What defines WPI? Learning and research with a purpose, as these stories show:
Every day, in areas such as health care, energy, and education, WPI faculty and students collaborate across disciplines to solve some of the most pressing issues of our time.
Lehr und Kunst. German for Theory and Practice, it's WPI's founding motto and the principle that still underlies our academic programs today. In class, in projects, and in research, students and faculty put knowledge into action to make the world better.
WPI to Award Four Honorary Degrees at 142nd Commencement on May 15
Recipients are former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, Clark University President John Bassett, MIT Materials Scientist Angela Belcher, and NYPRO Chairman Gordon Lankton. >
Hundreds of High School Students Compete in WPI FIRST Regional Robotics Competition
WPI has added a new feather in its robotics cap by hosting an official regional tournament in the international FIRST competition. >
Mark Rice Joins WPI as its First Dean of Business
The first of three inaugural academic deans at WPI, Rice previously led innovative business programs at Babson College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute >
President Dennis Berkey Contributes Chapter to Holistic Engineering Education Book
Holistic Engineering Education: Beyond Technology presents a blueprint for restructuring engineering education to address the complex challenges of the 21st century. >
Diran Apelian Tapped to Chair National Blue Ribbon Panel on Materials and Energy
Commissioned by the U.S. Department of Energy, the panel will explore how breakthroughs in materials and materials processes can help meet national energy and climate goals >
WPI Game Development Major Makes Princeton Review's List of Top 8 Game Design Programs
WPI's Interactive Media and Game Development major is the first of its kind in the nation, and has been ranked seventh out of 50 programs in the U.S. and Canada. >
