A personal note to the reader, July 23: In this story, I referred to an account by Connie St. Louis of comments by Sir Tim Hunt on June 8 at a World Conference of Science Journalism luncheon sponsored ...

This post is excerpted from a longer article posted on July 13, 2015, entitled, "The Art Historian-Turned-Civil Engineer Who Should've Overshadowed Tim Hunt." That lengthy post included additional ...

Claude M. Ligon Sr., a civil engineer and former member of the state Public Service Commission who was a co-founder of the African Art Museum of Maryland, died of cancer Jan. 13 at Howard County ...

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Bridges, roads, buildings, railways, distribution systems, canals, dams, even lighthouses. Yes, lighthouses. If you encountered any of these structures today, or stopped to marvel at one on a recent ...

Civil engineers design and supervise the construction of the buildings and infrastructure that make up our world: roads, bridges, tunnels, skyscrapers, transit systems and water treatment facilities.

Civil engineers build the world around us. They use their knowledge of science and engineering to design safer buildings, roads, water supply systems, and bridges, while reducing our carbon footprint.