As with the branches of a tree, the seven departments and eleven interdisciplinary programs within the Arts & Sciences are critical to WPI’s mission. We’re pleased to share the stories, students, faculty, and data that highlight our successes and shape our future in Pathways of Creativity & Discovery.
You aren't one dimensional. Your education shouldn't be either, which is why WPI assures both undergraduates and graduates the freedom and support to explore their potential. There are links among scientific inquiry, creative expression, and entrepreneurial thinking. In the Arts & Sciences, as with all of WPI, we believe in making connections stronger.
The WPI undergraduate program places considerable emphasis on the humanities and arts and exploring the impact of science and technology on society. Likewise, graduate students benefit from collaborative relationships with faculty, the environment that encourages independent research and a global perspective, and the commitment to solving complex human problems thoughtfully.
Neuroscience Initiative
WPI is launching a multidisciplinary initiative to develop a robust, externally funded research program in neuroscience that complements and intersects areas such as systems biology, cognitive neuroscience, neuroimmunology, connectomics, imaging, bioinformatics, and computational biology.
Global Public Health Minor
The minor in Global Public Health will use an interdisciplinary approach to explore the major underlying biological determinants of health as well as aspects of social, political, environmental, and economic influences. The program offers a flexible set of requirements to allow students to design a minor appropriate for their particular educational and professional objectives.
Social Justice STEMS from You
From climate change research to closing the socio-economic divide between populations and communities, an increasing number of WPI's students, faculty, and staff are coming together tin their passion to create a more just world through innovative, life-changing STEM solutions.
News
November 07, 2019
WPI Assistant Professor Berk Calli will work with students on a project to develop robotics technologies for recycling centers. From left, James Akl, Fadi Alladkani, Arianna Kan, Kyle Heavey, Mikayla Fischler, Calli and Snehal Dikhale.
November 05, 2019
Kathleen Markees, Special Collections curator, Gordon Library, and Joel Brattin, professor of literature, near an exhibit case in the library’s Gladwin Gallery, which houses the exhibition, “Illustrating Every-Day Life: Dickens and His Artists.”
October 30, 2019
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