Worcester Polytechnic Institute News

This week's spotlight takes us to central Massachusetts where we find WPI, the Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Almost immediately after the 1999 Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. fire, WPI researchers pledged to develop a technology that could track each firefighter on a computer screen, in real time, as he or she moved through a burning building.

A decade after six Massachusetts firefighters died in a massive warehouse blaze, researchers at a nearby college say they are inching closer to development of a sophisticated system that could quickly locate and get help to firefighters lost or trapped in a smoky inferno.

In keeping with a 17-year holiday tradition, the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Pi Zeta chapter of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity recently donated approximately 70,000 pounds of food and $1,000 from the city community to Worcester-based Friendly House community center.

Stephen B. Young of Princeton is expecting about 20 people for Thanksgiving today.

He remembers the first time he heard "A Christmas Carol." It was Christmas Eve, he was 5 and his father had gathered the children to read the story that included the miser, the trio of holiday ghosts and the ever-hopeful child.

This specialized program combines essential topics in power systems engineering with technology-focused business courses.

A team of researchers at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center at Gateway Park has developed a new model system to study fungal infections.

When Becker College junior Eric R. Mills sits down in front of a video game, he's not simply looking to destroy his opponent or get to the next level.

Can artists save downtown Worcester? That was one of the questions tackled Wednesday night at a panel discussion hosted at Worcester State College .

Reeta Prusty Rao is an assistant professor of biology and biotechnology at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute's part-time MBA program has been named No. 1 in the nation by BusinessWeek magazine.

Whenever Ty N. Tremblay went to a supermarket, he noticed a problem: An elderly and disabled shopper seated in a motorized cart could only collect what would fill a small basket on the cart or would have to rely on someone else to follow with a large shopping carriage.

Historic Venice is approaching the dread status of living museum, with a population now below 60,000 - a largely symbolic threshold considered by some to signal the end of the city's viability.

The number of residents in Venice has fallen to roughly the same number as tourists, prompting fears of a ghost city Richard Owen in Rome Residents of Venice are to have their DNA samples taken today as part of a campaign to save the city - which has a population declining so fast that there are fears Venetians may soon be extinct.

Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have established the Center for eHealth Innovation and Process Transformation to help health care organizations use new health information technology systems.

Growing family businesses must implement organizational culture and invest in employee training and team-building, says Frank Hoy, business professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

J EER: To the 148,267 registered voters in Morris County, about 47 percent of the total, who did not vote in Tuesday's gubernatorial election.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute's board of trustees voted unanimously last week to resume planning for a 140,000-square-foot sports and recreation center.

ONEONTA _ Hartwick College is receiving an upgrade in its information technology capabilities thanks to a $100,000 grant from a private trust.