Wentworth News

Fenway High is an "early college high school" where students can simultaneously earn high school credit and up to two years of college credit at UMass Boston and Wentworth Institute of Technology.

Ella Howard has long studied and taught about the intersection of urban planning and poverty. In an essay published in the new book Alternative Planning History and Theory, Howard expands upon this relationship and demonstrates that it has not always been a straightforward one.  

Last semester, senior Danielle Topale was elected President of the Wentworth Institute of Technology Student Government, the second consecutive female student to serve in that role. We recently chatted with Danielle to hear about her experiences at Wentworth and what drew her to the university. 

When Colleen Stackpole walked into the women’s locker room in Tansey Gym, she wasn’t filled with the kind of pride that being a Leopard normally evokes.  

“It was a bland and unwelcoming space,” said the Class of 2024 Architecture major.  

The Douglas D. Schumann Library & Learning Commons has announced three new exhibitions displaying student work from fall semester courses in the School of Sciences and Humanities.

In the Guarracino Family Gallery, visitors can sit in our comfortable “lounge-style” theatre to view student-made short documentaries created for Professor Lizzie Falvey’s Communicating with Video class. Films range in topic, including local history, urban exploration, animal ethics, and more. Each film has closed captions, but earbuds are also available to listen to the original film audio.

Wentworth Institute of Technology’s Construction Management program recently hosted a four-hour research workshop in conjunction with Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Center for Real Estate.  

Jessica Cunningham, Interior Design ’22, recently earned second place at the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) New England Design Awards. She submitted her junior summer workplace studio project, led by Associate Professor Lynette Panarelli, which explored how Covid-19 has changed workplace design.  

Five centimeters is the size of a AA battery, two quarters, and a single matchstick. 

It’s also the length and width of a satellite being built at Wentworth Institute of Technology. 

Professor Ryan Thomas’s Architecture and Design studio class has made the news for the rave reviews students received from the Greater Mattapan Neighborhood Council (GMNC) this week. 

Wentworth Institute of Technology has received a $2 million gift from the PDB Foundation that will help spur innovation and entrepreneurship through further investment in a program that invests in young entrepreneurs throughout their undergraduate lifecycle.

Caleb Hawkins, Master of Architecture ’17, is responsible for a new installation at the Boston Arts Academy that is wowing visitors with its innovative use of color and projection systems.  

The Wentworth Institute of Technology chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) last week attended the 2022 Region I Fall Regional Conference (FRC) in Syracuse, N.Y.

This year's conference theme was “I AM S.T.E.M.," and members had the opportunity to network with other chapters and attend various workshops to become well-rounded engineers.

The publication Facility Executive has included Wentworth Institute of Technology on a short list of universities to consider for facility management. 

Students from Wentworth Institute of Technology’s Construction Management program took home second place in this year’s ASC Region 1, Commercial Division Student Competition.  

Nestled among the foothills of the Apennines and within sight of the Adriatic Sea, the walled city of Urbino once played host to a flourishing independent movement in Renaissance art and architecture during the 15th century.  

Wentworth Institute of Technology hosted an infrastructure symposium on Nov. 7 to discuss opportunities and challenges for improving transportation and water infrastructure for the 21st century. Former governor Michael Dukakis and Massachusetts Senator Brendan Crighton led the forum. 

Sophia Maggelakis, Ph.D., became the first woman to serve as provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs at Wentworth Institute of Technology in August 2022.

As Staff Sergeant Bethsaida Ramos sang Lee Greenwood’s patriotic “God Bless the USA” to a Watson Auditorium audience, numerous attendees swayed to the music and mouthed the lyrics. And when Ramos belted out, “And I’d proudly stand up!” a pair of military veterans sprang from their seats to honor the song’s message.  

This past Sunday, Wentworth Institute of Technology's Industrial Design faculty and staff hosted several design sessions for the Junior Tech Girls STEM Summit. 

Professors Carlos Villamil and Liza Lynch inspired the next generation of designers with an exploration in 3D composition and material connections using laser cut EVA foam. Guests also had the chance to speak with current second-year students Kenzie Fry and Erin Sweeney about becoming an industrial designers.