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Civil Scoop

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Dr. Michael Pluimer accepted the ATSM Award of Merit at the 125th annual conference in Denver, CO. 

Engineering is not just for boys. Women are underrepresented in many STEM fields, but that does not mean they can’t do it.

UMD’s steel bridge team advances to national competition

While the end of winter brings warmer temperatures and green grass, it also heralds the beginning of one of the most difficult times of year for drivers: pothole season.

The Swenson Civil Engineering Building, located on University Drive,  was featured as one of the designs by the firm Ross Barney, recipient of the American Insti

Moms and Daughters bond over STEM.

A new series where faculty members in UMD's Swenson College of Science & Engineering introduce themselves to provide more insight into their interests, their classes and their lives.

Master's student tests concrete to create stronger roads.

Alumna Sara Christenson "curbs" with enthusiasm.