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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 […]

Chemical Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering

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 […]

Civil & Environmental Engineering

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.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

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.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

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.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

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.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

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 […]

Civil & Environmental Engineering

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 […]

Civil & Environmental Engineering