In The News: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction

Las Vegas Review Journal

The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services has decided against shuttering an Amargosa Valley boarding school after a visit to the facility showed that steps were being taken to ensure students鈥 safety, a department representative said Monday.

Bloomberg Environment

No one knows whether Tom Brady will get his sixth championship ring this weekend or Jared Goff will get his first, but one thing is certain: Both starting quarterbacks, along with the more than a million people traveling to Atlanta for the Super Bowl, will use the bathroom.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Las Vegas鈥 brutal summers can sear your skin and cause dehydration or heat exhaustion, sometimes even death.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

Hundreds of 黑料网 engineering students have a chance to launch their careers with a job fair featuring 90 companies Thursday.

Regional Flood Control District

Partnership with 黑料网 School of Engineering, new public safety campaign, and 2018 press conference.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

There's a potential new, modern way to utilize one of the nation's greatest engineering feats. Hoover Dam, an engineering marvel of the 20th century made of concrete and steel continues to generate a significant amount of energy to power the southwest, but it may eventually serve another purpose.

Vox

The devastating Amtrak Cascades train 501 derailment Monday happened while the train was racing at about 80 miles per hour 鈥 far above the speed limit of 30 miles per hour, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday. The train cars lurched off the tracks, spilling onto and dangling above the interstate below. At least three people were killed and dozens more injured.

Las Vegas Sun

North Las Vegas could become the 鈥渂readbasket鈥 of the valley, the city鈥檚 mayor has said.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Five Southern Nevada residents, including a financial expert, the general manager of the Regional Transportation Commission and an engineering professor, have been named to the new Nevada High-Speed Rail Authority.