2007-2008
June 2008
- WPI President Dennis Berkey Witnesses Signing of Landmark Life Sciences Legislation (June 17, 2008)
- Healing, skin-deep, WPI researchers contribute to new book on bioengineering of cells and tissues. (June 12, 2008)
- WPI Professor Dalin Tang Wins 2008 Kalenian Award (June 11, 2008)
- WPI President Dennis Berkey Elected Chair of AICUM Panel (June 09, 2008)
- WPI to Host International Workshop on Location Technology for Wireless Communications (June 09, 2008)
- WPI to Launch Water Rocket Competition to Commemorate 100th Anniversary of Robert H. Goddard's Graduation (June 03, 2008)
- WPI to Host 5th Annual U.S.-Africa Business Conference; Promotes Partnerships Between American, African Companies (June 03, 2008)
May 2008
- WPI Professor David Dollenmayer Wins Goethe-Institut’s Prestigious Wolff Prize for German-into-English Translation (May 22, 2008)
- Two Outstanding WPI Faculty Members Receive Chairman's Exemplary Faculty Prizes at Commencement (May 17, 2008)
- WPI Awards 1,089 Degrees at 140th Commencement (May 17, 2008)
- WPI Students Place in Top Three of 38 Studios' Video Game Development Contest (May 16, 2008)
- WPI Junior David Corliss Wins Worcester County Poetry Competition (May 12, 2008)
- WPI to Host Materials Science Camp for High School Students (May 09, 2008)
- WPI to Award 1,089 Degrees at 140th Commencement (May 09, 2008)
April 2008
- WPI to Host 9th Annual BattleCry Robotics Competition May 9-10 (April 30, 2008)
- WPI Honors Community Members for Excellence in Teaching, Research, Advising, and Community Service (April 24, 2008)
- BusinessWeek Executive Editor John Byrne to Speak at WPI’s MBA Program Ranking Celebration (April 24, 2008)
- WPI and President Dennis Berkey Receive the Bowditch Award from Worcester Business Development Corp. (April 24, 2008)
- Termite Guts, Brewer’s Yeast, and Biofuels: WPI Team Applies Nature’s Expertise for Next-Generation Biofuels Development (April 23, 2008)
- WPI Artists and Scientists Join Forces for EcoTarium Exhibit (April 22, 2008)
- EPA Names WPI Student Teams Finalists for Prestigious ‘People, Prosperity and the Planet’ Award (April 18, 2008)
- In Memoriam: Lyle Wimmergren, Professor Emeritus, Management (April 18, 2008)
- Gov. Patrick Announces Nearly $1 Million to Revitalize Worcester Neighborhoods (April 18, 2008)
- WPI Develops Software for New FIRST Robotics That Will Be Used By More Than 42,000 High School Students (April 17, 2008)
- WPI's Alpha Phi Omega Awarded Prestigious Youth Service Grant from National Chapter (April 16, 2008)
- WPI Launches Environmental Studies B.A. Program (April 15, 2008)
- WPI to Hold 2nd Annual Relay For Life on April 18-19 (April 14, 2008)
- WPI’s Annual Showcase for Student Innovation is April 15 (April 11, 2008)
- European Sustainability Expert Bob Evans to Speak at WPI on April 14 (April 09, 2008)
- WPI Appoints John Orr as Provost and Senior Vice President (April 07, 2008)
- WPI to Commemorate 100th Anniversary of Robert H. Goddard's Graduation (April 07, 2008)
- WPI Celebrates 26 Years of New Voices Theatre Festival (April 02, 2008)
March 2008
- WPI Recognizes Winners of Best Poster Awards at Annual Graduate Research Achievement Day (March 31, 2008)
- WPI Student Heads to Capitol Hill to Lobby for the Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act (March 26, 2008)
- WPI to Host Photo and Watercolor Exhibits This Spring (March 26, 2008)
- WPI Professor Helen Vassallo Receives Women of Consequence Award from the City of Worcester (March 26, 2008)
- New Study Finds Exposure to Low Levels of Radon Appears to Reduce the Risk of Lung Cancer (March 25, 2008)
- Mathematician Jeffrey Weeks to Deliver Inaugural Levi Conant Lecture at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (March 21, 2008)
- Michelle Gass '90 Helps Craft Starbuck’s New Strategic Direction, Wall Street Journal Says (March 19, 2008)
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute Professor Diran Apelian Assumes Presidency of National Materials Society (March 19, 2008)
- WPI Gets 'Greener' this St. Patrick's Day (March 17, 2008)
- WPI Accepting Applications for New Summer Research Program for Middle School Science and Math Teachers (March 17, 2008)
- WPI Choral Alum Concert to Celebrate 134th Anniversary of the Men's Glee Club (March 14, 2008)
- Annual Showcase of Graduate Research at WPI Set for March 19 (March 14, 2008)
- WPI Professor Robert Krueger Receives Meinhofer Award for Faculty Excellence from Worcester UniverCity Partnership (March 13, 2008)
- Mass High Tech Honors WPI Alumna Christine Miska as one of 10 'Women to Watch' (March 12, 2008)
- WPI to Celebrate Women’s History Month in March (March 10, 2008)
February 2008
- WPI to Host Nintendo Wii Tournament (February 28, 2008)
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute Professor Wenjing Lou Wins Coveted National Science Foundation CAREER Award (February 27, 2008)
- Gateway Park Anchors First New State Growth District (February 26, 2008)
- WPI Announces Faculty Promotions and Tenure Awards (February 20, 2008)
- USA Today Names WPI Student Charles Gammal to ‘All-USA College Academic Team’ (February 18, 2008)
- WPI Receives Gift from IPG Photonics to Enhance Photonics Teaching and Research at the University (February 18, 2008)
- WPI to Hold Symposium on Physiological Monitoring on Feb. 21 (February 13, 2008)
- WPI to Host Valentine’s Day Dance Featuring Live Argentine Tango Music (February 11, 2008)
- General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt is WPI's 2008 Commencement Speaker (February 05, 2008)
- 'Rock Band' Video Game Designer, Engineer to Speak at WPI (February 05, 2008)
- WPI is Satellite Site for Hillary Clinton’s National Town Hall Meeting (February 03, 2008)
January 2008
- WPI Venture Forum to Focus on Business Worth and Funding (January 31, 2008)
- WPI to Celebrate Social Awareness/Black History Month (January 30, 2008)
- Red Sox Ace Curt Schilling Visits Participants in WPI's GameJam (January 28, 2008)
- WPI to Host 'GameJam,' a 38-Hour Video Game Creation Marathon (January 23, 2008)
- WPI Receives $6 Million from George I. Alden Trust for New Center in Undergraduate Life Sciences (January 23, 2008)
- WPI Students to Present Globally and Locally Significant Projects at Annual Awards Competition (January 21, 2008)
- Raymond Winbush, Director of the Institute for Urban Research at Morgan State University, to Deliver Martin Luther King Day Lecture (January 17, 2008)
- WPI Appoints First Executive Director for New National Professional Science Master's Association (January 16, 2008)
- U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, EDA Announce $250,000 for Gateway Park Team (January 15, 2008)
- WPI Awards 11 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math-Focused Student Scholarships (January 09, 2008)
- WPI Receives $1.5 Million NSF Award to Develop Intelligent Tutoring System for Improved Science Education (January 08, 2008)
December 2007
- WPI Bioengineering Institute to Host Public Preview Screening of New PBS Documentary on Stem Cell Research on Jan. 11 (December 21, 2007)
- WPI to Host Workforce Training Fund Info Session for Mass. Businesses (December 20, 2007)
- WPI Alumnus and Aviation Design Pioneer Inducted Into the First Flight Shrine (December 17, 2007)
- Eric Hahn '80 Returns to WPI to See the Impact of the Great Problems Seminars He Helped Launch (December 14, 2007)
- At University Lecture, World-Renowned Expert Speaks on Climate Change, Economics, and Policy (December 11, 2007)
- WPI to Host 7th Annual RoboNautica State Robotics Tournament (December 07, 2007)
- Dickens Scholar Says Iconic Author Actually Lived the Message of A Christmas Carol (December 06, 2007)
November 2007
- Gateway Park Wins National Award from U.S. Department of Commerce (November 29, 2007)
- Gateway Park Development Receives 2007 Phoenix Award (November 29, 2007)
- WPI to Host Annual Holiday Concert on Nov. 29 (November 28, 2007)
- WPI’s University Lecture to Focus on Global Warming (November 21, 2007)
- WPI’s Robert Norton Named Professor of the Year for Massachusetts (November 15, 2007)
- WPI Theatre Group to Present Shakespeare's 'Romeo & Juliet' Nov. 15-17 (November 12, 2007)
- Middle and High School Students to Compete in Robotics Tournament at WPI (November 12, 2007)
- Cranberry Sauce: Good for What Ails You (November 10, 2007)
- WPI Ranked No. 2 in Nation in Percentage of Biomedical Engineering Degrees Awarded to Women (November 09, 2007)
- BusinessWeek Ranks WPI Part-time MBA Program No. 1 in Northeast, No. 9 in Nation (November 06, 2007)
October 2007
- WPI Professor Yi Hua Ma to Receive Institute Award for Excellence from American Institute of Chemical Engineers (October 31, 2007)
- Gateway Park Announces Lease to RXi Pharmaceuticals (October 22, 2007)
- WPI Welcomes 17 New Scholars and Educators to its Faculty (October 18, 2007)
- WPI to Host 'The Cutting Edge: Modern Metallography and the Ancient Secrets of Swordmaking' Exhibit (October 18, 2007)
- WPI Announces Launch of National Professional Science Master's Association with a Grant from Sloan Foundation (October 15, 2007)
- WPI to Launch Robotics Engineering Program with Symposium on the Robotics Revolution (October 08, 2007)
- WPI Professor Richard Sisson Elected President of ASM Heat Treating Society (October 01, 2007)
- WPI Alumnus Eric Hahn Featured in Spectrum, the Magazine of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) (October 01, 2007)
September 2007
- WPI to Host Fire Safety Event and Burn Demonstration (September 26, 2007)
- Dedication of Renovated Alumni Field to Highlight WPI Homecoming Weekend (September 26, 2007)
- WPI Announces the Establishment of the Beswick Professorship in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (September 20, 2007)
- 150 College Students From Across New England to Ballroom Dance at WPI Intercollegiate Social (September 19, 2007)
- WPI Opens Gateway Park; Establishes World-Class Destination for Biotech and the Life Sciences in Worcester (September 17, 2007)
- WPI to Host Global Opportunities Fair on Sept. 18 (September 14, 2007)
- WPI Students to Perform Comic Opera ‘The Mikado’ (September 12, 2007)
- Federal, State, and City Dignitaries, Esteemed Scientists to Gather for Official Opening of WPI’s Gateway Park (September 12, 2007)
- Gov. Patrick Appoints WPI’s Clarence Plant to Governor’s Advisory Council on Veterans’ Services (September 11, 2007)
- Worcester's Newest Street Paves Way for Gateway Park Opening (September 10, 2007)
- WPI a Partner in $13.2 Million Program to Improve Math, Science Education in Massachusetts (September 07, 2007)
- WPI Venture Forum to Focus on Massachusetts’ Competitive Role in Global Economy (September 07, 2007)
- WPI to Hold Symposium on Regenerative Biosciences and Engineering on Sept. 20 (September 05, 2007)
August 2007
- WPI to Host CEI Technology Exhibit (August 29, 2007)
- New Program at WPI Empowers First-Year Students to Tackle ‘Great Problems’ (August 27, 2007)
- Topping-off Ceremony to be held on WPI’s Under-Construction Residence Hall (August 21, 2007)
- WPI to Open New Restaurant and Convenience Store (August 17, 2007)
- Can Cancer-Killing Viruses Lead to Better Cancer Therapies? (August 14, 2007)
- Mass. Defense Technology Initiative Teams-Up with WPI to Host Defense Workforce Project 2.0 (August 07, 2007)
- WPI Wins $1 Million to Develop System to Locate and Monitor Emergency Workers in Buildings and Hosts National Forum on this Critical Issue (August 07, 2007)
July 2007
- WPI to Host National Forum on Locating First Responders Inside Buildings (July 26, 2007)
- Author Lauren Slater to Speak at WPI as Part of Fund-raiser for Worcester's Friendly House (July 26, 2007)
- WPI's Metal Processing Institute Featured in History Channel Documentary on Aluminum (July 18, 2007)
- WPI Announces the Establishment of a New Endowed Professorship in Chemistry (July 13, 2007)
- WPI Professor Reaches Quarterfinals of Massachusetts Amateur Golf Championship (July 12, 2007)
- WPI President & CEO Dennis D. Berkey Elected Vice Chairman of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts (July 10, 2007)
- Two Outstanding WPI Faculty Members Honored with Inaugural Chairman's Exemplary Faculty Prizes (July 03, 2007)
