A Halloween storm is brewing for much of the eastern half of the U.S. An area of low pressure will bring rain out of the ...

On May 12, 2008, a devastating 7.9-magnitude earthquake in the Sichuan province of China caused nearly 90,000 people to lose their lives, with hospitals and schools filled with children ...

The U.S. National Science Foundation is supporting development of the multiplayer, online game with a one-year grant of ...

Disasters. Earthquakes. Hurricanes. Terrorist attacks. Climate change. All have the capacity for immense suffering. But such catastrophes also provide tremendous opportunities to enhance the ...

Graduate school was not always part of Casie Venable’s (PhDCivEngr’20) plan. Growing up, she had family members in the construction industry and was surrounded by people who had both a passion and ...

DALLAS (AP) -- The engineer who signed off on plans for the tent-like Dallas Cowboys practice facility that collapsed and seriously injured two team employees three years ago is paying a $12,000 fine ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – The engineer of an Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia last year, killing eight people, went “from distraction to disaster” in a matter of seconds because he was so focused on ...

Southwest Airlines has donated its long-serving Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer (CEET) to the Texas A&M Engineering ...

The Ashtabula train disaster and bridge collapse was the worst train disaster of the 19th century, claiming the lives of 97 people. The engineering and structural failures that caused the collapse of ...

ENR editors are known for their prolific and sometimes challenging overseas travel, especially in reporting on disasters of all kinds. As Senior Editor Pam McFarland headed to the region in Turkey ...