In the Media
Jul 25, 2022
Expert: As Climate Change Continues, Heat Waves and Power Outages Will Too
From Acton to Falmouth to Boston, the seven-day heat wave saw a flurry of power outages. “Basically, what happens, the network gets overloaded,” explained Dr. Ozlem Ergun, a Professor of […]
Jul 19, 2022
Boston Public Radio Full Show: July 19, 2022
Julia Hopkins explained the focus of her “Emerald Tutu” project, which would create a skirt of floating greenery along the most vulnerable parts of Boston’s shore. Hopkins is an assistant […]
Jul 11, 2022
Northeastern Researchers Have a Plan to Protect Boston from Rising Sea Levels: Floating Vegetation Mats They Call the ‘Emerald Tutu’
CEE Assistant Professor Julia Hopkins was featured in the Boston Globe article “Northeastern researchers have a plan to protect Boston from rising sea levels: floating vegetation mats they call the […]
Jun 29, 2022
3 Takes on Supply Disruptions, Drug Shortage Timelines from Northeastern Researcher
In an interview with Becker’s, Boston-based Northeastern University mechanical and industrial engineering professor Jacqueline Griffin, PhD, shared some thoughts on why drug shortages have plagued the nation for years and ways to fix […]
Jun 09, 2022
Mode Shift: Built with Bike-priority Streets, Houten Is Quiet, Safe – and Utterly Unique
CEE Professor Peter Furth was featured in the Dominion Post article “Mode shift: Built with bike-priority streets, Houten is quiet, safe – and utterly unique.”
Jun 08, 2022
Climate-driven Flooding Poses Well Water Contamination Risks
“Areas that hadn’t been impacted are now. New areas are getting flooded,” said Kelsey Pieper, a Northeastern University professor of environmental engineering. “We know the environment is shifting and we’re […]
May 10, 2022
NU Startup ‘DeepCharge’ Featured on Forbes
DeepCharge, founded by ECE Professor Kaushik Chowdhury and Research Assistant Professor Yousof Naderi, was featured in the Forbes article “DeepCharge Develops Universal Wireless Charging“. It was also featured in Nov. […]
May 09, 2022
How Bad Are Incandescent Light Bulbs for the Environment?
CEE Associate Professor Matthew Eckelman was featured in the Popular Science article “How bad are incandescent light bulbs for the environment?“