Paul Mathisen, associate professor of in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural engineering and director of sustainability, and Stephen McCauley, associate professor of teaching in the Department of Integrative and Global Studies, provided analysis for a Telegram & Gazette article about a regional effort to learn from devastating flooding in Leominster and mitigate future flooding events. Mathisen and McCauley shared insights about methods of studying water flow, potential flood mitigation strategies, and the use of geographic information system mapping to understand how flooding affects a community.

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.