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Opening of PracticePoint a R&D Facility for Medical Device Development
Our newest R&D facility opened on January 14, 2020. At the opening, President Laurie Leshin, and PracticePoint director Greg Fischer was joined by the Massachusetts Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Michael Kennealy; Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MTC) executive director Carolyn Kirk and deputy director Patrick Larkin; Boston Scientific director of corporate research Ron Lancaster; state senator Harriette […]
Announcing Awards in the TRIAD Seed Grants Program
To encourage multidisciplinary collaborative research and to further expand the external funding to the university’s research, WPI announced the Transformative Research and Innovation, Accelerating Discovery (TRIAD) seed grant program in the fall of 2019. Now 17 multidisciplinary projects have received their funding. Each project is a new research topic that a newly formed multidisciplinary group of […]
Technology & Strategy Initiative (TLSI)
For a decade, the groundbreaking Technology Leadership & Strategy Initiative (TLSI) works to continue the Council’s legacy of innovation policy and thought leadership. On November 8, 2019 the TLSI Dialogue was held in DC. The TLSI draws on nearly 50 Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) from industry, academia, and the national laboratories and makes the business […]
Research, Discovery and Innovation (ReDI) Annual Symposium
heWorcester Polytechnic Institute May 13 – 15, 2019 Vice Provost for Research, Bogdan Vernescu, launched WPI’s first Research, Discovery and Innovation (ReDI) Symposium. This event provided a platform for faculty to share new discoveries and ideas with colleagues and university partners. The symposium provided faculty with the chance to share their work while exploring new […]
Council’s Technology Leadership & Strategy Initiative Launches US-Australia Innovation Dialogue
Council’s Technology Leadership & Strategy Initiative Launches US-Australia CTO Innovation Dialogue April 3, 2019 On Monday, 25 March 2019, CSIRO co-hosted the Inaugural U.S.- Australia CTO Innovation Dialogue with the Council on Competitiveness in Sydney, Australia. VPR Vernescu was part of the US delegation for the Dialogue that brought together leaders from the Council on […]
College Town: Shutdown could create science research backlog, T&G, Jan 9, 2019
There is good news and bad news about how the government shutdown is affecting supported research at area universities. The good news is that grant proposals can still be electronically submitted to closed federal agencies. The bad news is that there will be no one on the other end to review them. Such is the […]
WPI Reaches New Research Funding Milestone
With a 42.5 percent increase in external research funds on hand since FY 2016, the university is advancing its strategic goal of elevating the research enterprise. September 18, 2018 Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, center, Quinsigamond Community College president Luis Pedraja, and WPI president Laurie Leshin learn about WPI research during an event to announce […]
Building Advanced Manufacturing Communities
Our Network @ Work Building Advanced Manufacturing Communities August 7, 2018 A Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) team visited the NIST headquarters of the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office and shared their incredible history and journey. WPI is a member of eight of the 14 Manufacturing USA® institutes, making it a crucial educational leader and force […]
Keynote Speech @ Bridgeport University’s Faculty Research Day
“Keynote speaker Bogdan Vernescu, Ph.D., vice provost for research and professor of mathematical sciences at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, called upon faculty and student researchers to think creatively and work beyond disciplines to move “the rapidly changing world” forward.” This year’s event was bigger than ever. For the first time ever, FRD featured an Undergraduate […]
WPI, Army Researchers Highlight Soldier Science Projects
WPI, Army Researchers Highlight Soldier Science Projects By Scott O’Connell Telegram & Gazette Staff Posted Feb 27, 2018 WORCESTER – From exoskeletons to fuel cells, WPI researchers are working on projects that could make a big difference for U.S. soldiers in the field, university officials said. On Monday, the school hosted a symposium on campus with the […]
