Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Construction firms are cashing in on the booming life science sector's need for up-to-code, specifically designed facilities.

From bulletproof vests to video games to a turtle prosthesis, Central Mass schools take varied approaches over the intellectual property of student projects.

Research released Tuesday by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative has found 122 companies making up the state's robotics cluster employed more than 4,700 workers and generated more than $1.6 billion in revenue in 2015.

Worcester Polytechnic School has landed at 18th in the nation in a newly minted list of the 50 best online engineering degrees from College Choice.

The Worcester-based Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership and Worcester Polytechnic Institute will provide a $2.5-million in-kind grant of software and educational materials to vocational technical high schools.

Spaces that give tinkerers, students and entrepreneurs access to a new field of technology are asserting themselves throughout Central Mass.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has announced that Jennifer deWinter, associate professor in the Department of Humanities and Arts, has been named the new director of its Interactive Media and Game Development (IMGD) Program.

An event showcasing the potential and the current state of electric cars will be taking place at WPI on Tuesday in conjunction with National Grid.

The latest U.S. News and World Report college ranking is out, with Worcester's schools having a strong showing overall and climbing in key rankings of more than 1,800 schools throughout the nation.

The Worcester Polytechnic Institute broke ground on its Foisie Innovation Studio and announced that alumni had raised $9 million in three months to help bring the project to fruition.