Civil Scoop
We produce an annual newsletter to keep in touch with friends of our department. Check out current and past issues for more details on our activities.
![Dr. Plumier and Graduate Student, Sara Stone at ATSM event in denver](/sites/scse.d.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/2023-07/screenshot_2023-07-18_at_12.12.40_pm.png?itok=DM_tkXds)
Dr. Michael Pluimer accepted the ATSM Award of Merit at the 125th annual conference in Denver, CO.
![Mother and daughter laughing at SWE event](/sites/scse.d.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/2023-06/screenshot_2023-06-14_at_4.15.32_pm.png?itok=bYbVbRSC)
Engineering is not just for boys. Women are underrepresented in many STEM fields, but that does not mean they can’t do it.
![Manik Barman (left) measures a pothole with a University of Minnesota Duluth student.](/sites/scse.d.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/2023-03/potholes_900x600.jpg?itok=TnFhqcOF)
While the end of winter brings warmer temperatures and green grass, it also heralds the beginning of one of the most difficult times of year for drivers: pothole season.
![Swenson Civil Engineering building exterior](/sites/scse.d.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/2023-01/UMD-Civil-eng-bldg.png?itok=8mK5hGXz)
The Swenson Civil Engineering Building, located on University Drive, was featured as one of the designs by the firm Ross Barney, recipient of the American
![portrait of Professor Becky Teasley and family](/sites/scse.d.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/2023-01/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-11%20at%202.55.03%20PM.png?itok=yNAYcz8g)
A new series where faculty members in UMD's Swenson College of Science & Engineering introduce themselves to provide more insight into their interests, their classes and their lives.