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WPI, RPI receive $1.8M to help nonprofits find workers, resources

The National Science Foundation has awarded $1.8 million over four years to a team of researchers from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York to develop a platform for nonprofits to share resources.

WPI cohort to help address diversity, ethical issues with artificial intelligence

Thirty students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute will participate in nonprofit AI4ALL’s College Pathways program, with no cost to them, which encourages diversity and inclusion in the field of artificial intelligence and explores the impact of diversity in the field, according to an Oct. 24 release by the school.

🔒Battery boom: Central Mass. invests billions in the electric vehicle market

The once humble battery is becoming more and more important as we try to move away from fossil fuels to power our lives, and specifically to power how we move across the earth.

WPI expands diversity & inclusion initiative with first assistant VP

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has selected Tony Laing into its newly created role of assistant vice president for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging on a full-time basis.
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Developer proposes five-story lab building in next phase of WPI’s Gateway Park

A Holyoke developer has proposed Gateway Park III, a five-story, 125,000-square-foot laboratory and office building in Worcester.

🔒Q&A: Solvus Global aims to solve the world’s problems

Newlywed Sean Kelly co-founded Solvus Global with Aaron Birt to research solutions to problems plaguing the business world, by spinning off companies addressing those specific needs.

Northborough firm to open Marlborough research facility for electric vehicle technology

A new technology company is coming to Marlborough, as part of its expansion into the electric vehicle market.

WPI researcher receives $750K for data visualization studies

Lane Harrison, associate professor in the computer science department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, has been awarded $747,283 by the National Science Foundation for his work evaluating the effectiveness of data visualizations.
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🔒Student workers at WPI and Clark aim to improve their financial positions through unionization efforts

The Clark graduate student union is part of a nationwide effort made possible by the President Joe Biden Administration’s decision to allow graduate students at private universities to unionize.

WPI leads area colleges in U.S. News & World Report rankings

U.S. News & World Report on Monday released its annual ranking, and several Central Massachusetts colleges and universities placed on both the main lists and its various sublists.
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