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Alum appointed to Department of the Interior position

PhD alum Annalise Blum, EG17, was recently appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science.

Energy, water, and environment , Alumni , Graduate students , Women engineers

Illustration of Mae-Ling Lokko by Josh Kimmel

Agricultural waste and transforming the future of building materials

Inspired in part by a course in the School of Engineering, Mae-Ling Lokko, A10, is a voice for rethinking the science of architecture in the face of global warming.

Energy, water, and environment , Alumni

David Kaplan and student in the lab together

The future of cultivated meat

Stern Family Professor David Kaplan spoke with CNN about ongoing innovation in cellular agriculture.

Energy, water, and environment , Research news , Faculty

Elephant detection results from state-of-the-art AI detectors under nighttime conditions and in densely crowded gatherings. “Our approach from the beginning was saying that whatever we do, we cannot alter the elephants physically,” Karen Panetta says. “That was really important.” Images: Courtesy of Karen Panetta and Obafemi Jinadu

New AI-powered drone technology aids elephant conservation

Tufts engineers and conservationists are helping track and protect wild elephants in East Africa.

Energy, water, and environment , Intelligent systems , Faculty , Graduate students

Chairman of the Hochschild Mining Group Eduardo Hochschild delivers the 10th Dean's Lecture.

Engineering the cleanest mines possible

At the 10th School of Engineering Dean’s Lecture, Chairman of Hochschild Mining Eduardo Hochschild, E87, spoke about his company’s efforts to reduce mining’s impact on the Earth.

Energy, water, and environment , Alumni , Campus news

Massachusetts needs a coastal adaptation agency

Assistant Professor Jonathan Lamontagne and colleagues publish an op-ed in the Boston Globe calling for a statewide approach to flood control infrastructure.

Energy, water, and environment , Faculty

A cable-laying vessel lays cable for an offshore wind farm. Photo: Shutterstock

Offshore wind power’s last mile

School of Engineering faculty and students are working to overcome the challenges—technological, environmental, and political—associated with the “New Deal” infrastructure project of the century.

Energy, water, and environment , Tufts Now , Engineers , Faculty , Graduate students

Alum recognized in civil engineering

Betsy Kirtland, E16, EG17, was named one of 10 New Faces of Civil Engineering Professionals by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Energy, water, and environment , Alumni , Women engineers

Luca Mazzaferro, EG23, graduate student in chemical engineering leans against a wall outside the Science and Engineering Complex at Tufts

Inventive by nature, engineers by calling: Luca Mazzaferro, EG23

Luca Mazzaferro, EG23, explores the potential of polymers for enhanced water treatment and improved burn dressings.

Human health and bioengineering , Energy, water, and environment , Tufts Now , Students , Graduate students