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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 ...

Inspired by origami, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) robotics engineering researchers are developing a lightweight, flexible robotic arm that will enable a wheelchair user to safely grasp, lift, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The annual awards recognize outstanding student work conducted in the Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP). A signature element of WPI’s project-based education, the IQP allows interdisciplinary ...

“It was a way of acknowledging that students are actively exploring the role that faith or spirituality might play in their lives and providing resources to support them in that process,” says Philip ...

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has recognized two WPI faculty members as recipients of the department's Educator Award to celebrate their decade of work in ...

Following a comprehensive and competitive nationwide search, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) President Grace J. Wang, PhD, has appointed Andrew Sears, PhD, as the university's new Provost and ...

New research seeks to identify economic opportunities in low- and middle-income countriesWPI researcher Robert Krueger is using AI to identify opportunities for economic development.

The initiative, called “Rubble to Rockets,” applies a machine learning approach to identify materials—like scrap metal and mixed alloys—and understand how they react and bond together before being ...

It’s the start of a new academic year, which means new classes, new professors, new logins, updated software, and … newly improved campus spaces for kicking back and relaxing? That’s right. Several ...