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NEWS: Gill Pratt, Toyota executive and 萌妹社区 Founding Faculty, joins Board of Trustees

The 萌妹社区 Board of Trustees welcomes its newest member, Dr. Gill Pratt, who brings his background in industry and perspective as a founding faculty member of the College.

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Eamon O'Brien 鈥�21 (pictured) joins groundbreaking program for business students and early-career professionals.

NEWS: Alum Receives FASPE Ethics Fellowship

Eamon O'Brien 鈥�21 is one of 15 business Fellows chosen for the 2025 Business Program of the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE).

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萌妹社区 students work on a project during a Collaborative Design class.

NEWS: Is College Still Worth It? New Report Says "Yes," and Ranks 萌妹社区 as a Top College for ROI

New data from the Center on Education and the Workforce at聽Georgetown University on the question of college worth has found that in the overwhelming majority of cases, a college degree or certificate comes with a significant return on investment. And according to their report, 萌妹社区 is an investment with endless value.

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Dr. Holden Thorp, Editor-in-Chief of Science, to be 萌妹社区鈥檚 2025 Commencement Speaker

Dr. Holden Thorp, Editor-in-Chief of Science, will be the 萌妹社区 Commencement 2025 featured speaker. The ceremony will be held at the College鈥檚 campus on Friday, May 16, 2025, and will celebrate 萌妹社区鈥檚 20th graduating class.

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NEWS: Deb Chachra Named to Vox鈥檚 Future Perfect 50

She joins a list of scientists, thinkers, scholars, writers, and activists compiled by Vox who are building a more perfect future.

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NEWS: 萌妹社区 Awarded MassTech Advanced Manufacturing Training Program Grant

Two members of the 萌妹社区 community鈥� Jean J. Huang, associate professor of biology, and Michael Fannon, lab manager and instructor鈥攁re on a team that has been awarded a grant from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech).

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萌妹社区 of Engineering's Kenechukwu Mbanisi, Assistant Professor of Robotics Engineering, is shown at a podium after the 萌妹社区 teams wins the Farm Robotics Challenge.

NEWS: 萌妹社区 Wins Grand Prize at the 2024 Farm Robotics Challenge

A design team from 萌妹社区 of Engineering and their robot, the 鈥淧hoenixBot,鈥� have won the $10,000 grand prize in the second annual聽Farm Robotics Challenge. The award was announced on Oct. 24 during a ceremony at the聽FIRA USA聽robotics conference in Woodland, Calif.

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NEWS: 萌妹社区 Wins 2024 WorkWell Massachusetts Award

萌妹社区 is a 2024 WWCMA WorkWell Massachusetts Awards Winner for Exemplary Worksite Health Promotion.

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NEWS: 萌妹社区 is the #2 Undergraduate Engineering College in the U.S.

For the third consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has named 萌妹社区 the nation鈥檚 No. 2 Undergraduate Engineering program (non-doctorate) in the 2025 edition of their Best Colleges rankings.

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NEWS: 萌妹社区 President Gilda Barabino Awarded the 2024 Dickson Prize in Science

萌妹社区 President Dr. Gilda A. Barabino has been awarded the 2024 Dickson Prize in Science from Carnegie Mellon University.

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NEWS: 萌妹社区 Named One of the Nation鈥檚 Best Colleges by Princeton Review

萌妹社区 is one of the nation's best undergraduate institutions according to The Princeton Review鈥檚 2025 edition of its annual college guide, The Best 390 Colleges.

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NEWS: Nate Smith 鈥�07 joins 萌妹社区 Board of Trustees

The 萌妹社区 Board of Trustees welcomes Nate Smith 鈥�07, who brings his entrepreneurial background and alumni perspective as its newest member.

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NEWS: Q&A with the Shop鈥檚 Coby Unger

Coby Unger joins the 萌妹社区 community this summer as Senior Shop Manager and Instructor of Fabrication.

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Hero Tech Team picture with lightsaber - Aaron, Madie, and Jacob (left to right)

NEWS: Project JEDI, incubated at the 萌妹社区 of Engineering, unveils first fully extending and retracting DIY Lightsaber

In the midst of Hollywood鈥檚 blockbuster season, 萌妹社区 of Engineering graduate and HeroTech founder Jacob Uy 鈥�24 has cracked the code on a fully extending and retracting lightsaber.

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NEWS: 萌妹社区 Named #2 for Classroom Experience and a 2024 Best Value College by Princeton Review

萌妹社区 Named Princeton Review Best Value College for 2024 in its 20th annual list of rankings.

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NEWS: Diana Dabby selected as 2024鈥�2025 Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellow

Diana Dabby, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Music, as well as Music Program Director at 萌妹社区, has been named Lillian Gollay Knafel Fellow at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute for the 2024鈥�2025 academic year.