Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Winston Oluwole Soboyejo has been named Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s provost after serving in the role in an interim position since September 2018.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute will break ground next week on a new $80-million smart academic building.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has received a $25-million federal grant to develop 3D printing capabilities to include repairing vehicles and other technology for use in combat.

Collaborative research between Worcester Polytechnic Institute and UMass Lowell is getting a $111,000 funding boost from both schools.

Colleges with smaller endowments may be getting relatively poorer compared to deep-pocketed peers, but with the economy providing higher investment returns – and more donor support – nearly every Central Massachusetts college has seen endowments grow in the past decade or more.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute is working with a Holliston-based manufacturer of prosthetic devices to develop wireless sensors to improve the performance of upper-limb prosthetics.

Two Worcester colleges have been ranked in the top 10 value colleges in the state by a financial advising website. 

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Even as standardized tests try to regain some of their lost luster, nearly all Central Massachusetts colleges have found more holistic ways to assess applicants’ potential and aren’t looking back.

Using technology first developed at WPI, New York-based Sports Engineering is developing a shoe to help reduce the occurrence of common sports injuries like ACL and MCL tears and ankle injuries.