Research News Releases
March 2013
- WPI Research Shows How Earthquake Damage Can Impact Building Fire Safety Performance (March 11, 2013)
February 2013
- Faculty Promotions and Tenure Awards are Announced (February 21, 2013)
December 2012
- Whole Plant Therapy Shows Promise as an Effective and Economical Malaria Treatment, Research Led by WPI Shows (December 20, 2012)
- WPI Honored for Developing Technology that Increases Firefighter Safety (December 18, 2012)
- New Study Sheds Light on How Cells Transport Materials Along Crowded Intercellular 'Highways' (December 13, 2012)
November 2012
- Adapting Fish Defenses to Block Human Infections (November 28, 2012)
- Diana Lados Receives ASM Silver Medal for Distinguished Contributions to Materials Science (November 19, 2012)
September 2012
- WPI Secures $1 Million FEMA Award to Develop Groundbreaking Toxic Gas Sensor for Firefighters (September 19, 2012)
- Boot Camp Launches WPI Biofabrication Program (September 18, 2012)
August 2012
July 2012
- Study Co-authored by Robert Gegear Provides New Insight into the Sun Compass That Helps the Monarch Butterfly Navigate (July 18, 2012)
June 2012
- Battery Innovation Earns Award for WPI Professor (June 25, 2012)
- New Company Will Commercialize WPI's Pioneering Research on Microthread Technology (June 13, 2012)
- WPI Receives $3 Million National Science Foundation Award for New Graduate Program in Biofabrication (June 05, 2012)
May 2012
- WPI Professor Alexander Wyglinski Named a Distinguished Lecturer by the Vehicular Technology Society (May 31, 2012)
- WPI Research Team to Conduct Groundbreaking Tests Aimed at Better Understanding Post-earthquake Fires (May 16, 2012)
- WPI Professor Diana Lados Honored by Mass High Tech with a 2012 Women to Watch Award (May 11, 2012)
April 2012
- WPI Team Scales-up Production of Biopolymer Microthreads (April 30, 2012)
- Honors for Excellence in Teaching, Research, Advising, Community Service Bestowed at Convocation (April 20, 2012)
- Graduate Researchers to Test Their Entrepreneurial Pitching Skills in a WPI Competition on April 23 (April 19, 2012)
- Professor José Argüello Named Inaugural Rutman Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at WPI (April 13, 2012)
- WPI Students Awarded American Heart Association Fellowships (April 10, 2012)
March 2012
- Joel Brattin, WPI's Expert on Charles Dickens, is in Demand as State Celebrates the Author's 200th Birthday (March 27, 2012)
- Developmental Biologist Joseph Duffy Named Head of WPI's Department of Biology and Biotechnology (March 19, 2012)
- National Institutes of Health Official to Address WPI Forum on Healthcare Innovation (March 14, 2012)
- WPI Receives Grant for Development of Software Tools to Enhance Student Learning (March 13, 2012)
- Professor Bogdan Vernescu Elected President of the National Professional Science Master's Association (March 07, 2012)
- WPI Researchers Win Prestigious NSF CAREER Awards (March 07, 2012)
February 2012
- WPI Establishes the Healthcare Delivery Institute to Improve Patient Care (February 29, 2012)
- WPI Announces Faculty Promotions and Tenure Awards (February 15, 2012)
January 2012
- Karen Kashmanian Oates Named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (January 31, 2012)
- Keynote Speakers Announced for Neuroprosthetics 2012 (January 12, 2012)
December 2011
- WPI Team Awarded $1.2 Million to Develop Smart Phone Application for Advanced Diabetes and Wound Care (December 12, 2011)
- Jamal Yagoobi, Expert on Electrohydrodynamics, to Lead WPI's Mechanical Engineering Department (December 02, 2011)
November 2011
- WPI Welcomes 16 New Educators and Researchers to its Full-time Faculty Ranks (November 22, 2011)
- Professor José Argüello Appointed to the Editorial Board for the Journal of Biological Chemistry (November 10, 2011)
- New Technology from Pall Corp. Bound for WPI Biomanufacturing Education and Training Center (November 09, 2011)
- Eduardo Torres-Jara Receives NASA Tech Briefs Award for Technology that Gives Robots the Sense of Touch (November 02, 2011)
October 2011
- More Power to the Cranberry: Study Shows the Juice is Better than Extracts at Fighting Bacterial Infections (October 27, 2011)
- WPI Professor is Elected President of New Educational Data Mining Society (October 17, 2011)
- Hold the Phone for Vital Signs (October 06, 2011)
- WPI Receives Accreditation for First-in-the-Nation Robotics Engineering Undergraduate Degree Program (October 04, 2011)
September 2011
- Neuroprosthetics 2012 to Focus on Neural Interfaces (September 28, 2011)
- WPI to Offer New Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (September 26, 2011)
- Professor Dalin Tang Elected a Fellow of the American Heart Association (September 26, 2011)
- WPI Seminar Will Explore the Most Advanced Tools for Unlocking the Treasures That Lie Right at the Surface (September 20, 2011)
- Study by Janice Gobert Cited in Science Magazine and its Weekly Podcast (September 07, 2011)
- WPI to Help Lead a National Study Tackling the Lofty Challenge of Fighting Fires in High-Rises (September 07, 2011)
July 2011
- National Fire Protection Association Conference Features Research Conducted by WPI Students (July 25, 2011)
- Biophysical Chemist Arne Gericke to Head WPI's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (July 25, 2011)
- International Workshop Held to Discuss Critical Need for Systems to Track First Responders In Buildings (July 18, 2011)
June 2011
- David Easson Appointed Director of the WPI Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center at Gateway Park (June 16, 2011)
- WPI Professor John Orr to Receive Electrical and Computer Engineering Distinguished Educator Award (June 16, 2011)
- WPI Receives $500,000 Award from Gates and Hewlett Foundations' Next Generation Learning Challenges (June 14, 2011)
- The Future of Wireless Body Area Networks Will Be the Focus of a June 20 Workshop at WPI (June 08, 2011)
May 2011
- New Book Explores Stem Cell Therapies for Heart Disease (May 16, 2011)
- Dean of WPI's School of Business Named Chair of International Accreditation Quality Committee (May 10, 2011)
April 2011
- WPI Honors Community Members for Excellence in Teaching, Research, Advising, and Service (April 22, 2011)
- WPI Announces Launch of the Biomanufacturing Education and Training Center (April 14, 2011)
March 2011
- UTC Fire & Security Pledges $150,000 for WPI's New Fire Protection Engineering Laboratory (March 31, 2011)
- WPI Hosts Symposium on Empowering Patients through Technology and Process Innovation (March 31, 2011)
- Annual Two-day Celebration of Research and Discovery at WPI Set for March 30-31 (March 24, 2011)
- In a Christian Science Monitor Essay, WPI Professor Reflects on the Nuclear Disaster in Japan (March 18, 2011)
- WPI Announces Faculty Promotions and Tenure Awards (March 01, 2011)
February 2011
- Study Shows Year-end Test Scores Significantly Improved in Schools Using Web-based Tutor (February 14, 2011)
- WPI's Fire Protection Engineering Head Quoted in ABC News Story on Home Fire Safety (February 01, 2011)
January 2011
December 2010
- NPR's Science Friday and USA Today Call on WPI Internet Privacy Expert (December 20, 2010)
- WPI Launches a New Graduate Program in Learning Sciences and Technologies (December 16, 2010)
- A ‘Stitch in Time’ Could Help Damaged Hearts (December 09, 2010)
- Student Project Cited in New Federal Trade Commission Report on Online Privacy (December 06, 2010)
- WPI is a Partner in National Center for Cognition and Mathematics Instruction (December 01, 2010)
November 2010
- New York Times Calls on WPI’s Dickens Expert (November 18, 2010)
- Diran Apelian, Founder of the Metal Processing Institute, to Receive Materials Advancement Award (November 11, 2010)
- WPI Welcomes 16 New Educators and Researchers to its Full-time Faculty Ranks (November 09, 2010)
October 2010
- Meeting Will Explore How Tools for Studying Surfaces are Used in Art, Archaeology, Manufacturing, Medicine, and Other Fields (October 07, 2010)
September 2010
- Honeywell to Name Fundamentals Lab Area of WPI's New Fire Protection Engineering Facility (September 30, 2010)
- In Memoriam: Audrey Muggleton-Harris, Former Professor and Life Sciences Pioneer (September 21, 2010)
- A Meeting of Minds: How WPI's Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center Catalyzes Partnerships (September 03, 2010)
- Cranberry Juice Shows Promise Blocking Staph Infections (September 01, 2010)
August 2010
- Location-Based Applications Driving Innovation in Wireless Communications Industry (August 18, 2010)
- WPI Professor Appointed to NIH Study Section (August 09, 2010)
- WPI Receives $1.5 Million for Membrane System that May Make Coal Gas Electric Plants More Competitive (August 05, 2010)
- WPI Workshop Reveals Progress in Technology to Locate and Safeguard First Responders (August 04, 2010)
July 2010
- It's All About Trust: WPI Researchers Help Build a Safer and More Secure Digital World (July 29, 2010)
- Technology for Safeguarding First Responders Inside Buildings to be Showcased at National Workshop (July 19, 2010)
- WPI Research Shows How Cranberry Juice Fights Bacteria at the Molecular Level (July 15, 2010)
- In Memoriam: Alex DiIorio, Director of WPI's Bioprocess Center (July 12, 2010)
- Diana Lados to Participate in National Academy of Engineering's U.S. Frontiers of Engineering (July 07, 2010)
June 2010
- New Study Shows that Mobile Online Social Networks Add a New Dimension to Privacy Leakage Concerns (June 22, 2010)
- Geolocation, Next Phase of the Social Media Revolution, Focus of June 14 Workshop at WPI (June 08, 2010)
May 2010
- Discovery that a Plant Hormone is Also Produced by Yeast is Clue to How Fungal Infections Begin (May 26, 2010)
- New Algorithm Developed at WPI Improves Detection of Potentially Deadly Atrial Fibrillation (May 19, 2010)
- Elke Rundensteiner Receives WPI's 2010 Chairman's Exemplary Faculty Prize at Commencement (May 15, 2010)
- Keynote Speakers Announced for Neuroprosthetics 2010 Symposium (May 12, 2010)
- Karen Kashmanian Oates, PhD, Named WPI's First Dean of Arts and Sciences (May 11, 2010)
- Shire Donates Bioreactor to Expand WPI's Training Programs in Biologics Manufacturing (May 05, 2010)
April 2010
- WPI Researchers Study Feasibility of Giant Deep-Water Wind Turbines (April 28, 2010)
- WPI Students Challenged to Research and Develop Innovative Solutions to Important Problems (April 27, 2010)
- WPI Honors Community Members for Excellence in Teaching, Research, Advising, and Service (April 23, 2010)
- WPI Student Robotics Installation on Display at the Boston Museum of Science (April 14, 2010)
- Diana Lados Receives Prestigious Minerals, Metals & Materials Society Robert Lansing Hardy Award (April 12, 2010)
- Author of The Physics of Superheroes to Speak at WPI (April 08, 2010)
- WPI to Host Symposium on the Ethical Issues Surrounding Robotics (April 07, 2010)
- WPI to Host 2nd Annual Neuroprosthetics Symposium (April 06, 2010)
- WPI to Offer a PhD in Robotics Engineering (April 06, 2010)
- WPI Announces Promotions and Tenure Awards for 11 Members of the Faculty (April 05, 2010)
March 2010
- WPI Receives $756,000 in Federal Support for Research in the Life Sciences (March 30, 2010)
- WPI Announces Next Phase for Gateway Park Partnership (March 26, 2010)
- Pioneering Work on Cardiovascular Disease and Arterial Plaque Advances with $1.4 Million NIH Award (March 24, 2010)
- Groundbreaking Study of Wireless Body Area Networks Made Possible by $1.2 Million Award from NIST (March 18, 2010)
- Biomedical Informatics Theme of 2010 WPI Biotechnology and Bioengineering Corporate Forum (March 10, 2010)
- Diran Apelian Tapped to Chair National Blue Ribbon Panel on Materials and Energy (March 08, 2010)
- NIH Highlights WPI Research that Could Help Reduce Deaths from Heart Attack and Stroke (March 03, 2010)
February 2010
- Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Awards WPI $6.6 Million Grant for Next Phase of Gateway Park (February 24, 2010)
- Popular Science Features a Firefighter Location and Monitoring System Developed at WPI (February 22, 2010)
- WPI, Colorado School of Mines Establish Center for Sustainable Metals Recovery and Recycling (February 09, 2010)
January 2010
- Congress Allocates $1.6 Million to Worcester Polytechnic Institute for Research on Advanced Neuroprosthetics (January 05, 2010)
- Diran Apelian Honored by American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (January 04, 2010)
- Joel Brattin, Dickens Scholar and WPI Professor, Discusses 'A Tale of Two Cities' on Minnesota Public Radio (January 04, 2010)
December 2009
- WPI Adds a Record 23 New Full-time Educators and Researchers to its Faculty (December 07, 2009)
- WPI Professor Participates in Federal Trade Commission Panel on Online Privacy Concerns (December 03, 2009)
November 2009
- WPI Receives $1 Million to Develop System Aimed at Preventing Firefighter Injuries and Deaths (November 30, 2009)
- WPI Neuroprosthetics Symposium Noted in Article on Advances in Prosthetics (November 25, 2009)
- Frank Hoy Installed as WPI's First Paul R. Beswick Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (November 20, 2009)
- WPI Researchers Take Aim at Hard-to-Treat Fungal Infections (November 19, 2009)
- WPI Historian Steven Bullock Featured in CNN Report on the Masons (November 13, 2009)
- Engineering Health Care: New Center at WPI to Study Medical Systems and Processes (November 11, 2009)
October 2009
- Stem Cell Journal Editors Share Paper on Research Done at WPI with Wider Scientific Audience (October 23, 2009)
- Diran Apelian Inducted into the National Academy of Engineering (October 21, 2009)
- Robotics Teams Featuring WPI Students, Alumni Sweep Top 3 Prizes in 2009 NASA Lunar Excavation Challenge (October 21, 2009)
September 2009
- Mass. Clean Energy Center Awards Grant to Worcester's Institute for Energy Innovation and Sustainability (September 28, 2009)
- WPI Receives $1.3 Million for Ongoing Life Sciences Research (September 24, 2009)
- Noted Expert on History of Freemasonry Available to Reporters Covering Release of Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol (September 14, 2009)
- National Leaders in Neuroprosthetics Research to Headline Symposium at WPI (September 08, 2009)
- Conference to Explore How the Study of Surfaces Advances Fields as Diverse as Archaeology and Food Science (September 01, 2009)
August 2009
- WPI Professor Receives NSF CAREER Award to Pursue Groundbreaking Research on Dust Explosions (August 26, 2009)
- Online Social Networks Leak Personal Information to Third-Party Tracking Sites (August 24, 2009)
July 2009
- Hendrix and Woodstock: 10 Little Known Facts about the Performance That Defined the '60s (July 22, 2009)
- Telegram & Gazette highlights WPI's Aerospace Engineering Program (July 20, 2009)
June 2009
- WPI Wins Award for Java Technology Developed with Sun Microsystems (June 03, 2009)
- WPI Scientist to Serve as Program Director at the National Science Foundation (June 03, 2009)
May 2009
- WPI Receives $621,000 in NIH Research Awards (May 29, 2009)
- WPI to Host Robotics Researchers for Annual New England Manipulation Symposium on May 29 (May 26, 2009)
- WPI Professor Receives Fulbright Scholarship to Conduct Research on Tissue Engineering in Ireland (May 13, 2009)
April 2009
- Jeanine Plummer Installed as First Schwaber Professor of Environmental Engineering at WPI (April 27, 2009)
- WPI to Host 200 Mathematicians at Regional American Mathematical Society Conference (April 24, 2009)
- WPI’s Annual Showcase for Student Innovation is April 23 (April 17, 2009)
- WPI To Host National Neuroprosthetics Conference (April 16, 2009)
- WPI to Train Displaced Workers in Massachusetts for New Jobs in Biomanufacturing (April 09, 2009)
March 2009
- GRAD 2009: Annual Showcase of Graduate Research at WPI Set for April 1 (March 27, 2009)
- CellThera and WPI Advance in Regeneration Study (March 23, 2009)
- WPI Announces New PhD Program in Biochemistry (March 19, 2009)
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute to Offer Master’s Program in Robotics Engineering (March 16, 2009)
- Master’s Degree Tuition Discount Program Allows WPI Seniors and Recent Graduates to Enhance Education, Increase Earning Potential – at a Significantly Lower Cost (March 10, 2009)
- Measuring the Impact of Electronic Medical Records (March 05, 2009)
February 2009
- Student Research Shows Solar Energy Could Save Money for School District (February 26, 2009)
- WPI Senior David Willens Wins ASME Student Manufacturing Design Award (February 24, 2009)
- New Fulbright Scholars from WPI Are Addressing Rural Development in Nepal and Risk Communication in Thailand (February 13, 2009)
- WPI Professor and Institute Head Elected to National Academy of Engineering (February 12, 2009)
- At WPI, Some Students Are Learning It’s OK to Peek (February 10, 2009)
January 2009
- Shire HGT Teams Up with WPI to Expand Workforce Training Programs for Biologics Manufacturing (January 28, 2009)
- Diran Apelian, Director of WPI’s Metal Processing Institute, Elected to the Armenian Academy of Sciences (January 14, 2009)
- WPI’s University Lecture to Focus on Climate Change and Alternative Energy (January 12, 2009)
December 2008
- WPI Professor David Adams Named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (December 18, 2008)
- WPI Receives Key Sponsorship, $100,000 Pledge from RJA for New Fire Sciences Lab (December 17, 2008)
- Digitization Project Is Making It Possible to Experience Charles Dickens as His Earliest Readers Did (December 11, 2008)
- Study Shows Novel Bioreactor Enhances Interleukin-12 Production in Genetically Modified Tobacco Plants (December 03, 2008)
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute Appoints New Dean of Undergraduate Studies (December 02, 2008)
November 2008
- WPI Welcomes New Scholars and Educators to its Faculty (November 21, 2008)
- Massachusetts Professor of the Year Award Goes to a WPI Faculty Member for Second Straight Year (November 20, 2008)
- National Professional Science Master’s Association to Announce First Board of Advisors at National Conference (November 10, 2008)
October 2008
- US Department of Homeland Security Grants WPI Award to Advance State of First-Responder Location Systems (October 29, 2008)
- Growing Fuel and Medicine: Advancing Biofuels and Plant-Produced Therapeutics (October 27, 2008)
- Kristin Wobbe Installed as First Metzger Professor of Chemistry at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (October 15, 2008)
- WPI to Host Unique Forum Featuring University’s Scientists, Engineers, and Key Administrators Discussing the Importance of Voting in November Presidential Election (October 02, 2008)
September 2008
- Taking the Next Step Toward Advanced Artificial Limbs (September 25, 2008)
- WPI and UMass Medical School Faculty Team Up on Translational Research for Stroke and Heart Disease (September 11, 2008)
- Mass. Life Sciences Center CEO Susan Windham-Bannister to Address State’s Biomedical Boom at WPI Venture Forum on Sept. 9 (September 05, 2008)
- WPI Receives $900,000 NIH Award for Research Aimed at Transforming Adult Skin Cells into Stem-Like Cells (September 03, 2008)
- WPI Graduate Student Jason Cox Receives U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal For Research in IED Detection Technology (September 02, 2008)
August 2008
- TIME Magazine’s 1996 'Man of the Year,' AIDS Researcher David Ho to Speak at WPI (August 20, 2008)
- Alternative Energy Hits the Road (August 11, 2008)
July 2008
- Cranberry Juice Creates Energy Barrier that Prevents Bacteria from Adhering to Cells, New Study Shows (July 22, 2008)
- New Endowed Professorship in the Life Sciences and Bioengineering Established at WPI (July 16, 2008)
- A High Tech, High Stakes Game of Hide and Seek (July 16, 2008)
- Virginia Ward ’08 Named WPI’s First Fulbright Scholar (July 03, 2008)
