#6 for senior capstone experience. #13 for co-ops/internships. #50 for innovation. #58 for best value. The 2027 U.S. News & World Report rankings are out, and WPI’s hands-on approach is getting noticed. Immersive education. Proven ROI. 📈

Economics professor Alexander Smith shared his expertise on behavioral economics with MarketWatch. The article explores investment trends among younger Americans: bit.ly/4hliQOM. @MarketWatch

Whether WPI's Global Projects Program brings WPI students to New Hampshire or Switzerland, they will have a transformative project experience wherever they go. See how the Panama Project Center amplifies the students' time with projects and teams: bit.ly/47dZrKV.

WPI undergraduates will work to investigate how sepsis can lead to blood clotting that can potentially trigger stroke. Worcester Business Journal reported on the new project led by Solomon Mensah, assistant professor of biomedical engineering: bit.ly/4jnzKyR.

With a new NIH award, WPI researcher Solomon Mensah will offer research opportunities to undergraduates as he untangles the molecular mechanisms that can turn sepsis into a blood-clotting threat. Learn more about the research here: bit.ly/4cZXa9A. @NIH

🍂 Coming to WPI’s Fall Open House? See immersive, project-based STEM in action. Tour campus, meet faculty, explore student projects, and discover what makes the WPI experience different. October 3 or November 11. Spots are filling up: bit.ly/4d0nX5G.

📅 Mark your calendar for WPI’s Fall Open House! Tour campus with a current student, meet faculty, explore project-based STEM in action, and see how WPI students solve real-world problems around the globe. Choose October 3 or November 11. Register: bit.ly/4xzyPyE.

With #tariffs and #inflation as a backdrop, U.S. imports are surging. Why? Joseph Sarkis, an expert in supply chains and a professor of management in The Business School, shared some explanations with Marketplace: bit.ly/3UXhOB8.

A $2 million National Science Foundation grant to WPI will provide scholarships and mentoring for 70 low-income undergraduate and graduate students, including transfer students from regional community colleges and Puerto Rico. The goal? Build the U.S. STEM workforce: bit.ly/4rku6zJ. @NSF

Want to take the sting out of teamwork and unlock its potential? A new episode of The WPI Podcast goes in-depth on a tool any team can use early on to plan out roles and responsibilities and start building connections. Download and listen here: bit.ly/4reDnJi. #Teamwork #WPIPodcast

What can a sea sponge teach us about recovering rare earths? Perhaps more than you might expect. Backed by a $3.3 million NSF award, a WPI-led team is studying how sea sponges, diatoms, and plants form intricate silica structures under mild natural conditions—and how those lessons could help unlock critical minerals trapped in industrial waste: bit.ly/4dmcP38. @NSF

WPI researcher Jagan Srinivasan has been awarded $554,599 from the NIH to explore the neuroscience of sex differences, and he's looking to tiny worms for clues about humans. The grant will also support research opportunities for WPI students: bit.ly/4xWxNOi.

Teamwork is a huge part of life. Explore how to unlock the rewards of working with others and how to overcome the challenges that come with it – on a new episode of The WPI Podcast. Download and listen here: bit.ly/3TfsTgn.

Nearly $1.5M from @NSF to tackle a real classroom problem: pinpointing exactly where students get stuck in math. Prof. Neil Heffernan is leading the work, powered by @assistments, the WPI-built platform already used in classrooms nationwide. More: bit.ly/4AdWZ4n

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Nearly $1.5M from @NSF to tackle a real classroom problem: pinpointing exactly where students get stuck in math. Prof. Neil Heffernan is leading the work, powered by @assistments, the WPI-built platform already used in classrooms nationwide. More: bit.ly/4AdWZ4n

What should AI developers, regulators, and society be doing at this moment amid warnings about potential risks from the technology? Rodica Neamtu, professor of teaching in the Department of Computer Science, shared her thoughts with @NBC10Boston. nbcboston.com/news/local/ai-…

WPI’s excellence in drying research is getting more international recognition. Jamal Yagoobi, the director of WPI’s Center for Advanced Research in Drying, has received the Arun S. Mujumdar Medal the field’s highest honor. bit.ly/4im2iID

Save the date 📅 WPI's Fall Career Fair is back — 2 days, hundreds of companies recruiting WPI students. Register now: bit.ly/4cjBRj4

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