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 ...

Necessity is often said to be the mother of invention. Vermont engineer and hydrologist Stephen Farrington is proving that disaster can also be the impetus for creative problem-solving. Vermont news ...

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 — The engineer who approved 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 to settle ...

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 ...

Planning a movie night with 'Engineering Tragedy: The Ashtabula Train Disaster' tonight? Pinpointing where to stream, rent, buy, or watch how to watch this Len Brown directed movie can be confusing so ...

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 ...