Editing Worcester Polytechnic Institute (section)

==Campus==
Set in an urban environment in New England's second largest city,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegram.com/article/20091120/NEWS/911200390|title=Challenge boosts two cities' populations|first=John J. Monahan TELEGRAM & GAZETTE|last=STAFF|website=telegram.com}}</ref> WPI's main campus is entirely privately owned, ungated, and uninterrupted by public roads. The 'Two Towers' shown in old WPI logos show the clock tower of Boynton Hall and the arm and hammer weathervane of the Washburn Shops. The Two Towers symbolize Theory and Practice, which are the foundation of the university and still the approach used today. Boynton was completed in 1868 and Washburn followed shortly after that same year.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Library/Archives/Tower/ |title=WPI George C. Gordon Library – The Two Towers Tradition |access-date=October 24, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050217024749/http://wpi.edu/Academics/Library/Archives/Tower/ |archive-date=February 17, 2005 |url-status=dead  }}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.wpi.edu/about|title=About WPI|website=WPI}}</ref>

WPI's school colors, Crimson and Gray, were inspired by the natural pigmentation of a beech tree's bark and foliage that grew near the foot of Boynton Hill. The tree was planted in 1945 and presently stands over {{convert|100|ft}} tall.<ref>{{cite web |title=Worcester Polytechnic Institute Self-Guided Tour |url=http://www.wpi.edu/Images/CMS/Undergraduate/hatour.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120083653/http://www.wpi.edu/Images/CMS/Undergraduate/hatour.pdf |archivedate=2013-01-20 |accessdate=2012-05-03}}</ref>

WPI had one of 35 civilian research [[nuclear reactor]]s licensed to operate in the United States. It was built and used in research during the height of the [[Cold War]] but the school's nuclear program ended at the turn of the century. The reactor was decommissioned and filled-in early in 2018 due to heightened security around reactors post-[[September 11 attacks|9/11]] and lack of need.<ref>coldwar-ma [http://coldwar-ma.com/WPI_Reactor.html], Retrieved on December 11, 2012</ref>

A large bronze statue of Gompei the Goat stands at the quad side of the Bartlett Center, WPI's admission building. Gompei was an actual goat given as a gift by the class of 1891 and eventually became the school's official mascot. It was named after the first elected goat keeper, Gompei Kuwada, chosen for his initials (G.K.). The original bronze goat head is located in the Skull Tomb, on a shelf with carved rocks and empty liquor bottles.<ref>Goat's Head [http://users.wpi.edu/~goat/history.html], Retrieved on July 1, 2012</ref>

The Innovation Studio and Messenger Hall, a US$49 million, {{convert|78000|ft2|adj=on|spell=us}} residential and classroom facility, was dedicated in 2018. The Innovation Studio (formerly the Foisie Innovation Studio), designed by Gensler, contains a robotics lab, a makerspace, various student-used manufacturing technology (3-D printers, etc.), and high-tech classrooms. Messenger Hall is a residence hall with 140 beds and tech suites.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Duffy |first1=Alison |title=WPI Opens the Foisie Innovation Studio and Messenger Hall |url=https://www.wpi.edu/news/wpi-opens-foisie-innovation-studio-and-messenger-hall |access-date=2020-08-02 |publisher=Worcester Polytechnic Institute |date=2018-09-14 }}</ref>
The Innovation Studio was originally named the Foisie Innovation Studio, after Robert Foisie, WPI's biggest donor ever. Controversy emerged surrounding the man's donations, which totaled $63 million across his lifetime, when his wife and children alleged in public and legal filings that he had participated in various criminal practices, most notably stashing money overseas during his divorce and attempting to hire a hitman to kill his son. Following Robert's death in 2018, WPI began in 2021 to erase his name from the Innovation Studio and Business School (formerly the Foisie Business School). This was conducted in accordance with a settlement with Robert's wife, Janet Foisie.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hamilton |first=Katherine |date=October 29, 2021 |url=https://www.wbjournal.com/article/wpi-scrubs-foisies-name-from-campus |title=WPI scrubs Foisie's name from campus |work=Worcester Business Journal |access-date=December 24, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www3.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/04/01/wpi-faces-dilemma-what-when-your-biggest-donor-allegedly-tried-hire-hit-man-kill-his-son/0NAGRKPNqRuJZeKo48ZPYN/story.html?s_campaign=bostonglobe%3Asocialflow%3Atwitter&arc404=true | title=WPI donor controversy gets curiouser and curiouser as charges fly - the Boston Globe | date=April 2, 2017 }}</ref>

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File:Sanford Riley Hall, Worcester Polytechnic Institute.jpg|Sanford Riley Hall, the first residence hall built on campus (1927)
File:WPI Beech Tree.jpg|The Beech Tree stands over {{convert|100|ft}} tall
File:Earle Bridge.jpg|Earle Bridge
File:Higgins House.jpg|Higgins House
File:Boynton Hall, Worcester Polytechnic Institute.jpg|Boynton Hall, WPI's main administrative building
File:Goddard Hall, Worcester Polytechnic Institute.jpg|Goddard Hall, named for alumnus [[Robert H. Goddard]]
File:Foisie Innovation Studio at WPI.jpg|Foisie Innovation Studio (opened August 2018)
File:WPI Alden Memorial.JPG|Alden Memorial<ref name="auto" />
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