EWB-UCONN in the News

Dr. Mekonnen Gebremichael, assistant professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and a team of UConn undergraduate and graduate students traveled to Ethiopia during summer 2008 to install weather stations in the Beressa watershed of the Blue Nile basin region, about 75 miles ... (more)

There is a lake in Ethiopia where the once-clear shore has become a milky green, where the once fresh air has become rank and stifling, where the once clean water has now become toxic. Probably the only thing that hasn't changed in the area is that the surrounding community still drinks the water even though it is proven to be hazardous. But the recently established Making efforts to ... (more)

Many college students dream of making a difference in vulnerable communities around the world; many others fantasize about simply getting off campus for the summer and traveling to new and exciting lands. Members of the UConn chapter of Engineers without Borders (EWB) do ... (more)

Two members of the UConn chapter of Engineers Without Borders spent three weeks last May and June applying engineering principles to relief projects in the hill country of northern Thailand ... (more)

The UConn chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) has gained official recognition from the national organization, clearing the way for the small chapter to proceed with an engineering ... (more)

There will be ample opportunity to run for a cause this weekend as a pair of student groups will be hosting 5ks on campus.Engineers Without Borders kicks off the weekend with its race on Saturday morning. The 3.1 mile road race beings at 11 a.m. and all the proceeds will go toward the group's effort to help Haiti and Nicaragua ... (more)

On Friday morning, Scott Case, UConn graduate of the computer science program, spoke to a filled lecture hall about his accomplishments as an entrepreneur. Case is a co-founder of ... (more)

Dr. Bernard Amadei, president and founder of Engineers Without Borders (EWB), roused an audience of about 200 during his October 16 presentation at the University of Connecticut ... (more)

Founding President of Engineers Without Borders Bernard Amadei spoke to student engineers on Friday about the challenges, opportunities and importance of utilizing an engineering education to ameliorate the lives of disadvantaged people around the world ... (more)