The Telegram & Gazette reported on the accomplishments of the Massachusetts Water Resource Outreach Center. The project center allows students to work with regional cities, towns, and other organizations on water resource challenges. The article discusses the 10-year history of projects conducted through the center and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection's Educator Award which was given in June to the center's co-directors: Corey 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 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.