Could Olive Oil Help the Obese Fend off Strokes?  WebMDNew research found that healthy but severely obese patients who ate olive oil at least once a week had less platelet activation, which means their blood is less ... Read more https://www.web …

Wisconsin Sea Grant engineer retires  Superior TelegramCoastal Engineer Gene Clark was working for the state of Minnesota as a lakeshore engineer on the North Shore when he learned there was an opening at ... Read more https://www.superiortelegr …

Authorities remove cougar from tree outside California home  FireEngineering.comHESPERIA, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters have rescued a very big cat — a mountain lion — from a tree outside a home in the Southern California desert. Read more https:// …

Bangladesh Slum Fire Kills at Least Eight  FireEngineering.comA fire gutted more than 200 slum houses in the Bangladeshi port of Chittagong on Sunday, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 50, police and fire ... Read more https:/ …

Civil engineering, aviation face digital challenges  English Hamburg NewsThe BIMLab@HCU and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) are hosting the first BIMLab@HCU conference entitled “Digital Castles in the Air” on February ... Read more https://www …

Ross River Dam operators ‘inadequately’ trained, engineer says  Courier MailA DAM engineering expert has claimed the Ross River Dam would have prevented Townsville from flooding if its spillway gates had been operated ... Read more https://www.co …

Charges: Jail nurse killed husband, wanted to wed inmate  FireEngineering.comKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri jail nurse who allegedly wanted to marry a man convicted of killing a lottery winner has been charged with poisoning her ... Read more …

Top Western Cape matric determined to make her mark as an engineer  Creamer Media's Engineering NewsThe Western Cape's top Engen Maths and Science Schools (EMSS) matriculant, Maajidah Arendse hopes to become a successful civil engineer and a prou …

New Zealander freed after arrest in Kenya, near Somalia  FireEngineering.comGARISSA, Kenya (AP) — A Kenyan court has freed a New Zealander held in police custody for several days on suspicion of links with extremism. Read more https://www.fireen …

Kosovo: Serbia not recognizing its borders threatens peace  FireEngineering.comPRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo's government says recent comments from Serbia's president not recognizing its borders threaten peace and security. Read more https://www …