News
Dec 17, 2008
Engineers Without Borders visit Honduras
Check out the EWB student website for video from their latest trip to Honduras and their focus on providing clean water to the village of Los Planes.
Dec 10, 2008
Engineers without Borders student group to return to Honduras
After being named "Project of the Month" in October, Engineers without Borders return to Honduras to continue work with their new water system.
Dec 05, 2008
Professor’s aim – better bike paths
Engineering professor and bike enthusiast Peter Furth, along with his civil engineering students, is involved in projects for building better bike paths.
Nov 13, 2008
Engineering students lend Conservancy a hand
NU Chapter of ASCE has partnered with the Charles River Conservancy to repair the eroded slope on the Boston side of the Eliot Street Bridge. Bostonians strolling or riding on the bike path by the Eliot Street Bridge next spring will have Northeastern students to thank when they see a new staircase built on what […]
Oct 23, 2008
NU chapter of Engineers Without Borders chosen as "Project of the Month"
EWB has been chosen as "Project of the Month" for their work in the Yoro district of Honduras to help bring a clean reliable source of water to villagers. EWB-USA is a nonprofit humanitarian organization established to support community-driven development programs worldwide through partnerships that design and implement sustainable engineering projects, while creating transformative experiences […]
Aug 05, 2008
Rick Scranton receives singular honor from ASCE
The American Society of Civil Engineers has established the Richard J. Scranton Outstanding Community Service Award. This national award recognizes Rick's pioneering work in promoting ASCE student chapter involvement in community service activities, including a number of projects that benefitted our surrounding communities. As an advisor for our ASCE student chapter in the 1970's and […]
Jun 01, 2008
Foster Wheeler names Edward Galante (BSCE 1973), a Northeastern University CEE Alumnus, and two others to its board of directors
Edward G. Galante retired from ExxonMobil in 2006 as senior vice president and member of the Management Committee after a 34-year career at that firm. His responsibilities included worldwide Refining and Supply, Fuels and Lubricants Marketing and Research and Engineering. His earlier experience at ExxonMobil included progressively responsible assignments in engineering, sales, product line coordination […]