News
Jul 26, 2013
Young scholars get a taste for science in the summer
Twenty-four high school students listened intently as civil and environmental engineering assistant professor Matthew Eckelman presented his research on modeling the energy inputs and outputs of commercial products and processes. At the […]
Jul 16, 2013
Love that clean water
For most of the Charles River’s civic history, bathhouses and beaches crowded its shores. Places like Magazine Beach in Cambridge, Mass., and the Esplanade in Boston offered recreation and relief […]
Jul 05, 2013
Clean water for a Ugandan village
Northeastern’s chapter of Engineers without Borders (EWB) traveled to Uganda in late July 2013 to begin the first phase of a long-planned project that will bring clean water to a village in Uganda.
Jul 01, 2013
Creating Sustainable Cities
COE faculty Andrew Myers, Jerry Hajjar, Carey Rappaport, Michael Silevitch, Sara Wadia-Fascetti, and Matthias Ruth are working on improving the sustainability of the urban environment.
Jun 03, 2013
ITE Recognized for Outstanding Service
The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) student chapter received the Student Chapter of the Year Award, was recognized by ITE’s District 1 for their work over the past year.
May 23, 2013
NUASCE Student Chapter Receives Letter of Honorable Mention
The Northeastern University ASCE Student Chapter was selected to receive a Letter of Honorable Mention for its exceptional undertakings reported in the 2012 annual report.
May 15, 2013
Matthias Ruth sounds a wake-up call for cities
Matthias Ruth, professor of public policy and civil and environmental engineering Ruth, a leader in the emerging field of ecological economics, has shown that adopting proactive “green” policies is the […]
May 15, 2013
April Gu pioneers new water testing technology
April Gu, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering April Gu is pioneering new technologies to quickly and effectively identify toxic substances in drinking water in both developed and developing […]