How Cooking Oil Could Be Used to Paint Your House An illustration of a painter pouring oil into a paint roller pan

How Cooking Oil Could Be Used to Paint Your House

In Chemical Engineering Professor Mike Timko’s lab, things aren’t always what they seem.

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Part of the WPI Family Forever Graduates touch the Gompei statue as they pass by at Commencement

Part of the WPI Family Forever

President Laurie Leshin oversaw her final Commencement exercises on May 14, the first time graduates were able to gather as a whole class for in-person ceremonies since May 2019.

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The Guardians of Film Lens & Lights students work on the vintage film projectors

The Guardians of Film

Two fully functioning analog film projectors—one of only four sets still operating in the state—are lovingly maintained and run by members of the student group Lens and Lights.

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Letters: To and From the Editor Letters

Letters: To and From the Editor

Readers react to stories, and a photo, from recent WPI Journals.

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A Run for the Record Books Harrington Auditorium

A Run for the Record Books

Harrington Auditorium was rockin’ when WPI hosted the first round of the Division III NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.

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For Conductor Abigail Koo, Music Makes the World a Better Place Abigail Koo

For Conductor Abigail Koo, Music Makes the World a Better Place

At WPI, conductor Abigail Koo envisions a place "where students can connect with world-class musicians and get conservatory-level training.”

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