WPI Journal - The Magazine for WPI Alumni

SPRING 2012

The Alumni Magazine for Worcester Polytechnic Institute. (WPI)

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wpindex Estimated percent of U.S. adults who could pass an aerobics activity test: 47 Percent who could pass muscle-strengthening test: 22 Percent who could pass both: 18 Percent of U.S. adults, age 45-64, prescribed exercise by their doctor: 42 Number of cell phones thrown away in the U.S. each day: 426,000 Number of aluminum cans recycled in the U.S. every minute: 113,204 Percentage of aluminum cans not recycled: 49.3 Total revenue from satellite industry in 2005: $89 million Total in 2010: $168 million Total number of manned Apollo missions: 12 Total number of manned space shuttle missions: 135 Total number of working satellites orbiting Earth: 974 Total belonging to the U.S.: 429 7RWDO ƂQDQFLDO DLG DZDUGHG E\ :3, LQ ,Q PLOOLRQ PLOOLRQ 7RWDO QXPEHU RI :3, VWXGHQWV UHFHLYLQJ ƂQDQFLDO DLG LQ Total number in 2011: 3,468 Number of lines in a sonnet: 14 Number of lines in a sestina: 39 Rank of Poetry.org website based on visitors: 13,937 Rank of OkCupid, an online dating site: 206 Median U.S. salary of engineering majors: $75,000 Median U.S. salary of humanities majors: $45,000 1XPEHU RI XQGHUJUDGXDWH DSSOLFDQWV WR :3, LQ ,Q Amount of cholesterol in cow's milk (mg/100ml): 15 ,Q JRDWŒV PLON Cost of a three-year subscription to Dairy Goat Journal: $49 5HFRPPHQGHG ƂUVW WLPH JLIW WR WKH $QQXDO )XQG 7RWDO QXPEHU RI VWXGHQWV HQUROOHG LQ :3, IRU 1XPEHU RI :3, VWXGHQWV WKH $QQXDO )XQG ZLOO KHOS WKLV \HDU The WPIndex is sponsored by the WPI Annual Fund, which has been helping WPI students succeed since 1924. Spring 2012 7

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