At the 144th WPI Commencement, graduates were challenged to apply their broad-based education to deliver the innovation and progress that will keep our nation strong and competitive. Watch a full complement of highlight videos.
What defines WPI? Learning and research with a purpose, as these stories show:
Lehr und Kunst. German for Theory and Practice, it's WPI's founding motto and the principle that still underlies our academic programs today. In class, in projects, and in research, students and faculty put knowledge into action to make the world better.
WPI Research Team to Conduct Groundbreaking Tests Aimed at Better Understanding Post-earthquake Fires
Fire tests will be conducted at the University of California, San Diego, on the nation's largest outdoor shake table. >
WPI to Host 13th Annual BattleCry Competition
Autonomous and remote-controlled robots built by 48 high-school robotics teams from around the Northeast will compete in this high-energy showcase of innovation. >
WPI to Host NASA Sample Return Robot Challenge
Teams from across the country will compete for a purse of $1.5 million from June 14 to 17. >
A Festival of Science, Technology...and Robots!
TouchTomorrow, set for Saturday, June 16, will help celebrate WPI's hosting of the Sample Return Robot Challenge. >
Class of 2012 Urged to Play a Key Role in Keeping Our Nation Competitive in the Global Economy
Under sunny skies on the campus Quadrangle, 1,077 degrees were awarded during WPI's 144th Commencement. >
WPI Student Jennifer Mann Named a Goldwater Scholar
A member of Tau Beta Pi and the biomedical engineering honor society, she plans to pursue a PhD in biomechanics >
WPI Named a Top U.S. College for Return on Investment
Payscale study looks at return over a 30-year period and ranks WPI in the nation's top 20 for the third time. >
WPI's Project-Based Approach to Learning Cited in an Essay by New York Times Columnist David Brooks
Brooks points to the Interactive Qualifying Project as an example of how colleges can assess student learning. >
