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Spectrum News 1

WPI researchers developing more efficient kidney scanning robot

How can advancements in imaging technology improve the kidney donation process and save lives? Spectrum News 1 Worcester reported on the efforts of Haichong Zhang, associate professor in robotics engineering and biomedical engineering, and Xihan Ma, a robotics engineering PhD student, to develop and test a robotic system that seeks to empower clinicians to make better decisions about a donated kidney’s viability for transplantation.

The New York Times

With Secrets in Every Room, This Manor Mystery Enthralls

Melissa Kagen, assistant professor of teaching in Interactive Media and Game Development and author of "Wandering Games," was quoted in a New York Times review of the new video game "Blue Prince."

Worcester Business Journal

WooTank pitch competition results in $15K for student entrepreneurs

Three WPI students represented the university's innovation and entrepreneurship in a citywide intercollegiate pitch competition. Calvin Lambert, Russell Hertel, and Luis Alzamora presented their entrepreneurial ideas at WooTank and won financial support for their business ventures. The event was part of StartUp Week Worcester.

Additional Publications: The Worcester Guardian | Worcester Business Journal

Space Weekly

A New Graduate Project Plans to Make Martian Water Drinkable

Lydia Ellen Tonani-Penha, a PhD student in materials science and engineering, is working on a NASA-funded research project to examine ways to purify the frozen or liquid brine that Mars is infused with. She and Robert Hyers, the George I. Alden Professor and Head of the Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, presented the project plan at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in Texas.