Better Mapping, Mitigation Will Benefit National Flood Insurance Program, Senators Told
With the deadline for Congress to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program fast approaching, witnesses before a key Senate committee call for more hazard mitigation and better flood mapping....
Concrete Canoe Competition Still Inspires at 30
This year ASCE celebrates the 30th anniversary of its National Concrete Canoe Competition....
Trump Administration Highlights Need for Infrastructure Spending, Permitting Reform
As part of a week dedicated to infrastructure, the Trump administration focused on aviation reform, increased federal funding, and efforts to reduce regulatory requirements for infrastructure projects....
Refining Your User Experience
New online tools will help engineers in their work and make it easier for them to engage with ASCE....
Deadline for Reauthorizing National Flood Insurance Program Looms Large
As the September 30 deadline for reauthorizing the National Flood Insurance Program approaches, Congress has taken only initial steps to devise a legislative solution....
Set Achievable Goals and Make a Plan to Reach Them
In the first installment of our new career advice department for younger engineers, Erica �Sunny� Mullen, P.E., M.ASCE, a project manager with Maser Consulting, P.A., recommends setting goals and manageable...
Practitioners Teach Real-World Skills
Northwestern University offers an innovative and accessible master�s degree program that imparts real-world skills....
City in Orbit
An architecture firm envisions how to merge space and terrestrial construction by using an orbiting asteroid as the �foundation� for a megatall tower....
From Small Beginnings to Dreaming Big
Big vision leads to bigger actions....
Presidential Order Streamlines Permitting, Revokes Floodplain Requirements
An executive order issued by President Donald Trump to streamline the federal environmental review and authorization process for infrastructure projects prompts criticism for revoking Obama-era floodplain...
Focus on Business and Communications
Matthew McCarty, P.E., S.E., M.ASCE, the senior project manager of the marine division of the McLaren Engineering Group, discusses some of the nontechnical aspects of management: client relations, business...
New Capstone Deepens Student Educational Experience
At Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut, a new schoolwide capstone deepens students� educational experience....
Around the Bend
An architecture firm envisions an inverted U-shaped tower in New York City that would outstrip the height of current megatall structures and replace it with length....
Public Utility Operators Care about Service
Public utility operators care about and strive to maintain infrastructure for the benefit of the public....
It�s Time to Step Up
It is time for civil engineers to step up....
Transportation Reforms Must Include Highway Trust Fund Fix, Witnesses Tell House Panel
A key House subcommittee hears from transportation stakeholders about the importance of stabilizing the Highway Trust Fund....
Volunteer, Adapt, and Never Tell Yourself �No�
Jameelah C. M. Ingram, P.E., M.ASCE, a lead structural engineer for WSP, in the firm�s Washington, D.C., office, shares her advice for younger engineers on preparing for job interviews, taking leadership...
Hands-On, Real-World Education
At George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, one civil engineering professor is flipping his classroom and incorporating video and social media to deliver course content....
Nurturing Nature
A zero-emission, zero-waste resort that joins facilities for ecotourism with those for scientific research is proposed as an antidote for overfishing, mass tourism, and pollution in the Philippines....
Giving Back Gets Us Closer to Our Community
Volunteering gets us closer to our communities and gives us the opportunity to see our impact up close....
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