Students kindle connections to nature, the environment, and culture
In designing a solar-powered greenhouse, Natasha Wan and Max Harrington step up to meet the future with active hope.
Energy, water, and environment
The contribution of buildings to the clean energy transition
Tufts alum Alexis Abramson recently delivered the spring 2024 Tufts School of Engineering Dean’s Lecture.
Getting offshore wind power where it needs to go
Tufts alum Kelly Smith helps drive the complex logistics required to capture and transmit energy generated by wind turbines off the coast of Massachusetts.
A simple and actionable solution to flood forecasting
In a recent paper in Nature-Scientific Reports, Professor Shafiqul Islam and colleagues present a simple, accurate flood forecasting model.
Building a framework for equitable infrastructure in the face of climate change
In a paper published in PNAS Nexus, Professor and Berger Chair Farshid Vahedifard and colleagues present a three-pronged approach to equitable and resilient infrastructure.
What to make of the earthquake that rattled the Northeast
Tremors were felt from Maine to D.C., but our buildings are designed to handle it, says geohazards expert Professor and Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Laurie Baise.
Contribution of buildings to the clean energy transition
Join us on April 26th for the School of Engineering Dean's Lecture with Alexis Abramson, E95, EG98, Dean and Professor of Engineering at Dartmouth College.
Soil may release more carbon than expected, affecting climate change models
Some 80 percent of Earth’s carbon is held in soil. Now droughts are causing the release of increasing amounts of greenhouse gases.
Startup deploys AI to see better underwater
Tufts startup SeaDeep aims to protect coral reefs, monitor undersea pipelines and cables, and improve inspections of offshore energy platforms.