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19-Oct-2018 12:05 PM EDT
Rising Temperatures and Human Activity are Increasing Storm Runoff and Flash Floods
Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

Columbia Engineers show for the first time that runoff extremes have dramatically increased in response to climate and human-induced changes. Their findings demonstrate a large increase in precipitation and runoff extremes driven by human activity and climate change.

Released: 15-Oct-2018 8:05 AM EDT
Notre Dame Releases Climate Vulnerability Assessment of More Than 270 US Cities
University of Notre Dame

The Urban Adaptation Assessment is an open-source, free measurement and analysis tool that explores a city’s ability to adapt and readiness for adaptation to climate change.

Released: 10-Oct-2018 5:00 PM EDT
Studies Reveal Powerful Links Between Economic Development, Technology and Geopolitical Cooperation to Reduce Climate Change
Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University researchers are trying to determine key links between economic development, technology, politics and human decision making in the context of climate change. Their research published in two peer-reviewed journals helps shed light on the complex topic.

Released: 2-Oct-2018 11:00 AM EDT
WVU Advances Technology and Transparency to Shale Gas in New MSEEL Site
West Virginia University

Improving shale energy productivity and reducing the environmental footprint of the natural gas industry are the goals of a West Virginia University partnership at a second Marcellus Shale Energy and Environmental Lab to be located in western Monongalia County.

Released: 25-Sep-2018 9:25 AM EDT
Adoption of Green Stormwater Infrastructure Likely to Increase After Floods
University of Vermont

Residents and property owners are more likely to adopt some green stormwater infrastructure practices if they have experienced flooding or erosion on their property or in their neighborhoods, according to new research from the University of Vermont. With the number of extreme weather events rising, more people may seek ecologically friendly practices to manage stormwater.

Released: 18-Sep-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Ivory Innovations Announces $200,000 Prize Seeking to Improve Housing Affordability
Sorenson Impact Center, David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah

Ivory Innovations has announced the new $200,000 Ivory Prize in Housing Affordability, an award that will honor innovations in design, financing and policy that seek to increase access in housing affordability.

Released: 21-Aug-2018 9:25 AM EDT
Engineers and Urban Designers Boost Efforts to Protect Fragile Infrastructure
NYIT

Researchers at New York Institute of Technology, as part of a multinational consortium to enhance sustainability of the food/energy/water nexus in urban environments, have received a grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation to develop a 3-D data modeling tool known as IN-SOURCE.

Released: 16-Aug-2018 2:05 PM EDT
Protecting the Power Grid: Advanced Plasma Switch Can Make the Grid More Efficient for Long-Distance Power Transmission
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Article describes PPPL research to help General Electric design a high-voltage power switch for converting DC current to AC current over long-distance power transmission lines.

19-Jul-2018 3:25 PM EDT
States Boost Renewable Energy and Economic Development When Utilities Adopt Renewable Standards
University of Utah

A group of researchers led by Sanya Carley of Indiana University closely examined the history and evolution of state renewable portfolio standards and interviewed more than 40 experts about renewable portfolio standards implementation. The researchers' findings are newly published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Energy, in an article titled “Empirical evaluation of the stringency and design of renewable portfolio standards.”

Released: 23-Jul-2018 9:55 AM EDT
JHU Project Aims to Save Millions by Reducing Solar Power Forecast Errors
 Johns Hopkins University

Although the popularity of solar energy has surged, the unpredictability of a weather-dependent technology has kept even more people from embracing it. A new project hopes to change that by improving our ability to forecast sunshine and backup power needs.

12-Jul-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Study Suggests Buried Internet Infrastructure at Risk as Sea Levels Rise
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Thousands of miles of buried fiber optic cable in densely populated coastal regions of the United States may soon be inundated by rising seas, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Oregon.

Released: 13-Jul-2018 4:50 PM EDT
Four Ways the Electric System Can Better Integrate Microgrids
Argonne National Laboratory

The U.S. electric system is adapting to a new wave of distributed energy resources, such as solar panels and energy storage. Some of these work together in localized networks known as microgrids — nearly 2,000 are now operating or planned across the country, according to one estimate. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory study the impact of microgrids and analyze ways to assimilate them smoothly within the larger electric system.

Released: 9-Jul-2018 4:05 PM EDT
University of Utah Law Professor Aids in Creation of Main Street Growth Act
University of Utah

Research by Jeff Schwartz, a professor at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, has laid the foundation for legislation designed to promote the formation of venture exchanges as a way to rejuvenate struggling markets. The U.S. House of Representatives will discuss the Main Street Growth Act this week.

Released: 26-Jun-2018 4:30 PM EDT
Larson Transportation Institute Brings Big Win to Penn State and Mid-Atlantic Universities with USDOT Grant Award
Penn State College of Engineering

Improving the durability and extending the life of transportation infrastructure will be the primary focus of a multi-university transportation research program led by Penn State, as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) 2017 Region 3 University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program.

Released: 6-Jun-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Software can predict reliability of a city’s wastewater treatment
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Can urban treatment plants handle the growing amount of wastewater? This tool can determine how reliable aging plants are.

Released: 15-May-2018 3:05 PM EDT
Papakonstantinou to Use NSF Career Award to Optimize Structural Life-Cycle Decision-Making
Penn State College of Engineering

Kostas Papakonstantinou, assistant professor of civil engineering at Penn State, will advance innovation in optimal structural engineering decision-making, thanks to a respected National Science Foundation (NSF) Early Career (CAREER) award.

Released: 9-May-2018 3:55 PM EDT
NASA Spacecraft Finds New Type of Magnetic Explosion
University of Delaware

Four NASA spacecraft have observed magnetic reconnection in a turbulent region of the Earth's outer atmosphere known as the magnetosheath, the planet's first line of defense against the intensity of solar wind. The new insights could help us understand how such phenomena affect Earth's atmosphere.

Released: 26-Apr-2018 12:05 PM EDT
Constructing California's Future
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

CSU construction management programs prepare students for the fastest-growing industry in California.

Released: 19-Apr-2018 5:05 PM EDT
University of Washington Professor's 'ArchitectureTalk' Podcast Explores Topics 'at the Edge of the Known'
University of Washington

Vikram Prakash of the University of Washington College of Built Environments says his weekly "ArchitectureTalk" podcast got its start, as many things do, from a student's idea.

Released: 19-Apr-2018 4:05 PM EDT
California's Next Major Earthquake Could Cause $100 Billion in Losses, Strand 20,000 in Elevators
University of Colorado Boulder

Northern California's next big earthquake could kill 800 people and cause more than $100 billion in economic losses. One in four buildings in the San Francisco Bay Area could be unsafe to re-enter after a major earthquake or would be otherwise limited in their usability.

   
18-Apr-2018 12:00 PM EDT
WVU’s GangaRao Testifies Before House Committee on the Use of Composites in Infrastructure
West Virginia University

In testimony delivered today (April 18) to the U.S. House of Representative’s Committee on Science, Space and Technology, Hota GangaRao, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at West Virginia University, discussed the importance of investing in advanced materials to continue to lead the world in composite research, development and implementation.

Released: 16-Apr-2018 4:55 PM EDT
Civil Engineering Students Awarded Eisenhower Transportation Fellowships
California State University, Fullerton

Many highways and railways are built near natural or manmade slopes or on top of soil conditions, which during an earthquake or rain-induced landslide, could cause major damage to roads and tracks.

5-Apr-2018 2:30 PM EDT
Professor Michael O’Rourke Receives 2017 NCSEA James M. Delahay Award
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Structural engineering expert honored for contributions toward the development of building codes and standards

Released: 3-Apr-2018 10:00 AM EDT
What Lies Beneath: “Cognitive” Ground Penetrating Radar Could Vastly Speed Construction Site Inspection in Cities
University of Vermont

A “cognitive” ground-penetrating radar system could radically change the construction inspection process in cities, saving big money in the process. Using augmented reality goggles, a construction or utility worker will be able to peer six to 12 feet down on a dig site to see the welter of obstructions underneath – water, sewer and gas pipes, electric lines and electric generators – some dating to the 19th century, radically speeding the permitting process, which can 18 month or more now.

Released: 28-Mar-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Marking 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act: ‘Battle Not Yet Won’
University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame Law Professor Judith Fox, who directs the law school’s Economic Justice Clinic, says while much has been accomplished, the battle is not yet won and the issues minorities face today are simply less obvious.

Released: 27-Mar-2018 1:05 PM EDT
DHS and EPA Are Prepared to Restore Subways in the Event of a Bioterrorist Attack
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T completed in September 2017, a four-year Underground Transport Restoration project in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that studied and performed exercises to see how disease-causing microbes spread through subway systems; how they can be sampled and cleaned; and how long it takes to be cleaned.

Released: 26-Mar-2018 2:45 PM EDT
Expert Makes Case for “New” Disaster Training
University of Georgia

In the face of more frequent and deadly events, University of Georgia disaster management expert Curt Harris argues that more regular citizens need to be prepared to help others in the event of a disaster.

Released: 13-Mar-2018 3:05 PM EDT
Continued N.C. Economic Expansion Expected in 2018; Infrastructure Legislation Possible
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

The North Carolina economy continues to grow, and legislators will soon consider whether infrastructure spending is around the corner, UNC Charlotte professor and economist John Connaughton says.

Released: 9-Mar-2018 2:05 PM EST
DHS S&T Keeps the Super Bowl Safe
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

More than 66,000 football fans poured into U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis this past February and were able to enjoy the nation's 52nd Super Bowl in a safe and secure setting thanks to a few DHS S&T programs, which enhanced the overall security efforts were fielded before and during the big game.

Released: 6-Mar-2018 6:00 AM EST
Rutgers Leads Rail Safety Research and Education in New Jersey and New York
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers’ Xiang Liu heads the only academic rail engineering and safety program in the entire region – one of less than a dozen nationwide – at Rutgers University-New Brunswick’s School of Engineering.

Released: 22-Feb-2018 4:00 PM EST
Hacker-Resistant Power Plant Software Gets a Glowing Tryout in Hawaii
 Johns Hopkins University

Hacker-resistant software for controlling a power grid performed well in both a simulated cyber-intrusion and in a tryout in a real power plant.

Released: 19-Feb-2018 12:05 PM EST
Virtual Reality Simulation Allows Iowans to Glimpse New Mississippi River Bridge
Iowa State University

ISU personnel have designed a virtual reality simulation of the I-74 Mississippi River Bridge, currently under construction between Davenport and Moline. The simulation allows users to find out what it will be like to drive across the completed bridge, scheduled to be finished in 2021.

Released: 26-Jan-2018 1:05 PM EST
State of the Union Address: President Trump 'Will Have to Walk a Fine Line,' Expert Says
Northwestern University

President Trump will deliver his first State of the Union Address on Jan. 30. The economy, immigration, tax reform and infrastructure are anticipated themes.



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