US levee failures much more likely to affect vulnerable communities
Farshid Vahedifard, Louis Berger Chair in Civil and Environmental Engineering, comments on ageing and inadequate flood-protection infrastructure.
Energy, water, and environment
The epic floods receded, but the misery remains in poor California farm towns
Farshid Vahedifard, Louis Berger Chair in Civil and Environmental Engineering, comments on the heightened risk of flooding in California's farming communities.
David Kaplan is building an academic community for the future of meat
Meet the scientist democratizing the cell-cultivated meat sector and training its next generation of researchers.
Bridge alternatives analysis using AI
Professor of the Practice Brian Brenner explores the use of artificial intelligence to prepare a bridge type study in an article for the Boston Society of Civil Engineers.
Vahedifard appointed to ASCE Committee on America’s Infrastructure
Professor Farshid Vahedifard, Louis Berger Chair in Civil and Environmental Engineering, will contribute to the new Report Card for America’s Infrastructure.
Making students’ cellular agriculture dreams come true
This fall, Tufts launched the world’s first undergraduate degree in cellular agriculture—a minor that allows students to take a deep dive into the groundbreaking field.
Digging deep with a Tufts education
Tufts alumni in the tunneling industry reflect on the value of their education and the support they have received and given to other alums.
Symposium held in honor of Tufts professor
The Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos Symposium on Single-Site Catalysts featured speakers from Tufts and other universities.
Preparing equitable adaptation strategies for levees in a changing climate
Professor and Berger Chair Farshid Vahedifard received a National Science Foundation grant to study US levee systems.