News: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction

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Campus News |

U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of top graduate and professional schools ranks 22 UNLV programs within nation’s top 100 in their field.

Red event program for Senior Design Competition with electrical device in background
Business and Community |

Nearly 40 student-created engineering projects provide technological solutions to real-world problems; prototypes on display May 9 at Thomas & Mack Center.

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People |

From UNLV Magazine spring 2019 issue.

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Campus News |

Thirteen UNLV programs ranked within nation’s top 100 in U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of top graduate and professional schools.

Portrait Eakalak Khan
People |

A firm believer in perseverance, this engineering professor hopes to contribute to Nevada’s water conservation efforts.

A student holding his project
Business and Community |

A pedestrian lighting system, a new pallet design for warehouses, a remote-controlled device that can detect IEDs, and a location-sharing app designed to encourage human interaction among more than 30 projects on display.

woman and man
People |

Student-athletes reach out to local schoolchildren.

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Research |

Meet three UNLV graduate students pursuing their passions through research and making a big impact in their fields.

Fireworks ignite during commencement
People |

UNLV has a commencement tradition for the president to select and highlight exceptional students who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.

Jin Ouk Choi
People |

This South Korean-born civil and environmental engineering professor has been to more U.S. cities than most Americans. In fact, it was a U.S. city that originally ignited his passion for his profession.

Erica Marti and students assembles a portable solar energy classroom kit
Campus News |

Solar kits illuminates energy concepts for both teachers and high school students.

Ryan Sherman
People |

Being a civil engineer definitely is a cool profession, according to Sherman. After all, sometimes you get to blow things up.