2011 2:40 PM EDT
WPI's Robotics Engineering Program First to Win Accreditation
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

Four years after the launch of its first-in-the-nation undergraduate program in robotics engineering, WPI is the only university in the nation with bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs in this burgeoning field.

Released: 29-Sep-2011 7:00 AM EDT
Neuroprosthetics 2012 to Focus on Neural Interfaces
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

Set for February 23, the symposium will foster the development of next-generation implantable artificial limbs.

Released: 26-Sep-2011 2:30 PM EDT
New Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Programs
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

These distinctive interdisciplinary programs will prepare students to become leaders in a rapidly developing field by teaching them to apply computational and mathematical knowledge to complex biological problems.

Released: 26-Sep-2011 2:15 PM EDT
Tang Elected a Fellow of the American Heart Association
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

Honor recognizes Tang’s pioneering research that will lead to new tools to help physicians diagnose and treat cardiovascular disease.

Released: 20-Sep-2011 2:15 PM EDT
WPI Seminar Will Explore Tools for Studying Surfaces
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

The 1st Surface Metrology Seminar for the Americas will demonstrate how metrology tools can be used in archeology, biomedical sciences, food science, forensics, and other fields.

Released: 7-Sep-2011 3:00 PM EDT
Study Tackles Challenge of Fighting Fires in High-Rises
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

A new study funded by the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency aims to answer questions stemming from 9/11 and other disasters about the risks of fighting high-rise fires while evaluating new ideas that could make high-rise firefighting more effective and safer.



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