20 Nov 2023

Real Estate Division Members Visit Middle Tennessee State University

Representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Real Estate Division visited Middle Tennessee State University’s Jones College of Business to talk to a class of real estate students about the Nashville District’s Real Estate program.

20 Oct 2023

From Classroom to Conemaugh: Pittsburgh Students Dive into Dam Engineering

Park Ranger April Richard's sturdy boots crunched on the gravel path as she led the tour group up a hillside to an overlook platform. Richards, the ranger at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District’s Conemaugh River Lake, welcomed a group of students and began their guided tour. She started by discussing the fundamental nature of the dam.

2 Feb 2022

Pittsburgh District joins Duquesne University to form a stunning partnership

Every organization says they are a learning organization, but the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has taken its quest for innovation to a stunning level. During the 2021 recreation season, experts from the Pittsburgh District began a partnership with Duquesne University’s biology department. The goal was to test water quality within Crooked Creek Lake’s watershed called an “electrofishing survey,” which the corps had not used before.

21 May 2015

Understanding the Emerald Shiner

Walking along the Niagara River, Buffalo, NY, you will notice small fish, Emerald Shiners (Notropis

30 Apr 2015

New artifacts reveal more about Civil War life

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- As archaeologists recover more CSS Georgia artifacts from the murky waters of the Savannah River, the day-to-day hardships of serving as a Confederate sailor are becoming clearer.

19 Jul 2013

District Offers First STEM Internship

This summer the District collaborated with the University of New Mexico to launch the District’s first eight-week STEM internship. Civil engineering student Corey Bowen started the internship May 28 and spent her time helping on several on-going design projects.

2 May 2012

Alcorn State Partnership Reaffirmed

Dr. Jeffery P. Holland, director of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), met with Dr. M. Christopher Brown II, president of Alcorn State University (ASU) April 17 to reaffirm the “Partnership in Education” relationship that has existed between the institutions since 2006.