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2005-2006
2005-2006
June
- WPI and Cellthera to Collaborate on Research Aimed at Regenerating Limbs (June, 30, 2006)
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives (MBI) to Announce Incubator Facility (June 28, 2006)
- WPI Hosts BattleCry Robotics Competition this Weekend (June 20, 2006)
- WPI to Dedicate New Welcome Center for Prospective Students and Visitors (June 7, 2006)
May
- WPI Entrepreneurship Award Supports Device that Offers More Independence to People with Muscular Dystrophy (May 31, 2006)
- Four WPI Computer Science Faculty Members Receive Federal Education Award (May 31, 2006)
- WPI Professor Named to Virginia Tech Academy of Engineering Excellence (May 24, 2006)
- WPI Theatre Makes a Triumphant Return to the Big Apple (May 24, 2006)
- WPI to Award 938 Degrees at 138th Commencement (May 18, 2006)
- WPI to Hold Third Annual U.S.-Africa Business Conference (May 18, 2006)
- Class of 2006 Raises Record Senior Gift (May 17, 2006)
- Research Team Receives $1.8 Million Award to Study Human Atherosclerotic Plaque Progression and Rupture (May 12, 2005)
- Monument Honoring Robert Goddard '08 to Be Dedicated (May, 12, 2006)
- WPI Students Reach Finals of Clean Energy Competition (May 5, 2006)
April
- WPI to Recognize Youth Advocate, African Educator, and Technology Innovator at 138th Commencement (April 20, 2006)
- Curtis Carlson, Innovator and Business Leader, is 2006 Commencement Speaker at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) (April 20, 2006)
- New Books on Online Gaming and Religious Environmentalism by WPI Faculty (April 19, 2006)
- Project Presentation Day, Annual Showcase of Student Innovation, Set for April 18 (April 13, 2006)
- WPI Student Sanjayan "Sunny" Manivannan Named Goldwater Scholar (April 12, 2006)
- WPI and the UMass Medical School to Hold Joint Symposium on Orthopedic Tissue Regeneration on April 12 (April 6, 2006)
March
- 1,000 Massachusetts Students Will Compete in Destination ImagiNation Finals at WPI on April 1 (March 29, 2006)
- WPI Students Selected To Compete in 'Ignite Clean Energy' Competition (March 29, 2006)
- WPI Helps Present Latino Film Festival (March 29, 2006)
- WPI's FIRST Team Wins Chairman's Award (March 29, 2006)
- Promotion and Tenure Awards Earned by Twelve Members of the WPI Faculty (March 29, 2006)
- WPI Names Dexter Bailey Vice President for Advancement and Alumni Relations (March 23, 2006)
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute Hosts 2006 American Society for Engineering Education New England Section Conference (March 8, 2006)
- Director of WPI's Metal Processing Institute to Receive Honors From Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (March 8, 2006)
- WPI Unveils MEMS Fabrication Facility for Nanotechnology Manufacturing Research (March 8, 2006)
February
- WPI Professor and Noted Religious Environmentalist Delivers Course and Public Lectures at Wake Forest (February 28, 2006)
- WPI Hosts NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament Games, March 3 and 4 (February 28, 2006)
- WPI Professor Named One of the New Faces of Engineering by the National Science Foundation (February 16, 2006)
- WPI Announces First Annual Biotechnology & Bioengineering Corporate Forum and Career Fair (February 8, 2006)
- WPI Venture Forum Welcomes Mass. Biotech. Council President Thomas Finneran (February 3, 2006)
January
- WPI's "Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day" Encourages Young Interest in Engineering and Sciences (January 30, 2006)
- ECI Biotech Establishes Graduate Fellowship at WPI (January 26, 2006)
- WPI Appoints D’Anne Hurd Vice President for Business Development at Gateway Park and General Counsel (January 19, 2006)
- WPI Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center at Gateway Park Celebrating Construction Milestone (January 16, 2006)
December
- Memorial for WPI Alumnus and Father of Modern Rocketry Robert Goddard Being Dedicated (December 15, 2005)
- WPI Sponsors Exciting FIRST LEGO League® RoboNautica 5 Ocean Odyssey Competition (December 9, 2005)
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces Associate Provost, Dean of Extended Education (December 2, 2005)
- WPI Students Vie for Annual President's Project Awards (December 2, 2005)
- Video Game Pioneer Speaking at WPI (December 1, 2005)
November
- WPI's New Little Theatre Opening Earns Ovation (November 29, 2005)
- WPI President Speaks in UK at National Competitiveness Conference (November 7, 2005)
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces New Vice Presidents (November 1, 2005)
October
- WPI Elects Richard F. Connolly Jr. to Board of Trustees (October 26, 2005)
- WPI's University Lecture Features Entrepreneur, Inventor & Physicist Dean Kamen (October 21, 2005)
- Fire Safety Mom's Household Tips -- How a Fire Safety Expert & Mother of Three Safeguards Her Home from Fire (October 9, 2005)
- WPI, President Berkey Engaged in Talks with UK Institutions on Economic Development (October 7, 2005)
September
- Massachusetts State Education Network to Expand Connectivity with Internet2’s Next-Generation Network (September 27, 2005)
- WPI Offering Free Online Courses to College Students Displaced by Hurricane Katrina (September 19, 2005)
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute Responds to Students Displaced by Katrina (September 6, 2005)
August
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute Announces New Director of Public Safety/Chief of Police (August 31, 2005)
- WPI Researchers Use Space Age Technology to Help Understand Stone Age Diets (August 4, 2005)
July
- Three WPI Professors Win NSF CAREER Awards (July 29, 2005)
- Avaya Chairman and CEO Elected Chairman of WPI's Board of Trustees (July 26, 2005)
- WPI Play Invited to Compete in Off-Off Broadway Festival (July 12, 2005)
