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Innovative Solutions to Fight Ocean Pollution

18 billion pounds of plastic enter our oceans each year, a harrowing fact that only accounts for a portion of our planet's pollution crisis. Northeastern innovators are tackling this problem to create sustainable solutions for cleaner oceans. Bureo Inc, an emerging B-Corp, has created a program to recycle fishing nets into a NetPlus™ material, used […]

Dialogue of Civilizations Fair

The Dialogue of Civilizations (DOC) Fair is an opportunity for students to learn more about Northeastern's signature faculty-led summer programs! Faculty member will be available via Zoom for questions and conversation. Representatives from Student Financial Services, the Honors Office, and GEO will also be available for any questions you may have. These are the opportunities […]

Uncertainty Quantification and Dynamic Response of Buildings and Tower Structures under Stationary and Non-stationary Wind Loads

Luca Caracoglia Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA lucac@coe.neu.edu   Date: Friday January 15th, 2:30-4:30 pm (CET), 8:30-10:30am (EST) Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3a864f3dfe8993442ca116fe24bd231662%40thread.tacv2/1610092407076?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%226e6ade15-296c-4224-ac58-1c8ec2fd53a8%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%226d036117-bf26-4ee2-95fa-124ff7fb3f76%22%7d Abstract: This presentation will review recent study activities examining the response of slender, vertical structures under the effects of destructive wind loads. These large-period, low-damping structures are sensitive to […]