Civil and environmental engineering

The Aguan River near Tocoa, Honduras, often overruns its banks and causes flooding, with catastrophic floods about once every 25 years. MIT students recently traveled to Tocoa to work on a flood early warning system.

Students tackle flooding in Honduras

April 25, 2005

New approaches to an old problem

March 16, 2005

A model of the way the tsunami may have contaminated coastal wells: tsunami waves brought seawater to inland areas where it pooled for several days, before migrating back toward the coast with groundwater flow.

Letters from Sri Lanka

February 18, 2005

Tsunami's impact on well water a concern for MIT

February 14, 2005

Artistry of Swiss bridge design on display

September 15, 2004

June 2, 2004

Team studies terrorism's impact on supply chain

May 26, 2004

Game of bridge

May 12, 2004

Sophomore Ross Fu (far left) looks on as a sled dog musher shows her skills.

An educational Alaskan adventure

March 31, 2004

Mushing toward an Arctic understanding

March 29, 2004

Freshmen to scope out Alaska's wildlife refuge over spring break

March 10, 2004

A woman in Nepal cleans water for her family using a filter developed by MIT researchers.

MIT filter cleans Nepalese drinking water

March 9, 2004

Freshmen to scope out Alaska during spring break

March 5, 2004

Funding helps Nepal water project

March 3, 2004

Will Etheridge sets up a beam-bending demonstration using a solid piece of wood (top), five bonded wooden strips (middle) and five unbonded strips.

Student tree demos installed in museums

February 25, 2004

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Students tackle flooding in Honduras

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Tsunami's impact on well water a concern for MIT

Artistry of Swiss bridge design on display

Civil and environmental engineering

Team studies terrorism's impact on supply chain

Game of bridge

An educational Alaskan adventure

Mushing toward an Arctic understanding

Freshmen to scope out Alaska's wildlife refuge over spring break

MIT filter cleans Nepalese drinking water

Freshmen to scope out Alaska during spring break

Funding helps Nepal water project

Student tree demos installed in museums

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