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WPI lab's plan to convert PFAS into energy gets $1.5M in funding telegram.com/story/news/202…

Chem Eng Professor Michael Timko is leading work to destroy PFAS chemicals. New federal funding will help his research team advance a technology they’ve developed at WPI. The goal is to give communities a solution to eliminate “forever chemicals” from contaminated soil and from firefighting foam. Congressman @RepMcGovern announced the award during a visit to the university’s laboratories. bit.ly/3TuAp6O #ChemicalEnginering #Research

Excellence in every lane and trail 👏 @WPICrossCountry and @WPITrackField's Everett Mosher has been named the 2025-26 NEWMAC Student-Athlete of the Year! Read for more ⬇️ 📰-tinyurl.com/49jbyndr 🏃‍♂️x🐐 #GoatNation #GoNEWMAC #d3xc #d3tf

Space weather, broadband deserts, transatlantic cables, 6G, and much more. In the latest episode of The WPI Podcast, Alexander Wyglinski—associate dean of Graduate Studies and professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering—discusses the future of space-based communications. Listen now! 🎙️bit.ly/4wnim0Q

Our expert wildfire researchers provide information and analysis to help people understand major wildfire events. Professor Muthu Kumaran Selvaraj in @fpewpi discusses the ongoing fires in France & Spain in a live television interview on @ChannelNewsAsia, a Singapore-based news network. youtu.be/rxgf9-Imuys?si…

Considering transferring to WPI? The university has earned high marks for its support of transfer students from admissions through graduation. Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, the nation’s largest honor society in higher education, has named the university to its 2026 Transfer Honor Roll. bit.ly/4yK9xj9

Jessica Drozd '26 spoke with the @telegramdotcom about her path to teaching as she prepares to start her first teaching job. Drozd graduated with a chemistry degree and completed WPI’s Teacher Preparation Program, which allows students to earn their STEM degree and teaching license as undergraduates. bit.ly/3TpPfvh

Meet Jessica Drozd from the Class of 2026. She spoke with the @telegramdotcom about her path to teaching as she prepares to start her first teaching job. Drozd graduated with a chemistry degree and completed WPI’s Teacher Preparation Program which allows students to earn their STEM degree and teaching license as undergraduates.

If WPI had its own paint collection... we think this would be it. 🎨 ❤️ Which shade is your favorite?

Building tomorrow's workforce starts with today's teachers. 🚀 WPI researchers Jun Dai and Xiaoyan Sun have received a $600K @NSF grant to train high school STEM teachers in quantum information science and cybersecurity—helping inspire the next generation of innovators across the U.S. #QuantumComputing #Cybersecurity #STEMEducation: bit.ly/44EaJqL.

@WorcGuardian recently noted that "A WPI podcast exploring the science of rest earned the top honor at the inaugural HigherEd PodCon Awards, beating more than 100 entries from colleges and universities nationwide" | Read the article here: bit.ly/3Rky4e1.

Nancy Ma, assistant professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, was interviewed by WBUR about research she co-authored on nighttime exposure to wildfire smoke indoors and health and sleep impacts on children. She also offered tips for reducing smoke exposure indoors: bit.ly/4fmdW4x.

James Urban, associate professor in the Fire Protection Engineering Department, was featured in NBC Boston's coverage of the wildfire smoke which affected the Northeast last week. He helped explain the role of longer and more intense fires in Canada on the air quality concerns: bit.ly/4pBtcxW.

Dan Linzell, Bernard M. Gordon Dean of Engineering, provided analysis for a New York Times report which highlights an apparent failure to include reinforcing steel plates to support columns which buckled in a Manhattan high rise this month. Linzell's expertise in structural engineering has been quoted in two different New York Times articles as part of the newspaper's ongoing coverage: bit.ly/3Ru3z5c.

Congratulations to The WPI Podcast, winner of Episode of the Year in the inaugural HigherEd PodCon Awards. The episode, “Rest Matters” explores how rest fuels learning, creativity, focus, and long-term well-being. The national awards, announced Friday in Cleveland, recognize universities, faculty, staff, and students who use podcasts to inform, inspire, and strengthen higher education: bit.ly/4hiiRog. #HigherEd #Podcasts

Get a promotion? Get married? Publish a book? We want to know! 🎉 Share your latest news and it may appear in Class Notes — a great way to reconnect with fellow alumni. Submit by August 3rd to classnotes@wpi.edu

What do bats know that drones don't? 🦇 Turns out... quite a bit. WPI researchers are using bat-inspired ultrasonic sensing to help tiny drones navigate where traditional systems struggle—even through fog, smoke, and darkness. And Entertainment Engineering featured the researchers in a recent article: bit.ly/4w79YCD. #Robotics #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #STEM #WPI

30 days until our newest class of students moves onto campus. #WPI2030

In the New England region, you can see, feel, and taste the wildfire smoke from the midwest and Canada. As Professor Shichao Liu tells Boston Globe Media, "Up to 80 percent of wildfire smoke particles can infiltrate buildings, which can cause reduced air quality." Learn more + how to protect yourself from the smoke's effects. bit.ly/4f63Jch

Dan Linzell, dean of the School of Engineering, provided an explanation of peer reviews in structural engineering for Gothamist and New York Public Radio - WNYC’s coverage of the ongoing repair work at a Manhattan high-rise where steel support columns buckled. Get the story here: bit.ly/4yivK7P. @Gothamist @WNYC