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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: https://t.co/1TgTeb9Zla.

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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: https://t.co/1Ik6TQeYni.

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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: https://t.co/7S5tMKRgy8.

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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: https://t.co/vS1H93Sa1v.

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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: https://t.co/6JkDYjOKVJ.

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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: https://t.co/e30GgphC7e.

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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: https://t.co/HX1mNx8u3c

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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: https://t.co/HX1mNx8u3c

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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. https://t.co/ECMNzDj0zc

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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.

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Save the date 📅 WPI's Fall Career Fair is back — 2 days, hundreds of companies recruiting WPI students. Register now: https://t.co/nDc5dLK7Mw

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On this day, we pay tribute to the individuals whose lives were tragically taken and show our solidarity with those directly affected by the events on September 11, 2001.

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"AI is not simply creating demand for software engineers or data scientists." — Interim Dean Kwamie Dunbar

WPI was featured by @Liveability for how we're building AI fluency into every program, including our new B.S. in AI. 🔗 https://t.co/7N4t8Mq7qh

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Class of 1971? 1996? 2013? Can you find your year in these photos? 🎉

These class banners are from Alumni Bridge Crossing, one of the many ways WPI alumni come together and celebrate their reunion each year at Homecoming.

What year did you cross the bridge? 👇

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Four seasons, one bridge 🌉 Which one's your favorite? 🍂

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Alumni Field just got a full turf refresh over the summer.

New surface, new lines, new Gompei at midfield — ready for game season!

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What happens when a student has a big idea—and what happens when it doesn’t work?

Ardian Preçi, director of innovation and entrepreneurship programs and I3, the student innovation lab at WPI, discusses how mentors can encourage creativity, offer honest feedback, and guide students through the risks, setbacks, and breakthroughs that are all part of innovation.

🎙️https://t.co/O68oUDYUMP

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Meet the undergraduate students ready to build what's next. 🏗️

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Two WPI researchers are tackling problems at the edge of AI's future: securing the chips inside your wearables and medical devices, and using AI to make carbon capture smarter.

Both just earned NSF CAREER Awards worth $1.26M combined.

Full story:https://t.co/QqaiisxKB0