Gingerbread Houses Get a Shaky Reception

Gingerbread Houses Get a Shaky Reception

M&Ms shot across the room, candy canes tumbled over and mini marshmallows exploded into the air like popcorn kernels on a hot stovetop. No, this wasn’t a failed attempt at making a commercial for a candy store. Instead, it was the lively scene on Wednesday at the...
Quake Reading

Quake Reading

Distinguished Professor of Engineering Mishac Yegian points out the seismograph reading measured from Northeastern’s recording station in Weston, Mass., of the earthquake that took place Tuesday evening in Maine.

Better Partnerships for a Better Society

Better Partnerships for a Better Society

Some of the nation’s top researchers gathered at Northeastern University this week for the National Science Foundation’s annual Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, which is being hosted by the College of Engineering.

Shaking in a Winter Wonderland

Shaking in a Winter Wonderland

Modern buildings are designed to withstand the forces of earthquakes. But what about gingerbread houses? That’s what a group of engineering students sought to discover on Wednesday, as they put their holiday structures to the test in the Department of Civil and...