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Rate Lyons land four first teamers, Muse voted NEWMAC's top rookie

Original at wheatoncollege.edu external link    Tue, Nov 10

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By Women's Soccer WORCESTER, MA- The Wheaton College women's soccer team turned in a league-best four New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) all-league first-team selections, and freshman Cassey Muse (Candia, NH/Central) was named rookie of the year during Tuesday's coaches me...

Rate Lyons gunning for eighth NEWMAC Tournament title in last decade

Original at wheatoncollege.edu external link    Thu, Nov 5

By Women's Soccer NORTON, MA- The nationally-ranked Wheaton College women's soccer team enters this weekend's New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Tournament gunning for its eighth league tourney title in the last decade, as the second-seeded Lyons travel to Wellesley Colleg...

Rate Wheaton chases eighth NEWMAC Tournament crown, heads into semis

Original at wheatoncollege.edu external link    Thu, Nov 5

By Men's Soccer The Lyons, who eliminated the Cougars during the first round of the 2008 NEWMAC Tournament, enter the weekend 17-3-1 overall and tied for 18th in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America's (NSCAA) national poll, as well as third in the New England rankings. Top-seeded Babson a...

Rate Piscetta honored as NEWMAC Swimmer of the Week for first time

Original at wheatoncollege.edu external link    Mon, Nov 2

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By Women's Swimming & Diving During Wednesday's 175.5-121.5 victory at Roger Williams University, Piscetta topped the 200-yard backstroke and 200-yard individual medley competitions, finishing in 2:18.74 and 2:18.20, respectively. She then played a hand in four wins during Saturday's double-dual sweep of Brand...

Rate Piscetta, Zais push Wheaton past Brandeis and WPI

Original at wheatoncollege.edu external link    Sat, Oct 31

By Swimming & Diving NORTON, MA- Juniors Dania Piscetta (Belmont, NH/Belmont) and Nicole Zais (Sudbury, MA/Lincoln-Sudbury Regional) each played a role in four event victories, leading the Wheaton College women's swimming & diving team to wins against Brandeis University and Worcester Polytech...

Rate Lyons drop 3-2 decision to Clark on Senior Night at Emerson Gymnasium

Original at wheatoncollege.edu external link    Tue, Oct 27

By Women's Volleyball The Lyons fell to 17-14 overall and 2-6 in the league, as they slid into a tie for eighth in the league with Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Wheaton and the Engineers square off on Saturday at 12:00 p.m. in Worcester, with the winner improving its chances of making a trip to the eight-te...

Rate Swanson helps Lyons clinch home playoff game, Wheaton downs MIT, 2-1

Original at wheatoncollege.edu external link    Sat, Oct 24

By Men's Soccer NORTON, MA- Freshman Max Swanson (Lexington, MA/Lexington) scored both of the regionally-ranked Wheaton College men's soccer team's goals, helping the Lyons clinch a home playoff game with Saturday's 2-1 victory over visiting Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) during N...

Year 2009

 

Rate Impressions from the Grave by Judith Trainor (Thu, Oct 22)

Original at socialweb.net external link    Tue, Oct 6

By lbrueck@wpi.edu Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s (WPI) Gordon Library Class of ’41 Gallery will feature an exhibit for the Halloween season on New England gravestones. On display will be gravestone rubbings created with foil and on paper by Judith Trainor. In her work, Trainor captures the imagery of...

Rate WPI professor receives CAREER Award to pursue groundbreaking research on dust explosions

Original at EurekAlert external link    Tue, Aug 25

Worcester Polytechnic Institute) Although dust buildup is among the most serious and common fire and explosion hazards in a range of industries, little is known about how dust ignites or how dust explosions propagate, according to Ali Rangwala, assistant professor of fire protectio...

Rate Worcester's Last Gas Lights : Paintings by Christina P. O'Neill (Sat, Sep 19)

Original at socialweb.net external link    Fri, Jul 31

By archives@wpi.edu The Gordon Library at WPI will host an exhibit of artworks by Christina P. O'Neill, complemented by historic newsclips and other memorabilia, documenting the city's last remaining working gas lights. The exhibit runs from August 26 to October 15 and a reception for the public will be held...

Rate Hands-on at ETA

Original at Worcester Telegram external link    Mon, Jun 8

 MA The ETA has been supported by Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Quinsigamond Community College, which helped develop courses. Other partners include Intel, EMC, National Grid and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. The ETA's success is unique ...

Rate Rowing older, gracefully

Original at Worcester Telegram external link    Wed, Jun 3

 MA Erin Goldstein, a 30-year-old teacher who lives in Worcester, rowed at both WPI and Boston University before giving up the sport to concentrate on her studies. “When I first got into a boat, I realized that rowing was my sport,” she said before heading ...

Rate Portsmouth High announces Top 10 students of 2009

Original at Laconia Citizen external link    Tue, Jun 2

 NH Salutatorian Noah Glennon, son of Stephanie and Dr. James Glennon of Greenland, has been accepted at Boston College, Brandeis University, Bowdoin College, University of New Hampshire, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Worcester Polytechnic Institute ...

Rate Biotech not immune to economic downturn

Original at Worcester Telegram external link    Thu, May 28

 MA “We have taken that investment and have been able to parley it into new companies and jobs,” he said, and MBI is expanding partnerships with WPI and the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in Grafton as it tries to raise the ...

Rate BUSINESS PEOPLE

Original at Worcester Telegram external link    Sun, May 24

 MA Mr. Morse earned his bachelor's degree in civil engineering and master's degree in construction management from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Consigli also announces the hiring of two new specialists, Michael Barry of Stoneham and Michael Culcasi of ...

Rate WPI duo prepared for meet

Original at Worcester Telegram external link    Wed, May 20

 MA Earlier this season, WPI won the Worcester City Meet and the Eric Loeschner Memorial hosted by Fitchburg State. Yesterday, Chabot, a St. John's High graduate, was named Men's Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year for the New England region by the ...

Rate Students compete to show off environmental smarts

Original at Worcester Telegram external link    Fri, May 15

 MA With the help of students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, they studied wind speeds. “We found we had poor to marginal wind speeds,” he said. Installing geothermal heating and cooling into the district's four school buildings was also found ...

Rate Tough choices in spending on students

Original at Worcester Telegram external link    Wed, May 13

 MA The Massachusetts Academy of Math & Science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute is an example of the vagaries of the state's school funding philosophy. The academy, a public/private venture by WPI and the state, is a program for 11th- and 12th-graders ...

Rate WPI leads the way to biomanufacturing jobs

Original at Daily News Tribune external link    Thu, May 7    63 related articles

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 MA A student makes adjustments on a fermentor machine for cell growth as part of Worcester Polytechnic Institute's new Fundamentals of Biomanufacturing certificate program. By Kristine Diederich/DAILY NEWS STAFF New ideas are fermenting in Worcester, ...

Rate Worcester Colleges Salute NROTC Students at Presidents' Review

Original at College of the Holy Cross external link    Fri, May 1

 MA Crisp and polished, right down to the shine on their shoes, the midshipmen of the Holy Cross Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) gathered with their counterparts from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Worcester State College on April 17, ...

Rate Crimson and Gray show their true colors at WPI

Original at Worcester Telegram external link    Wed, Apr 15

 MA WORCESTER — They’ve been playing baseball at Worcester Polytechnic Institute for 106 years, or three fewer than the Red Sox. And, like the Bostonians, while there’sa lot of history there, it always hasn’t been storied. But the Engineers are, ...

Rate Callaghan wins academic award at Vermont Law School

Original at Laconia Citizen external link    Mon, Apr 13

 NH She then attended the University of New Hampshire in Durham and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering. Callaghan continued her studies at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Mass. There she earned a Master of Science and ...

Rate Imagination — teamwork style

Original at Worcester Telegram external link    Sun, Apr 12

 MA teamwork and showmanship took center stage yesterday as hundreds of students from schools across the state strutted their stuff on the Worcester Polytechnic Institute campus. The state finals for Destination imagination were held on the WPI campus, ...

Rate From the region

Original at Worcester Telegram external link    Fri, Apr 10

 MA Worcester Polytechnic Institute researchers will look at undeveloped land in Spencer and Leicester and will meet with residents in both communities to hear their thoughts on land use and open space preservation. State Rep. Anne M. Gobi, D-Spencer, ...

Rate College Notes: NE area towns

Original at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle external link    Thu, Apr 9

 NY Kaylyn Button of Ontario was named to the dean's list for the fall semester at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts. Other The following were named to the president's list for the fall semester at the State University College at Potsdam, ...

Rate Girls learn science hands-on

Original at Worcester Telegram external link    Sun, Apr 5

 MA The 16 hands-on workshops were led by women faculty from WPI and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell as well as students from WPI, all of whom volunteered their time and shared what sparked their own interest in science and technology. ...

Rate New: CAMPUS NOTES

Original at Worcester Telegram external link    Tue, Mar 31

 MA Jeff Baker, who led WPI to the Worcester City Meet title by qualifying for the NCAAs with his performance in the javelin, was named the NEWMAC Field Athlete of the Week. Junior Joey Lucier was named the MASCAC Pitcher of the Week. ...

Rate New device locates people in imminent danger

Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review external link    Sun, Mar 29

 PA A major system test is scheduled for August at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts. That could lead to federal grants and other partnerships, Grant said. "If we can run it up the flagpole, we should be able to start selling it by the end ...

Rate In search of ‘Our Disappeared’

Original at Worcester Telegram external link    Sun, Mar 29

 MA The Latino Film Festival is presented by Centro Las Americas, Clark University, WPI, College of the Holy Cross and the Worcester Art Museum. Tickets to each movie are $5; $3 seniors and Worcester Consortium students (with ID). For the full schedule, ...

Rate head tag with 30 point dummy text.

Original at Worcester Telegram external link    Sun, Mar 29

 MA The new NCAA’s Best of Choices Alcohol Education: 1998-2008 resource publication recognized Worcester Polytechnic Institute for its use of cans of green beans as an illustration for alcohol consumption and recognized WPI as having one of the country’s ...

Rate Wheaton's Gowdy named NEWMAC Coach of the Year

Original at wheatoncollege.edu external link    Thu, Mar 5

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By Women's Swimming & Diving WORCESTER, MA- Wheaton College men's and women's swimming & diving head coach Jean-Paul Gowdy was named New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Women's Swimming Coach of the Year during Thursday's postseason coaches meeting at Worcester Polytechnic Instit...

Rate Lyon men match 2008 finish at NEWMAC Championship

Original at wheatoncollege.edu external link    Sun, Mar 1

By Men's Swimming & Diving Entering the last event, Wheaton was in position to finish as high as fourth, as its 360 points were five points shy of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and 19 points ahead of Clark University. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) knocked off three-time defending champion...

Rate MIT captures fourth NEWMAC Championship title

Original at wheatoncollege.edu external link    Sun, Mar 1

By Men's Swimming & Diving NORTON, MA- Two-time defending New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) men’s swimming & diving championship runner-up Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) captured its first league title since 2003 and fourth overall on Sunday at Wheaton College’s...

Rate 2009 NEWMAC TOURNAMENT - Defending champion Wheaton upsets top seed WPI in semifinals, 62-58

Original at wheatoncollege.edu external link    Sat, Feb 28

By Women's Basketball WORCESTER, MA- Junior point guard Andrea Bailey (Needham, MA/Needham) turned in 18 points, eight assists and seven rebounds to spark the fourth-seeded Wheaton College women’s basketball team’s 62-58 upset of number-one Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) during a New England W...

Rate Chief Engineer

Original at Worcester Telegram external link    Fri, Feb 27

 MA The WPI senior, whose given name means “God’s grace,” is the son of Nigerian immigrants, NT Sr. and Ifeyinwa, who instilled in him the values of discipline, responsibility and hard work. Izuchi is a captain of the men’s basketball team, ...

Rate Wheaton prepares for third straight semifinal appearance

Original at wheatoncollege.edu external link    Thu, Feb 26

By Women's Basketball NORTON, MA- The fourth-seeded Wheaton College women’s basketball team, the defending New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Tournament champion, continues its quest to earn consecutive titles for the first time in 14 years when the league semifinals get underw...

Rate 2009 NEWMAC TOURNAMENT - Sixth-seeded Beavers upend number-three Wheaton, 72-65 in first round

Original at wheatoncollege.edu external link    Wed, Feb 25

By Men's Basketball The Lyons, the only team to advance to nine of the first 10 conference semifinals, ended the year at 14-12, while the Beavers broke even at 13-13. Babson opposes second-seeded Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. in a semifinal at Worcester Polytechnic Inst...

Rate UMass, state colleges still face stigma

Original at The Massachusetts Daily Collegian external link    Mon, Feb 23

 MA In the eastern area, closer to Boston, there’s Boston University, Boston College, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tufts University, Wellesley College, Wheaton College and the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, among others. ...

Rate Weekly Lyon Update: Men’s Basketball

Original at wheatoncollege.edu external link    Mon, Feb 23

By Men's Basketball The Wheaton College men’s basketball team went 1-1 last week, ultimately clinching the third seed in the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Tournament with an 84-80 victory over visiting Clark University on Saturday. The Lyons opened play with an 85-68 setback...

Rate Lyons fall at NEWMAC power WPI, retain sole possession of third place

Original at wheatoncollege.edu external link    Wed, Feb 18

By Men's Basketball WORCESTER, MA- Despite Wednesday’s night’s 85-68 setback to New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) leader Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Harrington Auditorium, the Wheaton College men’s basketball team retained sole possession of third place head...

Rate League leader WPI hits last-second shot to down Wheaton on Senior Day

Original at wheatoncollege.edu external link    Sat, Feb 14

By Women's Basketball NORTON, MA- The Wheaton College women’s basketball team held a one-point edge in the waning seconds until Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) converted a traditional three-point play with 2.3 ticks left that gave the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC)-lea...

Rate Weekly Lyon: Women’s Basketball

Original at wheatoncollege.edu external link    Mon, Jan 19

By Women's Basketball The Wheaton College women’s basketball team went 1-1 last week, suffering a rare New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) loss on Wednesday at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), 58-47 before rebounding with a 65-41 triumph at Smith College on Saturday. The Lyon...

Rate Lyons suffer rare NEWMAC loss, drop 58-47 decision at WPI

Original at wheatoncollege.edu external link    Wed, Jan 14

By Women's Basketball WORCESTER, MA- The Wheaton College women’s basketball team fell against a New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) foe for just the second time in 19 games on Wednesday, continuing a four-game road swing by dropping a 58-47 affair at Worcester Polytechnic Institute...

Rate How To: Sophomore Series (Mon, Nov 10)

Original at socialweb.net external link    Thu, Oct 30

By cdc@wpi.edu 4:00 PM-5:00 PM, WPI: Campus Center, Hagglund Room, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA (WPI Only) Learn how to make the most of your internship experience Sign up at https://www.wpi.edu/Regi/CDC/ Sponsored by: CDC.

Rate How To: Sophomore Series (Mon, Nov 3)

Original at socialweb.net external link    Thu, Oct 30

By cdc@wpi.edu 4:00 PM-5:00 PM, WPI: Higgins Laboratories, HL116 and Hagglund Room, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA (WPI Only) Learn how to get a summer internship 4-5pm Nov 3rd HL 116 Nov 24th Hagglund Room , Campus Center Make the most of your ...

Rate Visions of Valencia - by Andrés Mínguez Lujan (Thu, Nov 6)

Original at socialweb.net external link    Tue, Oct 14    2 related articles

By archives@wpi.edu WPI: George C. Gordon Library, Gallery '41 - 3rd Floor, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA

Rate Some tricks in Transit

Original at Albany Times Union external link    Sat, Sep 27

RPI beat Worcester for the 12th consecutive time in the Liberty League opener for both teams. It was the final home opener for RPI at '86 Field as the program will move to a new facility in 2009. The first two games I wasn't pleased with the way we played on the defensive line," RPI coach Joe King s...

Rate Old Tech - Robert Goddard & Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Mon, Dec 1)

Original at socialweb.net external link    Wed, Jul 2

By archives@wpi.edu lt;b>WPI: George C. Gordon Library,</b> 2nd Floor, Gladwin Gallery, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA <br> The George C. Gordon Library is featuring a special exhibit of archival materials and photographs that document the connection between Robert Goddard and WPI. R...

Rate Old Tech - Robert Goddard & Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Sat, Dec 20)

Original at socialweb.net external link    Wed, Jul 2

By archives@wpi.edu The George C. Gordon Library is featuring a special exhibit of archival materials and photographs that document the connection between Robert Goddard and WPI. Robert Goddard, often called the "Father of Modern Rocketry," graduated from WPI in 1908, a general science major. Even as an und...

Year 2007

 

Rate WPI students create wireless 3D ring mouse

Original at Engadget external link    Mon, May 21

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By Darren Murph No doubt we've seen some snazzy takes on mousing instruments, but when Popular Science dubs your twist on the critter we couldn't do without an Invention of the Year, you've accomplished something. A team of WPI undergraduate students were able to win such an honor by crafting the MagicMo...

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