ASCE PRESS RELEASE Media Contact(s): Leikny Johnson, 703-295-6413, ljohnson@asce.org Wednesday, May 19, 2010 National Concrete Canoe Competition Paddles to San Luis Obispo Reston, Va.—When you think of college sports, canoeing isn’t typically one of the first events that come to mind, let along concrete canoeing. But for more than two decades, civil engineering students from [...]
ASCE PRESS RELEASE Infrastructure Investment Critical to Success of Nation’s Economic Stability Media Contact(s): Leikny Johnson 703-295-6413 ljohnson@asce.org December 9, 2009 Reston, Va. — “We applaud the President’s commitment to using infrastructure investment as a way to create and support jobs and stimulate the economy in the short-term, both in the stimulus funding and the [...]
ACEC PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 25, 2009 Alan D. Crockett, 202-682-4301; acrockett@acec.org Cell: 443-995-6364 States’ Failure to Spend Stimulus Dollars is “Travesty” Retarding Nation’s Economic Recovery WASHINGTON, DC—Nine months ago, Congress allocated $4 billion to the states to fund wastewater projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Today, most of that [...]
Levees are built near rivers and lakes to reduce flooding risk. Many live behind one – but do you know the risks and what precautions you should take? The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has released a new public education booklet: So, You Live Behind a Levee! They indicate that this booklet was created [...]
ASCE PRESS RELEASE Civil Engineers Address Challenges of the Future at Annual Conference in Kansas City Media Contact(s): Leikny Johnson 703-295-6413 ljohnson@asce.org October 6, 2009 Reston, Va. — The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) will hold their 139th Annual Civil Engineering Conference in Kansas City, Mo. from October 29 to 31. From Builders to [...]
ASCE PRESS RELEASE Media Contact(s): Joan Buhrman 703-295-6406 jbuhrman@asce.org July 21, 2009 “ASCEville”: Where Civil Engineering meets ‘Awesome!’ National Engineering Society Develops New Web site to Teach Kids about the Exciting Role Civil Engineering Plays in Their Daily Lives Reston, Va.—Explore civil engineering projects that are changing the world. Learn about creative people like [...]
