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S&T students to bring clean water to Bolivia

Posted by on May 21, 2010

Thumbnail image for DSC01857.JPGTwenty-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.

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Engineers Without Borders to leave S&T on Feb. 24

Posted by on February 22, 2010

Thumbnail image for DSC01857.jpg 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.

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S&T faculty to showcase their talents at fundraiser

Posted by on January 15, 2009

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More than 50 faculty members will showcase their talents at a fundraiser for the Missouri S&T chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB). The show will be held from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, in Leach Theater of Castleman Hall, 10th and Main streets in Rolla. Tickets are $5 and $10 for general admission; VIP seating is available for $25.

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S&T Engineers Without Borders students to spend August in Bolivia,

Posted by on August 7, 2008

As one group of members from the Engineers Without Borders student chapter at Missouri University of Science and Technology prepares to leave Bolivia, another team from that chapter is packing for Honduras.

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Classes finish, service starts for S&T Engineers Without Border

Posted by on May 6, 2008

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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UMR researcher to present talk on clean water technologies

Posted by on March 19, 2007

Dr. Craig Adams, the John A. and Susan Mathes Chair of Civil Engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, will share how UMR students are bringing sustainable, safe drinking water and sanitation to communities in Central America during the final lecture of the Academy of Science’s seminar series in St. Louis.

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UMR students to help Bolivians increase water supply

Posted by on July 21, 2006

A team from the Engineers Without Borders (EWB) chapter at the University of Missouri-Rolla will journey into Bolivia’s rainforests next month on a fact-finding mission.

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UMR students help Central, South Americans

Posted by on April 13, 2006

This summer, students from the University of Missouri-Rolla will use their passion for engineering to show their compassion for residents in two tiny villages in Bolivia and Guatemala.

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