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The particles that wear off your car tires as you drive are a huge source of microplastic pollution, and some of it is toxic. Now researchers at San Diego State University have identified 60 chemical compounds in tires. Half of them have never been linked to tire waste before. KPBS sci-tech reporter Thomas Fudge has the story.

Nearly 50 representatives from various engineering/construction companies and public agencies gathered at Puesto at The Headquarters to help kick off CCEE's inaugural reception for Industry supporters to close out the academic year.

The conference hosted more than 30 experts to address environmental issues that affect the San Diego/Tijuana and Imperial Valley/Mexicali regions.

Carlos, ’97 BS Civil Engineering and ’00 MS Civil Engineering and Gail Gonzalez, ’96 BA Liberal Studies and ’97 Teaching Certificate have made a gift to establish the Hanlon/Garcia MESA Endowed Scholarship for Engineering.

he AGC Chair in Construction Management is being established to attract and retain high-level CEM faculty. With the $2.5M campaign complete, SDSU is moving forward with a faculty search that is planned to have a faculty member in place Fall 2024.

A Day in the Life of Isabella Ojeda, a Civil Engineering major at SDSU. Isabella is interning this summer at Reyes Construction.

Water resources engineering professor Hassan Davani speaks with KQED on San Leandro sea level rise and how his research addresses it.

Civil engineering graduates Justin Giles ('11) and Kyle Boyce ('14) are on San Diego Metro Magazine's 2023 Edition of 40 Under 40.

Dowell was part of a reconnaissance team of engineers, who arrived about two weeks after the massive quake to report on the damage to structures. The team was based in Adana, in southern Turkey, not far from the epicenter.

A Septic Mixer Project by environmental engineering students Lily Astete Vasquez and Polina Popova won second place in the ZIP/Lavin Social Venture Challenge. “The product will improve sanitation for millions of septic tank users.”

Follow along with Construction management major Ines DaCruz as she shares a day in her life as a student and president of SDSU's Women in Construction student organization.

A San Diego State University professor was among a group that traveled to Turkey to study the massive damage caused earthquakes that rocked the southern part of the country and northern Syria.

There is something about being brothers that comes with an unspoken bond. You are connected through the ups and downs in a way that no one can understand but you. Electrical alumnus Octavio ('92, '00), civil alumnus Oscar ('00), and Omar ('92) Martinez know this bond, but they share an even more special bond: they are all graduates of San Diego State University.

Structural engineering professor Robert Dowell went to Turkey two weeks after February’s devastating back-to-back earthquakes to conduct reconnaissance of bridge damage.

Water resources engineer Hassan Davani is interviewed by KPBS Environment Reporter Erik Anderson, who says the working-class community is already experiencing regular coastal flooding, and the water issues are moving inland.