The dream, realized
In the time-lapse video shown at the dedication of the new Campus Center, the building seems to burst from the ground while an army of workers hurriedly wraps it in sheetrock, insulation and bricks--all in three minutes. In reality, of course, it took 18 months of work by 35 subcontractors to construct the 71,000-square foot structure, and nearly a century to realize the dream of having a true center for social life at WPI...

A day of firsts
The first WPI Presidential Medal was awarded to FIRST founder Dean Kamen ’73 following his keynote address at a conference of math and science academies--the first time the event was held in New England....

And the kudos keep coming
Wireless communications scholar Kaveh Pahlavan has received the first Fulbright-Nokia Scholarship. He spent several weeks lecturing and doing research at the University of Oulu, Finland. Germano Iannacchione will use funding from an NSF award to continue his exploration of how liquid crystals change when nonrelated materials enter their environment...

A tale of two coasts
WPI began bridging the miles between East Coast and West Coast alumni this winter with the dedication of the University's new Silicon Valley Project Center, receptions in three California cities, and the debut of WPI West, a publication for alumni and friends in that region...

A Gale-a sendoff
Joe Gale, who taught generations of students about welding and friendship, concluded his unprecedented 55-year WPI career with an informal celebration in Higgins House in January. Scores of students, colleagues, faculty, friends and family turned out to reminisce about the Gale years and express their good wishes for the future...