Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Laurie Leshin landed on the Worcester business and higher education scene in 2014 when she became the first female president in the 150-year history of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

The cost of prescription drugs is a hot-button issue and an important public policy matter to consider....

The Worcester Polytechnic Institute received an $885,834 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to bolster the school's research and teaching related to big data computing.

Worcester nonprofit The Venture Forum and networking community VentureMeets have teamed up to put on a Dec. 8 event at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

The chief information officer at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Deborah Scott, was named to Computerworld's 2016 Premier 100 Technology Leaders list.

Tim Garvin, CEO of the United Way of Central Massachusetts, won the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network, at its annual conference. He was honored for his "thoughtful approach to philanthropy" in forging partnerships between nonprofits, government and communities, according to the organization's website.

The largest capital campaign ever undertaken by WPI was a resounding success, with the school bringing in $48 million above the $200 million it sought.

Engineers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have developed a virtual human by digitizing and combining high-resolution images of...

A local entrepreneur has posthumously left $29 million to five Worcester-area organizations, according to a statement from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, one of the recipients.

One year ago, when Worcester Polytechnic Institute dove into the high-risk, high-reward world of self-insurance, it hoped the gamble would pay off enough to keep tuition in check.