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The Odyssey of Naudin Oswell, WPI’s First Black Graduate
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The Odyssey of Naudin Oswell, WPI’s First Black Graduate

In the fall of 1919, Worcester native Naudin Oswell—who would become WPI’s first Black graduate—set foot...

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Sailing Mirrors Life Wes Wheeler '78, wearing jeans and a blue shirt, stands beside the cabin of the Pilar, a 38-foot Wheeler Playmate boat like one owned by Ernest Hemingway
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Sailing Mirrors Life

Wes Wheeler says he never thought of himself as a turnaround guy. But the pull to...

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A Seat at the Lab Bench From left, James James Imperiali ’13, Janelle Drake ;11, and Jolene Cotnoir '10 standing between two photographer's umbrella lights
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A Seat at the Lab Bench

Remember the first time you “saw yourself” in something? Whether it was in a piece of...

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In a World Turned Upside Down… The WPI campus pictured upside down in globe.
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In a World Turned Upside Down…

WE ARE STILL WPI The University Confronts an Unprecedented Challenge: How to Offer Its Unique, Hands-On...

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Science, Data, and the Pandemic Marni Hall '97 in Washington DC
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Science, Data, and the Pandemic

For over half a century, the randomized controlled trial has been the gold standard of biomedical...

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Stephen Rusckowski ’79
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Stephen Rusckowski ’79

Forty years ago, when Steve Rusckowski had his freshly awarded mechanical engineering degree in hand, he...

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