Worcester Polytechnic Institute

When employers set wages, a lot of factors go into the decision. They ask themselves a variety of questions, including what they can afford, what is industry standard, what’s the market rate for the position, and, in some cases: Is this a living wage?

The National Science Foundation will provide $1 million to continue to fund drying technology innovations at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, according to a Wednesday press release from WPI.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute researcher and biomedical engineering professor Karen Troy was awarded $463,645 by the National Institutes of Health to study the causes of foot injuries among female runners, according to a Tuesday press release from the school.

Financial technology, or fintech, is an industry used globally every day, but typically goes unnoticed.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Clark University in Worcester were ranked #63 and #103 in the U.S. News & World Report’s annual college rankings, released Monday.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute named Barfuor Adjei-Barwuah, a former ambassador of Ghana to the United States, as the university’s first distinguished statesman in residence during a Tuesday announcement.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute announced on Tuesday it has established a way for full-time teaching faculty to pursue tenure and extended contracts.

Janet Foisie, ex-wife of the late Worcester Polytechnic Institute donor and alum Robert Foisie, has reached an agreement to voluntarily dismiss a lawsuit related to a $4.5-million donation her husband made to the school after the couple’s 2011 divorce, federal court documents show.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute researcher Amity Manning has been awarded a $799,995 grant from the American Cancer Society to determine the role a critical tumor-suppressor protein plays in chromosome errors arising during cell division in cancer cells.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute announced on Tuesday it has named Michael Horan as its new chief financial officer.