When a new product is produced or a new procedure introduced into the work place, how do we know it's safe?
Click HERE to hear Dr. Young-Corbet answer Jim Metzner's question.
Read more about Dr. Young-Corbett interviewed by Pulse of the Planet
Kevin Boyle, Myers-Lawson School of Construction principal faculty member, and the Director of the Program in Real Estate, was recently named to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board's Economics Advisory Committee by Adminstrator Gina McCarthy. Read more about Kevin Boyle named to EPA advisory committee
Join us in congratulating him for this recognition! Read more about Andrew McCoy listed among Mid-Atlantic Top 20 under 40
January 21, 2014 To the Virginia Tech faculty and staff: It has been my custom to give you an update on the College of Engineering at the start of each semester. ................................................................................................................. Please permit me a word or two about three Virginia Tech presidents. Read more about A Message from Richard Benson, Dean of the College of Engineering
Simmons received the award to learn more about the influence of various factors in the choices undergrad engineering students make. Read more about Congratulations Denise Simmons upon receipt of the NSF CAREER Award!
DesignIntelligence has released their 2014 rankings of the Best US Architecture Schools. Hundreds of design educators and professionals participated in the 2014 survey to identify the profession’s biggest challenges, as well as just how design education is evolving to reflect those challenges and which schools are really producing students best equipped for the profession today. Read more about Virginia Tech Ranked in the top 5 for Construction Methods & Materials
Brian M. Kleiner, director of the Myers-Lawson School of Construction and professor of industrial and systems engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been named the Ralph H. Bogle Jr. Professor in Industrial and Systems Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. Read more about Congratulations Dr. Kleiner!
At Virginia Tech, Christine Fiori is the associate director for the Myers-Lawson School of Construction. In the classroom, she teaches subjects including building materials and the use of heavy equipment in construction operations. Read more about Professor shares insights on the Inca Road with the Smithsonian, Discovery Channel
Congratulations, Dr. Mike Garvin, principal faculty member of Myers-Lawson School of construction, and associate professor in the Via Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, upon becoming an Advisory Board Member for the Association for the Improvement of American Infrastructure (AIAI). Read more about Dr. Garvin appointed to AIAI Board
Four years ago, America's energy infrastructure system earned a "D+" and the water infrastructure system earned a "D" on its report card ... Read more about An engineer’s focus on fixing the nation’s infrastructure gains momentum
