In The News: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $24,994 in funding for a student team at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) as part of the Agency’s People, Prosperity, and the Planet (P3) Program seeking solutions to environmental and public health challenges. The UNLV team, one of 21 award winners nationwide, is researching a cost-effective, simple process using agricultural waste biomass products to clean the drinking water supply.
Near record-breaking temperatures have arrived in Las Vegas, and many residents are feeling the heat.
After dropping more than 27 feet since the start of the year, Lake Mead has made a bit of a comeback in part thanks to the August monsoon season.
After falling more than 27 feet since the start of the year, Lake Mead got a bit of a bump thanks in part to the August monsoon season.
U.S. News & World Report recognized 23 UNLV programs, including 13 from the William S. Boyd School of Law, in its annual list of top graduate and professional schools.
After more than six months, Governor Steve Sisolak announced an end to Nevada’s mask mandate. In January, the Omicron variant spurred a surge in coronavirus cases but since a peak in mid-January cases have steadily been declining.
Broadbent & Associates Inc., an environmental, water resource and civil engineering firm, expanded its team with the addition of Taylor Musarra as a project engineer and Will Wiggins as water/wastewater division manager.
Broadbent & Associates, Inc. (Broadbent), a full-service environmental, water resource, and civil engineering firm, is expanding their Las Vegas team with the addition of Taylor Musarra as a new project engineer.
If you look at the drawing board, the future might be here for transportation in Southern Nevada.
Most people think it’s natural to see a new home constructed from scratch on its own lot. But not Paolo Tiramani, chief executive of modular home manufacturer Boxabl in North Las Vegas.
The recent collapse of the condo building in Florida served as a dire warning for the nation’s aging infrastructure problem and the deadly consequences that can result.
Las Vegas City Council voted last week to explore the idea of a multibillion-dollar, 19-mile mass-transit system that a private company wants to develop for Charleston Boulevard.