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Missouri S&T’s Engineers Without Borders to visit South America for first time since pandemic
Missouri S&T’s Engineers Without Borders team will soon be on the move and traveling to both Bolivia and Ecuador in May.
“These will be our team’s first international trips since before the COVID-19 pandemic,” says Anna Stephenson, a senior in chemical engineering who is the team’s project lead for the trip to Atahuallani, Bolivia. “It’s something we are all excited about. Our group has volunteered for our projects remotely, and now we will have the opportunity to be in the field.”
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S&T students to spend Thanksgiving break in Bolivia
The student chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) at Missouri University of Science and Technology will travel to Puerto Pando, Bolivia, to continue its work to help provide access to safe drinking water for the local community.
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Department of Education grant prioritizes Latin American studies
Missouri S&T students soon will have even more incentive to study abroad in Central and South America. A team of S&T faculty has received a $93,229 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help fund a new minor in Latin American studies.
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Missouri S&T’s Engineers Without Borders works to provide drinking water in Bolivia
The student chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) at Missouri University of Science and Technology is heading to Tacachia, Bolivia, before the start of the fall semester to continue its work to provide access to safe drinking water for the Andean community.
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Missouri S&T Engineers Without Borders travels to Bolivia
Members of Missouri University of Science and Technology’s Engineers Without Borders (EWB) student chapter will travel to Los Eucaliptos, Bolivia, this month to continue their work to establish a clean source of drinking water for the community.
Read More »Missouri S&T’s Engineers Without Borders heads to Bolivia
The student chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) at Missouri University of Science and Technology is heading to Tacachia, Bolivia, before the start of the fall semester to install a potable water system that will provide access to safe drinking water for the Andean community.
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Members of Missouri S&T’s Engineers Without Borders (EWB) student chapter will travel to Los Eucaliptos, Bolivia, to help establish a clean source of drinking water.
Read More »S&T students to bring clean water to Bolivia
Twenty-one students from Missouri University of Science and Technology will bring sustainable, clean water to portions of rural Bolivia this summer. Their goal goes beyond quenching thirsts; for these students, it’s about saving lives. In Bolivia, a lack of clean water contributes to the death of every tenth child before the age of 5.
Engineers Without Borders to leave S&T on Feb. 24
Three students from the student chapter of Engineers Without Borders at Missouri University of Science and Technology will leave Feb. 24 to continue their partnership with the community of Los Eucaliptos, a rural subdivision located in Erquis Sud, Bolivia.
Classes finish, service starts for S&T Engineers Without Border
Jennifer Hoffman, a sophomore in aerospace engineering from Chesterfield, Mo., will lead 19 fellow students from Missouri University of Science and Technology into the rainforests of Bolivia this month to build self-composting latrines, install LED study lights, and replace two pedestrian bridges.
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