WPI Today

Gbeton Somasse, associate professor of teaching in the Department of Social Science and Policy Studies, provided analysis for a Wallet Hub article about the factors that have led to increased car insurance costs and the strategies drivers can consider to save money on vehicle insurance.

In June, WPI hosted the third annual WAFFLE (WPI Annual FIRST LEGO League Event). The international celebration of youth robotics and innovation welcomed more than 100 FIRST LEGO League® teams from around the world. The robot matches garnered national and international media attention, as news outlets from as far away as Kazakhstan covered the accomplishments of their hometown youth teams.

Poets & Quants, a news organization that covers business education, featured 2025 WPI online MBA graduate Ermal Toto as one of this year's best and brightest online MBA students. The recognition highlights students from the world's top online MBA programs who demonstrate achievement and leadership potential. In this article, Toto, director of scientific data, applications and web development in WPI Information Technology Services, describes how he benefitted from the online MBA program.

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has given its Educator Award to Corey Denenberg Dehner, associate professor of teaching in The Global School, and Paul Mathisen, associate professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering and WPI’s director of sustainability. The award recognizes Dehner and Mathisen's work as co-directors of the Massachusetts Water Resource Outreach Center. The project center allows WPI student teams to partner with municipalities, local government agencies, and watershed organizations to work on water resource challenges.