Ocean engineering Professor Stephan Grilli has found that a massive underwater landslide combined with a 9.0 earthquake was responsible for triggering the tsunami that struck Japan in March 2011 and killed more than 16,000 people.

If the Gainer Dam fails, 60 percent of the Rhode Island’s population would lack drinking water and flooding could stretch 20 miles to T.F. Green Airport. To test the integrity of the dam, its owner had University of Rhode Island civil engineering assistant Professor Aaron Bradshaw and his students conduct a seismic analysis.

A summer engineering camp introduces the world of engineering to high school students.

Engineering Dean Wright and Arts & Sciences Dean Brownell willingly were doused with a bucket of ice water in support of finding a cure for ALS. Watch them take the Ice Bucket Challenge.

After three years of effort by University of Rhode Island engineering students, a school in rural Guatemala has what American schoolchildren take for granted: working toilets.

Engineering Professor Manbir Sodhi took high school students from around the world and showed them the power of engineering during the annual Summer Engineering Academy.

To ensure millions of people can access files stored in the cloud, a group of professors is working on a new, faster and more efficient data storage system.

A device to prevent wingtip collisions born from a capstone design project wins a national Federal Aviation Administration competition and could make airport operations safer.

Two engineering students were among the winners of Beatrice S. Demers fellowships, which provide money to study abroad.

An international team including civil engineering Associate Professor Vinka Oyanedel-Craver is developing a better desalination process.

Senior capstone design projects connect students with industry partners, who challenge them to solve real-world problems.

A team of students placed first in the national Intelligent Car Competition, showing self-driven cars are far from fiction.

To find missing Malaysian Airline Flight 370, governments have deployed dozens of personnel with high-tech equipment to scour the Indian Ocean. But locating an airliner is not nearly as simple as the public believes, two engineering professors tell CNN.

A year after graduation, the Class of 2013 is putting big ideas to work around the globe. Ninety percent of them are employed full time or are attending graduate school.

As the world rushes to use nanoparticles in everything from disease treatment to oil spill clean up, the impacts on the environment and human health remain uncertain. Recognizing the importance of understanding these effects, the National Science Foundation recently awarded civil and environmental engineering Assistant Professor Vinka Oyanedel-Craver a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award.

There’s no better way to see our global reach than by looking at these maps that show our students hometowns, our alumni homes, internship locations and more.

Computer engineering Associate Professor Yan Sun wants to restore integrity to online product reviews that generate billions of dollars in sales.

To design next-generation ships, Navatek opened a new office in Rhode Island to tap the expertise at the College of Engineering and its recent graduates.

Engineering alumnus Ralph Perfetto discusses entrepreneurship through his experience as co-founder and executive at Optum’s Patient Insights Division. March 27 at 3:30 p.m. in Kirk Auditorium.

The Spanish IEP joins President Obama’s 100,000 Strong in the Americas initiative that will foster relations with Latin American countries.

When manufacturers need to reduce costs, they call Boothroyd Dewhurst. The Rhode Island firm founded by URI engineering professors and now run by URI alumni helps hundreds of companies stay competitive.

When ocean technology firm Navatek, Ltd. opens its East Coast regional office in fall 2013 in South Kingstown, one will easily spot University of Rhode Island engineering alumni. Half the staff graduated the University with engineering degrees.

Engineering alumnus Andrew Gaynor (‘98) designed one of the fastest, most agile, most expensive racing sailboats in the world. In 2013, the boat he helped engineer captured the America’s Cup trophy in one of the greatest comebacks ever.