The university and the City of Worcester have launched the Academic Civic Collaborative, a new framework designed to strengthen coordination around community-centered, Worcester-based academic projects. Announced at the same event, the City of Worcester, WPI, and the Central Massachusetts Chapter of the American Institute of Architects also introduced the Design and Community Partnership, a separate design-focused partnership aligned with—and advancing the goals of—the broader Collaborative.

Steven Van Dessel, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, and his students were highlighted in The Telegram & Gazette (scroll down to last graph) for designing the new WWl memorial at Green Hill Park, which was unveiled yesterday.