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At Worcester State, students engage with faculty to perform cutting-edge, transformative research that serves to advance the world we live in – our community, state, nation, and beyond. The University values the curiosity and drive which leads students to explore a topic of academic interest through research.
We recognize the importance of reinforcing student learning with experiences outside the classroom. Each year, Worcester State recognizes the accomplishments of hundreds of our scholars and researchers at the Celebration of Scholarship and Creativity, and our Faculty Showcase.
Office of Grants & Sponsored Research Division of University Advancement Shaughnessy Administration Building 2nd Floor – Room A-231
Dr. Nicole Scott Director for the Office of Grants & Sponsored Research nscott1@worcester.edu 508-929-8872
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Dr. Allison Dunn adunn@worcester.edu 508-929-8641
Dr. Robert Brooks rbrooks@worcester.edu 508-929-8974
Dr. Randall L. Tracy rtracy@worcester.edu 508-929-8611
“Music creates this glue between people, this nexus” Award-winning guitarist and ethnomusicology scholar Carlos Odria has been inspiring Worcester State students as a visiting professor and adjunct for four years. In March, Odria joined the Visual and Performing Arts Department as the department’s newest full-time faculty member. The Peruvian-born musician, who earned a Ph.D. at […]
Jean-Luc Wittner, Owner, Suzette Crêperie & Cafe Jean-Luc Wittner can still remember the irresistible aroma of the crêpes his mother used to make for him when he was a child growing up in France. “I still can see my mother preparing the batter and feel my disappointment when she said it had to rest for […]
Seeking to understand the processes that lead to star formation, Worcester State Assistant Professor and astrophysicist Ian Stephens has spent years using highly specialized telescopes to peer into distant cosmic cradles where stars are born. His recent discovery revealed that the Milky Way’s magnetic fields are far more complex than previously thought. His findings – […]
When Angelina DeFeudis first entered North High School as a freshman, she never thought that attending college would be possible for her. Nonetheless, the head guidance counselor asked her to try out a new experience by taking a course through the Early College Worcester program. She followed that advice, and the course completely changed DeFeudis’ […]
Worcester State already strives for diversity and inclusion through several measures, including an Equity Task Force, a Bias Incident Response Team, and LGBTQ+, affirmative action, multicultural programming, and campus climate committees. It has also added a unique professional development opportunity for University staff and faculty through a partnership with Clark University. “The more people you […]
NoMad, a concept for a mobile application that quickly matches users with new dining experiences based upon their preferences, won the 2022 Robert K. O’Brien ’58 Next Big Idea Contest on April 20. Jonah Messier, who is scheduled to graduate in December, pitched the venture to the panel of three judges emphasizing that NoMad makes […]
The university’s four highest achieving students this year bring wide ranging interests from the arts to biology, and a passion for helping others. The four students – who have the highest GPA for each undergraduate class – were recognized at the April 21 Academic Achievement Awards with the Lt. Colonel James F. Sheehan Awards, named […]
Worcester State’s Latino Education Institute was recently honored by the Worcester City Council for its extensive outreach efforts that have benefited thousands of residents during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Council gave special recognition to LEI’s ‘Health Ambassadors,’ a group of eight Worcester State University students from the community who have worked to promote health through […]
