The University of Michigan is a premier public university with top-rated Engineering, Medical, Law and Business programs, and is responsive to the needs of dual career families. The College of Engineering is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is at the forefront of innovation through active collaboration with other departments in the College of Engineering as well as with other campus entities including the School of Natural Resources and Environment, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, the School of Public Health, and the Medical School.