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As I walk around cities nowadays, I'm amazed at the towering skyscrapers, massive stadiums, and state-of-the-art buildings that today's construction industry is able to produce. It's incredible to think about the innovation and ingenuity that goes into erecting these modern marvels. Construction is an ancient industry, but one that has...

Have you ever wondered how those massive bridges, intricate highway interchanges, soaring skyscrapers, and sprawling water treatment plants are designed? As a civil engineer myself, I get asked questions like these a lot from curious family and friends who are impressed by the scale and complexity of infrastructure projects. In...

Civil engineering shapes the physical world around us. It's the field behind the infrastructure, buildings, and systems that enable modern life. As civil engineers, we take pride in contributing to human progress by literally building the foundations of society. But when I look at the demographics of the civil engineering...

Financial literacy is sorely lacking for many individuals and families. A [recent survey](https://www.nfcc.org/2019-consumer-financial-literacy-survey/) by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling found that only 30% of adults in the U.S. could answer at least four out of five basic financial literacy questions correctly.  With complex financial products and an increasingly insecure...