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The Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP) is one of the biggest accomplishments for a WPI student and a signature element of the project-based learning curriculum. But in the 2020–21 academic year, IQPs looked a little different. Students not only had to overcome academic challenges—finding a way to work in teams across disciplines, tackling real-world problems globally and
Worcester, Masschusetts (PRWEB) June 04, 2021 -- Worcester Polytechnic Institute announced today that, following an international search, Mimi Sheller, PhD,
Worcester Polytechnic Institute announced today that, following an international search, Mimi Sheller, PhD, head of the department of sociology at Drexel University and a distinguished and internationally recognized scholar and educational leader, will join the university in July as the inaugural dean of The Global School. Sheller, co-founder of the interdisciplinary field
WHYY By Left: Rosa Parks honored during SEPTA ceremony (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) Right: Caroline LeCount (Courtesy of Transportationhistory.org) A specially decorated bus sat parked in front of SEPTA headquarters, with a cutout of civil rights hero Rosa Parks on a front seat inside. The display is a Black History Month celebration honoring her refusal to give up her seat to a white man in the Jim Crow South that led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a major moment in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. “This is just the first of many events and activities and discussions that we wi...
Philadelphia’s Transit Authority Rethinks Regional Rail Pennsylvania’s largest transit authority is currently losing $1 million a day due to low ridership. But officials want to use the disruption to rebuild the system and make it more equitable for its community. Patricia Madej, The Philadelphia Inquirer | January 26, 2021 | News (TNS) — Make no doubt about it, the COVID-19 pandemic has created plenty of knots for Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) to work through. Behind closed doors, there's chatter...