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Personnel Management

How to build a successful internship program

It involves patience, well-executed strategies, and plenty of fun.

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Contracts & Subcontracts

Engineering professionals must reject practices of unfair competition

Misusing access or influence for gain is prohibited by the ASCE Code of Ethics.

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Contracts & Subcontracts

“Time is of the essence” clause doesn’t negate absence of completion date

Contractor hoping for a payday does not sway the court’s decision.

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Data Management

A new AI-powered tool could speed up road assessments

There are four images on the picture. The first shows a crumpled piece of pager. The second the crumpled paper transformed into another shape. The third shows a swan, and the fourth shows the bird taking flight. These images represent evolution, transformation, innovation, and creativity.

Career Development

Uniting the infrastructure community at ASCE2027

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Career Development

Imperfection can be a powerful engineering tool

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