Spring 2024

The Race for the ‘Auld Mug’ WPI alumnus Liam Shanahan with the American Magic racing team in Barcelona
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The Race for the ‘Auld Mug’

Few sporting events capture a sailor’s imagination more than the America’s Cup, and Liam Shanahan ’18 counts himself among the enchanted. As an engineer on the American Magic team, Shanahan hopes that his handiwork will help bring the trophy back to its original home in New York.

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Untapped Energy Illustration of Sustainable Energy Research at WPI
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Untapped Energy

WPI researchers have some interesting ideas on how to use their technological expertise to find viable pathways for people to run their homes, cars, and businesses while not exhausting the Earth’s resources.

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Digging Deep Emily, Ben and Caleb at Radius Recycling in Everett
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Digging Deep

To aid a fragile planet, WPI alumni use AI to improve scrap metal recycling in the face of growing demand.

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Educating and Empowering to Fight Climate Change Sol Geisso in the Virgin Islands
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Educating and Empowering to Fight Climate Change

Sol Giesso's interest in ecology blossomed into a passion for environmental education.

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Q&A: Bill Battelle and Jennifer Parissi-Forti on changes to Commencement Jennifer Parrisi-Forti and Bill Battelle in the DCU Center
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Q&A: Bill Battelle and Jennifer Parissi-Forti on changes to Commencement

The Commencement Committee co-chairs answer questions about combining the old with the new.

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Living With Fracking in Albania Albania
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Living With Fracking in Albania

Students amplified the voices of Albanian women who paint a bleak picture of their quality of life in the oil-fracking region.

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