How WPI is helping to solve world problems: External Relations Newsletter

Dear Partners and Friends,

I’m pleased to share with you our June newsletter. You’ll find stories here about how our faculty and students are addressing great problems and how WPI is helping to advance our economy, our workforce, and community. You can learn more about our External Relations team and the opportunities for partnership and collaboration on our website.

Wole Soboyejo, WPI’s interim president, addressed our alumni recently. He opened his remarks by saying that being among the WPI community is like being with family—which received rousing applause. I am proud to count you among our WPI family, and I hope these stories inspire pride in your association with this remarkable university.

With best wishes for a safe, healthy, and enjoyable summer,

Kola Akindele
Assistant Vice President, External Relations
University Advancement, WPI

WPI Receives $276,000 to Expand Opportunities for Women in Advanced STEM Studies

Funding from the Clare Boothe Luce Program will support female doctoral students in computer science and physics.

NSF Awards $500,000 to WPI Researcher to Develop Wearable Sensor That Measures Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Levels in Blood

Ulkuhan Guler’s Project Addresses Need for a Device to Monitor a Patient’s Respiratory Health at Home

New Negative-Emission Construction Material Could Help Mitigate Climate Change and Improve Infrastructure

Low-cost alternative to concrete absorbs CO2 during its formation

WPI Researchers Show Bamboo Can Be Converted Into Fuel

Turning Bamboo Into Ethanol Could Make Developing Nations Less Reliant on Gasoline and Help Mitigate Climate Change

WPI Launches Year-Long Virtual PBL Workshop

Colleges from around the country convene to prioritize project-based learning

WPI Business School Creates Executive PhD Program

First Cohort of Students Will Begin Taking Classes in Fall 2022

Inspired by Pandemic Needs, Humanoid Nursing Robots Under Development at WPI Could Help Medical Staff Care for Patients

Jane Li Leads Team on Project to Improve Human-Robot Interface

Catherine Whittington Steps Up Tissue Engineering Research with Three New Grants

Researchers Develop Novel Technology to Screen Voice Recordings for Depression

Elke Rundensteiner and Colleagues Use Deep Learning to Tackle Mental Health Ailments