- Costing Allocation Training (Registration Required)Costing allocation training will be held Monday, June 23rd from 2:00 pm on Zoom.
- John Sanbonmatsu Publishes The Omnivore’s DeceptionJohn Sanbonmatsu, Professor of Philosophy at WPI, has published his third book, The Omnivore’s Deception: What We Get Wrong about Meat, Animals, and Ourselves (New York University Press), about our injustices against other animals. The book offers a wide-ranging critique of the devastating ecological, social, and moral consequences of the animal food system, with special emphasis on the myth of "humane" and "sustainable" animal products. Jeffrey Moussaeif Masson, author of When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals, has described The Omnivore's Deception as "a work not only of immense moral significance, but a masterpiece." Professor Sanbonmatsu will give a free book talk and host a signing at Harvard Book Store (1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge) Wednesday, June 25, at 7 pm. He will be joined in conversation by Frances Moore Lappé, leading researcher and author in the field of food and democracy policy, and author of Diet for a Small Planet. More information about the book is here; details about the June 25 event are here.
- Costing Allocation Training (Registration Required)Costing allocation training will be held Monday, June 23rd from 2:00 pm on Zoom.
- John Sanbonmatsu Publishes The Omnivore’s DeceptionJohn Sanbonmatsu, Professor of Philosophy at WPI, has published his third book, The Omnivore’s Deception: What We Get Wrong about Meat, Animals, and Ourselves (New York University Press), about our injustices against other animals. The book offers a wide-ranging critique of the devastating ecological, social, and moral consequences of the animal food system, with special emphasis on the myth of "humane" and "sustainable" animal products. Jeffrey Moussaeif Masson, author of When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals, has described The Omnivore's Deception as "a work not only of immense moral significance, but a masterpiece." Professor Sanbonmatsu will give a free book talk and host a signing at Harvard Book Store (1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge) Wednesday, June 25, at 7 pm. He will be joined in conversation by Frances Moore Lappé, leading researcher and author in the field of food and democracy policy, and author of Diet for a Small Planet. More information about the book is here; details about the June 25 event are here.
- Visit the History of Washburn Shops Exhibit in the Gladwin Gallery Before it’s TOO LATE!WPI Archives and Special Collections invites you to visit The First Century: Washburn Shops at the Horizon of America's Industrial Revolution & Beyond, 1868-1968, before August 1st, 2025, when the exhibit will be taken down in preparation of a new installation. Next academic year’s Gladwin Gallery exhibit will feature a continuation of this story with a closer look at WPI’s Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) department, which evolved alongside America’s second industrial revolution. This second wave saw significant advancements in technology, especially in the electrical industry. About the Washburn Shops exhibit: It has been said that the character of Worcester Polytechnic Institute was established in Boynton Hall, the university’s first building atop the hill, but that WPI’s spirit was truly molded by its distinctive second structure. Of solid granite with a massive clocktower, Boynton Hall evoked the traditional character of higher education in 19th century America. The Washburn Shops, in contrast, was built of sturdy brick with a style all its own, and as such implied a very different function from its only neighbor. The Shops served as the original hands-on learning laboratories for WPI’s earliest students. Topped by its distinctive weathervane, the building is named in honor of Worcester area deacon and WPI founder Ichabod Washburn. He dreamed of offering a place where the people of Central Massachusetts could learn the most modern vocational skills. Explore the exhibit to learn more about how the Washburn Shops helped forge the region’s industrial economy and fostered innovations that have developed WPI’s modern campus and contributed to a better world. The Gladwin Gallery, located on the ground floor of the Gordon Library, focuses on curated exhibits highlighting WPI history and other stories and materials from Archives & Special Collections. If you are not able to visit the exhibit before August 1st, please check out Digital WPI Exhibits at https://exhibits.wpi.edu/. A digital version of the Washburn Shops Exhibit will be featured on the site later this summer!
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