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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction News

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction offers a well-rounded education in areas ranging from environmental engineering to water resources. Our mission is to develop and advance knowledge, serve the community and the profession in civil and environmental engineering, and prepare students to stand out in the competitive workforce and excel in industry.

Current Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction News

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UNLV History |

As a young adult, Dave Swallow had to make a difficult family decision, one that led the Engineering Alumnus of the Year to UNLV and positively shaped his personal and professional trajectories.

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Research |

Water engineer Gabson Baguma presents his research on an international stage at Nobel Laureate Meeting.

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Campus News |

The top headlines featuring UNLV’s staff and students.

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People |

The Engineering Advising Center director rediscovered his true calling — and now helps UNLV students do the same.

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People |

Haroon Sahotra continues his passion to support faculty in his new role as associate vice provost of faculty affairs.

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Campus News |

Headlines and highlights featuring the students and faculty of UNLV.

Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction In The News

New York Times

When his firm was hired to design an auxiliary dwelling unit in a California yard, a designer customized the project with a mix of prefabricated and original features.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

He said the goal of HOV lanes is to get people to carpool with each other, but he doesn’t see that happening.

Newsweek

Two major rail companies have come together to unveil a plan to create America's first transcontinental railroad. Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced on Tuesday that they would be connecting over 50,000 route miles across 43 states from the East Coast to the West Cost, linking around 100 ports.

Washington Times

Major cuts to public bus and rail services are looming in cities from New York to San Francisco, as combined route reductions and fare hikes suggest a post-pandemic “death spiral” in ridership and revenue.

KNPR News

The Las Vegas Monorail, now over 20 years old, has helped prevent traffic congestion and provide tourists with easy Strip travel. But, how much longer is it expected to last? The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is seeking $12M to upgrade the train to make it last until 2035. Transportation engineer Harry Teng and UNLV Hospitality Associate Professor Chih-Chien Chen are here to discuss both the Monorail in comparison to the Boring Las Vegas Loop, as well as ideal public transportation systems.

Las Vegas Sun

Tariffs on imported goods are the known unknown in the Clark County School District’s offices of construction and facilities management.

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Recent Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction Accomplishments

Gabson Baguma (Civil and Environmental Engineering) has been awarded First Place in the 2025 Academic Achievement Award by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) California–Nevada Section in the Master’s category. The award recognizes his exceptional masters degree thesis titled “Formation Potential of Disinfection Byproducts from Quaternary…
Ibtihaj Ahmad (Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction) published his first peer-reviewed research article, titled "Assessment of Vegetation Dynamics After South Sugar Loaf and Snowstorm Wildfires Using Remote Sensing Spectral Indices," in the journal Remote Sensing. The study utilizes satellite-based remote sensing to evaluate…
Congratulations to the UNLV racquetball team who competed in Corporate Challenge on Thursday, April 10. They won 1st overall and 10 points for UNLV. Competitors were Adam Koebke (Mathematics) who won gold in men's singles, Venki Muthukumar (Electrical Engineering) and Sai Parsa (Computer Science) who won gold in men's doubles, and Erica Marti…
The Transportation Research Center (TRC) recently participated in the 2025 Pacific Southwest Region (PSR) University Transportation Center (UTC) Annual Congress at the University of California, Berkeley. Assistant research engineer Juliana Byzyka (TRC) presented their project titled, “A Methodology to Evaluate Complete Streets Development in Small…
Ph.D. student Aderemi (Tobi) Gbadamosi (Civil and Environmental Engineering) has been named a finalist for the prestigious ACI Foundation Fellowship/Scholarship Award. In recognition of this achievement, he has been invited to attend the 2025 ACI Concrete Convention in Toronto, Canada, from March 30 to April 3, 2025. Hosted by the American…
Gabson Baguma (Civil and Environmental Engineering) has been selected to attend the prestigious 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Chemistry, taking place from June 29 to July 5, 2025, in Lindau, Germany. This prestigious scientific forum brings together 35 Nobel Laureates and the world's most promising young scientists from over 100 countries…