Worcester Polytechnic Institute News

Thanks to a master's degree tuition incentive program offered by Worcester Polytechnic Institute , graduating seniors and recent alumni will have the opportunity to pursue advanced degrees at a fraction of the cost.

Dr. Peter H. Levine, former president and chief executive officer of UMass Memorial Health Care Inc., who played an integral role in the late 1990s merger of the University of Massachusetts Medical Center's clinical system with Memorial Health Care, died Tuesday of a heart attack.

Cleantech leaders in Central Massachusetts are looking toward their biotech brethren in Worcester as a model for bringing more industry development to the region.

Dr. Peter H. Levine, retired president of UMass Memorial Health Care Inc., died yesterday.

To Robert L. Corcoran, being creative is more than simply thinking of an idea no one has had before.

Issues of speech intelligibility in emergency systems as well as the impact of native language differences.

The reality is, we're working with what we've got. Eventually, we'll be able to meet all the demand.

Education: Doctorate in engineering science from Harvard University, 2006. Master's and bachelor's degrees in engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1997 and 1995, respectively.

This week's spotlight takes us to central Massachusetts where we find WPI, the Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Almost immediately after the 1999 Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. fire, WPI researchers pledged to develop a technology that could track each firefighter on a computer screen, in real time, as he or she moved through a burning building.

A decade after six Massachusetts firefighters died in a massive warehouse blaze, researchers at a nearby college say they are inching closer to development of a sophisticated system that could quickly locate and get help to firefighters lost or trapped in a smoky inferno.

In keeping with a 17-year holiday tradition, the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Pi Zeta chapter of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity recently donated approximately 70,000 pounds of food and $1,000 from the city community to Worcester-based Friendly House community center.

Stephen B. Young of Princeton is expecting about 20 people for Thanksgiving today.

He remembers the first time he heard "A Christmas Carol." It was Christmas Eve, he was 5 and his father had gathered the children to read the story that included the miser, the trio of holiday ghosts and the ever-hopeful child.

This specialized program combines essential topics in power systems engineering with technology-focused business courses.

A team of researchers at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center at Gateway Park has developed a new model system to study fungal infections.

When Becker College junior Eric R. Mills sits down in front of a video game, he's not simply looking to destroy his opponent or get to the next level.

Can artists save downtown Worcester? That was one of the questions tackled Wednesday night at a panel discussion hosted at Worcester State College .

Reeta Prusty Rao is an assistant professor of biology and biotechnology at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute's part-time MBA program has been named No. 1 in the nation by BusinessWeek magazine.