Tag: Engineers Without Borders

Bringing the Wisconsin Idea to Yemen: UW–Madison Cooperation with Engineers Without Borders and the United Nations Development Program to Combat COVID-19 in Yemen

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Representatives from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Engineers Without Borders International (EWB), and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) held a webinar on June 23 with attendees from around the world to discuss their recent cooperation in Yemen to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Featured panelists included representatives from all three organizations involved in the organization, including …

Documentary Chronicles Engineers’ Partnership in Guatemalan Quest for Water

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In fall 2020, members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Engineers Without Borders (EWB-UW) student chapter concluded a project that brought clean water to 130 homes in the rural community of Zapote, Guatemala. The system runs from a mountain spring and includes more than nine miles of piping largely buried in hand-dug trenches. Spanning five years …

Language for Life: Languages and Engineering

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How is knowledge of a second language useful in a career in engineering? Come to this panel discussion Monday, April 4 from 4-5 p.m., to hear from three UW–Madison alumni who use languages in their work as engineers. Join the April 4 event at Tong Auditorium: 1003 Engineering Centers Building, 1550 Engineering Drive. How is …