ASCE’s New Failure to Act Report Says U.S. Needs to Invest in Electricity Infrastructure

According to the most recent report in ASCE’s Failure to Act series, if the United States does not invest at least $11 billion a year in electricity infrastructure between now and 2020, businesses will lose a total of $126 billion and households $71 billion, not to mention the occasional blackouts and brownouts that unreliable infrastructure will cause.

Gonzaga University Wins ASCE Sustainable Development Award at EPA P3 Competition

A team of five students from Gonzaga University’s civil engineering department won this year’s ASCE Sustainable Development Award, presented as part of the People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Student Design Competition for Sustainability, an annual event organized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This year’s P3 competition was held in Washington, D.C., on April 23.

Society Selects 2012 Class of Distinguished Members

The following outstanding individuals have been elected distinguished members of ASCE. With the exception of ASCE’s presidency, the status of distinguished member—formerly known as honorary member—is the highest honor conferred by the Society.

ASCE Asks Supreme Court to Review Potential Landmark Case

ASCE, the Minnesota Section of ASCE, and five other organizations have filed a brief as amici curiae, or friends of the court, with the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. v. the State of Minnesota.
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Children and Adults Learn How to Float Their Boats at ASCE Exhibit

Children and Adults Learn How to Float Their Boats at ASCE Exhibit

ASCE joined more than 500 other science and engineering organizations in the United States at the 2nd USA Science and Engineering Festival, held in Washington, D.C., at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center April 28–29. This year part of the funding for ASCE’s educational outreach exhibit and its sponsorship of the festival came from the ASCE Foundation.
2012 Critical Infrastructure Symposium Focuses on Resilience

2012 Critical Infrastructure Symposium Focuses on Resilience

Building on the success of its two predecessors, the 2012 Critical Infrastructure Symposium, held in Arlington, Virginia, April 23–24, brought together approximately 150 engineering professionals, students, educators, security and risk specialists, and government officials to discuss ways of developing technologies and strategies for protecting infrastructure and the people who use it.
ASCE Tells Congress More Must Be Invested in Inland Waterways

ASCE Tells Congress More Must Be Invested in Inland Waterways

Testifying on April 18 before the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, James A. Rossberg, P.E., M.ASCE, the Society’s managing director of engineering programs, said that efforts by the administration and Congress to address the growing investment deficit in waterways infrastructure have largely been ineffectual because of political considerations that give precedence to deficit reduction and tax cuts over the badly needed restoration of critical infrastructure.
Caldwell Meets with President Obama

Caldwell Meets with President Obama

ASCE’s immediate past president, Kathy J. Caldwell, P.E., F.ASCE, was invited to the White House on April 26, along with 11 other individuals, to meet with President Obama in connection with the first anniversary of the White House Champions of Change program.
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President's Message
President's Message
ASCE’s president, Andrew W. Herrmann, P.E., SECB, F.ASCE, shares his views on matters of importance to ASCE and its members.
ASCE: Working For You
ASCE: Working For You
ASCE’s executive director, Patrick J. Natale, P.E., F.ASCE, highlights important ASCE initiatives or benefits of current interest.
Obituaries
Obituaries
This month's death notices
People
People
This department recognizes recent accomplishments of ASCE members.
Of Note
Of Note
This department provides members with notices of impending events and committee activities that may be of current interest.