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How communities can prep for ‘the big one’

When it comes to natural disasters, no place in the United States is completely safe, according to Northeastern University professor and community resilience expert Stephen Flynn. Whether it’s an...

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Northeastern researcher’s work leads to popular theory bearing his name

Do a Google search for the “latest earthquakes 2015” and you come up with more than 300,000 hits, sites listing quakes from Chile and Turkey to Alaska. What is much tougher to access are the names of...

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Northeastern researchers design robots to assist with disaster relief

Cities and towns all across the globe are reeling from a spate of hurricanes, earthquakes, and typhoons. Human safety is the most immediate concern. But damage assessment is important too. Quickly...

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Building for collapse: Professor designs more resilient steel structures

In the span of about 15 seconds, a 1994 earthquake in Northridge, California, became the costliest natural disaster in United States history to date. The exorbitant $20 billion in property damages was...

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