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Hammering Home the WPI Connection

The company remains family-owned — it is now in its fourth generation of leadership — and at the heart of its legacy is a deep and lasting connection to WPI. Francis W. Madigan III, a 1979 WPI civil ...
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WPI Faculty Awarded $600,000 Carnegie Corporation Grant for “Mapping Global China”

WPI faculty members Jennifer Rudolph, historian of modern China and professor in humanities and arts, and Lane Harrison, data ...
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WPI Researchers Send Experiment to Space Aboard Blue Origin Spacecraft

Heat-transfer technology from Jamal Yagoobi’s lab could effectively and non-mechanically cool electronics on spaceships and ...
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WPI Researcher Develops Self-Healing Concrete that Could Multiply Structures’ Lifespans, Slash Damaging CO2 Emissions

Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) are using an enzyme found in red blood cells to create self-healing concrete that is four times more durable than traditional concrete, extending ...
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Early Research Finds Extracts from Sweet Wormwood Plant Can Inhibit the COVID-19 Virus

A team of researchers that includes Worcester Polytechnic Institute Biology Professor Pamela Weathers has found that extracts from the leaves of the Artemisia annua plant, a medicinal herb also known ...
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National Science Foundation Taps WPI Fire Protection Expertise and Resources for the Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center

Over the past 22 years, wildfires in the United States have caused damages exceeding $100 billion, and as climate change continues to intensify wildfire frequency and severity, research is essential ...
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Building Better Bioadhesives for Long-Term Medical Implants

A Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researcher is developing a new class of medical adhesives by bringing together hydrogels and glue-like polymers to safely and reliably connect human tissues to ...
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WPI Team Grows Heart Tissue on Spinach Leaves

Researchers turn to the vascular system of plants to solve a major bioengineering problem blocking the regeneration of human tissues and organs. Researchers face a fundamental challenge as they seek ...
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WPI Attains Designation as an R1 Research University

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has been designated an R1 institution and joined the ranks of the nation’s top-tier research institutions in a new classification of American colleges and ...
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Tea Infusions of Wormwood Plant Cured the Tropical Parasitic Infection Schistosomiasis Faster Than Commonly Used Drug in Large Clinical Trial

Tea infusions made from two species of the wormwood plant cured the tropical disease schistosomiasis significantly faster than the drug most commonly used against the ailment—and with no adverse side ...
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Hendrix and Woodstock: 10 Little-Known Facts about the Performance That Defined the '60s

WPI Professor and Hendrix Scholar Joel Brattin Recalls What Made the 1969 Woodstock Appearance a Unique Moment in the Career of the Legendary Guitarist On Aug. 18, 1969, legendary guitarist Jimi ...
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WPI Researchers Turn Up the Heat on PFAS with Novel Removal Process

Reducing human exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals,” is a significant societal challenge. In the search for possible solutions, a group of ...