Taking a train during a heat wave? Watch out for 'sun kinks'
Professor and Berger Chair Farshid Vahedifard spoke with Grist magazine about the impact of heat waves on railroads.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Summer book recommendations 2024
The Tufts community offer their favorite works of fiction and nonfiction—bestsellers, off-the-beaten-track wonders, and classics.
Derby Entrepreneurship Center receives $1 million grant from Cummings Foundation
The 10-year grant will support entrepreneurial programming, helping students acquire skills that will help them launch careers in business, product design and development, social enterprises, and more.
New ship may hold the key to US offshore wind energy
Professor of the Practice Eric Hines spoke with NBC News about offshore wind turbine installation vessels.
How droughts and worsening soil health can increase carbon emissions
Professor and Berger Chair Farshid Vahedifard spoke with Mongabay India about the amplifying feedback loop between drought and greenhouse gas emissions.
Staff receive Distinction Award
The team of School of Engineering Diversity Administrators was recently honored with a Tufts Distinction Award.
Tufts ranks in top 100 US universities granted utility patents in 2023
The ranking reflects innovative research led by faculty across the university.
Beyond the nuts and bolts
How a scrappy team of engineering students built an electric racecar in a year.
Undergraduate researcher seeks to improve soil remediation
Supported by the Cataldo Scholarship, Kenneth Stephens, E24, completed an independent research project focused on soil remediation.