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Professor and Berger Chair Farshid Vahedifard standing in front of Anderson Hall on the Tufts Medford campus.

Vahedifard discusses levee effectiveness across the nation

In a recent The Conversation article, Professor Farshid Vahedifard discusses the risks and repercussions of levee failure.

Research , Energy, water, and environment , Engineers , Faculty

Attendees at the poster session of the Human-AI interaction research discovery event.

AI research discovery event highlights interdisciplinary strength at Tufts University

Students and faculty shared projects that encompassed medical applications, civic life, education, energy efficiency, and more.

Research , Energy, water, and environment , Human health and bioengineering , Human-technology interface , Intelligent systems , Learning science , Engineers , Alumni , Faculty , Students , Graduate students ,

Inaugural Nakho Sung Award recipients announced

In honor of the late Professor Nakho Sung, the award supports Ph.D. students’ professional development through travel and conference attendance.

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PhD student Jacob Wessel (left) and Associate Professor Jon Lamontagne (right).

Tufts research suggests regional collaboration may support cost-efficient electricity expansion

Ph.D. student Jacob Wessel and Associate Professor Jonathan Lamontagne explored the benefits of cross-country coordination of the electric grid in South America.

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Kevin Smith (left) and Shafiqul Islam (right). Photo of Islam by Melissa Blackall / courtesy of Radcliffe Institute.

Water Diplomacy: from negotiation to cooperation

Professor Shafiqul Islam and Ph.D. student Kevin Smith are co-editors on the Routledge Handbook of Water Diplomacy.

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Glenn Bell (left) holding his gold medal. Institution of Structural Engineers President Mohamad Al-Dah (right) holds the certificate to present to Bell.

Glenn Bell delivers Gold Medal address

Tufts alumnus Glenn Bell, E74, E06P, E08P, delivered an engaging and timely Gold Medal address at The Institution of Structural Engineers.

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Top row (left to right): Liam Lawrence, Nathan Lee, and Agustina Leiva. Bottom row (left to right): Stacey Liang and Timothy Sullivan.

Alumni donation funds formative research experiences for undergraduates

Five chemical engineering undergraduate students spent their summer in the lab, thanks to support from the Halperin Family and the Wittich Family.

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Madison Giles stands outside against a background of fall foliage. She is holding her hummingbird feeder which mimics the red passionflower.

Undergraduate environmental engineering student earns U.S. Patent

Madison Giles, E27, designed a hyper-realistic hummingbird feeder that recently earned a United States Patent.

Energy, water, and environment , Engineers , Alumni , Students , Undergraduate students , Women engineers

Professor and Berger Chair Farshid Vahedifard of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Behind the levee: The forgotten communities at risk in Massachusetts

Louis Berger Chair and Professor Farshid Vahedifard shares his insights in a recent Boston Globe article (paywall).

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