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Feb 17, 2018

CEE Professor offers alumni perspectives on AI in MIT News

CEE Professor Ganguly was quoted in an MIT news article entitled “Alumni call on MIT to champion artificial intelligence education“. Ganguly and his PhD students work on developing and adapting AI (especially, Machine Learning) tools for climate, sustainability, infrastructures, and security studies. A work led by Ganguly’s PhD student Thomas J. Vandal on Deep Learning […]

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Jan 25, 2018

College of Engineering Establishes New Major

The new Environmental Engineering major offered in Civil and Environmental Engineering was highlighted in The Huntington News article College of Engineering establishes new major.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Jan 16, 2018

Flood of Complaints in Lynn

CEE Associate Teaching Professor Annalisa Onnis-Hayden was quoted in NECN’s article “Flood of Complaints in Lynn” about the need to separate sewage and storm drain systems to help prevent the damage caused by flooding.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Dec 06, 2017

The hurricane season comes to an end

CEE Professor Auroop Ganguly was quoted in Aljazeera’s article “The hurricane season comes to an end” about extreme weather and whether it is related to climate change.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Nov 07, 2017

MBTA invests in winter resilience as seasons change

CEE Professor Peter Furth was quoted in BU’s Daily Free Press article “MBTA invests in winter resilience as seasons change” describing how the trains break down when it snows.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Nov 07, 2017

Hospitals are helping make us all sick

CEE Assistant Professor Matthew Eckelman was featured in the Popular Science article "Hospitals are helping make us all sick" which indicates that the greenhouse emissions associated with the healthcare industry are contributing to climate change related illnesses.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Nov 07, 2017

Op-Ed on Water by CEE Professor

In an Op-Ed article published by a media house in India, CEE Professor Auroop Ganguly points out that "drought-deluge cycles and water scarcity are wake up calls for citizens and policy makers" and "transformative solutions" from diverse disciplines such as "artificial intelligence, machine learning, ninlinear physics, engineering principles, and econometrics" can be brought to bear to address […]

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Nov 02, 2017

Are Rotaries about to Become a Thing of the Past in Massachusetts

CEE Professor Peter Furth was interviewed by Fox 25 in the story "Are Rotaries about to Become a Thing of the Past in Massachusetts" for his expertise in traffic safety.

Civil & Environmental Engineering