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ceremonial ring made from steel from the old 35W bridge that collapsed in 2007

December graduates step up to new responsibilities

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After completing a rigorous slate of classes, students are eager to celebrate. CEGE graduates also acknowledge that with their new roles as engineers, they are taking on great responsibility. Graduates with majors in civil engineering, environmental engineering, and geoengineering take on the responsibility of engineering for society—ensuring safe infrastructure, safe water, safe buildings and foundations, safe roads, and responsible use of earth's resources. We all rely on the work these engineers will do.

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Research, Water/Environmental engineering

Discovery of neonicotinoids in natural springs leads to education and filtering

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New study investigates insecticide contamination in Minnesota’s water and reveals high concentrations in natural springs and possible impacts on drinking water

Profs. Levin and Choi
Department News

2024 Fall News Roundup

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A roundup of news from CEGE faculty, students, and alumni from the summer and fall of 2024.

New Class Leads Students through Data to Solutions

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A new class, Applied Machine Learning for CEGE, will enhance students' preparation to work with big data and sophisticated models. It will be offered for the first time in spring 2025.

Grad student in her office in room 780
Graduate Stories, Profiles, Research

A glimpse of graduate student research experiences in CEGE

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In the Midwestern metropolis of Minneapolis-St. Paul, the University of Minnesota’s CEGE Graduate Programs offer research opportunities with some of the finest faculty and facilities. These stories describe what that means for six graduate students doing research in CEGE.

Judy Yang outside at the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory
Research, Water/Environmental engineering

Small substances, large impacts: Judy Yang's Environmental Research

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Small elements, even those we cannot see, have a very large impact on our environment. Judy Yang bridges multiscale and interdisciplinary approaches to tackle complex environmental challenges.

Banners that illustrate CEGE's mission and vision hang in the Charles Fairhurst Rotunda
Department News

Fall 2024 Session of the Warren Distinguished Lecture Series

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See the full itinerary of speakers coming to CEGE in the fall semester of 2024.

CEGE is hiring two tenure-track faculty

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CEGE is hiring two new faculty positions: one in Geomechanics and one in Mechanics and Physics of Materials.

Michael Levin (right) promoted to Asst. Prof. Pictured with Dept Head Paige Novak
Awards and Honors, Department News, Transportation engineering

Michael Levin promoted to Associate Professor

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Michael Levin, a transportation engineer, studies and teaches in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering at the University of Minnesota. In May of 2024, he was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure. Levin came to the University in 2017 after completing his Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin.

Xue Feng, 2024
Awards and Honors, Department News, Water/Environmental engineering

Xue Feng to receive Deb Swackhamer Early Career Award

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Xue Feng chosen to receive the Deb Swackhamer Early Career Award, honoring Swakhamer’s commitment to early career scientists and her example of authentic leadership. This award spotlights future leaders in the understanding, management, and care of our water resources. The award will be presented at the 2024 MN Water Resources Conference in October.