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E18: Explosion Protection Engineering | Hannah Murray, explosion protection engineering PhD candidate, and Prof. Stephen Kmiotek, co-director of explosion protection ...

E18: Explosion Protection Engineering | Hannah Murray, explosion protection engineering PhD candidate, and Prof. Stephen Kmiotek, co-director of explosion protection engineering program ...
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Why Was 'This Old House' Filming in Washburn Shops? It’s a Long Story

The story behind why producers from the home improvement show This Old House came to Washburn Shops in August to film general ...
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WPI Entrepreneurs Find Pricing, Awareness, and Supplies Impact Rare Earth Recycling Industry

China supplies most of the world’s rare earth minerals and has used its hold on the market as a political tool. In early 2025 ...
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E17: Fintech, AI, and the Future of Finance | Kwamie Dunbar, Interim Dean, The WPI Business School

The future of money isn't minted, it's coded—and every time you deposit a check on your phone or send money via an app, you're actively using financial technology or "fintech." On this episode of The ...
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Marketing Communications Resources & Tools

Marketing Communications offers a number of tools, templates, and self-serve resources to help the campus community create unified, branded, and targeted communications for your audiences. Not sure ...
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute Receives $12 Million Legacy Gift from Distinguished Alumnus Carl Karlsson ’60 to Advance Faculty Excellence and Student Success

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) today announced a visionary $12 million legacy gift from Carl Karlsson, Class of 1960. The unrestricted estate gift, made following Karlsson’s passing in 2023, ...
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WPI Named to First-Ever LinkedIn Top Colleges List

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has been ranked 39th on the 2025 LinkedIn Top Colleges list, an inaugural ranking of the top 50 schools in the U.S. LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, ...
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute Names Crate Herbert VP for University Advancement

Worcester, Mass.—Aug. 7, 2025— Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) today announced the appointment of Crate Herbert as vice president for university advancement. A nationally recognized advancement ...
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WPI Researchers Develop Cleaner, Scalable Process to Recycle Lithium-Ion Batteries

In a major step forward for sustainable energy technology, researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), led by Professor Yan Wang, William B. Smith Professor of Mechanical and Materials ...
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The Global School

The Global School is founded on WPI’s half-century of leadership in global project-based learning. The Global School embodies WPI’s commitment to empower our faculty, students, communities, and ...
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From Rubble to Rockets: Turning Scrap Metal into Essential Equipment

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has been awarded $6.3 million for a groundbreaking initiative that could transform additive manufacturing by enabling the rapid production of high-quality ...
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Students Explore Careers in Sustainability Through Mentorship Program

A new mentorship program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is guiding students with an interest in sustainability to cultivate careers that not only support their passion but also sustainably ...