Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have discovered a new method to turn used cooking oil into chemicals that could be made into paint or, potentially, into plastic products. The discovery could help lessen reliance on petroleum and find a renewable alternative to it. The study was recently published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.
Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute were awarded $499,509 from the U.S. Nuclear Regulation Commission to design nuclear microreactor facilities to be built on university campuses, according to a Thursday press release from WPI.
WORCESTER – The Trustees of Clark University was one of two Massachusetts recipients of eight-figure awards in the latest funding round of the U.S. Department of Labor’s H-1B One Workforce Grant Program.
The grants, which total $145 million, are intended to help train workers for jobs in industries like information technology, advanced manufacturing and transportation.
“The U.S. Department of Labor is challenging communities to think as ‘One Workforce’,” Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training John Pallasch said in a statement. “In a post-coronavirus world, it is critical that local organizations think as one instead of independent parts of a process. Our goal is to create seamless community partnerships to build career pathways for local job seekers.”