<p>Does UC Irvine have a good civil engineering program? I see that they are ranked 48th in the USNEWS 2008 Engineering ranking, but I don't want rankings to determine where I will transfer to. Any insights/information would be appreciated, especially from any engineering majors. Thanks!</p>
<p>Environmental Engineering is especially strong and it will be getting stronger. Rafael L. Bras, a prominent hydrologist and hydroclimatologist, who is currently the Edward A. Abdun-Nur Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at MIT will be the new dean of the School of Engineering, effective Sept. 1.</p>