Five Questions
Assistant Professor Allison Lange talks about how long after the 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote, there is still a lot to fight for, including within the United States.Continue Reading
Continue ReadingA Defining Moment: The Wentworth Community During a Pandemic
“I saw a seemingly young COVID-19 positive patient, through a glass door, attached to a ventilator that I had just set up in the room earlier that day,” says Jake Girard. Girard, BSME ’21, had been working as a perioperative clinical engineering co-op student for Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)...
Continue ReadingMasters of Disguise
Costume Club president Angel Carboni, BCOS ’21 (right), assists Zack Solovay, BBME ’21, with his cosplay outfit. Solovay—wearing a mask in homage to Raiden from the Metal Gear Solid video game series and arms from the One Punch Man anime—is a member of the club and a fan of...
Continue ReadingThe Newest Leopards
Wentworth this spring filled four big positions that will help shape the university for the foreseeable future. On May 20, Ian Lapp, Ph.D., was announced as Wentworth’s new senior vice president for academic affairs and provost. Lapp has held positions at Babson College, Harvard University and Columbia University, and...
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For the second straight year, Wentworth played a significant role at PAX East, the largest video game conference in the United States. The event took place at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center from Feb. 27–March 1 and featured tournaments, an exhibit hall, panel discussions, an indie game showcase...
Continue ReadingAd Series Gives Thanks to First Responders
Wentworth is offering its sincerest gratitude to first responders, essential employees and all those who are on the front lines of the COVID-19 battle. A series of ads created in conjunction with OUTFRONT Media debuted in May in various MBTA stations thanking EMTs, nurses, police officers, cooks, senior caregivers,...
Continue ReadingRemembering Michael Greene
Dr. Michael Greene was more than a Wentworth professor. He played a key role in building lasting relationships with neighbors in Mission Hill and beyond, helping to lay the foundation for youth-focused community programs that thrive today. “Mike Greene was an extraordinary man, an amazing teacher and an inspiration...
Continue ReadingMaking Space
John Dargin is about to undertake a cleanup that is going to be out of this world. Dargin was granted a U.S. patent for space debris removal in near-Earth orbit and presented a paper at the First International Orbital Debris conference in Texas in December. His patent calls for...
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"I think there is something particularly special about Wentworth students and the collaborative, experiential type of learning we are exposed to in class that transfers over to the way we coexist."Continue Reading
Continue ReadingReenergized: A Water Treatment Plant Goes Net-Zero
Cheri Cousens, EVN ’98, has created an initiative to turn the tide in environmental energy. The executive director of the Greater Lawrence Sanitary District (GLSD), Cousens spearheaded the Organics-to-Energy Project, which called for the circa-1977 GLSD water treatment plant to produce enough power to meet its own electrical needs...
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