November, 2015 - Richard A. Rula School of Civil & Environmental Engineering - Bagley College of Engineering

Bridges, Broadband, Water Mains — What to Fix First?

This week, many Americans will hit the road to spend time with family and friends. And when they get to their destinations, they’ll be thankful for electricity, running water and high-speed Internet service. But all of these systems in the United States are overburden by use, inattention, congestion and lack of funding. Which requires most…

November 24, 2015


New $30 million civil and environmental facility at MSU to recognize alumnus Richard Rula

The new $30-million Mississippi State University Civil and Environmental Engineering Complex Building will be named in honor of alumnus Richard Rula, a member of the MSU Foundation Board and of the Dean’s Advisory Council in the Bagley College of Engineering who has made a very generous contribution to the project. “Rula has been an involved…

November 13, 2015


MSU CEE student group wins grant to expand Zambian water project

An international grant soon will help a Mississippi State student team expand its fresh-water sustainability project in a rural African community. The university’s Engineers Without Borders chapter recently edged a Harvard University team and an Austin, Texas-area professional chapter to earn an $8,000 grant in the Penetron International EWB-USA Grant Award Contest. Based in New York, Penetron…

November 12, 2015