When the dance floor turned deadly: The engineering mistake behind America’s worst structural disaster at the Hyatt Skywalk

While dancing on a floor with full energy and excitement, completely carefree, suddenly a structural failure causes a fatal fall that claims your part.
Smithsonian Magazine

When a Natural Disaster Hits, Structural Engineers Learn From the Destruction

Natural disasters do not destroy buildings evenly. By studying which fall and which are left standing, engineers can develop new strategies for the future. Win McNamee/Getty Images When you first see ...
Groundviews

Challenges for Women During Ditwah Displacement

Photo courtesy of WSWS Cyclone Ditwah, considered one of the most severe natural disasters in Sri Lanka’s recent history, caused massive shocks to the country's socio-economic framework in late 2025.
Medicine Buffalo

Structural engineering professor and director of UB's SEESL lab featured at the Research Institute of Structural Engineering and Disaster Reduction

Bruneau was the invited Keynote Speaker, where he gave a talk titled “Christchurch: Rebuilding a Resilient City?” His discussion referenced a report from January he published with colleagues from the ...