This special episode is a recording of a roundtable discussion with Paul and three faculty members from the Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering: Prof. Lucio Soibelman, Prof. Amy Childress, and Prof. Felipe De Barros. In the episode, Paul and the professors answer questions from admitted students submitted via Zoom, ranging from a discussion on the differences between civil and environmental engineering to how students get internships.Tune in to learn all about civil and environmental engineering!This episode was recorded April 8th. Updates on USC’s response to Covid-19 can be found here: https://coronavirus.usc.edu
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